Sarah (Nadine Garner), a 15-year-old girl with a hearing impairment, is trying to emerge from the sheltered world her mother has created for her.

Warren urges her to befriend the teens, but Sarah resists, revealing that her hearing impairment is a big insecurity.

Barbara visits Sarah, but she is unreceptive, berating her mother for concealimg her courtship with Paul.

Sarah’s relationship with her mother comes to a head when Paul arrives, resulting in an explosive fight.

Barbara reveals to Sarah that when she was young, she had hoped to marry Bill, only to discover that they had nothing in common.

[4] Producer Rosa Colosimo had been trying to raise finance for a film Blowing Hot and Cold and had found an investor who was willing to give her $100,000 provided the money was spent by the end of the financial year.