As the episode begins, Vera Bennett (Kate Atkinson) visits doctors about her potential pregnancy. She learns that she is eight weeks along. She contemplates terminating the pregnancy. She is told that her fertility is going to decrease significantly in the coming years. She is also offered counseling. She is given the opportunity to speak with the baby’s father about it first. Jake (Bernard Curry) meets her outside of the prison. He shows her bad news in the paper about the prison reopening the escape route. Meanwhile, Sonia (Sigrid Thornton) looks over her shop. She speaks with Boomer (Katrina Milosevic) about her exam.

Vera arrives and shows Sonia the newspaper. Vera isn’t happy with the bad PR. Vera explains that she is going to invite them in and create her own news. Marie Winter (Susie Porter) gets a female visitor. She wants to know if the woman has found the guy who killed her boy. Zara (Natalia Novikova) explains that the merchandise will be arriving at the port tomorrow. She admits there is trouble with the deal and Winter’s reputation is in doubt. Winter requests a clean SIM card. Spike (Kate Elliott) receives a visit from Liz (Celia Ireland).

Spike denies being the murderer. Liz tells Spike who the real killer was. Spike becomes convinced that Sonia planted the knife as well. Next, Liz encounters Sonia. Sonia reveals that the court has allowed her to change her plea to not guilty. She also tells Liz about the press being invited into the workshop. Boomer studies for her exam. She remains convinced that she is going to fail. Liz makes a comment about Sonia not being around forever. Rita (Leah Purcell) visits Marie. Marie tries to get Rita to help her track down a phone. They believe they can get the phone from Vicky Kosta (Artemis Ioannides). Winter learns her request for some of her son’s belongings has been denied.

Marie asks Boomer about her mouth. Marie buys Boomer some items. Ruby (Rarriwuy Hick) and Allie (Kate Jenkinson) flirt with one another in the yard. Ruby asks Allie about her past with Marie. She tells Ruby about their thing any years ago. Allie reveals that Marie ruined her life. Winter takes her request to Vera. Vera turns it down again. Liz and Jake get shocked when Liz tries to remove a piece of bread from the toaster using a butter knife. Both are fine. Nurse Radcliffe (Madeline Jevic) takes care of Jake. Will (Robbie Magasiva) arrives to check on Jake. Rita asks Ruby where Kosta hides her phone. Ruby denies knowing anything. Allie asks Marie about her relationship with Taylor.

Allie believes that Marie might be trying to use her. Marie suspects that Kaz (Tammy Macintosh) is trying to prevent her from making friends. They argue about their past. Marie explains that she rescued Allie from the streets and Kaz is manipulating her. Will has a nightmare. Vera continues thinking about becoming a mother. Sonia and the others begin preparing for the arrival of the press. Kaz tries to protect Allie against Marie. Allie starts seeing things Marie’s way to some degree. Ruby overhears Kosta arranging a drug drop. She tells Rita where the phone is hidden. Vera checks the belongings of Marie’s son. She relents and lets Marie have them.

They speak about the kid’s father. Vera begins seeing Jake in a new light. Marie uses her son’s belongings to get drugs into the prison. Allie begins rekindling her relationship with Marie. Rita tries to steal Kosta’s phone. She takes it to Marie. She notices that Taylor has likely been bringing in drugs for Marie. Marie contacts Dominic. The press photographs the workshop. Juice (Sally-Anne Upton) arrives late and is ordered to wrap the boxes. She tries to ruin Sonia. Sonia uses Juice and Boomer to shed a good light on the workshop. Liz is forced to join Sonia and the others. Everything seems to work out well for Sonia and Vera. Liz is asked what she thinks about Sonia. She says that Sonia is an angel.

Taylah (Marny Kennedy) is attacked for bringing in gear. She tells Kosta that she brought in drugs for Marie. Once she is freed, Taylah passes a message to Rita. Rita visits the dinning room. There, she is attacked by Kosta’s women. Rita manages to beat them up, before she is taken down by officers. Jake finds Will passed out. He agrees to cover Will’s shift, so he can get some sleep. Jake runs into Radcliffe. Vera catches them having sex a bit later. In the morning, Vera asks Jake about swapping shifts with Will. She scolds him. Kaz asks Kosta about her fight with Rita. Kosta tells her about Marie bringing in drugs. She tells Kaz to ask Taylah.

Vera speaks with Will. She scolds Will for not amending the roster. Jake spots them chatting together. Vera tries to get Will to open up about his problem. Jake interrupts. Vera screams at him. Will uses that opportunity to escape. Boomer learns about the media calling her mentally disabled. Sonia shows off her good press to Liz. Kaz confronts Marie. Kaz threatens to destroy Marie. Sonia overhears the argument. Marie’s friend, Zara, is brought into the prison. She tells Marie that it was a setup and everyone was busted. Boomer continues studying. Liz tells Kaz about Sonia killing Sharon Gilmore. She also admits to trying to poison Sonia.

Rita is told that cops want to question her about the assault. She is asked to bug Winter’s phone so they can find who her protector is on the outside. She is told good work detective. It appears that Vera takes the pills and terminates the child.

 

Wentworth Review

This episode of Wentworth was okay, but nothing to write home about. The writers have gone a completely different route with Marie Winter. She is much weaker and far less humorous than the old character. I also find the super human Rita to be cheesy and annoying. They tried to same thing with Ferguson and they’re doing it again with Rita. The episode wasn’t a total bust, but it could’ve been much better. It scores a 6.5 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Wentworth now!