Tue, Mar 13, 1984
Myra is arrested for killing Bill and sent to Wentworth, as Kay's statement for the police damns her mother further. The women cover Reb in treacle and feathers to punish her for vandalizing Stan's pianola. Colleen opposes the Glee Club having a day out to take part in a singing contest, but Ann approves it and orders her to go along to supervise. Reb, with Phyllis' help, cons the women into letting her go on the outing. Rick visits Meryl King after Sonia tells him it was Meryl who told her Eddie was bent. She asks him to come back later, and has two armed goons waiting for him. He gets away, so the men shoot Meryl instead. Sonia grows paranoid and jittery after her sheets are slashed, and a dummy is hanged in her cell. Cass unwittingly brings a snake into the prison from the garden, and it conceals itself in the cell block. Camilla and Mo are released.
Thu, Mar 15, 1984
As the snake slithers around the prison, Sonia insists she heard something in her cell in the night. Later, both Helen and Meg are bitten by the snake; Helen has to be rushed to hospital. Bobbie retrieves the snake's body, and Sonia loses the plot after being locked in her cell with it over night. The women bid an emotional farewell to Stan as he retires. Myra gets out of Solitary and is reunited with old friend Judy. Back home, Alan struggles to convince Kay of their father's true nature. Reb plots her escape during the Glee Club trip with the aid of an associate, Kevin, and is visited by her old friend Sarah Webster, who Reb left a case of some kind with. Meanwhile, Reb has to fend off Phyllis' nosey questions into her escape plans. Rick's enemies plant a bomb under his car; by a cruel twist of fate, Patrick Powell borrows the car to run Jennifer and Robert to school. Rick gets a last minute tip-off, but the bomb goes off in front of a horrified Colleen and Rick.
Thu, Mar 22, 1984
Patrick and the kids die in the bomb blast, and Colleen is devastated. As she struggles to cope, she moves in with Meg for a while. Meanwhile, Rick thinks it was Eddie who tipped him off about the bomb. The women set off for the Glee Club outing, with Meg and Joyce escorting. Kevin has kidnapped Cheryl, the daughter of the minibus driver, and forces him to help with the escape. He fakes a breakdown on the way, but the plan fails. The girls fail miserably at the contest; on the way back home, Reb drugs the officers' coffee flask, knocking out Meg, Joyce and the driver. Chaos ensues as Reb flees with Kevin, Bobbie races off, pursued by Minnie, and Phyllis drags little Cheryl into the woods at gunpoint - Back at the prison, Dr Weissman visits Sonia, who thinks Joan has been tormenting her. Her breakdown appears linked to the loss of her child. Helen is released from hospital. Alan has bad news for Myra: Kay has left home and moved in with Gloria.
Tue, Mar 27, 1984
Judy and Cass go after Phyllis; Meg wakes up and calls Ann to say all the women have escaped. Judy's pacemaker plays up, leading to her, Cass and Cheryl being holed up in a shack by a gun-toting Phyllis. Elsewhere, Reb knocks Kevin out and flees on a stolen motorbike, while Minnie and Bobbie decide to have a day out before turning themselves in. They pick pockets, gamble, and roll up at the prison in a taxi roaring drunk. Joan is back at work, and Sonia is terrified. She latches onto Myra, who agrees to protect her, and opens up to her about her miscarriage. Joan leaves a sick present of a doll in Sonia's cell, and is pinned up against a locker by Myra for her antics. Doreen makes a surprise return to visit her old mates, but only Helen is left. She tells Helen she is marrying a friend so he can stay in the country, but wants out, and decides to get put back inside to avoid the wedding. Colleen refuses to see a doctor.
Thu, Apr 12, 1984
Meg tells Ann about Bobbie's accusation that she has seen Rick grabbing hold of Sonia. Ann asks Meg to take over as Acting Deputy Governor after Ann finds Colleen drinking on the job. Sarah feeds Reb the story that Judy asks her to. After the women find out that Bobbie has accused Rick of rape, Cass tells them all to stop talking rubbish, as she can't believe Rick could do such a thing. Ann interviews Rick about the rape accusation and suspends him. Reb is caught between Phyllis and Sarah, each one urging her to tell a different version of the kidnapping story. Cass puts pressure on Bobbie to tell the truth about her false accusations about Rick. Myra is inclined to believe Rick, especially when Sonia starts to insists he'd tried it on with her and Sonia tells Bobbie she will support her story. Doreen gets an extra two weeks from the VJ, but shortly afterwards she is visited by Hans who tells her he no longer wants to marry her as he has met someone else: an older woman called Felicity. Cass goes to Ann to defend Rick and says he cares for the women. Ann decides she has to settle the matter by arranging a confrontation between Rick and Bobbie. Helen passes Bert in the corridor and broadly hints that she's off to the library. Bobbie back steps when asked to repeat the accusation to Rick's face. Helen meets up with Bert in the library she offers him a freebie if he can speak into the tape recorder for her. Sarah tells Reb it is a set up to make her talk but Reb tells Sarah no matter what they do, the women won't make her change her story about the kidnapping. Helen and Bert almost get caught by the Joan. Ann visits Colleen to ask her to step down as Deputy Governor: Meg officially takes her place. Barry visits Sarah to try to make up with her. Helen tells Joan they are all on strike. Ann informs Rick that Sonia is to be transferred and she intends to send Bobbie with her. Ann & Joan go to see what's going on in the laundry and hear Doreen's doctored tape over the PA. Sarah is told Tim Carter has been caught and has cleared her name and she is released. Helen is transferred to B block for helping with the joke tape. Sarah says goodbye to the women and lets Cass hold the baby. Joan tells Cass that Margo is being transferred from Barnhurst. Sonia and Bobbie are put in the car to be transferred to Barnhurst and then the driver pulls a gun on them and backs the car into a truck.
Tue, Jun 19, 1984
Joan finds Phyllis and insists that Cass must be responsible. Lou gives Reb an alibi for the crime. Judy tries to clear Cass' name. On the outside, Myra and Alan look for Kay with little success. Hare-brained new inmate Marlene Warren arrives and new officer Heather Rogers starts work. The women learn Phyllis has permanent brain damage. Marlene realises she knows Heather from school, plays a string of practical jokes on her and gets told off by Judy. Marie Winter arrives back in Wentworth, with a stash of cocaine in her luggage. She wastes no time in taking over as Top Dog. Myra finds Kay and takes her to Wally's place in the country. Marie tries to recruit Reb to deal for her. Judy smears a statue with red paint and hides it in Reb's bed. Joan arrives home to find her house has been broken into.
Thu, Jun 21, 1984
Joan finds a boy asleep in her lounge. His name is Shane and he's run away from his abusive father. She lets him stay the night. Wally insists on helping Myra with Kay. Marie tries to bribe Dennis to turn a blind eye to her drugs deliveries. Judy taunts Reb into admitting she bashed Phyllis and Meg overhears it. Moaning elderly inmate Dot Farrer is transferred to H Block after inciting a fight in B Block. Bobbie is told about Cass when she comes back from hospital and isn't pleased to be sharing a cell with Marlene. Dot moves in with Judy. Joan tells Ann she has already prepared her application for Ann's job. Dennis invites Heather to go out for dinner with him. Joan finds Shane's dog Nicky poisoned and rushes him to the vet. Marlene finds drugs in Marie's cell - Marie catches her and closes the door to bash her.
Tue, Jun 26, 1984
Marlene tells Marie all she knows about Heather, to save herself from a beating. Nicky the dog is okay. Tracey Morris arrives unannounced to visit Meg. Marlene tries to befriend a hostile Bobbie. Heather stands up to Joan. Kay suffers terrible withdrawal symptoms. Reb agrees to deal drugs for Marie. Ann is put on six weeks' notice and will get the sack if anything else goes wrong. Judy is threatened by Marie when she objects to her drug dealing. New prisoner Edna Pearson arrives, charged with trying to kill her husband and protesting her innocence. Meg learns Tracey and her boyfriend, Mark, have robbed a TAB and they take her hostage. Marie threatens to get Heather's family unless she brings drugs in for her. Mark knocks Meg out with his gun when she tries to escape. Joan tells Marie she can carry on with the drug racket, if she agrees to help her get rid of Ann Reynolds.
1984
Tracey steals all the money out of Meg's building society account and flees the country, leaving Mark still holding Meg hostage. Shane refuses to go back to his father. Wally thwarts Kay's escape attempt. Edna is visited by her husband, who reassures her about her appeal. Marie sets Marlene up with a caricature of Joan. Reb refuses to see her estranged father, who is seriously ill with multiple sclerosis. Meg stops Mark shooting himself when he realises Tracey is not coming back, and the police rescue her. Reb tries to apologise to Bobbie about the fight. Marie puts more pressure on Heather. The women take part in an aerobics class led by Rachel. Joan gets Marie, Reb and Frances to beat Marlene up.
1984
Marlene tries to hide the evidence of her bashing. Kay is over the worst of her withdrawal systems. Heather's brother has an accident on his bike, causing her to worry about Marie's threats. She brings in the drugs and tells her it's a one-off but Marie tells her she's pulling the strings. Mrs O'Reagan has Edna taken off kitchen duty when she realises she's in for poisoning. Heather tries to resign but Ann talks her out of it. Myra phones Ann to say she's coming back and Ann hears Wally in the background. Roland tries to blackmail Leigh. Several cells, the rec room and the library are trashed. Judy learns Marlene did it, forced by Marie, and realises Joan is trying to get rid of Ann. Joan orders Marie to start a riot.
1984
Myra gives herself up. Wally visits Ann and she tells him they are finished. Judy warns Ann the recent troubles are aimed at her. Reb doesn't want to be involved in the riot but Marie gives her no choice. Leigh exposes the minister to the press, thwarting Roland's blackmail attempts. Joan pays Shane's father to let her keep him. Edna gives Marlene a bottle of barley water laced with rat poison. Joan drugs the officers' tea urn. The riot explodes in the rec room and Joan is taken hostage. Marie smacks Leigh in the face. Ann and all the officers except Heather are knocked out by the drugged tea. Marie has Joan beaten up. She goes after Heather when she realises she is still awake but Heather evades her. The rioting women trash and set fire to the cells. Dot refuses to let them into her cell. Reb refuses to help Marie kill Myra, so Marie chucks her down the solitary staircase. Judy and Rachel are relieved when the riot alarm finally goes off. Heather and Joan stumble upon the unconscious Reb, and Bobbie standing over her.