There’s a hole in the universe where Munter and Van used to be. No one can work out how this catastrophe happened, but Cheryl’s suspicions fall on Draska. Munter is not forthcoming, and will only say that he and Van are over. To add insult to Cheryl’s injury, Draska is making it clear that with Munter out of the way, only she has the power to save Van. Cheryl furthers her anti-Draska enquiries with Kasey, who eventually lets her know in no uncertain terms that Van is to blame for the break up, not Draska. Cheryl wants Van to apologise, but he won’t listen to her. Draska ups her demands: she’s only prepared to help if Cheryl is a lot nicer. Cheryl is buggered if she’s doing that, but is mostly upset that she’s lost Van. Things are left at this impasse, until Judd decides to intervene. He gives Van a serve about breaking his mother’s heart that has some small effect. So when Van and Munter meet at the pub (with their respective girlfriends) it almost seems that, at last, they will get over their differences. Unfortunately, at this point Draska picks a fight with Kasey. Van and Munter leap to their defence, and Munter ends up smacking Van, again.
Making someone’s life a living hell is not going to make them come back to you.Jethro
Draska is delighted, feeling she’s won this round, but Cheryl feels encouraged. Maybe Munter’s honour is now satisfied, and they can make up? Munter now lets Cheryl know that it’s not just Van he can no longer see… and he breaks up with Cheryl as well. With no other option, Cheryl negotiates with Draska, whose final demand is almost a deal breaker: that Cheryl apologise to her. For love of Van, Cheryl does what nearly makes her choke – she says sorry to Draska.
Meanwhile, Loretta is thrilled to be a fully fledged director, and her film has been sold to an Asian distributor. She is almost satisfied that Hayden’s only alteration to her masterpiece is some dubbing, when she finds copies of the Asian version. Loretta is incensed at the changes. So upset that (to Pascalle’s delight) she even cries. When Hayden comes to apologise, Loretta has one demand: that he recall all Asian copies and take her name off. When he can’t and won’t do this, then she declares the relationship over. To her shock, he agrees. Pascalle is delighted to find that Loretta has been dumped, and prepared to offer helpful break up advice, but Loretta has another plan: revenge. This involves glue, lots of it. Hayden ends up trapped in his car, but he’s not going to fight back, until Loretta messes with the hair. At this, he sends a message involving manure and a chicken. Loretta is delighted that she has his attention, but as he still won’t back down, she lobs her next grenade.
Some time later, Pascalle is frustrated that Loretta is betraying no signs of heartbreak, but Loretta reveals she’s still working on her master plan to break Hayden. Her assaults have been many and various, culminating in a death notice in the paper. By now, Hayden is not amused, and wants Jethro to intervene with his psycho sister. When he does, he realises that despite Loretta’s denials, she still loves Hayden, but that she’s not about to back down. So he calls in the big guns: Grandpa – whose timely words make Loretta realise that she’s about to lose what she loves. So Loretta goes to do something she never does: apologise. Which is when she finds that Hayden is selling his house and wants nothing more to do with her. Ever.
Loretta takes no pleasure from setting his house alight, though she does it. Yet now admits to her Pascalle that she is right: Loretta is utterly and completely heartbroken.
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All For You
(J Little / J Parkes)
Control
Performed by Goodnight Nurse
Courtesy of Warner Music New Zealand
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Dumb Day
(G Thomas / M Fisher / R Fisher / M Beehre)
Cement Records
Performed by Goodshirt
Courtesy of Cement Records
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