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written by Filbertfox Episode Four - The VictimSynopsis
Bad Girls 1-4: The Victim
The episode starts with Helen driving into work. Before long, she spots Dominic who is having problems getting his motorbike started. Helen, ever the good samaritan, offers the the poor guy a lift. Zandra has decided to have an abortion, on the day of her appointment, Helen decides to make sure that she is sure that she wants to go through with it... Helen: Are you sure this is what you want?
Helen is concerned that Zandra hasn't thought it through properly but Zandra insists that she can't afford to look after a child and wouldn't be able to cope. Helen admits that she thinks that Zandra is doing the right thing and signs all the necessary paperwork. Meanwhile, in the officer's room, Bodybag is doing her 'who is the fairest in the land' routine in the mirror... Bodybag: Oooh, I hope i'm not starting with a
stoop. Bodybag then notices that Rachel is taking rather a long time to mop the floor, not knowing that the poor misguided girl is obviously hanging around so that she can moon over Fenner... Bodybag: Haven't you finished yet? I told you to mop that floor, not wear it down to the joists. Fenner jumps to Rachel's defense so Bodybag turns her attention to Lorna Rose who has just walked in with Zandra in tow... Bodybag: Where's she skiving off to? Zandra, Dominic and Lorna arrive at the clinic and Zandra is booked in for her abortion. While waiting at reception, Zandra takes exception to the attention her handcuffs are getting... Zandra: Wondering how I did it inside? Why do you think
they call them screws? Back at Larkhall, Fenner goes to see Rachel in her cell for his daily smarm and notices that she isn't exactly full of the joys of spring, although how he manages to distinguish this from her usual cheerful manner is beyond most of us. Rachel tells Fenner that she's pissed off because he's been ignoring her, Fenner blames it on him being busy... Fenner: I've got a very important job to do in
here. Our Rachel may have a face like a forty shilling piss-pot but she's got Fenner's number alright. Fenner, surprisingly enough, denies that he's seeing Shell and then has the nerve to actually blame Rachel for causing trouble, saying that Shell wouldn't be on her back now if Rachel had kept her mouth shut...Although he doesn't think to mention that Rachel's problems actually stem from not being able to keep her legs shut. Fenner worms his way out of hot water by spinning Rachel a line about having to keep Shell sweet to stop her from grassing him up for seeing Rachel, but still denies that he's having an affair with her. Back in the clinic, Zandra is taken to an examination room and asked to undress... Zandra: Sir? Can you help me get my knickers off? I've only got one hand. (Turns to Lorna) It's going to be cosy this isn't it miss? You and me lying on the bed together while I have my operation. Lorna checks that there is no way for Zandra to escape and then agrees to uncuff her. Dominic, suddenly coy about the prospect of Zandra getting undressed, decides to wait in the corridor. Fenner is still bullshitting Rachel, telling her that he's thinking about getting Shell moved to another wing. Rachel confides in him that Shell's getting worse and that she thinks she may do something bad to her. Fenner re-assures her and then turns on the charm, finally making Rachel believe that there is nothing going on between him and Shell. The stupid, stupid girl forgives him and rewards him with a snog... Hey Rachel! They took the word gullible out of the dictionary you know! Zandra starts getting upset about her imminent abortion and starts to make Lorna uncomfortable by asking her if she'll be able to see the baby after it's been aborted. Lorna, not knowing how to handle the situation, goes off in search of a nurse. As soon as Lorna leaves the room, it becomes clear that Zandra has just given an Oscar winning performance to get rid of Lorna and make her escape. Zandra leaves the room and nicks someone's coat before sneaking past dozy Dom in the corridor. Rachel's cell is fast becoming as busy as Picadilly Circus, it's Shell this time. Shell tells Rachel that she wants Rachel's mum to pick up a package for her and smuggle it in to Rachel during visiting. Rachel refuses and then threatens to grass. Shell makes threats against Rachel's baby daughter and then against Rachel... Shell: Do as I say and I might just be alright with you. Disobey and i'll cut your tits off! Rachel rings her mum and asks her to collect Shell's package, saying that it's a brooch for a friend of hers called Michelle. Rachel's mum, obviously the brains of the Hicks family immediatly twigs that the package in fact contains drugs and refuses, leaving poor Rachel right up shit creek. Back at the clinic, Lorna returns to Zandra's room only to find that she's legged it. Dominic hasn't seen her either and suggests that they let the prison know. Lorna refuses, saying that they should look for her, if the prison finds out they'll both be out of a job. Rachel goes to see Fenner and tells him that Shell's been threatening her and asking her to bring stuff in. Fenner is busy and makes it obvious that he's not interested. Rachel persists and Fenner loses his temper and tells her to pull herself together. Zandra turns up on Robin's doorstep and Robin's posh cow of a mother answers the door and refuses to let Zandra see him, she should know by now that our Zan never takes no for an answer and pushes her way into the house. Robin, being the twat that he is, ain't that pleased to see Zan and is stunned when she tells him that she's pregnant. Fenner is snogging Shell unenthusiastically, Shell twigs that something is wrong with him... Shell: What's up with you? Had it already this morning
ave ya? She's not as green as she's cabbage looking our Shell. Fenner insists that he's going to get Rachel moved to another prison because he's sick of seeing her and Shell at each other's throats. Shell realises that Rachel's been telling tales to Fenner, but Fenner tells her to back off or Rachel might grass on them. While we're still wondering how Zandra managed to get from the clinic to Robin's house in Richmond without any money or shoes, Zandra is telling Robin that she ran away from the clinic before they could do the abortion. If she's expecting comfort from Robin then she might as well have stayed at the clinic because he tells her that he's not interested in her or the baby. Zandra loses her rag and tells him that she'll make him pay before gobbing in the twat's face and storming out of the house.
It's lunchtime at Larkhall and Shell is making an effort to be nice to a very suspicious Rachel. Helen witnesses the exchange and goes over to tell Rachel that she might find it easier inside if she loosened up a bit and tried to make some friends. Monica and Nikki sit at another table and discuss visiting time, Trish is coming to see Nikki but Monica has been told that Spencer can't come because he's ill. Monica is concerned because Spencer has never been ill without her there to look after him. Back at the hospital, Lorna and Dominic are starting to panic and seriously considering calling Zandra's escape through to the prison, then their prayers are answered when Zandra breezes in as if nothing had happened. Zandra finally decides against having the abortion and is taken back to the prison... Dominic: Miss Stewart's going to love you when she
hears about this. Lorna suggests that they keep quiet about Zandra's escape, saying that there's no point reporting it because Zandra came back. Dominic isn't convinced but Zandra thinks that it's a great idea, let's just hope that she can keep her gob shut. Rachel's mum turns up to visit, sans Shell's package and sans Rachel's baby. Rachel is upset to learn that her mother has put her baby into care, but that's nothing compared to her terror about what Shell is going to do when she returns to the wing empty handed.
At another table, Trish, self obsessed as ever, moans to Nikki about the plumber because he put the shower on the side of the bath instead of over the taps. Awwww, poor Trish, and all Nikki has to put up with is being locked up, eating prison food and being slagged off by Shell. Nikki is sympathetic, while the rest of us would have told her to bugger off... Nikki: Should've got a woman to do it.
Trish admits that she's got someone else, saying that she can't handle being on her own. Nikki tries to make it easier on Trish by telling her that she's got her eye on someone inside anyway. Nikki is so obviously heartbroken and a lesbian 'fatwa' is issued on Trish by millions of women around the country. Back on the wing, Shell is on the rampage because Rachel's mum turned up empty handed. Looks like Rachel's in for a hard time at the hands of Shell, just by way of a change. Back in her cell, Nikki is mooning over Trish's photograph, when Monica pops her head around the door. Nikki tells Monica that she's been dumped and Monica is very sympathetic... Monica: Oh Nikki, i'm so sorry. It must be hard to be heartbroken with Crystal 'Kum by yah'ing in the background. Nikki must have been secretly pleased when Bodybag, trying to gossip with another officer, finally snapped. Bodybag: Give it a rest for a minute can't you?
We've had nothing but kum flaming by for the last half
hour. Just outside Crystal's cell, Shell and Denny engineer a situation where Shell can, accidentally on purpose, spill two jugs of red-hot tea over Rachel. Shell acts all innocent when Bodybag pokes her nose in... Shell: Denny you stupid cow! Look what you made me do!
Bodybag: What's going on? Are you alright Hicks?
Back upstairs, Monica is still comforting Nikki... Monica: How was she? Nikki then tells Monica that she's in prison for killing a copper who tried to rape Trish. She smashed a bottle over the copper's head to try to stop him but he just laughed so she stuck the broken end in his neck. Monica is obviously shocked, but still tries to tell Nikki that in time she'll get over it and meet somebody else... Nikki: In here? Don't make me laugh! Fenner finds Rachel crying in her cell and asks her about her accident, Rachel tells him that it was no accident, Shell dumped the tea on her on purpose, and now she's worried that Shell's going to kill her. Fenner tells her that she's overreating and then asks her what else is wrong and is told that her baby has been put into care... Fenner: Well that's why you're upset. Too little to late Rachel! After lock-up, Shell taunts Rachel through the wall. Rachel, terrified and upset reacts just as Shell wants her to and starts smashing up her cell. Zandra is finally back at the prison and being given her final instructions by Lorna... Lorna: Just do what I said, okay? Dominic is still dithering and tells Lorna that in his opinion they are making a big mistake because Zandra might start talking one night when she's stoned. Dominic insists that they tell Helen about what happened but Lorna manages to convince her otherwise. Helen gives Rachel a bollocking for trashing her cell and then tries to find out why she did it, Rachel's less than forthcoming, but Fenner decides to step in a talk for her and tells Helen that Rachel is upset because her baby has been taken into care. Hele decides to go easy on Rachel and decides to put her back on basic rather than send her down the block. Rachel's not exactly impressed about this, it seem her masterplan was to get sent down the block and away from Shell. Rachel is moved down to basic and is put in the same cell as Denny, someone up there doesn't like her!
At dinnertime, Monica tries to get Rachel talking in the queue but is, a surprised Monica returns to the table she is sharing with Nikki... Monica: Poor Rachel. Monica realises that Nikki is joking, but just in case, she toddles off to see Helen and spills the beans.
The next time we see Helen, she is in a very pissed off mood in her office, something Monica said by any chance? Helen gets even more pissed off when Lorna and Dominic tell her that Zandra didn't have her abortion after all, no mention is made of her escape attempt. Helen relents in the end and concedes that Zandra was entitled to change her mind and then tells Dominic about what Rachel did to her cell. Dominic is surprised and tells Helen that he'll go and talk to her. It seems that Nikki is also on Helen's mind, before Dominic and Lorna go, she asks them both to keep an eye on her. Dominic goes to see Rachel and gets uncharacteristically impatient with her 'couldn't give a toss' attitude, Dominic, already having been pissed off by Zandra, loses his cool and ends up upsetting Rachel even more. This exchange is witnessed by Fenner who also decides to put the boot in... Fenner: Realised who your friends are now then? Rachel tries to touch Fenner's arm (without using rubber gloves or other sterile equipment?) but he shrugs her off... Fenner: Why would I want to shag you? Christ! Just look at yourself! Is this a competition to see how many people can upset Rachel? How much can the poor girl stand? After lock-up, Crystal tries to find out from Rachel why she trashed her cell... Crystal: The only person who can lead you out of captivity
is the lord. ...all this accomplishes is Rachel starting to cry. Denny doesn't seem to have her patient head on this evening and kicks the poor girl in the stomach by way of getting her to shut up. Later that night, Rachel wakes up to see Denny hanging out of the window, trying to catch something that Shell is trying to swing to her... Shell: Has she seen it yet Den? Denny hands Rachel a picture that Shell has kindly drawn for her. It shows Rachel with the words 'cut here' written across her throat... Rachel: Why are you doing this to me? Rachel, now truly alone with enemies everywhere she turns, decides that she's had about as much of prison as she can stand and hangs herself. She is found dead by Zandra in the morning. That morning, it's all doom and gloom in the breakfast queue. Someone who's had their own far share of doom and gloom in the past few days is Nikki...
Nikki: So much for the new regime. Things have changed
alright, we've got dead bodies on the wing. After lock-up, the inmates are shouting at each other and joking about Rachel. There's not a dry eye in the house when Crystal decides to shut them all up by singing 'Amazing Grace'. Screen grabs courtesy of SimoneLahbib.net; thanks, Jayne! © 2000-2003 (texts) are with the author. If not otherwise stated, the author is Ivanova. All rights reserved. |
