Episode 8.4
Written by Phil Ford
Produced by Sharon Houlihan
Directed by Lance Kneeshaw
Donny is concerned about Janine. He wants to help but she is shunning him because he double-crossed Emira. Donny soon wins her over by indiscreetly disclosing his undercover work. Although she’s impressed by Donny’s James Bond act, Janine finds something else to complain about when Lou puts her name down for rehab. She just can’t see the point – her mum’s dead, she’s stuck in prison, and no one cares about her. Donny manages to convince her to take part, promising that he will be there to help her through it. Janine is thrilled; he does care for her after all!
New inmate Stella Gough is determined to join the army as soon as she has served her sentence at Larkhall. Her enthusiasm quickly attracts the attention of Joy who sets up a practise army-training regime to help Stella get fit and achieve her dreams. Stella puts all of her energy into proving that she’s perfect for the army. She’s determined to impress Joy, but in doing so she falls from the climbing rope. Joy is distraught—how could she have allowed Stella to push it so far without safety precautions? But the accident proves the catalyst for a confession Joy really doesn’t want to hear: Stella is the daughter she gave up for adoption!
Rowan is on top of the world after his liaison with Lou, but when she starts to deliberately avoid him he is left confused and with no idea where he stands. But it appears that Lou has more important things on her mind. When she’s not supervising G-Wing, she’s frequenting the local lap-dancing clubs, searching for a mystery woman called Vicky.
Unwilling to lose such a good customer, Natalie makes a concerted effort to push Janine off the wagon. Luckily, Pat comes across her just after she’s taken a handful of the pills that Natalie gave her and forces her to throw them up. Just in the nick of time too, because Donny has been tipped off by Darlene. He can’t believe that Janine could be so stupid, but is forced to eat his own words when Janine insists that she’s clean. Maybe it’s just because he’s hugely relieved, but Donny ends up kissing her.
Stella finally gets her chance to talk to Joy but is crushed when she is ordered to keep their family connection a secret and not to delude herself about the depth of their relationship. Later, Stella is ecstatic when she is moved to a cell on G3 – maybe Joy does care for her after all. The other women are up in arms when they hear the news and Lou’s not too pleased either. She goes to confront Joy and is told that Stella will be shipped out of Larkhall the following morning.
After work, Lou heads off to the lap-dancing club to continue her search for the mystery Vicky and is furious when she discovers her with two men in a private room. Before long a violent fight erupts between the two women and, having been tipped off by Joy as to Lou’s whereabouts, Rowan steps right into the middle of it. He’s just in time to meet Vicky, Lou’s sister.