New Zealand Television: The Tribe: episode guide: series 4

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Episode 4.01

UK: January 05, 2002
Screenplay by David Fox
Directed by Julian McSwiney

The transport plane circles the city and continues to drop troops as Ellie and Jack leave the mall in search of a news story. Ebony, who we learn has pardoned Alice for killing the Guardian, instructs the Mozzies to collect intelligence on the invaders but with their leader missing, they won't take orders from Ebony and walk out. At the mall, Trudy is upset by Ebony's banishment of Bray and Amber and asks Pride to help get them back. Jack and Ellie observe the Mozzies confront the troops only to be chased down and attacked. Jack and Ellie rescue their leader, Dee, and take her back to the mall. Ebony and Lex are discussing which tribes they can get to help them when Pride arrives to asks for Bray and Amber's banishment to be lifted but Ebony refuses. When the troops arrive at the mall, Cloe hides to avoid being rounded up as is happening throughout the city. Jack, Ellie, and Ebony reunite at the mall and realise Moz, Alice, KC, Tally, and Andy have all been captured. Other than that, all they know of the newcomers is they're not adults and they're not friendly. Pride, Trudy, and Lex are headed out of the city to search for Bray and Amber when they see the intimidating pyrotechnic display announcing the arrival of the Technos. Pride and Lex rush back to the city to rescue May and Tai-San leaving Trudy to go on alone. In labour, Amber is alone and Bray is nowhere to be seen after leaving the barn. Trudy eventually finds Amber and comes to her aid. Ram, the leader of the Technos, keeps watch over the city using his security cameras as his men move through the city creating chaos. Lex and Pride return to the mall and learn that Tai-San and May are among the Mall Rats that have been taken. Ebony vows they won't be defeated and tells the others they must face up to the fact that their friends are gone — they're on their own now.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Michael Wesley Smith as Jack, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray

Note: only the core cast is credited this season and in nearly every episode there are a number of speaking roles that go uncredited.

Episode 4.02

UK: January 06, 2002
Screenplay by David Fox
Directed by Julian McSwiney

Trudy helps Amber give birth to a boy. Sneaking through the city, Pride sees the Technos loading kids onto trucks and returns to the mall with news that kids are now surrendering to the invaders. Trudy finds Bray's ring in the grass outside the barn and fears the worst unaware Bray, injured, is being driven away in one of the Technos' trucks. The remaining Mall Rats make their way through the streets and come across a group of kids. Ebony takes responsibility for letting their guard down and allowing the invasion to happen but her words fall of deaf ears and the kids turns their backs and walk away. Trudy lies to Amber and tells her that Bray came back but left to get help. The Mall Rats learn the Technos are based in the stadium in Sector 9 and they decide to pay them a visit. Technos Jay and Ved observe the Mall Rats' arrival and are unimpressed. They assure the Mall Rats that they're not violent and tell them they can get on the next truck if they want to see their friends but will be left alone if they otherwise don't interfere. Ved baits Lex to attack him and Lex is shot with a stun beam. Salene finds two young feral children on the street and brings them back to the empty mall. Amber tells Trudy about her 'dream' of seeing man with a metal face. Flustered, Trudy leaves her to go outside but must hide when a transport truck drives by. As Ram is escorted through the streets, the Mall Rats carry Lex to the mall where Salene welcomes them back.©tzuk

Episode 4.03

UK: January 12, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Julian McSwiney

Recovering in bed, Lex dreams of the Guardian's warning about the arrival of the "true bringers of Power and Chaos". With rumours swirling, Pride wants to know the truth about what the Technos are capable of. Jack goes after Ellie when she leaves for the the farm to look for Alice and is able to keep her from being captured. Finding the farm abandoned, Ellie wants to go back to the city but Jack is not sure he wants to go back. Ved announces to Ram that the Technos have met their early objectives — Ram has the labour he needs. Trudy tells Amber about the invasion but because she was spotted they have to leave the barn. Amber wants to wait for Bray to return but Trudy asks her to think of their children's safety. Finding Pride packing his things, Cloe tells him he has to stay to be the leader after they get rid of Ebony and promises to fight at his side. Pride admits to Cloe he was with May because he needed someone and didn't actually love her. Ved goes into the city and causes a scene at the casino. Java and Siva arrive and haul him out but not before Dee manages to steal Ved's communicator. At a meeting of tribe leaders, Lex tries to rally support to fight the invaders but Ebony recommends a more cautious approach, suggesting their main focus should be on surviving until they can figure out how to defeat the Technos. Trudy shows Amber Bray's ring and concludes he must have been taken. Before moving on, Amber asks for Trudy's help to name her baby. Ebony thanks Salene for her support at the meeting but Salene tells her she doesn't like her but knows they need to unite under one leader and Ebony's all they have. Dee returns to the mall and gives the communicator to Ebony but neither are aware the device allows Ram to hear everything they say.©tzuk

Episode 4.04

UK: January 13, 2002
Screenplay by not given
Directed by not given

While Jack is marvelling at the technology in the Technos' communicator, Ved is chastised by both Jay and Ram for losing it. Returning from a reconnaissance mission, Pride tells Salene there are far fewer Technos than people think and the kids in the city out number them significantly. While nursing her crush on Pride, Cloe thanks Lex for noticing she's grown up. Amber and Trudy find shelter, but no food, inside an abandoned house. Ellie apologises to Jack for making him come back to the mall. Salene wants to hold a ceremony to remember their missing friends but Ellie hates the idea, not wanting to give up hope of seeing their friends again. Cloe's jealousy manifests itself when she refuses to help Salene look after the kids only to then agree when Pride asks her nicely. Amber tells Trudy she has decided not to go back to the mall but instead wants to rejoin the Eco tribe. Trudy doesn't like the idea but Amber wants to go where she and the baby will be safe. Jack informs Ebony that if they can disable the Technos' cell tower, they can cripple their communications. Jack says good-bye to Ellie before going with Ebony and leaves her his lucky whistle. However, Ram is tracking the communicator and as Jack and Ebony approach the cell tower, the Technos capture Jack as Ebony looks on from a distance.©tzuk

Note: people with good memories and sharp eyes may recognise the copy of Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' from episode 2.16 in the house where Amber and Trudy stop

Episode 4.05

UK: January 19, 2002
Screenplay by Charles Hodges
Directed by

The Mall Rats are shocked by news of Jack's capture. Ellie is upset by Ebony's apparent lack of an effort to save him and accuses her of looking out for number one. Ram isn't happy about security measures that allowed Jack to get so close while missing Ebony entirely. Amber and Trudy continue to trudge on in search of the Eco tribe's camp. Salene informs Pride she's changed her mind and now thinks the city should get together and attack as they should have done when the Chosen first appeared. Lex angrily confronts youngsters Mouse and Charlie when they damage his shrine to Tai-San and steal her crystal. He tries to throw them out of the mall when Charlie bites him but is stopped by Pride and Salene. Despite Trudy forcing them to rest, exhaustion catches up with Amber but she pushes her self onward eager to find the Ecos. Cloe again asks Pride to consider becoming their leader and he confides in her that they're going ahead with the attack. Jay pays a late-night visit to Ebony at the hotel and warns her she will be held personally responsible for any further attacks. The Mall Rats bring Ebony to the mall to tell her the war against the technos is going ahead with or without her. With the support of the leaders of the others tribes, Ebony reluctantly agrees to lead the attack. Amber and Trudy reach the site of the Eco tribe camp but there is no sign of it. As the reality of the girls' situation sinks in, the Eco tribe members slowly emerge from the forrest. Meanwhile, Ebony presents herself before a security camera wanting to talk to Jay.©tzuk

Episode 4.06

UK: January 20, 2002
Screenplay by Joe Boyle
Directed by Julian McSwiney

As Lex lays out the plan of attack, Ebony secretly meets with Jay and strikes a deal to co-operate with the Technos in exchange for her being allowed to continue to run the city without interference. Back at the Technos' base, Java and Ved observe the pair talking and Java takes special notice of Ebony. Cloe stands up to Salene and tells her she doesn't want to stay behind to look after the children but once again Pride is able to sweet talk her. Lex likes the new empowered Salene but jumps on Ellie for her impatience to get the attack started. The Mall Rats join with the other tribes and march to the stadium. Salene is suspicious at the ease at which they are advancing when Technos guards pour out of the building starting a massive brawl. The fight is short-lived as Ram unleashes as sonic weapon that debilitates the attackers. Jay comes out to address the attackers and orders them all destroyed. Ebony stands up to accept the blame but Jay spares her life and orders everyone be released. Back at the mall, Mouse finds the love letter Cloe left on Pride's bed and turns it into a paper airplane. Ebony advises the others to return to her original strategy and learn everything they can about the Technos while Lex acknowledges their mistake in attacking and hails Ebony as a true leader. Ram praises Jay for bringing order to the city and getting the co-operation of the "Virts". Ved doesn't understand why Jay let the attackers go and he tells them it was all a set-up — Jay has a deal with Ebony. Ram asks Java and Siva to put together a profile on Ebony but Ved is one step ahead, producing a poster with Ebony's name and face on it — a very familiar face. Java and Siva advise Ram to avoid Ebony and abandon his project. They caution that Ebony is dangerous and they should know — she's their sister.©tzuk

Episode 4.07

UK: January 26, 2002
Screenplay by Andy Smith
Directed by Julian McSwiney

With the Marketplace open again, Ellie snaps at Lex for suggesting life is getting back to normal. Pride and Salene ponder why the Technos released them and Salene wonders if Ebony made a deal prior to the fight. Java and Siva warn Ram that Ebony has to go or she'll destroy them all. Ellie returns to the mall in a dark mood. Salene tries to comfort her but Ellie pushes her away. Cleo inquires about her love letter which Pride must admit to not having seen. Ebony meets with Jay and accuses him of not living up to his end of the deal but he assures her no one else knows about their deal. At Jay's request, Ebony makes a speech asking the kids in the city to co-operate with the Technos. Java and Siva agree to get rid of Ebony as soon as possible before she can get her claws into Ram. Ebony orders Lex not to interfere with the Technos and assigns Dee to be his new deputy. Pride finds Cloe's love letter in the mess left by the kids who are running amok in the mall. Pride tries to tell Cloe he doesn't feel the same way about her and tells her won't lie to her about his feelings as he did to May. All Cloe takes away from their talk is that Pride still sees her as a child. Siva follows Ebony and gives her a note from Jay asking to meet. An emotional Ellie reflects on the people close to her that she's lost.©tzuk

Episode 4.08

UK: January 27, 2002
Screenplay by Anthony Read
Directed by Janet Stubbings

Salene questions Ellie when she finds food missing and becomes concerned Ellie may be going down a familiar path of self-destruction. Java and Siva escort Ved into the city but leave him at the casino while they go off in search of Ebony. Salene is frustrated by Lex's uncaring attitude toward Ellie and must be physically restrained by Charlie and Pride. Cloe reluctantly takes Ellie a plate of food at Salene's request but leaves her to go out, upsetting Salene. Reflecting on the people she's lost, Ellie goes up on the roof intending to take her life but she is stopped by Charlie and Mouse. After a run-in with Lex and Dee at the market, Java and Siva confront Ebony in the parking garage and reveal their identities. Jay's arrival stops them from getting the pay-back they were after and he takes them all back to see Ram who had been monitoring the encounter. Cloe catches Ved's eye at the casino but her self-esteem takes another hit when he toys with her emotions. Dee tells Lex she saw Jay visit Ebony the night before their raid on the Technos. Ram takes a liking to Ebony and assigns her two bodyguards to ensure her protection — Java and Siva.©tzuk

Episode 4.09

UK: February 02, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Janet Stubbings

Charlie speaks for the first time and tells Salene about Ellie almost jumping from the roof. Ved is unhappy about the growing number of his men who are getting injured as a result of attacks but Jay won't let him push back. Ram wants to visit his girls at the hotel to see how they are doing and orders Jay to make the streets safe. Dee causes a stir in the market when she declares the food free. Lex backs her up publically when a trader gets mad but later tells her it was a bad idea. Salene talks to Ellie hoping to help her overcome her despair. Pride and Salene try to learn the kids names. Ebony challenges her sisters to a fight. Lex sees the sisters together for the first time and remarks on how bad things always come in threes. Ved and his men are ambushed on the street and Pride gets caught up in the roundup of those involved. Lex and Dee find two of the attackers but Dee keeps Lex from handing them over. Ram and Jay arrive at the hotel and break up the fight between Ebony and her sisters. Ram reiterates his order to Java and Siva that that are to protect Ebony and grants Ebony's request to command them. Java explains to Jay why she and Siva hate Ebony — they were looking after one another after the virus until Ebony fell in with Zoot and turned against them. Ved brings the captured kids to the front of the mall to make an example of the them but Jay intervenes and releases them and instructs Ebony to keep the city under control. At the mall, Pride questions himself as to why he's still in the city and decides he has to do something while Dee and Cloe team up to get even with Ved for how he's treated them. Meanwhile, Java and Siva set up a poker game at the casino while a hooded figure plants a bomb at the hotel...©tzuk

Episode 4.10

UK: February 03, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Janet Stubbings

Ebony is woken up by her guards to hear Ram's news — the Technos are moving in to the hotel! Unable to sleep, Salene gets up to go talk to Pride but finds his bed empty. Ved fetches the girls from the casino and takes them back to the hotel. Ram is unhappy the girls left Ebony and makes it clear — if Ebony dies, they die. The bomb is found but while Jay works to disarm it, Java suggests he let it explode to get rid of both Ram and Ebony so they can take over. Dee returns to the mall with news of the attempted bombing but while Salene expresses her regret that they haven't moved beyond violence, Pride leaps to his feet to remind her they are at war. So close to losing everything, Ram wants to know who was responsible. Pride apologises to Salene for his outburst and tells her he's decided to stay to fight for their future in the city. Salene asks Pride where he was the previous night but he dodges the question. Suspecting her sisters, Ebony asks Jay to let her investigate the bombing and he gives her 24 hours. Dee and Cloe carry out their revenge against Ved by plying him with spiked drinks at the casino. At the end of the night, Ved is left clutching a teddy bear while wearing nothing but a diaper. Mouse and Charlie rip one of Pride's shirts in a ploy to get him and Salene together but in the process a hotel key falls out. Salene agrees to mend the shirt if they finally agree to tell her their names. Ebony puts Lex in charge of the bombing investigation but he reminds her whoever did it will likely try again.©tzuk

Episode 4.11

UK: February 09, 2002
Screenplay by David Fox
Directed by Janet Stubbings

Dee breaks up a fight between two kids on the street but Pride must step in to keep them from turning on her. The Technos won't submit to Lex's investigation and Siva and Java both deny trying to blow up their sister. Ved raids the mall to settle a score but asks out Cloe in an attempt to keep up appearances. Ram allows Lex to question his people, starting with Siva. After asking Ellie what she wants to be when she grows up, Mouse and Charlie tells her a little about their past. Pride, returning from a secret meeting with the other City Leaders, is upset to learn Ved came to the mall. Lex admits he can't prove anything yet but Pride suggests he prosecute the Technos for the kidnappings of their friends. Pride's refusal to be questioned raises Lex's suspicions. Following Pride, Lex sees him meet with the other leaders again. Dee finds the hotel key in Pride's room. It is enough evidence for Lex who arrests him for attempted murder. Back at the hotel, Ebony finds a threatening note on her bed.©tzuk

Episode 4.12

UK: February 10, 2002
Screenplay by David Fox
Directed by Janet Stubbings

Ram is pleased by the news that a Mall Rat has been arrested for the attempted bombing but tells Jay he knows he still suspects his girls. Ebony is angry at Lex for arresting Pride given her latest threat but he won't let Pride go without another suspect. Ebony is caught snooping on Ram and the girls' VR session. Ellie has another weepy moment of reflection and blows Jack's whistle. Ebony asks Ram if she can pursue the investigation herself and he offers to rig up a lie detector to speed things along. Pride tells Salene he's been setting up an underground resistance movement with the other leaders and they are planning to overthrow the Technos. Lex and Dee break up a fight in the market but when a vendor turns on Lex, it is Siva who arrives to save him. Ram uses his lie detector to prove Java and Ved innocent. Pride warns Cloe about messing with Ved and asks her to patch things up with Salene. Ram offers to find Ebony's enemy for her. Cloe apologises to Salene for being difficult and admits to being jealous about her and Pride's relationship but Salene assures her they are just friends. A second attempt is made on Ebony's life but Java and Siva catch the attacker in the act — it is Ellie.©tzuk

Episode 4.13

UK: February 16, 2002
Screenplay by Charles Hodges
Directed by Janet Stubbings

The Technos raid the mall to collect evidence against Ellie. Questioned by Jay, Ellie takes full responsibility for the bomb as well. The Mall Rats are surprised to hear of Ellie's arrest and Lex releases Pride only to be called a sell-out. Jay questions Ellie about Jack but she covers for him, explaining she wanted to kill Ebony because she was responsible for Jack's capture — and she's evil. Jay assures her if Jack is one of their captives he's okay and offers to find out how he is if she will tell him more about Ebony's misdeeds. Salene takes some food to Ellie and she admits she knew what she was going to do since not jumping and tells Salene she's writing a good-bye letter to Jack. Lex sneaks in to the hotel to meet with Siva and apologises for the things he said to her and asks her out on a date. Salene appeals to Ebony and Jay that Ellie needs help not punishment. Salene's allusions to Ebony's shady past gives Jay something to think about but he tells Salene a decision on Ellie will be up to Ram. Mouse and Charlie go to the market to sell Tai-San's pendant for food but they run off without paying. Ellie stands up to Ram and tells him Ebony will eventually take the Technos down. Ram turns a decision on her punishment over to Ebony but the zapper he gives Ellie doesn't work and Ram tells Jay to do whatever he wants with Ellie. Cloe and Pride track Mouse and Charlie to the hotel where they are trying to take the food to Ellie. Jay brings Ellie out and they give her the apples before she's loaded into a transport truck and driven away. Salene asks Pride if Ellie's approach was right and that they're the ones who are wrong but he tells her there is always another way — and they'll find it. They kiss.©tzuk

Episode 4.14

UK: February 17, 2002
Screenplay by Charles Hodges
Directed by Colin McColl

Ebony is happy Lex is "sniffing around" her sister and wants him to use Siva to find out how the Technos operate. Pride is suddenly distant with Salene and tells her it was wrong to have kissed her and he says he doesn't want to get into something they will both regret. Siva slips away to meet with Lex who takes her to his secret batchelor pad. Unable to find Lex, Dee asks Ebony to help break up a disturbance in the market only to have her become the target of the hungry citizens' anger. Ved returns Cloe's teddy bear and asks her out only to turned down once again. As he's leaving the mall, Ved tells Cloe that Jay arranged for Ellie to be reunited with Jack. Pride apologises to Salene and tells her he likes her, and has for a while, but is scared of letting her down as he did to May. They kiss one last time but are spotted by Cloe. After seeing Pride and Salene kiss, Cleo changes her mind and goes to meet Ved at the beach. Ebony wants Jay to do something about the growing food crisis and warns him the city is on the edge. Java accuses Ebony of trying to get her claws into Jay but Ebony thinks she's just jealous and reminds her she's Ram's property. Back at the mall, Pride asks Cloe if she's been with Ved and she tells him off for having told her Salene wasn't his girlfriend when she just saw them kissing. Pride is worried about Charlie who has gone missing. Jay chastises Ved for taking a vehicle without permission but Ram is too delighted by Ved's work to be concerned. Cloe tells Salene she's not interested in Ved and Ram and his girls immerse themselves in his new VR sim.©tzuk

Episode 4.15

UK: February 23, 2002
Screenplay by Marie MacNeil
Directed by Colin McColl

Lex accepts the Technos' food delivery at a warehouse but tells Dee he wants nothing more to do with the Technos due to the continued disappearances — Charlie being the latest. Bringing a box back to the mall, the kids are surprised it contains chocolate. Asking for an explanation from Jay, he explains to Ebony the bars are actually a complex energy bar disguised as chocolate to appeal to the younger kids. Mouse is missing her brother and names her new pet after him. Pride is not interested in eating the Technos' "processed muck" and recommends to Lex he try a herbal remedy for his sore tooth. Pride invites Salene to go out herb collecting but the pair are interupted by Mouse. Dee cautions Cloe about getting involved with Ved. Ram is upset with Jay for his unauthorised distribution of the protein bars but Jay assures him nothing he has done has undermined their cause. Lex is visited by Siva in his flat as the two continue to get closer. Siva's late return angers Ram. Siva lies and says she was in the gym but Ram and Java are suspiscious. Jay doesn't want Ved seeing Cloe and has it out with his brother who tells him he was only having some fun and that Cloe means nothing to him. Back at the mall, Cloe is in love.©tzuk

Episode 4.16

UK: February 24, 2002
Screenplay by James Wyllie
Directed by Colin McColl

Ebony steps up when Jays fails to convince a farmer about a trade arrangement with the Technos. Lex's toothache keeps him from going out on patrol with Dee allowing her to discover Lex has been taking a piece of the action in the market. Jay tells Ebony the kidnappings are a necessary part of their program and are unavoidable if they are to achieve their goals. Java suggests to Ram that Ebony could be influencing Jay and could turn him against them. Dee convinces Lex to let her pull his tooth. Ram confronts Ebony and reminds her she's their puppet, not their ambassador, and tells her to keep her contact with Jay to a minimum. Ebony witness Ram's dark side first-hand when he zaps one of his men. Pride narrowly avoids being captured when he infiltrates a Techno-run power facility but learns the Technos will be restoring electricity to the city. Siva thinks Lex has lost interest in her when his toothache comes between them and reminds him of the danger they'd both be in if Ram found out about them. Dee asks Ebony if she can use her connections to get pain medication for Lex but Ebony reassures her he will be okay and sends her on her way. Lex returns to the mall but is unsteady on his feet and collapses. Dee blames herself for making Lex worse and Pride suspects Lex has developed blood poisoning, which could be life-threatening.©tzuk

Episode 4.17

UK: March 02, 2002
Screenplay by Joe Boyle
Directed by Colin McColl

Siva waits for Lex unaware he is laid up in bed. She stops a patrolling Dee to inquire when he'll be back on duty but Dee avoids answering. Pride and Salene are on opposite sides of the debate over the return of electricity but both agree the Technos can't be allowed to succeed. Pride asks Jay not to turn on the power only to have Jay accuse him of being afraid to live in a world that involves something more than berry-gathering. Salene visits Ebony to ask her to get help for Lex from the Technos. Ved gives Cloe a present and promises more but it is not gifts she wants. Ebony goes to the power station to ask Jay for antibiotics for Lex but he tells her that Ram keeps the medicines locked up. Ebony invites Jay to dinner. Brought before Ram so he can take a family photo of the girls, Ebony asks Ram for the drugs to help Lex but her request is denied and for the first time Siva learns just how sick Lex is. Salene returns to the hotel to check on Ebony's progress and is disgusted to find her having dinner with Jay while Lex is on his deathbed. Ebony and Jay are unaware Ram is observing them from a hidden camera and their evening comes to an abrupt end when a jealous Java arrives and says Jay is there on official duties. He denies it but Ebony asks him to leave. Siva manages to steal antibiotics for Lex but despite her best efforts to avoid detection, Ram monitors her with another hidden camera.©tzuk

Episode 4.18

UK: March 03, 2002
Screenplay by Joe Boyle
Directed by Colin McColl

Ebony gives Lex the antibiotics Siva stole and the Mall Rats are soon encouraged by his turnaround. Java and Siva help Ram plan an impressive event for the return of electricity. Ebony is curious why Siva stole the antibiotics but Siva doesn't explain and asks her sister not to tell Ram it was her. Ebony agrees. Pride goes over his notes on the power station looking for a way to sabotage the Technos' plans but Salene is more concerned about his safety. Ram toys with the girls, telling them he knows it was Ebony who stole from his medicine chest. He confronts Ebony but is surprised by her confession having expected her to rat out Siva. Ved comes to Cleo and Mouse's aid when they are accosted on the street. Mouse wants to know if he was the one who took Charlie but Ved fobs her off and asks out Cleo again. Ram asks the girls what punishment Ebony should receive and enjoys their disagreement as Siva opts for lenience while Java wants her executed. Ram enjoys Ebony's response when he asks her what she would do and decides to let her go free. Later, Siva thanks Ebony for not turning her in while Java wants to know why Siva didn't side with her to get rid of Ebony as they've been wanting. Pride enters the power station and begins his sabotage work as Ram assembles the city's kids to witness his latest triumph. Siva visits Lex in the mall and tells him she got him the antibiotics and he gives her a gift — Tai-San's crystal pendant necklace. Pride is spotted and pursued by Jay and both end up caught up on the power station's electric fence as Ram's countdown to the power-restoration nears zero. Ram ignores Jay's shouts not to turn on the power and the city comes to life as a fireworks display lights up the sky. Elsewhere, Ved (in plain clothes) takes Cloe to a special place but are both almost caught by the Technos for being inside a restricted area. Back at the power station, Pride and Jay lay motionless at the base of the electric fence as Pride's coat sizzles on the wires above.©tzuk

Episode 4.19

UK: March 09, 2002
Screenplay by Joe Boyle
Directed by Colin McColl

Pride gets up and checks on Jay who slowly comes around. As guards approach, Jay thanks Pride and tells him to go. Ram is delighted by the city's response, believing the city loves him. The kids go wild at the mall testing out appliances but Mouse and her new friend Sammy take things too far. They hook up every appliance they can get their hands on and unknowingly start a fire. A deflated Pride returns to the mall but is not content to give up, staunch in his belief that Ram is manipulating the people. With all the excitement in the city, Salene tells him turning off the power is not an option and not the answer. Ebony is concerned for Jay when he returns to the hotel and she tends to his injuries but he takes a raincheck on her offer to spend the night. Cloe is upset at Ved for leaving her the night before and sharply turns him down for another date. Ved's greatest concern however is that she not tell anyone where they were. Jay is upset at Ram for ignoring his calls not to switch on the power and notes a complete lack of concern for him when Ram reveals he watched him struggle with Pride at the fence. Ram insists Siva help test his new cyber software but once in the VR world, Ram questions Siva about being in love with Lex and locks her in the simulation. Lex is back on his feet but he dodges Dee's request to join him on patrol. Ebony asks Jay about what he was like before becoming a Techno but he tells her he's not a Techno, he just works with them and only joined them to improve the world. Pride decides their next course of action should be to influence someone from the Technos to help them and tells Salene about not killing Jay when he had the chance. Mouse and Sammy finally notice the fire and raise the alarm. After Pride and Salene put it out, Trudy appears out of the smoke in need of their help — the Technos have kidnapped Amber!©tzuk

Episode 4.20

UK: March 10, 2002
Screenplay by Joe Boyle
Directed by Colin McColl

After being introduced to all the new Mall Rats, Trudy explains how Amber was caught and taken to a building on the city's outskirts. Cleo is the only one familiar with the building, having been taken there by Ved, but she can't learn anything more about the place from Ved. In the city, Ved and the Technos are celebrated as heroes for bringing back electricity. Siva tells Lex that Ram found out about her stealing the drugs for him but doesn't believe Ram yet knows about their relationship and cautions Lex to be careful. Jay goes to the mall to thank Pride for saving him but ignores Pride's question asking why the Technos came to the city in the first place. Mouse and Sammy leave a tape recorder in Pride's room and are shocked by what the hear. Cloe asks Ved about the tunnels but he won't tell her because she's a Virt. Trudy challenges Lex about him working for the enemy but refuses to accept his comparison to what she went through with the Chosen. Ram forces Ebony to join him into his VR game where she is surprised to see Amber. Lex visits Siva in her room but Java finds them and throws him out. Afterwards, Siva confesses to her sister she's tired of being Ram's "fantasy toy" but Java reminds her of all the things Ram has done for them and tells her to dump Lex. Ram brings Ebony flowers and proposes marriage, asking her to become his third wife. Cloe is once again asked to stay behind to watch Mouse and Sammy while the others go to the check out the building where Amber is supposedly being held. Trudy distracts the guards so the others can sneak inside the building where they find a number of kids being used in some sort of experiment. Amber is among them.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Lucas Hayward as Sammy

Episode 4.21

UK: March 16, 2002
Screenplay by Andy Smith
Directed by Costa Botes

Ram is angry at losing his "test units" who, along with Amber, have all been brought back to the mall. Jay is upset that, despite being Head of Security, he was never told of the research centre and when Ram refuses to answer his questions, Jay walks out. Lex wants to make a deal with Ram to trade the rescued kids for their friends but Pride won't hear of it and doesn't want anyone to know they even have them. Salene talks with Lex who was hoping to find Tai-San. She says she knows he loves Tai-San because if he didn't he would have found someone else by now. Her comment reminds him he was supposed to be meeting Siva. Siva is spotted leaving the apartment by a Techno guard. Ram punishes the commander who was in charge when the Virts broke into his facility. The guard won't accept Ram's decree that he take their place so Ram zaps him. Lex finally makes it to the apartment and finds Java waiting for him. She warns him to stop seeing Siva. Cloe tells Trudy she's tired of Salene and Pride treating her like a little kid. Discussing Ved, Trudy asks her to consider if he's really worth it. Ram apologises to Jay and appeals to his ego and plays the pity card. Mouse and Sammy's treasure hunt turns up a box of old movies. They watch a horror movie and get scared by both the movie and "zombie" Amber. Ebony asks Lex about the break in. He denies any involvement but lets slip that Trudy and Amber are back. Ebony, having already seen Amber in the VR game, is quick to guess that she was one of the rescued test subjects and goes to the mall to see Amber for herself.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy

Episode 4.22

UK: March 17, 2002
Screenplay by David Fox
Directed by Costa Botes

Amber tells Ebony her appearance in the VR sim was no game. Pride is suspicious about Ebony's involvement with Ram and the Technos but Ebony insists she protecting them. Siva meets with Lex to tell him they need to cool things off because of Java but Lex tells her Java is only jealous. Trudy chases after Ebony as she leaves the mall and appeals to her not to turn in Amber and assures Ebony they're no threat to the Technos or her. Pride questions Amber about the equipment she was hooked up to but Amber is still traumatised by the experience. Ram is eager for an answer to his wedding proposal from Ebony but gives her more time to decide. Ebony asks Jay to go away with her but doesn't tell him about the proposal. Ebony tells Jay the Mall Rats were responsible for the raid and Jay decides to visit the lab himself and invites her to join him. Siva tells Java she's broken up with Lex as she asked. Jay is initially denied access to the building and threatens to force his way in before Ved comes out to let him in. Ved shows Jay a group of happy test subjects. Ebony and Pride accept the demonstration at face value and leave at which time Ved ends the charade. Outside, Jay makes it clear to Ebony he doesn't believe Ved but has to be careful around him as everything gets reported back to Ram. Ved picks up Cloe for a date and the pair spent time together at the beach. At the hotel, Lex talks his way past Java to see Siva but she later sees him leaving Siva's room. Jay goes to the mall to see Amber and a strong Amber emerges to challenge him on the worth of the Technos' invasion. Java informs Ram of a computer theft. Lex arrives at this apartment to find it full of computers. Java and the two of the Technos are close behind and arrest him.©tzuk

Episode 4.23

UK: March 23, 2002
Screenplay by Charles Hodges
Directed by Costa Botes

Pride stops Mouse and Sammy as they are hauling a load of appliances out of the mall but is pleased by their anti-polution explanation and lets them go. Java offers Lex a deal: he confesses to the computer theft and she's keep quiet about him and Siva. Amber and Trudy want to rejoin the Ecos but Amber agrees to stay and meet with the other tribe leaders. Dee seeks Ebony's help for Lex but she's unsympathetic. Salene admits to Trudy her resentment for Amber and thinks Pride is falling in live with her again but Trudy assures her Pride is crazy about her, even if they haven't slept together yet. Lex is brought before Ram but instead of confessing to the theft, he accuses Ved of setting him up to keep him quiet about Ved's relationship with Cloe. It is only when Java threatens to reveal Lex's relationship with Siva that Lex is forced to admit to the theft. Amber speaks to the other leaders and asks them to spread the message that the Technos are dangerous and must be resisted but it is a hard sell when she demands that they must also shut off the electriciy. Siva pleads with Java to not send Lex to a work camp but when Java admits to setting Lex up, Siva accuses her sister of being jealous. Ram tells Jay about his proposal to Ebony and, wondering if Ebony has set her sights on someone else, asks Jay to let him know if he hears anything. Despite the lack of support from the other leaders, Amber agrees to stay a few more days. Ved denies Lex's allegations and asks Ram to add Lex to their project. Ram is amused by his transparency. Mouse and Sammy trade their appliances for a dishwasher but only succeed in baking their dirty dishes because they didn't hook it up to water. Ebony finally tells Jay about Ram's proposal but Jay says there is little they can do to stop him. Jay also won't support her plan to kill Ram because he doesn't think they're as important as the benefits the Technos are providing. She interprets him as saying she's not worth the risk and he breaks up with her. Ved informs Lex he is to be his new guinea pig.©tzuk

Episode 4.24

UK: March 24, 2002
Screenplay by Marie MacNeill
Directed by Costa Botes

Dee is hassled on the street but makes it clear she is in charge with Lex gone. Amber reassures Salene that she doesn't have feelings for Pride but Salene is more worried about his feelings for Amber. Ebony corners Jay in the elevator and calls him a coward for not getting rid of Ram. Dee is upset none of the other Mall Rats share her concern for Lex. Ebony asks Java for help to get Ram off her case. Not wanting her sister around, Java agrees. Desperate to avoid Ram's proposal, Ebony turns to Java for advice and she is able to fend him off by pretending to be sick. To answer Jay's questions about what will happen to Lex, Ved convinces Jay to go into Reality Space to see for himself. Ved takes Jay to a virtual club but he quickly leaves the session when Amber appears. Amber's inclusion in the virtual world raises questions for Jay which Ved does his best to dodge. Dee tells Ebony about Jay's visits to the mall to talk to Amber which sends Ebony to confront Jay. Ram sends Lex into Reality Space where he is forced to fight. Dee questions what side Cloe is on when she finds her on the roof of the parking garage with Cloe and Sammy splattering passers-by.©tzuk

Episode 4.25

UK: March 30, 2002
Screenplay by James Wyllie
Directed by Costa Botes

Ram begins distributing computers to the Virts so he can start broadcasting on his new CityNet. Ved gives Cloe a pass that allows her access to all Techno facilities but is unimpressed by her reaction. Trudy and urges caution in allowing access to CityNet, suspecting an ulterior motive, but Salene believes it is a risk they have to take to get information about the Technos (and besides, the kids love it). Informed by Siva, Dee returns to the mall and tells Amber that Lex is being used as a guinea pig. She asks for Amber's help to save him but Amber has a baby to think about and knows Lex is strong and can beat it. Pride meets with Jet at the casino and is frustrated to learn the others leaders will not help fight the Technos. Jay visits Amber at the mall again and is surprised to learn about Lex being used as test subject. Amber asks him to do something about it but Jay is unable to interfere with Ram's work. When Cloe confides in Trudy that she is pregnant, Trudy advises her to inform Ved. With Ebony and Dee at his side, Jay speaks to Ram about his abuse of Lex and shares his concerns that they will alienate the city if it continues. Ram shows them Lex fighting in Reality Space but assures them it is just a game and Lex isn't getting hurt. Jay asks to see Lex to be sure but Ram refuses and dismisses them. Ebony accuses Jay of falling for Amber and threatens to tell Ram about their meetings but backs down when Ram overhears them. Cloe visits Ved to tell him she is pregnant. He first thinks it is a joke but when she asks him what he's going to do about it, he tells her he wants nothing more to do with her.©tzuk

Episode 4.26

UK: March 31, 2002
Screenplay by Anthony Read
Directed by Costa Botes

Lex continues to fight in Reality Space with Java training him. Cloe returns to the mall upset at Trudy for making her tell Ved but Trudy explains to Cloe he's no good for her if he won't stand by her. Talking with Trudy, Amber thinks it is time Pride and Salene got together and Trudy teases Amber about her liking Pride but Amber's heart belongs to Bray. The pending launch of CityNet keeps the kids glued to the computer screen much to Pride's disgust. Dee goes to check on Cloe who, in addition to losing Ved, has realised she's not pregnant. After earlier chastising Salene for her mothering nature, Pride apologises to Salene and tells her he actually likes how she cares for everyone and admits his feels for her. When he asks her if she feels the same about him, Salene answers with a kiss. Amber offers Trudy the option to the go back to the Ecos without her but Trudy refuses. Dee confronts Ved about his treatment of Cloe. Siva tries to blackmail Java into helping Lex. CityNet debuts with a gladiator battle featuring Lex but with a new twist — if Lex dies in The Game, he dies in real life. Lex defeats his opponent after a long fight and is then forced to fight Java. Lex loses and Ram gives the audience the chance to vote on whether he lives or dies. The Mall Rats' last second vote makes it a draw and Ram casts the deciding vote, choosing to spare his life.©tzuk

Episode 4.27

UK: April 06, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Murray Keane

Lex has become a champion of the people and Ram surprises everyone by letting him go free but requests he make further appearances in the arena with the assurance he will live — so long as the people love him. Trudy suggests the Mall Rats leave the city while they can but Trudy wants to stay and fight, hoping to find evidence of the Technos' experiments and broadcast it on CityNet. Jay gets physical with Ved demanding an explanation of the experiments. Jay warns Ved about the dangers he's getting himself into but Ved is confident they are building a new world. Jay cautions his brother not to make him an enemy. Amber approaches Cloe to ask her to pretend to make up with Ved so she can find out where the people being used for the experiments are being kept. Mouse and Sammy take advantage of Lex's new-found celebrity status to make money by selling fake autographed photos. Ebony encourages Jay to stand up to Ram before he becomes too powerful to be stopped. Ram explains his plan to keep the city under control using the ancient Roman technique of keeping the people entertained. Cleo gets Ved drunk and gets him to reveal confidential information. Lex tries to sneak off to meet Siva but his adoring fans get in the way. Amber challenges Jay to do the right thing. She offers to provide him the evidence to prove what the Technos are doing is wrong and asks him not to ignore it when she does. Lex runs into Ved on the street and finally gets the chance to fight him. Using Cloe's intel, Sammy volunteers to sneak into the Technos' lab to film the kids inside.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Lucas Hayward as Sammy

Episode 4.28

UK: April 07, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Murray Keane

Sammy narrowly escapes detection and is able to film the kids but is disturbed by the experience. Cloe storms off when Lex tells her and Trudy about beating up Ved. Ram is adamant his latest broadcast go off without a hitch but Jay is upset at Ram for not delivering on his promises to provide the city with medicine and schools. Ram's hacker friend Patch uses Cloe's swipe card to gain access to CityNet but is concerned about being caught and advises they broadcast from the edge of the city to be safe. Salene and Mouse have fun reading Lex's fan mail and are amused by his makeover. Cloe goes to see Ved, who's hiding in his room after being beaten up, and she apologises for taking advantage of him. Before leaving the mall, Amber asks Salene to tell Trudy to look after baby Bray should anything happen to her. Lex is interviewed on CityNet prior to his next fight but Patch hacks the network and replaces the signal with a message from Amber warning the city about the Technos. However, Ram is able to take the message off the air without the Mall Rats knowledge and sends Jay and Java to arrest them after tracking their location. In place of Amber's warning, Ram displays a computerised image of Amber giving a message praising the Technos. The Mall Rats are gone when Java and Jay arrive but Java confiscates a video disc and takes it back to Ram as ordered. Jay recalls Amber's words not to turn his back on the truth and Pride appears and gives Jay a backup copy of the original video to watch.©tzuk

Episode 4.29

UK: April 13, 2002
Screenplay by David Fox
Directed by Murray Keane

Ram wants the people responsible for hacking his broadcast caught but Jay says they've likely left the city and praises Ram for stopping them when he did. Java identifies Amber as a Mall Rat but Jay says she's really an Eco and blames them for the pirate broadcast. Amber and Trudy have gone back to the Ecos and Lex returns to the mall upset that his fight was cancelled. Ved discovers it was his password the hacker used and recalls Cloe getting it out of him when he was drunk. Ebony asks Jay to leave with her but won't go, wanting the people to know the truth about the Technos. He promises they will be together and Ebony agrees to stay. Patch creates posters revealing the truth about the Technos. Dee asks Patch about his tribe, The Wreaking Crew, but admits to never having heard of them and asks him to join the Mall Rats. In Reality Space, Ebony explains to Ram that she didn't tell him she knew Amber because she was afraid of being punished if he found out and explains that she and Amber are enemies. Ram proposes again but Ebony tells him she is in love with Bray. Rejected once again, Ram retreats into Reality Space. Sammy is still upset about seeing the kids in the lab and Salene comforts him as best she can. Lex is hit on at the casino by a pretty blonde who won't take no for an answer. Java and her goons go to mall looking for Amber but Dee and Salene deny knowing her. Cloe gets upset at Ved for accusing her of getting his password and reminds him that if he turned her in he would also be in trouble with Ram for giving his password to a Virt. Jay suggests to Ebony she shouldn't have turned down Ram's proposal but needs to get close to Ram if they are to defeat him. A street kid bumps into Ved and steals his zapper, holding it on Ved until Dee talks him down. Ebony fails in her attempt to delete Ram in Reality Space. Siva finds Lex in bed with Candy. At the mall, Jay tells Pride he hasn't left he Technos officially but, along with Ebony, will work with the Mall Rats to bring down Ram from the inside.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sally Martin as Candy (uncredited)

Episode 4.30

UK: April 14, 2002
Screenplay by Charles Hodges
Directed by Murray Keane

Salene, Pride and Mouse watch the Technos replacing their posters with their own versions that label the accusations against them lies. Siva won't listen to Lex's excuses after finding him in bed with another woman. Ram dresses up one of his staff as a Mozzie and puts her on CityNet to deliver an emotional speech about being kidnapped and forced to participate in the creation of the lab photos. To counter Ram's lies, Jay suggests Patch hack into CityNet and crash it. Pride and Jay argue about what to do after Ram's defeat. Jay suggests they'd continue to rebuild but Pride isn't interested in a return to the old days. Ved puts Cloe into Reality Space before leaving to go do other work. Cleo fails to come out on her own and Jay must rescue her. Siva interviews Lex for CityNet and takes the opportunity to ask him his views on monogamy. Java tells Ram the reason Ebony keeps turning down his proposals is because she has a thing for Jay. Jay takes Cloe back to the mall where she tells Mouse about Reality Space, describing it as the best experience of her life. Lex's next fight puts him into a kickboxing ring against Siva. Ram assures Lex he will win but when Siva defeats him with ease, Ram wants nothing more to do with Lex and tosses him out on the street. Java pays off Candy for keeping her end of their bargain by seducing Lex. Patch hacks CityNet and installs a virus that brings down the network. Ram makes a final broadcast blaming "activists" for taking down CityNet and deliberately shuts off the city's electricity mid-broadcast. He will leave his opponents to face the city's rage.©tzuk

Episode 4.31

UK: April 20, 2002
Screenplay by Joe Boyle
Directed by Murray Keane

With the electricity shut off, the city is growing restless. Ram sends Ebony out to calm the growing crowd but she and Dee come under attack and must be saved by Jay and some Technos who disperse the crowd. Lex returns to the mall a loser and gets no respect from the kids. Patch tries to help Dee by cautioning her not to go to sleep after being hit in the head with a rock only to then drop a big medical book on her toes. Ram fires Ebony as City Leader but she counters him with a backdated letter of resignation. Ram turns the power back on to ask for the city's help to find the activists. He also announces an open application for Ebony's old job, and promises an important announcement to come. Java tells Ram Ebony's weakness is her insecurity about the men in her life. Using this knowledge, Ram creates a compromising Reality Space scene involving Jay and Amber. Pride isn't happy when Salene tells him she intends to run for the job of City Leader. Ram asks Ebony for one last chance to prove they could be happy together and shows her his Reality Space fantasy library which includes his creation of Jay's supposed Amber fantasy. Ebony is devestated. Angry at being fired, Lex goes to the hotel demanding to speak to Ram. Java stops him at the door and makes him jump through her "please hoop" before rejecting him. Ram announces his biggest gift to the city so far — running water!©tzuk

Episode 4.32

UK: April 21, 2002
Screenplay by Marie McNeill
Directed by Murray Keane

Ram enjoys seeing the Virts celebrating the return of running water. Jay's excitement is tempered but for Ram it is a promise kept. Ebony is cool toward Jay when he stops by. He cautions her that he thinks Ram is on to them but there is no "us" as far as she's concerned. Salene becomes the new City Leader in Ram's rigged election but instead of getting someone he can easily control, Salene starts her job by presenting him with a long list of demands and Ram is forced to yield to her formidable arguments. Ebony asks Siva for advice on what to do about Jay having Reality Space fantasies involving Amber. Siva tells her to put up with it — it's just a fantasy. Salene moves into her new office and shocks Lex by promoting Dee to Sheriff. Siva arrests three random Virts in the casino for the sabotaging the city's power grid and their punishment is broadcast live on CityNet. Siva spots Lex at the casino and, after buying him a drink, the pair make up, much to Dee's disappointment. Having seeming lost Jay, Ebony goes to Ram and gives him the conditions under which she will agree to marry him. Ram agrees and Ebony formally accepts his proposal.©tzuk

Episode 4.33

UK: April 27, 2002
Screenplay by Anthony Read
Directed by Murray Keane

Ram surprises everyone with news of his engagement to Ebony and asks Jay to be his best man. Salene offers Patch the job of delivering her new PSA spots on CityNet but he's too flustered to do it and recommends Dee. However, Pride thinks she will be nothing more than Ram's mouthpiece. Ved oversees the Technos' installation of Reality Space headsets at the casino and Cleo is eager to try them out. Lex asks Dee to pass a message on to Siva asking her to meet him. Jay confronts Ebony wanting an explanation of why she's marrying Ram and accuses her of choosing power over love. Lex confronts Dee when Siva doesn't show up at the apartment but Dee insists she passed on his message. Java drops in at the mall to collect Salene for Ram who tells her she'll be performing the marriage ceremony. Ram and Ebony's wedding is held in Reality Space. Upset at Salene's involvement in the wedding, Pride refuses to watch and goes out into the city where he is arrested for bad-mouthing the Technos. Instead of leaving Pride's punishment up to the people, Ram decides to do it himself and puts him into Reality Space to experience nature made perfect. Salene appeals to Jay to help Pride but having lost his influence with Ram there is nothing he can. Lex finds Siva at the apartment and she tells him she doesn't want to be a Techno anymore.©tzuk

Episode 4.34

UK: April 28, 2002
Screenplay by James Wyllie
Directed by Ian Mune

Pride is a mess after his Reality Space experience and Ved hauls him back to the mall and threatens him to behave. Lex takes Siva to Alice and Ellie's abandoned farm before returning to the city to make a deal to ensure her safety. Java gives Dee a script for her first news broadcast and although she doesn't like being told what to say, she has no choice but to read it. Pride also describes his Reality Space experience as one of the best of is life — he has found the spiritual wholeness he's searched for all his life. Salene is concerned by him parking himself in front of CityNet all day. Dee announces the Technos new game on CityNet and encourages everyone in the city to get scanned so they can become players. Lex visits Ebony to ask her to get Ram to call off the manhunt for Siva and forget about her. Ebony is moved by the notion of having less competition around and convinces Ram to abandon Siva to the Virts. Jay diagnoses Pride with Reality Space Sickness but assures Salene he will break the spell. Salene is concerned what the scanning centres will do to the other kids and asks Jay to keep close to Ram despite being frozen out. Ved flaunts his growing status to Jay and tells him Ram will crush him if he tries to stop The Game. Jay confronts Ram about the start of Phase 4 but Ram placates him with news that he is starting a hospital just as Jay wanted. A long line forms of kids wanting to be scanned for The Game but a lone voice of opposition is ignored. Jay and Salene find Pride on the edge of the roof in a Reality Space daze thinking he can fly.©tzuk

Episode 4.35

UK: May 04, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Ian Mune

Jay and Salene rescue Pride from the edge of the roof. Ebony asks Ram for the truth about The Game but Java doesn't want him to tell her anything, not believing he can trust her. Ram warns Java to get along with Ebony or she'll go the way of Siva and Jay. Unhappy living at the farm, Siva convinces Lex to take her back to the mall. Salene forbids the kids from playing The Game and Dee returns to the mall with news that Cloe has volunteered to be scanned for The Game. Ved broadcasts Cloe's scan experience and explains that The Game consists of two side, red and blue, fighting one another to find the magic key. Cloe is scanned into The Game. Salene, Jay and Dee discover their new hospital is an abandoned mess. Java delivers the medicines as promised but they are expired and she reveals the Technos will not be providing staff — the hospital will be run by Virts for Virts. Lex asks the Mall Rats to give Siva sanctuary at the mall. Pride is vehemently opposed to her staying but Lex insists and Pride relents with a warning that she not step out of line. Ved is confused by Cloe's mysterious disappearance and reports a problem with The Game. Admiring Ebony's understanding of power, Ram offers her Jay's job. Salene explodes when she discovers Siva has turned Sammy and Mouse into her servants. Ram threatens Ved when he steps out of line by suggesting to Ram that he's the one getting things done. Java tells Jay Phase 4 is all about getting the kids hooked on The Game and comes on to him after having too much to drink. The city is captivated by May's performance as she retrieves the magic key and wins The Game.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch

Note: Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu's final appearance as Cloe

Episode 4.36

UK: May 05, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Ian Mune

Siva struggles to adapt to living among Virts at the mall so Lex suggests she do something nice to help the Mall Rats accept her. Pride, Salene and Patch are busy getting the hospital into shape when Jay brings in their first patient. Ved reports to Ram a scan rate of 90% but Ram wants 100%. Another cold puts Ebony on the outs with Ram. Mouse and Sammy get scanned so they can play The Game and Ved asks them to keep an eye out for Cloe. Java discovers Ved is falsifying his scan numbers and cautions him when he suggests they could do better without Ram. Sammy and Mouse eliminate May in The Game but Sammy gets caught up in the action and turns on Mouse. Ram tells Java of his plan to use the Virts as labour to build his future civilisation but is tiring of her jealousy toward Ebony. Jay tells Patch about losing his girlfriend and how it has motivated him to build a better society. Sitting down to Siva's burnt dinner, Mouse tells the others how Ved made them play The Game to look for Cloe who still hasn't come out of The Game. Java invites Jay to dinner but he is delayed at the hospital and arrives three hours late. Java warns him that Ram will get rid of him when he's no longer useful. Ram observes Ved searching for Cloe and says to himself that he doesn't think he's going to ever see her again. The Mall Rats are discussing their concern for Cloe when May stumbles into the mall. Ved and Ram agree to settle their argument in Real Space with all the safeties off. Mouse finds Siva's zapper and goes looking for Sammy for payback for him turning on her in The Game.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Mia Taumoepeau as Ginny

Episode 4.37

UK: May 11, 2002
Screenplay by Anthony Read
Directed by Ian Mune

Pride is still haunted by dreams of Reality Space as May is also recovering from Reality Space Sickness. Ram offers Ved a chance to back out of their match but Ved is committed and calls him a "disabled sicko". Siva saves Sammy from a zapping by Mouse and the truth about their participation in The Game comes out but Pride overreacts by yelling at Mouse and blaming Siva. The girl Jay brought to the hospital, Ginny, begins to recover from pneumonia but is not out of the woods. Needing more medication, Jays suggests Patch and Dee ask Salene to approach Ebony. May is still deeply messed up from her time in Reality Space and Salene stresses to Pride the need to start fighting back. News of Ram vs Ved hits CityNet. Ebony is upset at Java for letting the fight happen but Salene's arrival ends their argument. Ebony explains to Salene that what medicine they have is being hoarded by Ram for his own use. Salene accuses her of selling out and being nothing more than Ram's puppet. Ebony responds by telling her to talk to Ram herself and stop running to her with her problems. Despite Java's efforts to get them to call off the fight, Ram and Ved square off in Reality Space. Ram defeats Ved but spares his life. Afterwards, Salene finds Ved stumbling back to his room. He asks Salene if she knows where Cloe is before collapsing in her arms. Salene takes him to the hospital. Despite her illness, Ebony regains her status as Ram's number one wife and masseuse. Pride goes back into Reality Space.©tzuk

Episode 4.38

UK: May 12, 2002
Screenplay by James Wyllie
Directed by Ian Mune

Ram decides it's time to put the city to work. Ebony, who is still sick, advises caution but Ram needs the manpower to keep things running smoothly. Ved leaves the hospital but Jay is not happy he's decided to go back to Ram. Ginny is back on her feet. Pride is attacked by the Blue gang while on patrol in the market. Ram wants Jay to sell the population on the idea of working for game credits so he can also take the heat. Ved joins Jay and Salene at the mall to tell them Ram doesn't have as much of the city scanned as he thinks which Salene sees as an opportunity to build a new resistance. Having run up against The Game's new pay-wall, Sammy and Mouse decide to join a work crew and find themselves having to haul coal at the power plant. The Reds and Blues have taken their fight into the real world which Lex is concerned will destabilise the city. Salene is worried about Pride but he asks her to bear with him while he gets back to normal. Java stops Ebony from seeing Ram because of her cold but Ram gets upset with Java for turning her away. Ram welcomes Ved back into the fold while Jay announces he is quitting the Technos. Ram, showing the first signs of being sick, orders Jay be arrested but he manages to escape with help from Java.©tzuk

Episode 4.39

UK: May 18, 2002
Screenplay by Marie McNeill
Directed by Ian Mune

Salene searches the mall for Mouse unaware she and Sammy are off working. Dee gives Lex the job of organising the market and giving the traders licenses and he is quickly back to old ways taking bribes for prime spots in the market. Pride sees him trading for Reality Space credits with one of the Technos and takes the credits off his hands in exchange for keeping quiet. Dee is accosted in the market by members of the Blue gang who also rob Sammy and Mouse of their hard-earned credits. Pride uses Lex's credits to get back in The Game. Lex gets jealous of Siva and Jay's cosy talks. Ved gives Ebony a lesson in Reality Space image manipulation and she quickly realises the video Ram showed her of Jay and Amber together was faked. Salene grills a filthy Mouse about what she's been up to all day but she doesn't reveal that she and Sammy have been working. Ginny, who has a medical background, offers to help at the hospital. When the hospital is ransacked, Jay suspects it is the Technos paying him back and decides to leave the city so as to not put the others at risk. Salene wants to rally the unscanned population to fight the Technos. Java has a conversation with a version of herself on the computer who advises her to be wary of her sisters. Ebony rushes to the mall to apologise to Jay for believing he wanted to be with Amber.©tzuk

Episode 4.40

UK: May 19, 2002
Screenplay by Joe Boyle
Directed by Costa Botes

Ram and Ved are concerned that The Game will be jeopardised by the Virts taking their virtual fight into the real world. May is finally up and about and tells Lex that while she hasn't seen Tai-San or Alice in The Game, she has seen Bray and was given a message to pass on to Amber. Java quarantines Ram when his illness worsens. Jay and Ebony get back together and have a score to settle. The Mall Rats try to clean up the hospital, and while an angry Pride wants to teach the perpetrators a lesson, Salene recommends relocating the hospital to the mall. Dee and Patch search for more medical supplies but are turned away from seeing Ram and Dee bites Patch's head off for accusing the Technos of trashing the hospital. Pride returns to the casino to play The Game but gets tossed out when he can't pay. Java stops Ebony from visiting Ram but doesn't tell her he's ill. May is still confusing reality with The Game. Salene notices the injured kids in the hospital aren't wearing colours and are therefor unscanned and a potential source of recruits to help fight the Technos. Ebony tells Jay about being turned away from seeing Ram and concludes Ram must be sick. The Mall Rats plan a heist when Ebony learns the Technos are expecting a shipment of medicine. Salene recruits the unaffiliated patients to help with the robbery and despite Pride nearly ruining the plan, the ambush is successful. In the aftermath, Lex confronts Pride about his Reality Space addiction but Pride refuses to listen. Patch is captured by Java who wants him to save Ram's life — both of their lives depends on it.©tzuk

Episode 4.41

UK: May 25, 2002
Screenplay by Charles Hodges
Directed by Costa Botes

Java offers to release Patch if he can find out which medicine will save Ram's life. When the fighting on the street spills into the mall, Salene and Pride ask Siva to train their volunteers to fight. Siva is hesitant to get involved which upsets Pride who calls her a parasite and a freeloading piece of junk. Java is upset to find Patch playing games instead of doing research. Pride tries to stand up to her but Java threatens to waste Dee if he doesn't come through and help Ram. Siva tells Lex about her run-in with Pride and he explains that Pride's addiction to The Game is causing his aggression. Pride realises Mouse has been working for the Technos and confiscates her Reality Space credits. Despite rumours to the contrary, Java assures Ebony that Ram isn't dead but Ebony wants to wait for his scheduled State of the Union broadcast for proof. Mouse uses some hidden credits to play The Game and encounters Pride and May who both turn on her, with May threatening her to keep quiet. Lex tries to talk to Salene about Pride but he is interrupted by Mouse who tells Salene that Pride is playing The Game. An angry Salene forcibly removes Pride from The Game and smashes his computer. Ebony tells Jay about the rumours that Ram is dead and they believe the time is right to take over the Technos. A computer generated version of Ram turns over command to Java and Ved but Ebony isn't fooled. Ram's deteriorating condition forces Ved to join him in Reality Space to find out which medicine he needs.©tzuk

Episode 4.42

UK: May 26, 2002
Screenplay by Charles Hodges
Directed by Costa Botes

Ved goes into Reality Space to try to communicate with Ram but Java is concerned Ved plans to finish him off. Salene calls a tribe meeting where Pride and May reveal their addiction to The Game. Mouse is not happy when Pride has all the Reality Space headsets removed from the mall but Siva helps cheer her up by giving her some of her jewellery. Dee is upset that Salene won't spare the manpower to search for Patch. Lex gets mad when Siva shrinks his clothes in the drier. As a result, Siva quits her domestic chores and agrees to train the recruits. Ved locates Ram in Reality Space and Ram tells him of his desire to live there with his friends for all eternity while their bodies are looked after by machines and the Virts, motivated by their addiction to The Game, working to supply the power. Ebony discovers the Technos are holding Patch captive and disguises herself to get in to talk to him about Ram. Salene confronts Mouse and accuses her of stealing her earrings, unaware Pride stole them to trade for more credits. Ebony returns to the mall with news from Patch prompting Jay to go out on his own to rally the Technos against Ram. Arriving at the hotel, Jay tells the Technos that Ram is dead and they've all been fooled by Java. Jay leads them to confront Java only to have Ram wheel around the corner and order Jay be arrested.©tzuk

Episode 4.43

UK: June 01, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Costa Botes

Jay takes Java hostage allowing Patch to escape but is captured himself. Dee sees Siva taking medical supplies and when Ginny reports items missing, Dee takes her suspicions to Salene. With Salene's missing jewellery also to consider, the girls confront Siva. Siva has nothing to hide and Lex points the finger of blame at Pride and May, both of whom have addictions to feed. Ram demands to know who Jay's accomplices were in the coup. He says nothing but Java blames Ebony. Feeling untrusted, Siva packs her things to leave the mall but Lex won't let her go. Salene calls a tribe meeting to get to the bottom of the missing supplies. Pride denies responsibility leaving and an absent May to take the blame. Ram asks Ebony to conduct Jay's interrogation forcing both to perform for the benefit of the ever-watching Ram. Ram tells Java about his next project, a new free-to-play game in Reality Space with a virtual Jay as the target. Salene hands out assignments to improve mall security and train up the militia. Left out of the Salene's plan, Mouse and Sammy hear the announcement for Ram's new game. Ram tells Ebony his plan for Jay's execution — by first vilifying Jay in the virtual world, the players will turn on him in real life. Ram releases Jay onto the street and announces that the city itself has become the gaming zone with a big prize for the winner. A sympathetic Techno gives Jay a zapper before he goes.©tzuk

Episode 4.44

UK: June 02, 2002
Screenplay by David Fox
Directed by Costa Botes

A CityNet report showing Pride killing Jay in The Game alerts Patch but Salene denies it is him. Salene calls a meeting to discuss what to do about Jay being hunted but Lex isn't worried, believing the kids know the difference between The Game and real life. Siva assembles the militia to rescue Jay as an angry mob gathers outside the mall gates demanding Jay be turned over. Ginny rescues Jay from his pursuers but he must escape again when she turns his zapper on him. Salene finds the stolen medicine in Pride's room. Siva runs into Pride while searching for Jay and inquires if he will help Jay if he finds him. Lex and Ved agree to work together to find Jay. Mouse teases Dee about being in love with Patch and thinks she should tell him. Pride catches up with Jay but Jay must fight him off and convince him he is real and not virtual. Ebony leaves Ram's side to go after Jay. Patch picks the worst time to tell Dee that he loves her. Lex sets the gangs fighting amongst themselves allowing Jay to escape. Ebony joins up with Jay and they kiss in front of one of Ram's cameras knowing he will be watching.©tzuk

Episode 4.45

UK: June 08, 2002
Screenplay by Bevin Linkhorn
Directed by Costa Botes

Ebony and Jay defiantly wave to Ram's camera before moving on. Pride leads Jay and Ebony out of the city through the sewers. Ram is a mess after losing Ebony and Java calls off The Game and orders Jay and Ebony found and brought to her. Salene, Lex and Mouse return to the mall to find Dee and Patch tied up. The Red team demands Jay and a brief fight ensues but ends quickly when Siva returns with the militia. Dee and Patch awkwardly dance around their feelings for one another. Java and Ved have differing views on Jay's escape but she assures him Jay will be caught. After returning to the mall, Pride tries to apologise but there are few willing to listen for a second time. Ram retreats into Reality Space with a virtual version of Ebony but is frustrated by her limited programmed responses. Java institutes a curfew but won't stop The Game due to it giving the Technos some control over the city while Ved wants to create a new game. Salene, Lex and Siva come up with plan to shut down the scanning and gaming centres but question the motive behind Pride's opposition. Pride trades the lifetime game pass he won for deleting Jay for Salene's earrings. Mouse is done with The Game after seeing Jay being chased and takes up drawing but gets caught outside after curfew.©tzuk

Episode 4.46

UK: June 09, 2002
Screenplay by Tony Osborn
Directed by Costa Botes

Java extends her patrols into the countryside after Ved suggests Ebony and Jay have likely escaped from the city. Pride saves Mouse from being caught out after curfew and she asks him to teach her how to read. Ram questions Mega if he can be trusted but Mega assures him he can and shows him the work he's been doing on the Paradise program and Ram instructs that all efforts be made to finish the project. Jay and Ebony find refuge at the farm and agree to travel north to start over. Dee is frustrated by Patch's inability to express himself. Salene is not sure things can go back to how they were between her and Pride due to issues of trust. Ram implements a low-tech solution to finding Ebony and Jay. His dogs track the pair to the farm but they manage to escape. Siva agrees to teach Mouse to read. Mega reports to Java a rumour that Ram is going to put his body in deep freeze so he can live in his cyber-paradise for 1000 years. Salene shows Dee and Patch the Technos' new orders implementing marshall law. A teary Java goes to Ram for an explanation of his plan and he tells her he will finally realise his dream of being whole and healthy (his whole point of moving to the city) and suggests she could join him. Jay and Ebony escape the dogs by swapping clothes with two scarecrows and their travels take them south where they unexpectedly run into Amber, Trudy, and the Ecos.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega

Episode 4.47

UK: June 15, 2002
Screenplay by Anthony Read
Directed by Peter Nathan

Two parties have mixed feelings about who they've run into but the Ecos take Jay and Ebony back to their camp where they make it clear they are just passing through. Java reports to Ram that her search for Jay and Ebony hasn't been successful but Ram wants his revenge on Ebony before he goes into his Reality Space paradise. Bored, Sammy goes to play The Game. Mouse won't go with him and covers for him when Salene inquires after him. Ebony is clearly uncomfortable with Jay and Amber being reunited. Siva finds Mouse crying and upon learning that Sammy went out to play The Game, takes her to tell Salene. Java informs Ram that Ved is missing but he dismisses her concerns before later revealing he has him stored in his computer program. Patch seeks relationship advice from Lex, a "man of the world", but only makes a mess of things in an attempt to make Dee jealous. Pride finds Sammy on his way to play The Game and brings him back to the mall only to have Salene accuse him of being out playing The Game with Sammy. Ebony tells Amber about her plans to settle down with Jay and start a family. The Ecos retrieve Jay and Ebony's clothes and bring news of Technos continued search prompting Amber to suggest the two lay low at the Ecos camp. Not believing that he is reformed, Salene breaks up with Pride.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega

Episode 4.48

UK: June 16, 2002
Screenplay by James Wyllie
Directed by Peter Nathan

Trudy confides in Amber that she is weary that Ebony could truly change. Java visits Salene to ask her to help launch their new game. Salene is not interested but Java makes it clear that as City Leader she will do what is asked of her. Trudy confronts Ebony and tells her she wants her and Jay gone from the camp. Sammy gets one of the new Paradise headsets. While out walking with Amber, Jay admits his regret at bringing the Technos to the city and Amber tells him he has a chance at happiness with Ebony and should take it. May tells Pride about her time working in the mines and tells him she always thought Salene had a thing for him. Patch is not interested in any more of Lex's advice. Ram is upset by the slow adoption of Paradise. Worried about abandoning Ved, Jay has second thoughts about running away and tells Amber he's decided to go back to the city and asks her to join him. She kisses him but they both pull away. Ebony is angered by Jay's decision and blames Amber and refuses to believe that she tried to stop him. Lex offers to help Java distribute the Paradise program in exchange for a share of the profits. May extends an olive branch of friendship to Salene who can't bring herself to tell May the truth about herself and Pride. Amber tells Jay and Ebony she's decided to return to the city with them. Jay is pleased by her decision but Ebony is decidedly not.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega

Episode 4.49

UK: June 22, 2002
Screenplay by Marie MacNeill
Directed by Peter Nathan

Amber, Jay, and Ebony depart the Ecos' camp and head back to the city. Sammy is enthralled with Paradise but Mouse doesn't share his opinion and destroys her disc. Sammy tries to interest Lex in Paradise but he's unimpressed by Sammy's fantasy. Only later does Sammy realise Mouse mistakenly destroyed his disc so he unwittingly showed Lex her fantasy instead of his. Ram's transition to Reality Space is imminent and he is only waiting for the city to bend to his will. Java doesn't want him to go but his mind is made up. Siva finds Lex crying after being in Paradise but he is evasive and won't explain. She later samples his fantasy and learns he was with Tai-San. Concerned for her their own futures in light of Ved's disappearance, Java asks Mega to work with her to keep the Technos together. Ebony grows jealous of Jay and Amber's rekindled friendship and feigns an injury to get his attention. Siva tells Lex she watched his fantasy and is not threatened or jealous of his past but is sad for him for what he lost. Pride tells May he fell in love with Salene. Dee finds Lex trading in Paradise fantasy discs. Salene praises Pride for doing the right thing by telling May the truth about them and they get back together. The Technos roll through the Ecos' camp and gather up the kids. Trudy and baby Bray are saved by Hawk but Brady is taken.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Michelle Ang as Tai-San, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega

Episode 4.50

UK: June 23, 2002
Screenplay by Charles Hodges
Directed by Peter Nathan

Jay, Ebony, and Amber reach the city which is disturbingly quiet with everyone either working or immersed in Reality Space. Mega spots them on Ram's security cameras but Java deletes the images. Lex makes a deal to sell Paradise discs to the casino. Java approaches Ebony on the street wanting to talk alone. Salene clears the air with May who wishes her and Pride well. Lex is not pleased by Jay, Amber, and Ebony's return but a hastily called vote by Salene overrules his objections. Java gives Ram a progress report on the adoption of Paradise but his main concern is their inability to locate Jay and Ebony. Ebony doesn't like Jay's idea that Amber will lead the city after Ram is defeated but he also reminds her they won't be staying. Siva suggests to Lex that they should leave the city but Lex encourages her to stand up to Ebony. Unable to tell Dee how he feels, Patch puts his thoughts down on paper. Dee tells May the reason Pride didn't tell her about his relationship with Salene was because she was so messed up from The Game and it might have pushed her over the edge. May doesn't buy the explanation and thinks Pride was just a coward who only dumped her because Salene made him do it. Her words have an impact on Dee who finds Patch's letter but refuses to read it thinking he is dumping her. Patch asks her to read the letter and they embrace. Siva has it out with Ebony demanding to be treated better. Ebony breaks down and admits she only came back to the city because Jay wanted to and foresees losing him to Amber. Ram is upset with Java for giving Mega a Paradise headset, stressing that Paradise is for the Virts only. Lex follows Jay into the city and sees him meet with Mega. After returning to the mall, Lex interrupts Jay's tribe briefing to ask about his meeting with Mega. Pride explains he was only trying to find out about Ved but Lex accuses him of selling them out. Amber breaks up their fight and the mall's security alarm announces the arrival of Trudy who frantically reveals that the Technos have taken Brady.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega

Episode 4.51

UK: June 29, 2002
Screenplay by Joe Boyle
Directed by Peter Nathan

The Mall Rats must restrain Trudy from going after the Technos to get Brady back. Lex and Sammy set up shop outside the power plant during shift change to distribute their Paradise DVDs but must abandon their goods and make a hasty retreat when Siva and her militia come by. Jay meets with Mega and reports that he is having trouble convincing his friends that he can be trusted. Jay inquires about Brady and Mega promises to look into it. Mouse wants answers from Sammy about working for Lex and threatens to tell Salene if he doesn't stop. Lex finds Dee burning his abandoned DVDs. He gets them back by offering to do the job himself but is forced to actually burn them when Siva comes by to talk. Salene finds May using Paradise. May doesn't appreciate Salene's preachy interference and alludes to being in a fantasy scenario with Pride. May's description of the program's power draws Salene in and she revisits the Mall Rats' early days before destroying the headset. Jay arranges for Mega to disable the Technos' weapons when they attack. Lex in concerned Trudy will sell them out to get Brady back when she goes to the hotel. Trudy is taken into custody but a mysterious Techno gets in to see her — it is Tai-San! She tells Trudy to play along and promises to do everything she can to get Brady back. Ebony comforts Trudy back at the mall but doesn't believe she saw Tai-San. Tai-San finds Brady in a Virt holding pen and Mega returns her to the mall where he announces the attack is scheduled for the next day. Ebony tells Amber she's holding her responsible for Jay's life should anything happen to him. Mega reports back to Ram that he has the Mall Rat's confidence and Ram is pleased that their opposition is exactly where he wants them.©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Laura Wilson as May, Michelle Ang as Tai-San, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega

Episode 4.52

UK: June 30, 2002
Screenplay by David Fox
Directed by Peter Nathan

Ebony is awoken by a nightmare about Zoot. Salene and Amber speak to the assembled Mall Rats, militia, and Ecos about the imminent battle with Lex the lone concerned voice of opposition. Ram observes the growing opposition and regrets not dealing with the Mall Rats sooner. Tai-San tries to involve herself in the discussion but is blocked out. A deteriorating Ram comforts Java, his "one true wife", about his pending transfer into Reality Space. Patch gives Dee a good luck charm to keep her safe — the CPU from his first computer. Amber comes clean and admits to Ebony she has feelings for Jay but Ebony is too distracted by another vision of Zoot to care. The Mall Rats' assembled army leaves the mall with Lex a late addition. At the hotel, Tai-San pulls Java aside to find out what is happening and Java reveals that Mega is setting a trap for the Mall Rats. The army moves on the hotel but something doesn't feel right to Ebony who asks Jay to call it off but it is too late. Ram is angered when Salene is captured and has her released to encourage the attack. Mega gives Ram a new Reality Space headset to better monitor the action. Salene orders the attack on the hotel but Mega and Technos are waiting for the assault and easily cut down the attackers with their zappers. The battle won, Ram enters cryogenic suspension but finds Reality Space is not the the paradise he envisioned.

In the hotel lobby, the Mall Rats are celebrating their victory over the Technos. Lex is finally reunited with Tai-San and Jay gives Mega his due and explains what happened... The Mall Rats burst into the hotel and easily overwhelmed the Technos whose weapons were disabled by Mega. Meanwhile, a failed version of the attack was programmed by Mega and viewed by Ram on his new headset and while Ram thought he was entering his Reality Space paradise, Mega was actually wheeling him off to a muddy scrap yard.

With Ram finally out of the picture, Jay is ready to start work on his dream of building a better world but Ebony is upset their plans for the future have died. Leaving the others, Ebony comes face-to-face with Zoot who announces his Prophecy complete. With his bidding successfully carried out by the Technos, Zoot tells Ebony their work is only half done. He proclaims, "They gave you power, and now, as I predicted... now comes the chaos." ©tzuk

Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Laura Wilson as May, Michelle Ang as Tai-San, Daniel James as Zoot, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega

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The Tribe \| Home The Tribe: episode guide Series 1 \| Series 2 \| Series 3 \| Series 4 \| Series 5 Episode 4.01 UK: January 05, 2002 Screenplay by David Fox Directed by Julian McSwiney The transport plane circles the city and continues to drop troops as Ellie and Jack leave the mall in search of a news story. Ebony, who we learn has pardoned Alice for killing the Guardian, instructs the Mozzies to collect intelligence on the invaders but with their leader missing, they won't take orders from Ebony and walk out. At the mall, Trudy is upset by Ebony's banishment of Bray and Amber and asks Pride to help get them back. Jack and Ellie observe the Mozzies confront the troops only to be chased down and attacked. Jack and Ellie rescue their leader, Dee, and take her back to the mall. Ebony and Lex are discussing which tribes they can get to help them when Pride arrives to asks for Bray and Amber's banishment to be lifted but Ebony refuses. When the troops arrive at the mall, Cloe hides to avoid being rounded up as is happening throughout the city. Jack, Ellie, and Ebony reunite at the mall and realise Moz, Alice, KC, Tally, and Andy have all been captured. Other than that, all they know of the newcomers is they're not adults and they're not friendly. Pride, Trudy, and Lex are headed out of the city to search for Bray and Amber when they see the intimidating pyrotechnic display announcing the arrival of the Technos. Pride and Lex rush back to the city to rescue May and Tai-San leaving Trudy to go on alone. In labour, Amber is alone and Bray is nowhere to be seen after leaving the barn. Trudy eventually finds Amber and comes to her aid. Ram, the leader of the Technos, keeps watch over the city using his security cameras as his men move through the city creating chaos. Lex and Pride return to the mall and learn that Tai-San and May are among the Mall Rats that have been taken. Ebony vows they won't be defeated and tells the others they must face up to the fact that their friends are gone — they're on their own now.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Michael Wesley Smith as Jack, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray Note: only the core cast is credited this season and in nearly every episode there are a number of speaking roles that go uncredited. Episode 4.02 UK: January 06, 2002 Screenplay by David Fox Directed by Julian McSwiney Trudy helps Amber give birth to a boy. Sneaking through the city, Pride sees the Technos loading kids onto trucks and returns to the mall with news that kids are now surrendering to the invaders. Trudy finds Bray's ring in the grass outside the barn and fears the worst unaware Bray, injured, is being driven away in one of the Technos' trucks. The remaining Mall Rats make their way through the streets and come across a group of kids. Ebony takes responsibility for letting their guard down and allowing the invasion to happen but her words fall of deaf ears and the kids turns their backs and walk away. Trudy lies to Amber and tells her that Bray came back but left to get help. The Mall Rats learn the Technos are based in the stadium in Sector 9 and they decide to pay them a visit. Technos Jay and Ved observe the Mall Rats' arrival and are unimpressed. They assure the Mall Rats that they're not violent and tell them they can get on the next truck if they want to see their friends but will be left alone if they otherwise don't interfere. Ved baits Lex to attack him and Lex is shot with a stun beam. Salene finds two young feral children on the street and brings them back to the empty mall. Amber tells Trudy about her 'dream' of seeing man with a metal face. Flustered, Trudy leaves her to go outside but must hide when a transport truck drives by. As Ram is escorted through the streets, the Mall Rats carry Lex to the mall where Salene welcomes them back.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Michael Wesley Smith as Jack, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray Episode 4.03 UK: January 12, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Julian McSwiney Recovering in bed, Lex dreams of the Guardian's warning about the arrival of the "true bringers of Power and Chaos". With rumours swirling, Pride wants to know the truth about what the Technos are capable of. Jack goes after Ellie when she leaves for the the farm to look for Alice and is able to keep her from being captured. Finding the farm abandoned, Ellie wants to go back to the city but Jack is not sure he wants to go back. Ved announces to Ram that the Technos have met their early objectives — Ram has the labour he needs. Trudy tells Amber about the invasion but because she was spotted they have to leave the barn. Amber wants to wait for Bray to return but Trudy asks her to think of their children's safety. Finding Pride packing his things, Cloe tells him he has to stay to be the leader after they get rid of Ebony and promises to fight at his side. Pride admits to Cloe he was with May because he needed someone and didn't actually love her. Ved goes into the city and causes a scene at the casino. Java and Siva arrive and haul him out but not before Dee manages to steal Ved's communicator. At a meeting of tribe leaders, Lex tries to rally support to fight the invaders but Ebony recommends a more cautious approach, suggesting their main focus should be on surviving until they can figure out how to defeat the Technos. Trudy shows Amber Bray's ring and concludes he must have been taken. Before moving on, Amber asks for Trudy's help to name her baby. Ebony thanks Salene for her support at the meeting but Salene tells her she doesn't like her but knows they need to unite under one leader and Ebony's all they have. Dee returns to the mall and gives the communicator to Ebony but neither are aware the device allows Ram to hear everything they say.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Michael Wesley Smith as Jack, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray, Maria Penny as Jet (uncredited) Episode 4.04 UK: January 13, 2002 Screenplay by not given Directed by not given While Jack is marvelling at the technology in the Technos' communicator, Ved is chastised by both Jay and Ram for losing it. Returning from a reconnaissance mission, Pride tells Salene there are far fewer Technos than people think and the kids in the city out number them significantly. While nursing her crush on Pride, Cloe thanks Lex for noticing she's grown up. Amber and Trudy find shelter, but no food, inside an abandoned house. Ellie apologises to Jack for making him come back to the mall. Salene wants to hold a ceremony to remember their missing friends but Ellie hates the idea, not wanting to give up hope of seeing their friends again. Cloe's jealousy manifests itself when she refuses to help Salene look after the kids only to then agree when Pride asks her nicely. Amber tells Trudy she has decided not to go back to the mall but instead wants to rejoin the Eco tribe. Trudy doesn't like the idea but Amber wants to go where she and the baby will be safe. Jack informs Ebony that if they can disable the Technos' cell tower, they can cripple their communications. Jack says good-bye to Ellie before going with Ebony and leaves her his lucky whistle. However, Ram is tracking the communicator and as Jack and Ebony approach the cell tower, the Technos capture Jack as Ebony looks on from a distance.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Michael Wesley Smith as Jack, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray Note: people with good memories and sharp eyes may recognise the copy of Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' from episode 2.16 in the house where Amber and Trudy stop Episode 4.05 UK: January 19, 2002 Screenplay by Charles Hodges Directed by The Mall Rats are shocked by news of Jack's capture. Ellie is upset by Ebony's apparent lack of an effort to save him and accuses her of looking out for number one. Ram isn't happy about security measures that allowed Jack to get so close while missing Ebony entirely. Amber and Trudy continue to trudge on in search of the Eco tribe's camp. Salene informs Pride she's changed her mind and now thinks the city should get together and attack as they should have done when the Chosen first appeared. Lex angrily confronts youngsters Mouse and Charlie when they damage his shrine to Tai-San and steal her crystal. He tries to throw them out of the mall when Charlie bites him but is stopped by Pride and Salene. Despite Trudy forcing them to rest, exhaustion catches up with Amber but she pushes her self onward eager to find the Ecos. Cloe again asks Pride to consider becoming their leader and he confides in her that they're going ahead with the attack. Jay pays a late-night visit to Ebony at the hotel and warns her she will be held personally responsible for any further attacks. The Mall Rats bring Ebony to the mall to tell her the war against the technos is going ahead with or without her. With the support of the leaders of the others tribes, Ebony reluctantly agrees to lead the attack. Amber and Trudy reach the site of the Eco tribe camp but there is no sign of it. As the reality of the girls' situation sinks in, the Eco tribe members slowly emerge from the forrest. Meanwhile, Ebony presents herself before a security camera wanting to talk to Jay.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Michael Wesley Smith as Jack, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray Episode 4.06 UK: January 20, 2002 Screenplay by Joe Boyle Directed by Julian McSwiney As Lex lays out the plan of attack, Ebony secretly meets with Jay and strikes a deal to co-operate with the Technos in exchange for her being allowed to continue to run the city without interference. Back at the Technos' base, Java and Ved observe the pair talking and Java takes special notice of Ebony. Cloe stands up to Salene and tells her she doesn't want to stay behind to look after the children but once again Pride is able to sweet talk her. Lex likes the new empowered Salene but jumps on Ellie for her impatience to get the attack started. The Mall Rats join with the other tribes and march to the stadium. Salene is suspicious at the ease at which they are advancing when Technos guards pour out of the building starting a massive brawl. The fight is short-lived as Ram unleashes as sonic weapon that debilitates the attackers. Jay comes out to address the attackers and orders them all destroyed. Ebony stands up to accept the blame but Jay spares her life and orders everyone be released. Back at the mall, Mouse finds the love letter Cloe left on Pride's bed and turns it into a paper airplane. Ebony advises the others to return to her original strategy and learn everything they can about the Technos while Lex acknowledges their mistake in attacking and hails Ebony as a true leader. Ram praises Jay for bringing order to the city and getting the co-operation of the "Virts". Ved doesn't understand why Jay let the attackers go and he tells them it was all a set-up — Jay has a deal with Ebony. Ram asks Java and Siva to put together a profile on Ebony but Ved is one step ahead, producing a poster with Ebony's name and face on it — a very familiar face. Java and Siva advise Ram to avoid Ebony and abandon his project. They caution that Ebony is dangerous and they should know — she's their sister.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Michael Wesley Smith as Jack Episode 4.07 UK: January 26, 2002 Screenplay by Andy Smith Directed by Julian McSwiney With the Marketplace open again, Ellie snaps at Lex for suggesting life is getting back to normal. Pride and Salene ponder why the Technos released them and Salene wonders if Ebony made a deal prior to the fight. Java and Siva warn Ram that Ebony has to go or she'll destroy them all. Ellie returns to the mall in a dark mood. Salene tries to comfort her but Ellie pushes her away. Cleo inquires about her love letter which Pride must admit to not having seen. Ebony meets with Jay and accuses him of not living up to his end of the deal but he assures her no one else knows about their deal. At Jay's request, Ebony makes a speech asking the kids in the city to co-operate with the Technos. Java and Siva agree to get rid of Ebony as soon as possible before she can get her claws into Ram. Ebony orders Lex not to interfere with the Technos and assigns Dee to be his new deputy. Pride finds Cloe's love letter in the mess left by the kids who are running amok in the mall. Pride tries to tell Cloe he doesn't feel the same way about her and tells her won't lie to her about his feelings as he did to May. All Cloe takes away from their talk is that Pride still sees her as a child. Siva follows Ebony and gives her a note from Jay asking to meet. An emotional Ellie reflects on the people close to her that she's lost.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Michael Wesley Smith as Jack Episode 4.08 UK: January 27, 2002 Screenplay by Anthony Read Directed by Janet Stubbings Salene questions Ellie when she finds food missing and becomes concerned Ellie may be going down a familiar path of self-destruction. Java and Siva escort Ved into the city but leave him at the casino while they go off in search of Ebony. Salene is frustrated by Lex's uncaring attitude toward Ellie and must be physically restrained by Charlie and Pride. Cloe reluctantly takes Ellie a plate of food at Salene's request but leaves her to go out, upsetting Salene. Reflecting on the people she's lost, Ellie goes up on the roof intending to take her life but she is stopped by Charlie and Mouse. After a run-in with Lex and Dee at the market, Java and Siva confront Ebony in the parking garage and reveal their identities. Jay's arrival stops them from getting the pay-back they were after and he takes them all back to see Ram who had been monitoring the encounter. Cloe catches Ved's eye at the casino but her self-esteem takes another hit when he toys with her emotions. Dee tells Lex she saw Jay visit Ebony the night before their raid on the Technos. Ram takes a liking to Ebony and assigns her two bodyguards to ensure her protection — Java and Siva.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie Episode 4.09 UK: February 02, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Janet Stubbings Charlie speaks for the first time and tells Salene about Ellie almost jumping from the roof. Ved is unhappy about the growing number of his men who are getting injured as a result of attacks but Jay won't let him push back. Ram wants to visit his girls at the hotel to see how they are doing and orders Jay to make the streets safe. Dee causes a stir in the market when she declares the food free. Lex backs her up publically when a trader gets mad but later tells her it was a bad idea. Salene talks to Ellie hoping to help her overcome her despair. Pride and Salene try to learn the kids names. Ebony challenges her sisters to a fight. Lex sees the sisters together for the first time and remarks on how bad things always come in threes. Ved and his men are ambushed on the street and Pride gets caught up in the roundup of those involved. Lex and Dee find two of the attackers but Dee keeps Lex from handing them over. Ram and Jay arrive at the hotel and break up the fight between Ebony and her sisters. Ram reiterates his order to Java and Siva that that are to protect Ebony and grants Ebony's request to command them. Java explains to Jay why she and Siva hate Ebony — they were looking after one another after the virus until Ebony fell in with Zoot and turned against them. Ved brings the captured kids to the front of the mall to make an example of the them but Jay intervenes and releases them and instructs Ebony to keep the city under control. At the mall, Pride questions himself as to why he's still in the city and decides he has to do something while Dee and Cloe team up to get even with Ved for how he's treated them. Meanwhile, Java and Siva set up a poker game at the casino while a hooded figure plants a bomb at the hotel...©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie Episode 4.10 UK: February 03, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Janet Stubbings Ebony is woken up by her guards to hear Ram's news — the Technos are moving in to the hotel! Unable to sleep, Salene gets up to go talk to Pride but finds his bed empty. Ved fetches the girls from the casino and takes them back to the hotel. Ram is unhappy the girls left Ebony and makes it clear — if Ebony dies, they die. The bomb is found but while Jay works to disarm it, Java suggests he let it explode to get rid of both Ram and Ebony so they can take over. Dee returns to the mall with news of the attempted bombing but while Salene expresses her regret that they haven't moved beyond violence, Pride leaps to his feet to remind her they are at war. So close to losing everything, Ram wants to know who was responsible. Pride apologises to Salene for his outburst and tells her he's decided to stay to fight for their future in the city. Salene asks Pride where he was the previous night but he dodges the question. Suspecting her sisters, Ebony asks Jay to let her investigate the bombing and he gives her 24 hours. Dee and Cloe carry out their revenge against Ved by plying him with spiked drinks at the casino. At the end of the night, Ved is left clutching a teddy bear while wearing nothing but a diaper. Mouse and Charlie rip one of Pride's shirts in a ploy to get him and Salene together but in the process a hotel key falls out. Salene agrees to mend the shirt if they finally agree to tell her their names. Ebony puts Lex in charge of the bombing investigation but he reminds her whoever did it will likely try again.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie Episode 4.11 UK: February 09, 2002 Screenplay by David Fox Directed by Janet Stubbings Dee breaks up a fight between two kids on the street but Pride must step in to keep them from turning on her. The Technos won't submit to Lex's investigation and Siva and Java both deny trying to blow up their sister. Ved raids the mall to settle a score but asks out Cloe in an attempt to keep up appearances. Ram allows Lex to question his people, starting with Siva. After asking Ellie what she wants to be when she grows up, Mouse and Charlie tells her a little about their past. Pride, returning from a secret meeting with the other City Leaders, is upset to learn Ved came to the mall. Lex admits he can't prove anything yet but Pride suggests he prosecute the Technos for the kidnappings of their friends. Pride's refusal to be questioned raises Lex's suspicions. Following Pride, Lex sees him meet with the other leaders again. Dee finds the hotel key in Pride's room. It is enough evidence for Lex who arrests him for attempted murder. Back at the hotel, Ebony finds a threatening note on her bed.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie, Maria Penny as Jet (uncredited) Episode 4.12 UK: February 10, 2002 Screenplay by David Fox Directed by Janet Stubbings Ram is pleased by the news that a Mall Rat has been arrested for the attempted bombing but tells Jay he knows he still suspects his girls. Ebony is angry at Lex for arresting Pride given her latest threat but he won't let Pride go without another suspect. Ebony is caught snooping on Ram and the girls' VR session. Ellie has another weepy moment of reflection and blows Jack's whistle. Ebony asks Ram if she can pursue the investigation herself and he offers to rig up a lie detector to speed things along. Pride tells Salene he's been setting up an underground resistance movement with the other leaders and they are planning to overthrow the Technos. Lex and Dee break up a fight in the market but when a vendor turns on Lex, it is Siva who arrives to save him. Ram uses his lie detector to prove Java and Ved innocent. Pride warns Cloe about messing with Ved and asks her to patch things up with Salene. Ram offers to find Ebony's enemy for her. Cloe apologises to Salene for being difficult and admits to being jealous about her and Pride's relationship but Salene assures her they are just friends. A second attempt is made on Ebony's life but Java and Siva catch the attacker in the act — it is Ellie.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie Episode 4.13 UK: February 16, 2002 Screenplay by Charles Hodges Directed by Janet Stubbings The Technos raid the mall to collect evidence against Ellie. Questioned by Jay, Ellie takes full responsibility for the bomb as well. The Mall Rats are surprised to hear of Ellie's arrest and Lex releases Pride only to be called a sell-out. Jay questions Ellie about Jack but she covers for him, explaining she wanted to kill Ebony because she was responsible for Jack's capture — and she's evil. Jay assures her if Jack is one of their captives he's okay and offers to find out how he is if she will tell him more about Ebony's misdeeds. Salene takes some food to Ellie and she admits she knew what she was going to do since not jumping and tells Salene she's writing a good-bye letter to Jack. Lex sneaks in to the hotel to meet with Siva and apologises for the things he said to her and asks her out on a date. Salene appeals to Ebony and Jay that Ellie needs help not punishment. Salene's allusions to Ebony's shady past gives Jay something to think about but he tells Salene a decision on Ellie will be up to Ram. Mouse and Charlie go to the market to sell Tai-San's pendant for food but they run off without paying. Ellie stands up to Ram and tells him Ebony will eventually take the Technos down. Ram turns a decision on her punishment over to Ebony but the zapper he gives Ellie doesn't work and Ram tells Jay to do whatever he wants with Ellie. Cloe and Pride track Mouse and Charlie to the hotel where they are trying to take the food to Ellie. Jay brings Ellie out and they give her the apples before she's loaded into a transport truck and driven away. Salene asks Pride if Ellie's approach was right and that they're the ones who are wrong but he tells her there is always another way — and they'll find it. They kiss.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Charley Murphy Samau as Charlie, Jennyfer Jewell as Ellie Episode 4.14 UK: February 17, 2002 Screenplay by Charles Hodges Directed by Colin McColl Ebony is happy Lex is "sniffing around" her sister and wants him to use Siva to find out how the Technos operate. Pride is suddenly distant with Salene and tells her it was wrong to have kissed her and he says he doesn't want to get into something they will both regret. Siva slips away to meet with Lex who takes her to his secret batchelor pad. Unable to find Lex, Dee asks Ebony to help break up a disturbance in the market only to have her become the target of the hungry citizens' anger. Ved returns Cloe's teddy bear and asks her out only to turned down once again. As he's leaving the mall, Ved tells Cloe that Jay arranged for Ellie to be reunited with Jack. Pride apologises to Salene and tells her he likes her, and has for a while, but is scared of letting her down as he did to May. They kiss one last time but are spotted by Cloe. After seeing Pride and Salene kiss, Cleo changes her mind and goes to meet Ved at the beach. Ebony wants Jay to do something about the growing food crisis and warns him the city is on the edge. Java accuses Ebony of trying to get her claws into Jay but Ebony thinks she's just jealous and reminds her she's Ram's property. Back at the mall, Pride asks Cloe if she's been with Ved and she tells him off for having told her Salene wasn't his girlfriend when she just saw them kissing. Pride is worried about Charlie who has gone missing. Jay chastises Ved for taking a vehicle without permission but Ram is too delighted by Ved's work to be concerned. Cloe tells Salene she's not interested in Ved and Ram and his girls immerse themselves in his new VR sim.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse Episode 4.15 UK: February 23, 2002 Screenplay by Marie MacNeil Directed by Colin McColl Lex accepts the Technos' food delivery at a warehouse but tells Dee he wants nothing more to do with the Technos due to the continued disappearances — Charlie being the latest. Bringing a box back to the mall, the kids are surprised it contains chocolate. Asking for an explanation from Jay, he explains to Ebony the bars are actually a complex energy bar disguised as chocolate to appeal to the younger kids. Mouse is missing her brother and names her new pet after him. Pride is not interested in eating the Technos' "processed muck" and recommends to Lex he try a herbal remedy for his sore tooth. Pride invites Salene to go out herb collecting but the pair are interupted by Mouse. Dee cautions Cloe about getting involved with Ved. Ram is upset with Jay for his unauthorised distribution of the protein bars but Jay assures him nothing he has done has undermined their cause. Lex is visited by Siva in his flat as the two continue to get closer. Siva's late return angers Ram. Siva lies and says she was in the gym but Ram and Java are suspiscious. Jay doesn't want Ved seeing Cloe and has it out with his brother who tells him he was only having some fun and that Cloe means nothing to him. Back at the mall, Cloe is in love.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse Episode 4.16 UK: February 24, 2002 Screenplay by James Wyllie Directed by Colin McColl Ebony steps up when Jays fails to convince a farmer about a trade arrangement with the Technos. Lex's toothache keeps him from going out on patrol with Dee allowing her to discover Lex has been taking a piece of the action in the market. Jay tells Ebony the kidnappings are a necessary part of their program and are unavoidable if they are to achieve their goals. Java suggests to Ram that Ebony could be influencing Jay and could turn him against them. Dee convinces Lex to let her pull his tooth. Ram confronts Ebony and reminds her she's their puppet, not their ambassador, and tells her to keep her contact with Jay to a minimum. Ebony witness Ram's dark side first-hand when he zaps one of his men. Pride narrowly avoids being captured when he infiltrates a Techno-run power facility but learns the Technos will be restoring electricity to the city. Siva thinks Lex has lost interest in her when his toothache comes between them and reminds him of the danger they'd both be in if Ram found out about them. Dee asks Ebony if she can use her connections to get pain medication for Lex but Ebony reassures her he will be okay and sends her on her way. Lex returns to the mall but is unsteady on his feet and collapses. Dee blames herself for making Lex worse and Pride suspects Lex has developed blood poisoning, which could be life-threatening.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse Episode 4.17 UK: March 02, 2002 Screenplay by Joe Boyle Directed by Colin McColl Siva waits for Lex unaware he is laid up in bed. She stops a patrolling Dee to inquire when he'll be back on duty but Dee avoids answering. Pride and Salene are on opposite sides of the debate over the return of electricity but both agree the Technos can't be allowed to succeed. Pride asks Jay not to turn on the power only to have Jay accuse him of being afraid to live in a world that involves something more than berry-gathering. Salene visits Ebony to ask her to get help for Lex from the Technos. Ved gives Cloe a present and promises more but it is not gifts she wants. Ebony goes to the power station to ask Jay for antibiotics for Lex but he tells her that Ram keeps the medicines locked up. Ebony invites Jay to dinner. Brought before Ram so he can take a family photo of the girls, Ebony asks Ram for the drugs to help Lex but her request is denied and for the first time Siva learns just how sick Lex is. Salene returns to the hotel to check on Ebony's progress and is disgusted to find her having dinner with Jay while Lex is on his deathbed. Ebony and Jay are unaware Ram is observing them from a hidden camera and their evening comes to an abrupt end when a jealous Java arrives and says Jay is there on official duties. He denies it but Ebony asks him to leave. Siva manages to steal antibiotics for Lex but despite her best efforts to avoid detection, Ram monitors her with another hidden camera.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse Episode 4.18 UK: March 03, 2002 Screenplay by Joe Boyle Directed by Colin McColl Ebony gives Lex the antibiotics Siva stole and the Mall Rats are soon encouraged by his turnaround. Java and Siva help Ram plan an impressive event for the return of electricity. Ebony is curious why Siva stole the antibiotics but Siva doesn't explain and asks her sister not to tell Ram it was her. Ebony agrees. Pride goes over his notes on the power station looking for a way to sabotage the Technos' plans but Salene is more concerned about his safety. Ram toys with the girls, telling them he knows it was Ebony who stole from his medicine chest. He confronts Ebony but is surprised by her confession having expected her to rat out Siva. Ved comes to Cleo and Mouse's aid when they are accosted on the street. Mouse wants to know if he was the one who took Charlie but Ved fobs her off and asks out Cleo again. Ram asks the girls what punishment Ebony should receive and enjoys their disagreement as Siva opts for lenience while Java wants her executed. Ram enjoys Ebony's response when he asks her what she would do and decides to let her go free. Later, Siva thanks Ebony for not turning her in while Java wants to know why Siva didn't side with her to get rid of Ebony as they've been wanting. Pride enters the power station and begins his sabotage work as Ram assembles the city's kids to witness his latest triumph. Siva visits Lex in the mall and tells him she got him the antibiotics and he gives her a gift — Tai-San's crystal pendant necklace. Pride is spotted and pursued by Jay and both end up caught up on the power station's electric fence as Ram's countdown to the power-restoration nears zero. Ram ignores Jay's shouts not to turn on the power and the city comes to life as a fireworks display lights up the sky. Elsewhere, Ved (in plain clothes) takes Cloe to a special place but are both almost caught by the Technos for being inside a restricted area. Back at the power station, Pride and Jay lay motionless at the base of the electric fence as Pride's coat sizzles on the wires above.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse Episode 4.19 UK: March 09, 2002 Screenplay by Joe Boyle Directed by Colin McColl Pride gets up and checks on Jay who slowly comes around. As guards approach, Jay thanks Pride and tells him to go. Ram is delighted by the city's response, believing the city loves him. The kids go wild at the mall testing out appliances but Mouse and her new friend Sammy take things too far. They hook up every appliance they can get their hands on and unknowingly start a fire. A deflated Pride returns to the mall but is not content to give up, staunch in his belief that Ram is manipulating the people. With all the excitement in the city, Salene tells him turning off the power is not an option and not the answer. Ebony is concerned for Jay when he returns to the hotel and she tends to his injuries but he takes a raincheck on her offer to spend the night. Cloe is upset at Ved for leaving her the night before and sharply turns him down for another date. Ved's greatest concern however is that she not tell anyone where they were. Jay is upset at Ram for ignoring his calls not to switch on the power and notes a complete lack of concern for him when Ram reveals he watched him struggle with Pride at the fence. Ram insists Siva help test his new cyber software but once in the VR world, Ram questions Siva about being in love with Lex and locks her in the simulation. Lex is back on his feet but he dodges Dee's request to join him on patrol. Ebony asks Jay about what he was like before becoming a Techno but he tells her he's not a Techno, he just works with them and only joined them to improve the world. Pride decides their next course of action should be to influence someone from the Technos to help them and tells Salene about not killing Jay when he had the chance. Mouse and Sammy finally notice the fire and raise the alarm. After Pride and Salene put it out, Trudy appears out of the smoke in need of their help — the Technos have kidnapped Amber!©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Lucas Hayward as Sammy Episode 4.20 UK: March 10, 2002 Screenplay by Joe Boyle Directed by Colin McColl After being introduced to all the new Mall Rats, Trudy explains how Amber was caught and taken to a building on the city's outskirts. Cleo is the only one familiar with the building, having been taken there by Ved, but she can't learn anything more about the place from Ved. In the city, Ved and the Technos are celebrated as heroes for bringing back electricity. Siva tells Lex that Ram found out about her stealing the drugs for him but doesn't believe Ram yet knows about their relationship and cautions Lex to be careful. Jay goes to the mall to thank Pride for saving him but ignores Pride's question asking why the Technos came to the city in the first place. Mouse and Sammy leave a tape recorder in Pride's room and are shocked by what the hear. Cloe asks Ved about the tunnels but he won't tell her because she's a Virt. Trudy challenges Lex about him working for the enemy but refuses to accept his comparison to what she went through with the Chosen. Ram forces Ebony to join him into his VR game where she is surprised to see Amber. Lex visits Siva in her room but Java finds them and throws him out. Afterwards, Siva confesses to her sister she's tired of being Ram's "fantasy toy" but Java reminds her of all the things Ram has done for them and tells her to dump Lex. Ram brings Ebony flowers and proposes marriage, asking her to become his third wife. Cloe is once again asked to stay behind to watch Mouse and Sammy while the others go to the check out the building where Amber is supposedly being held. Trudy distracts the guards so the others can sneak inside the building where they find a number of kids being used in some sort of experiment. Amber is among them.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Lucas Hayward as Sammy Episode 4.21 UK: March 16, 2002 Screenplay by Andy Smith Directed by Costa Botes Ram is angry at losing his "test units" who, along with Amber, have all been brought back to the mall. Jay is upset that, despite being Head of Security, he was never told of the research centre and when Ram refuses to answer his questions, Jay walks out. Lex wants to make a deal with Ram to trade the rescued kids for their friends but Pride won't hear of it and doesn't want anyone to know they even have them. Salene talks with Lex who was hoping to find Tai-San. She says she knows he loves Tai-San because if he didn't he would have found someone else by now. Her comment reminds him he was supposed to be meeting Siva. Siva is spotted leaving the apartment by a Techno guard. Ram punishes the commander who was in charge when the Virts broke into his facility. The guard won't accept Ram's decree that he take their place so Ram zaps him. Lex finally makes it to the apartment and finds Java waiting for him. She warns him to stop seeing Siva. Cloe tells Trudy she's tired of Salene and Pride treating her like a little kid. Discussing Ved, Trudy asks her to consider if he's really worth it. Ram apologises to Jay and appeals to his ego and plays the pity card. Mouse and Sammy's treasure hunt turns up a box of old movies. They watch a horror movie and get scared by both the movie and "zombie" Amber. Ebony asks Lex about the break in. He denies any involvement but lets slip that Trudy and Amber are back. Ebony, having already seen Amber in the VR game, is quick to guess that she was one of the rescued test subjects and goes to the mall to see Amber for herself.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy Episode 4.22 UK: March 17, 2002 Screenplay by David Fox Directed by Costa Botes Amber tells Ebony her appearance in the VR sim was no game. Pride is suspicious about Ebony's involvement with Ram and the Technos but Ebony insists she protecting them. Siva meets with Lex to tell him they need to cool things off because of Java but Lex tells her Java is only jealous. Trudy chases after Ebony as she leaves the mall and appeals to her not to turn in Amber and assures Ebony they're no threat to the Technos or her. Pride questions Amber about the equipment she was hooked up to but Amber is still traumatised by the experience. Ram is eager for an answer to his wedding proposal from Ebony but gives her more time to decide. Ebony asks Jay to go away with her but doesn't tell him about the proposal. Ebony tells Jay the Mall Rats were responsible for the raid and Jay decides to visit the lab himself and invites her to join him. Siva tells Java she's broken up with Lex as she asked. Jay is initially denied access to the building and threatens to force his way in before Ved comes out to let him in. Ved shows Jay a group of happy test subjects. Ebony and Pride accept the demonstration at face value and leave at which time Ved ends the charade. Outside, Jay makes it clear to Ebony he doesn't believe Ved but has to be careful around him as everything gets reported back to Ram. Ved picks up Cloe for a date and the pair spent time together at the beach. At the hotel, Lex talks his way past Java to see Siva but she later sees him leaving Siva's room. Jay goes to the mall to see Amber and a strong Amber emerges to challenge him on the worth of the Technos' invasion. Java informs Ram of a computer theft. Lex arrives at this apartment to find it full of computers. Java and the two of the Technos are close behind and arrest him.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy Episode 4.23 UK: March 23, 2002 Screenplay by Charles Hodges Directed by Costa Botes Pride stops Mouse and Sammy as they are hauling a load of appliances out of the mall but is pleased by their anti-polution explanation and lets them go. Java offers Lex a deal: he confesses to the computer theft and she's keep quiet about him and Siva. Amber and Trudy want to rejoin the Ecos but Amber agrees to stay and meet with the other tribe leaders. Dee seeks Ebony's help for Lex but she's unsympathetic. Salene admits to Trudy her resentment for Amber and thinks Pride is falling in live with her again but Trudy assures her Pride is crazy about her, even if they haven't slept together yet. Lex is brought before Ram but instead of confessing to the theft, he accuses Ved of setting him up to keep him quiet about Ved's relationship with Cloe. It is only when Java threatens to reveal Lex's relationship with Siva that Lex is forced to admit to the theft. Amber speaks to the other leaders and asks them to spread the message that the Technos are dangerous and must be resisted but it is a hard sell when she demands that they must also shut off the electriciy. Siva pleads with Java to not send Lex to a work camp but when Java admits to setting Lex up, Siva accuses her sister of being jealous. Ram tells Jay about his proposal to Ebony and, wondering if Ebony has set her sights on someone else, asks Jay to let him know if he hears anything. Despite the lack of support from the other leaders, Amber agrees to stay a few more days. Ved denies Lex's allegations and asks Ram to add Lex to their project. Ram is amused by his transparency. Mouse and Sammy trade their appliances for a dishwasher but only succeed in baking their dirty dishes because they didn't hook it up to water. Ebony finally tells Jay about Ram's proposal but Jay says there is little they can do to stop him. Jay also won't support her plan to kill Ram because he doesn't think they're as important as the benefits the Technos are providing. She interprets him as saying she's not worth the risk and he breaks up with her. Ved informs Lex he is to be his new guinea pig.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Maria Penny as Jet (uncredited) Episode 4.24 UK: March 24, 2002 Screenplay by Marie MacNeill Directed by Costa Botes Dee is hassled on the street but makes it clear she is in charge with Lex gone. Amber reassures Salene that she doesn't have feelings for Pride but Salene is more worried about his feelings for Amber. Ebony corners Jay in the elevator and calls him a coward for not getting rid of Ram. Dee is upset none of the other Mall Rats share her concern for Lex. Ebony asks Java for help to get Ram off her case. Not wanting her sister around, Java agrees. Desperate to avoid Ram's proposal, Ebony turns to Java for advice and she is able to fend him off by pretending to be sick. To answer Jay's questions about what will happen to Lex, Ved convinces Jay to go into Reality Space to see for himself. Ved takes Jay to a virtual club but he quickly leaves the session when Amber appears. Amber's inclusion in the virtual world raises questions for Jay which Ved does his best to dodge. Dee tells Ebony about Jay's visits to the mall to talk to Amber which sends Ebony to confront Jay. Ram sends Lex into Reality Space where he is forced to fight. Dee questions what side Cloe is on when she finds her on the roof of the parking garage with Cloe and Sammy splattering passers-by.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Jemaine Clement as Cowboy #2 (uncredited) Episode 4.25 UK: March 30, 2002 Screenplay by James Wyllie Directed by Costa Botes Ram begins distributing computers to the Virts so he can start broadcasting on his new CityNet. Ved gives Cloe a pass that allows her access to all Techno facilities but is unimpressed by her reaction. Trudy and urges caution in allowing access to CityNet, suspecting an ulterior motive, but Salene believes it is a risk they have to take to get information about the Technos (and besides, the kids love it). Informed by Siva, Dee returns to the mall and tells Amber that Lex is being used as a guinea pig. She asks for Amber's help to save him but Amber has a baby to think about and knows Lex is strong and can beat it. Pride meets with Jet at the casino and is frustrated to learn the others leaders will not help fight the Technos. Jay visits Amber at the mall again and is surprised to learn about Lex being used as test subject. Amber asks him to do something about it but Jay is unable to interfere with Ram's work. When Cloe confides in Trudy that she is pregnant, Trudy advises her to inform Ved. With Ebony and Dee at his side, Jay speaks to Ram about his abuse of Lex and shares his concerns that they will alienate the city if it continues. Ram shows them Lex fighting in Reality Space but assures them it is just a game and Lex isn't getting hurt. Jay asks to see Lex to be sure but Ram refuses and dismisses them. Ebony accuses Jay of falling for Amber and threatens to tell Ram about their meetings but backs down when Ram overhears them. Cloe visits Ved to tell him she is pregnant. He first thinks it is a joke but when she asks him what he's going to do about it, he tells her he wants nothing more to do with her.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Maria Penny as Jet (uncredited) Episode 4.26 UK: March 31, 2002 Screenplay by Anthony Read Directed by Costa Botes Lex continues to fight in Reality Space with Java training him. Cloe returns to the mall upset at Trudy for making her tell Ved but Trudy explains to Cloe he's no good for her if he won't stand by her. Talking with Trudy, Amber thinks it is time Pride and Salene got together and Trudy teases Amber about her liking Pride but Amber's heart belongs to Bray. The pending launch of CityNet keeps the kids glued to the computer screen much to Pride's disgust. Dee goes to check on Cloe who, in addition to losing Ved, has realised she's not pregnant. After earlier chastising Salene for her mothering nature, Pride apologises to Salene and tells her he actually likes how she cares for everyone and admits his feels for her. When he asks her if she feels the same about him, Salene answers with a kiss. Amber offers Trudy the option to the go back to the Ecos without her but Trudy refuses. Dee confronts Ved about his treatment of Cloe. Siva tries to blackmail Java into helping Lex. CityNet debuts with a gladiator battle featuring Lex but with a new twist — if Lex dies in The Game, he dies in real life. Lex defeats his opponent after a long fight and is then forced to fight Java. Lex loses and Ram gives the audience the chance to vote on whether he lives or dies. The Mall Rats' last second vote makes it a draw and Ram casts the deciding vote, choosing to spare his life.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy Episode 4.27 UK: April 06, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Murray Keane Lex has become a champion of the people and Ram surprises everyone by letting him go free but requests he make further appearances in the arena with the assurance he will live — so long as the people love him. Trudy suggests the Mall Rats leave the city while they can but Trudy wants to stay and fight, hoping to find evidence of the Technos' experiments and broadcast it on CityNet. Jay gets physical with Ved demanding an explanation of the experiments. Jay warns Ved about the dangers he's getting himself into but Ved is confident they are building a new world. Jay cautions his brother not to make him an enemy. Amber approaches Cloe to ask her to pretend to make up with Ved so she can find out where the people being used for the experiments are being kept. Mouse and Sammy take advantage of Lex's new-found celebrity status to make money by selling fake autographed photos. Ebony encourages Jay to stand up to Ram before he becomes too powerful to be stopped. Ram explains his plan to keep the city under control using the ancient Roman technique of keeping the people entertained. Cleo gets Ved drunk and gets him to reveal confidential information. Lex tries to sneak off to meet Siva but his adoring fans get in the way. Amber challenges Jay to do the right thing. She offers to provide him the evidence to prove what the Technos are doing is wrong and asks him not to ignore it when she does. Lex runs into Ved on the street and finally gets the chance to fight him. Using Cloe's intel, Sammy volunteers to sneak into the Technos' lab to film the kids inside.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Lucas Hayward as Sammy Episode 4.28 UK: April 07, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Murray Keane Sammy narrowly escapes detection and is able to film the kids but is disturbed by the experience. Cloe storms off when Lex tells her and Trudy about beating up Ved. Ram is adamant his latest broadcast go off without a hitch but Jay is upset at Ram for not delivering on his promises to provide the city with medicine and schools. Ram's hacker friend Patch uses Cloe's swipe card to gain access to CityNet but is concerned about being caught and advises they broadcast from the edge of the city to be safe. Salene and Mouse have fun reading Lex's fan mail and are amused by his makeover. Cloe goes to see Ved, who's hiding in his room after being beaten up, and she apologises for taking advantage of him. Before leaving the mall, Amber asks Salene to tell Trudy to look after baby Bray should anything happen to her. Lex is interviewed on CityNet prior to his next fight but Patch hacks the network and replaces the signal with a message from Amber warning the city about the Technos. However, Ram is able to take the message off the air without the Mall Rats knowledge and sends Jay and Java to arrest them after tracking their location. In place of Amber's warning, Ram displays a computerised image of Amber giving a message praising the Technos. The Mall Rats are gone when Java and Jay arrive but Java confiscates a video disc and takes it back to Ram as ordered. Jay recalls Amber's words not to turn his back on the truth and Pride appears and gives Jay a backup copy of the original video to watch.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sally Martin as Candy (uncredited) Episode 4.29 UK: April 13, 2002 Screenplay by David Fox Directed by Murray Keane Ram wants the people responsible for hacking his broadcast caught but Jay says they've likely left the city and praises Ram for stopping them when he did. Java identifies Amber as a Mall Rat but Jay says she's really an Eco and blames them for the pirate broadcast. Amber and Trudy have gone back to the Ecos and Lex returns to the mall upset that his fight was cancelled. Ved discovers it was his password the hacker used and recalls Cloe getting it out of him when he was drunk. Ebony asks Jay to leave with her but won't go, wanting the people to know the truth about the Technos. He promises they will be together and Ebony agrees to stay. Patch creates posters revealing the truth about the Technos. Dee asks Patch about his tribe, The Wreaking Crew, but admits to never having heard of them and asks him to join the Mall Rats. In Reality Space, Ebony explains to Ram that she didn't tell him she knew Amber because she was afraid of being punished if he found out and explains that she and Amber are enemies. Ram proposes again but Ebony tells him she is in love with Bray. Rejected once again, Ram retreats into Reality Space. Sammy is still upset about seeing the kids in the lab and Salene comforts him as best she can. Lex is hit on at the casino by a pretty blonde who won't take no for an answer. Java and her goons go to mall looking for Amber but Dee and Salene deny knowing her. Cloe gets upset at Ved for accusing her of getting his password and reminds him that if he turned her in he would also be in trouble with Ram for giving his password to a Virt. Jay suggests to Ebony she shouldn't have turned down Ram's proposal but needs to get close to Ram if they are to defeat him. A street kid bumps into Ved and steals his zapper, holding it on Ved until Dee talks him down. Ebony fails in her attempt to delete Ram in Reality Space. Siva finds Lex in bed with Candy. At the mall, Jay tells Pride he hasn't left he Technos officially but, along with Ebony, will work with the Mall Rats to bring down Ram from the inside.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sally Martin as Candy (uncredited) Episode 4.30 UK: April 14, 2002 Screenplay by Charles Hodges Directed by Murray Keane Salene, Pride and Mouse watch the Technos replacing their posters with their own versions that label the accusations against them lies. Siva won't listen to Lex's excuses after finding him in bed with another woman. Ram dresses up one of his staff as a Mozzie and puts her on CityNet to deliver an emotional speech about being kidnapped and forced to participate in the creation of the lab photos. To counter Ram's lies, Jay suggests Patch hack into CityNet and crash it. Pride and Jay argue about what to do after Ram's defeat. Jay suggests they'd continue to rebuild but Pride isn't interested in a return to the old days. Ved puts Cloe into Reality Space before leaving to go do other work. Cleo fails to come out on her own and Jay must rescue her. Siva interviews Lex for CityNet and takes the opportunity to ask him his views on monogamy. Java tells Ram the reason Ebony keeps turning down his proposals is because she has a thing for Jay. Jay takes Cloe back to the mall where she tells Mouse about Reality Space, describing it as the best experience of her life. Lex's next fight puts him into a kickboxing ring against Siva. Ram assures Lex he will win but when Siva defeats him with ease, Ram wants nothing more to do with Lex and tosses him out on the street. Java pays off Candy for keeping her end of their bargain by seducing Lex. Patch hacks CityNet and installs a virus that brings down the network. Ram makes a final broadcast blaming "activists" for taking down CityNet and deliberately shuts off the city's electricity mid-broadcast. He will leave his opponents to face the city's rage.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sally Martin as Candy (uncredited) Episode 4.31 UK: April 20, 2002 Screenplay by Joe Boyle Directed by Murray Keane With the electricity shut off, the city is growing restless. Ram sends Ebony out to calm the growing crowd but she and Dee come under attack and must be saved by Jay and some Technos who disperse the crowd. Lex returns to the mall a loser and gets no respect from the kids. Patch tries to help Dee by cautioning her not to go to sleep after being hit in the head with a rock only to then drop a big medical book on her toes. Ram fires Ebony as City Leader but she counters him with a backdated letter of resignation. Ram turns the power back on to ask for the city's help to find the activists. He also announces an open application for Ebony's old job, and promises an important announcement to come. Java tells Ram Ebony's weakness is her insecurity about the men in her life. Using this knowledge, Ram creates a compromising Reality Space scene involving Jay and Amber. Pride isn't happy when Salene tells him she intends to run for the job of City Leader. Ram asks Ebony for one last chance to prove they could be happy together and shows her his Reality Space fantasy library which includes his creation of Jay's supposed Amber fantasy. Ebony is devestated. Angry at being fired, Lex goes to the hotel demanding to speak to Ram. Java stops him at the door and makes him jump through her "please hoop" before rejecting him. Ram announces his biggest gift to the city so far — running water!©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch Episode 4.32 UK: April 21, 2002 Screenplay by Marie McNeill Directed by Murray Keane Ram enjoys seeing the Virts celebrating the return of running water. Jay's excitement is tempered but for Ram it is a promise kept. Ebony is cool toward Jay when he stops by. He cautions her that he thinks Ram is on to them but there is no "us" as far as she's concerned. Salene becomes the new City Leader in Ram's rigged election but instead of getting someone he can easily control, Salene starts her job by presenting him with a long list of demands and Ram is forced to yield to her formidable arguments. Ebony asks Siva for advice on what to do about Jay having Reality Space fantasies involving Amber. Siva tells her to put up with it — it's just a fantasy. Salene moves into her new office and shocks Lex by promoting Dee to Sheriff. Siva arrests three random Virts in the casino for the sabotaging the city's power grid and their punishment is broadcast live on CityNet. Siva spots Lex at the casino and, after buying him a drink, the pair make up, much to Dee's disappointment. Having seeming lost Jay, Ebony goes to Ram and gives him the conditions under which she will agree to marry him. Ram agrees and Ebony formally accepts his proposal.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch Episode 4.33 UK: April 27, 2002 Screenplay by Anthony Read Directed by Murray Keane Ram surprises everyone with news of his engagement to Ebony and asks Jay to be his best man. Salene offers Patch the job of delivering her new PSA spots on CityNet but he's too flustered to do it and recommends Dee. However, Pride thinks she will be nothing more than Ram's mouthpiece. Ved oversees the Technos' installation of Reality Space headsets at the casino and Cleo is eager to try them out. Lex asks Dee to pass a message on to Siva asking her to meet him. Jay confronts Ebony wanting an explanation of why she's marrying Ram and accuses her of choosing power over love. Lex confronts Dee when Siva doesn't show up at the apartment but Dee insists she passed on his message. Java drops in at the mall to collect Salene for Ram who tells her she'll be performing the marriage ceremony. Ram and Ebony's wedding is held in Reality Space. Upset at Salene's involvement in the wedding, Pride refuses to watch and goes out into the city where he is arrested for bad-mouthing the Technos. Instead of leaving Pride's punishment up to the people, Ram decides to do it himself and puts him into Reality Space to experience nature made perfect. Salene appeals to Jay to help Pride but having lost his influence with Ram there is nothing he can. Lex finds Siva at the apartment and she tells him she doesn't want to be a Techno anymore.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch Episode 4.34 UK: April 28, 2002 Screenplay by James Wyllie Directed by Ian Mune Pride is a mess after his Reality Space experience and Ved hauls him back to the mall and threatens him to behave. Lex takes Siva to Alice and Ellie's abandoned farm before returning to the city to make a deal to ensure her safety. Java gives Dee a script for her first news broadcast and although she doesn't like being told what to say, she has no choice but to read it. Pride also describes his Reality Space experience as one of the best of is life — he has found the spiritual wholeness he's searched for all his life. Salene is concerned by him parking himself in front of CityNet all day. Dee announces the Technos new game on CityNet and encourages everyone in the city to get scanned so they can become players. Lex visits Ebony to ask her to get Ram to call off the manhunt for Siva and forget about her. Ebony is moved by the notion of having less competition around and convinces Ram to abandon Siva to the Virts. Jay diagnoses Pride with Reality Space Sickness but assures Salene he will break the spell. Salene is concerned what the scanning centres will do to the other kids and asks Jay to keep close to Ram despite being frozen out. Ved flaunts his growing status to Jay and tells him Ram will crush him if he tries to stop The Game. Jay confronts Ram about the start of Phase 4 but Ram placates him with news that he is starting a hospital just as Jay wanted. A long line forms of kids wanting to be scanned for The Game but a lone voice of opposition is ignored. Jay and Salene find Pride on the edge of the roof in a Reality Space daze thinking he can fly.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch Episode 4.35 UK: May 04, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Ian Mune Jay and Salene rescue Pride from the edge of the roof. Ebony asks Ram for the truth about The Game but Java doesn't want him to tell her anything, not believing he can trust her. Ram warns Java to get along with Ebony or she'll go the way of Siva and Jay. Unhappy living at the farm, Siva convinces Lex to take her back to the mall. Salene forbids the kids from playing The Game and Dee returns to the mall with news that Cloe has volunteered to be scanned for The Game. Ved broadcasts Cloe's scan experience and explains that The Game consists of two side, red and blue, fighting one another to find the magic key. Cloe is scanned into The Game. Salene, Jay and Dee discover their new hospital is an abandoned mess. Java delivers the medicines as promised but they are expired and she reveals the Technos will not be providing staff — the hospital will be run by Virts for Virts. Lex asks the Mall Rats to give Siva sanctuary at the mall. Pride is vehemently opposed to her staying but Lex insists and Pride relents with a warning that she not step out of line. Ved is confused by Cloe's mysterious disappearance and reports a problem with The Game. Admiring Ebony's understanding of power, Ram offers her Jay's job. Salene explodes when she discovers Siva has turned Sammy and Mouse into her servants. Ram threatens Ved when he steps out of line by suggesting to Ram that he's the one getting things done. Java tells Jay Phase 4 is all about getting the kids hooked on The Game and comes on to him after having too much to drink. The city is captivated by May's performance as she retrieves the magic key and wins The Game.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu as Cloe, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch Note: Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu's final appearance as Cloe Episode 4.36 UK: May 05, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Ian Mune Siva struggles to adapt to living among Virts at the mall so Lex suggests she do something nice to help the Mall Rats accept her. Pride, Salene and Patch are busy getting the hospital into shape when Jay brings in their first patient. Ved reports to Ram a scan rate of 90% but Ram wants 100%. Another cold puts Ebony on the outs with Ram. Mouse and Sammy get scanned so they can play The Game and Ved asks them to keep an eye out for Cloe. Java discovers Ved is falsifying his scan numbers and cautions him when he suggests they could do better without Ram. Sammy and Mouse eliminate May in The Game but Sammy gets caught up in the action and turns on Mouse. Ram tells Java of his plan to use the Virts as labour to build his future civilisation but is tiring of her jealousy toward Ebony. Jay tells Patch about losing his girlfriend and how it has motivated him to build a better society. Sitting down to Siva's burnt dinner, Mouse tells the others how Ved made them play The Game to look for Cloe who still hasn't come out of The Game. Java invites Jay to dinner but he is delayed at the hospital and arrives three hours late. Java warns him that Ram will get rid of him when he's no longer useful. Ram observes Ved searching for Cloe and says to himself that he doesn't think he's going to ever see her again. The Mall Rats are discussing their concern for Cloe when May stumbles into the mall. Ved and Ram agree to settle their argument in Real Space with all the safeties off. Mouse finds Siva's zapper and goes looking for Sammy for payback for him turning on her in The Game.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Mia Taumoepeau as Ginny Episode 4.37 UK: May 11, 2002 Screenplay by Anthony Read Directed by Ian Mune Pride is still haunted by dreams of Reality Space as May is also recovering from Reality Space Sickness. Ram offers Ved a chance to back out of their match but Ved is committed and calls him a "disabled sicko". Siva saves Sammy from a zapping by Mouse and the truth about their participation in The Game comes out but Pride overreacts by yelling at Mouse and blaming Siva. The girl Jay brought to the hospital, Ginny, begins to recover from pneumonia but is not out of the woods. Needing more medication, Jays suggests Patch and Dee ask Salene to approach Ebony. May is still deeply messed up from her time in Reality Space and Salene stresses to Pride the need to start fighting back. News of Ram vs Ved hits CityNet. Ebony is upset at Java for letting the fight happen but Salene's arrival ends their argument. Ebony explains to Salene that what medicine they have is being hoarded by Ram for his own use. Salene accuses her of selling out and being nothing more than Ram's puppet. Ebony responds by telling her to talk to Ram herself and stop running to her with her problems. Despite Java's efforts to get them to call off the fight, Ram and Ved square off in Reality Space. Ram defeats Ved but spares his life. Afterwards, Salene finds Ved stumbling back to his room. He asks Salene if she knows where Cloe is before collapsing in her arms. Salene takes him to the hospital. Despite her illness, Ebony regains her status as Ram's number one wife and masseuse. Pride goes back into Reality Space.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Mia Taumoepeau as Ginny Episode 4.38 UK: May 12, 2002 Screenplay by James Wyllie Directed by Ian Mune Ram decides it's time to put the city to work. Ebony, who is still sick, advises caution but Ram needs the manpower to keep things running smoothly. Ved leaves the hospital but Jay is not happy he's decided to go back to Ram. Ginny is back on her feet. Pride is attacked by the Blue gang while on patrol in the market. Ram wants Jay to sell the population on the idea of working for game credits so he can also take the heat. Ved joins Jay and Salene at the mall to tell them Ram doesn't have as much of the city scanned as he thinks which Salene sees as an opportunity to build a new resistance. Having run up against The Game's new pay-wall, Sammy and Mouse decide to join a work crew and find themselves having to haul coal at the power plant. The Reds and Blues have taken their fight into the real world which Lex is concerned will destabilise the city. Salene is worried about Pride but he asks her to bear with him while he gets back to normal. Java stops Ebony from seeing Ram because of her cold but Ram gets upset with Java for turning her away. Ram welcomes Ved back into the fold while Jay announces he is quitting the Technos. Ram, showing the first signs of being sick, orders Jay be arrested but he manages to escape with help from Java.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Mia Taumoepeau as Ginny, Jay Bunyan as blue team member (uncredited) Episode 4.39 UK: May 18, 2002 Screenplay by Marie McNeill Directed by Ian Mune Salene searches the mall for Mouse unaware she and Sammy are off working. Dee gives Lex the job of organising the market and giving the traders licenses and he is quickly back to old ways taking bribes for prime spots in the market. Pride sees him trading for Reality Space credits with one of the Technos and takes the credits off his hands in exchange for keeping quiet. Dee is accosted in the market by members of the Blue gang who also rob Sammy and Mouse of their hard-earned credits. Pride uses Lex's credits to get back in The Game. Lex gets jealous of Siva and Jay's cosy talks. Ved gives Ebony a lesson in Reality Space image manipulation and she quickly realises the video Ram showed her of Jay and Amber together was faked. Salene grills a filthy Mouse about what she's been up to all day but she doesn't reveal that she and Sammy have been working. Ginny, who has a medical background, offers to help at the hospital. When the hospital is ransacked, Jay suspects it is the Technos paying him back and decides to leave the city so as to not put the others at risk. Salene wants to rally the unscanned population to fight the Technos. Java has a conversation with a version of herself on the computer who advises her to be wary of her sisters. Ebony rushes to the mall to apologise to Jay for believing he wanted to be with Amber.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Mia Taumoepeau as Ginny, Jay Bunyan as blue team member (uncredited) Episode 4.40 UK: May 19, 2002 Screenplay by Joe Boyle Directed by Costa Botes Ram and Ved are concerned that The Game will be jeopardised by the Virts taking their virtual fight into the real world. May is finally up and about and tells Lex that while she hasn't seen Tai-San or Alice in The Game, she has seen Bray and was given a message to pass on to Amber. Java quarantines Ram when his illness worsens. Jay and Ebony get back together and have a score to settle. The Mall Rats try to clean up the hospital, and while an angry Pride wants to teach the perpetrators a lesson, Salene recommends relocating the hospital to the mall. Dee and Patch search for more medical supplies but are turned away from seeing Ram and Dee bites Patch's head off for accusing the Technos of trashing the hospital. Pride returns to the casino to play The Game but gets tossed out when he can't pay. Java stops Ebony from visiting Ram but doesn't tell her he's ill. May is still confusing reality with The Game. Salene notices the injured kids in the hospital aren't wearing colours and are therefor unscanned and a potential source of recruits to help fight the Technos. Ebony tells Jay about being turned away from seeing Ram and concludes Ram must be sick. The Mall Rats plan a heist when Ebony learns the Technos are expecting a shipment of medicine. Salene recruits the unaffiliated patients to help with the robbery and despite Pride nearly ruining the plan, the ambush is successful. In the aftermath, Lex confronts Pride about his Reality Space addiction but Pride refuses to listen. Patch is captured by Java who wants him to save Ram's life — both of their lives depends on it.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Mia Taumoepeau as Ginny Episode 4.41 UK: May 25, 2002 Screenplay by Charles Hodges Directed by Costa Botes Java offers to release Patch if he can find out which medicine will save Ram's life. When the fighting on the street spills into the mall, Salene and Pride ask Siva to train their volunteers to fight. Siva is hesitant to get involved which upsets Pride who calls her a parasite and a freeloading piece of junk. Java is upset to find Patch playing games instead of doing research. Pride tries to stand up to her but Java threatens to waste Dee if he doesn't come through and help Ram. Siva tells Lex about her run-in with Pride and he explains that Pride's addiction to The Game is causing his aggression. Pride realises Mouse has been working for the Technos and confiscates her Reality Space credits. Despite rumours to the contrary, Java assures Ebony that Ram isn't dead but Ebony wants to wait for his scheduled State of the Union broadcast for proof. Mouse uses some hidden credits to play The Game and encounters Pride and May who both turn on her, with May threatening her to keep quiet. Lex tries to talk to Salene about Pride but he is interrupted by Mouse who tells Salene that Pride is playing The Game. An angry Salene forcibly removes Pride from The Game and smashes his computer. Ebony tells Jay about the rumours that Ram is dead and they believe the time is right to take over the Technos. A computer generated version of Ram turns over command to Java and Ved but Ebony isn't fooled. Ram's deteriorating condition forces Ved to join him in Reality Space to find out which medicine he needs.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega, Chelsie Preston Crayford as red team member (uncredited) Episode 4.42 UK: May 26, 2002 Screenplay by Charles Hodges Directed by Costa Botes Ved goes into Reality Space to try to communicate with Ram but Java is concerned Ved plans to finish him off. Salene calls a tribe meeting where Pride and May reveal their addiction to The Game. Mouse is not happy when Pride has all the Reality Space headsets removed from the mall but Siva helps cheer her up by giving her some of her jewellery. Dee is upset that Salene won't spare the manpower to search for Patch. Lex gets mad when Siva shrinks his clothes in the drier. As a result, Siva quits her domestic chores and agrees to train the recruits. Ved locates Ram in Reality Space and Ram tells him of his desire to live there with his friends for all eternity while their bodies are looked after by machines and the Virts, motivated by their addiction to The Game, working to supply the power. Ebony discovers the Technos are holding Patch captive and disguises herself to get in to talk to him about Ram. Salene confronts Mouse and accuses her of stealing her earrings, unaware Pride stole them to trade for more credits. Ebony returns to the mall with news from Patch prompting Jay to go out on his own to rally the Technos against Ram. Arriving at the hotel, Jay tells the Technos that Ram is dead and they've all been fooled by Java. Jay leads them to confront Java only to have Ram wheel around the corner and order Jay be arrested.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Chelsie Preston Crayford as red team member (uncredited) Episode 4.43 UK: June 01, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Costa Botes Jay takes Java hostage allowing Patch to escape but is captured himself. Dee sees Siva taking medical supplies and when Ginny reports items missing, Dee takes her suspicions to Salene. With Salene's missing jewellery also to consider, the girls confront Siva. Siva has nothing to hide and Lex points the finger of blame at Pride and May, both of whom have addictions to feed. Ram demands to know who Jay's accomplices were in the coup. He says nothing but Java blames Ebony. Feeling untrusted, Siva packs her things to leave the mall but Lex won't let her go. Salene calls a tribe meeting to get to the bottom of the missing supplies. Pride denies responsibility leaving and an absent May to take the blame. Ram asks Ebony to conduct Jay's interrogation forcing both to perform for the benefit of the ever-watching Ram. Ram tells Java about his next project, a new free-to-play game in Reality Space with a virtual Jay as the target. Salene hands out assignments to improve mall security and train up the militia. Left out of the Salene's plan, Mouse and Sammy hear the announcement for Ram's new game. Ram tells Ebony his plan for Jay's execution — by first vilifying Jay in the virtual world, the players will turn on him in real life. Ram releases Jay onto the street and announces that the city itself has become the gaming zone with a big prize for the winner. A sympathetic Techno gives Jay a zapper before he goes.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Mia Taumoepeau as Ginny Episode 4.44 UK: June 02, 2002 Screenplay by David Fox Directed by Costa Botes A CityNet report showing Pride killing Jay in The Game alerts Patch but Salene denies it is him. Salene calls a meeting to discuss what to do about Jay being hunted but Lex isn't worried, believing the kids know the difference between The Game and real life. Siva assembles the militia to rescue Jay as an angry mob gathers outside the mall gates demanding Jay be turned over. Ginny rescues Jay from his pursuers but he must escape again when she turns his zapper on him. Salene finds the stolen medicine in Pride's room. Siva runs into Pride while searching for Jay and inquires if he will help Jay if he finds him. Lex and Ved agree to work together to find Jay. Mouse teases Dee about being in love with Patch and thinks she should tell him. Pride catches up with Jay but Jay must fight him off and convince him he is real and not virtual. Ebony leaves Ram's side to go after Jay. Patch picks the worst time to tell Dee that he loves her. Lex sets the gangs fighting amongst themselves allowing Jay to escape. Ebony joins up with Jay and they kiss in front of one of Ram's cameras knowing he will be watching.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Mia Taumoepeau as Ginny, Chelsie Preston-Crayford as red team member (uncredited) Episode 4.45 UK: June 08, 2002 Screenplay by Bevin Linkhorn Directed by Costa Botes Ebony and Jay defiantly wave to Ram's camera before moving on. Pride leads Jay and Ebony out of the city through the sewers. Ram is a mess after losing Ebony and Java calls off The Game and orders Jay and Ebony found and brought to her. Salene, Lex and Mouse return to the mall to find Dee and Patch tied up. The Red team demands Jay and a brief fight ensues but ends quickly when Siva returns with the militia. Dee and Patch awkwardly dance around their feelings for one another. Java and Ved have differing views on Jay's escape but she assures him Jay will be caught. After returning to the mall, Pride tries to apologise but there are few willing to listen for a second time. Ram retreats into Reality Space with a virtual version of Ebony but is frustrated by her limited programmed responses. Java institutes a curfew but won't stop The Game due to it giving the Technos some control over the city while Ved wants to create a new game. Salene, Lex and Siva come up with plan to shut down the scanning and gaming centres but question the motive behind Pride's opposition. Pride trades the lifetime game pass he won for deleting Jay for Salene's earrings. Mouse is done with The Game after seeing Jay being chased and takes up drawing but gets caught outside after curfew.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch Episode 4.46 UK: June 09, 2002 Screenplay by Tony Osborn Directed by Costa Botes Java extends her patrols into the countryside after Ved suggests Ebony and Jay have likely escaped from the city. Pride saves Mouse from being caught out after curfew and she asks him to teach her how to read. Ram questions Mega if he can be trusted but Mega assures him he can and shows him the work he's been doing on the Paradise program and Ram instructs that all efforts be made to finish the project. Jay and Ebony find refuge at the farm and agree to travel north to start over. Dee is frustrated by Patch's inability to express himself. Salene is not sure things can go back to how they were between her and Pride due to issues of trust. Ram implements a low-tech solution to finding Ebony and Jay. His dogs track the pair to the farm but they manage to escape. Siva agrees to teach Mouse to read. Mega reports to Java a rumour that Ram is going to put his body in deep freeze so he can live in his cyber-paradise for 1000 years. Salene shows Dee and Patch the Technos' new orders implementing marshall law. A teary Java goes to Ram for an explanation of his plan and he tells her he will finally realise his dream of being whole and healthy (his whole point of moving to the city) and suggests she could join him. Jay and Ebony escape the dogs by swapping clothes with two scarecrows and their travels take them south where they unexpectedly run into Amber, Trudy, and the Ecos.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Dan Weekes-Hannah as Ved, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega Episode 4.47 UK: June 15, 2002 Screenplay by Anthony Read Directed by Peter Nathan Two parties have mixed feelings about who they've run into but the Ecos take Jay and Ebony back to their camp where they make it clear they are just passing through. Java reports to Ram that her search for Jay and Ebony hasn't been successful but Ram wants his revenge on Ebony before he goes into his Reality Space paradise. Bored, Sammy goes to play The Game. Mouse won't go with him and covers for him when Salene inquires after him. Ebony is clearly uncomfortable with Jay and Amber being reunited. Siva finds Mouse crying and upon learning that Sammy went out to play The Game, takes her to tell Salene. Java informs Ram that Ved is missing but he dismisses her concerns before later revealing he has him stored in his computer program. Patch seeks relationship advice from Lex, a "man of the world", but only makes a mess of things in an attempt to make Dee jealous. Pride finds Sammy on his way to play The Game and brings him back to the mall only to have Salene accuse him of being out playing The Game with Sammy. Ebony tells Amber about her plans to settle down with Jay and start a family. The Ecos retrieve Jay and Ebony's clothes and bring news of Technos continued search prompting Amber to suggest the two lay low at the Ecos camp. Not believing that he is reformed, Salene breaks up with Pride.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega Episode 4.48 UK: June 16, 2002 Screenplay by James Wyllie Directed by Peter Nathan Trudy confides in Amber that she is weary that Ebony could truly change. Java visits Salene to ask her to help launch their new game. Salene is not interested but Java makes it clear that as City Leader she will do what is asked of her. Trudy confronts Ebony and tells her she wants her and Jay gone from the camp. Sammy gets one of the new Paradise headsets. While out walking with Amber, Jay admits his regret at bringing the Technos to the city and Amber tells him he has a chance at happiness with Ebony and should take it. May tells Pride about her time working in the mines and tells him she always thought Salene had a thing for him. Patch is not interested in any more of Lex's advice. Ram is upset by the slow adoption of Paradise. Worried about abandoning Ved, Jay has second thoughts about running away and tells Amber he's decided to go back to the city and asks her to join him. She kisses him but they both pull away. Ebony is angered by Jay's decision and blames Amber and refuses to believe that she tried to stop him. Lex offers to help Java distribute the Paradise program in exchange for a share of the profits. May extends an olive branch of friendship to Salene who can't bring herself to tell May the truth about herself and Pride. Amber tells Jay and Ebony she's decided to return to the city with them. Jay is pleased by her decision but Ebony is decidedly not.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Lucas Hill as Baby Bray, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega Episode 4.49 UK: June 22, 2002 Screenplay by Marie MacNeill Directed by Peter Nathan Amber, Jay, and Ebony depart the Ecos' camp and head back to the city. Sammy is enthralled with Paradise but Mouse doesn't share his opinion and destroys her disc. Sammy tries to interest Lex in Paradise but he's unimpressed by Sammy's fantasy. Only later does Sammy realise Mouse mistakenly destroyed his disc so he unwittingly showed Lex her fantasy instead of his. Ram's transition to Reality Space is imminent and he is only waiting for the city to bend to his will. Java doesn't want him to go but his mind is made up. Siva finds Lex crying after being in Paradise but he is evasive and won't explain. She later samples his fantasy and learns he was with Tai-San. Concerned for her their own futures in light of Ved's disappearance, Java asks Mega to work with her to keep the Technos together. Ebony grows jealous of Jay and Amber's rekindled friendship and feigns an injury to get his attention. Siva tells Lex she watched his fantasy and is not threatened or jealous of his past but is sad for him for what he lost. Pride tells May he fell in love with Salene. Dee finds Lex trading in Paradise fantasy discs. Salene praises Pride for doing the right thing by telling May the truth about them and they get back together. The Technos roll through the Ecos' camp and gather up the kids. Trudy and baby Bray are saved by Hawk but Brady is taken.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Michelle Ang as Tai-San, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega Episode 4.50 UK: June 23, 2002 Screenplay by Charles Hodges Directed by Peter Nathan Jay, Ebony, and Amber reach the city which is disturbingly quiet with everyone either working or immersed in Reality Space. Mega spots them on Ram's security cameras but Java deletes the images. Lex makes a deal to sell Paradise discs to the casino. Java approaches Ebony on the street wanting to talk alone. Salene clears the air with May who wishes her and Pride well. Lex is not pleased by Jay, Amber, and Ebony's return but a hastily called vote by Salene overrules his objections. Java gives Ram a progress report on the adoption of Paradise but his main concern is their inability to locate Jay and Ebony. Ebony doesn't like Jay's idea that Amber will lead the city after Ram is defeated but he also reminds her they won't be staying. Siva suggests to Lex that they should leave the city but Lex encourages her to stand up to Ebony. Unable to tell Dee how he feels, Patch puts his thoughts down on paper. Dee tells May the reason Pride didn't tell her about his relationship with Salene was because she was so messed up from The Game and it might have pushed her over the edge. May doesn't buy the explanation and thinks Pride was just a coward who only dumped her because Salene made him do it. Her words have an impact on Dee who finds Patch's letter but refuses to read it thinking he is dumping her. Patch asks her to read the letter and they embrace. Siva has it out with Ebony demanding to be treated better. Ebony breaks down and admits she only came back to the city because Jay wanted to and foresees losing him to Amber. Ram is upset with Java for giving Mega a Paradise headset, stressing that Paradise is for the Virts only. Lex follows Jay into the city and sees him meet with Mega. After returning to the mall, Lex interrupts Jay's tribe briefing to ask about his meeting with Mega. Pride explains he was only trying to find out about Ved but Lex accuses him of selling them out. Amber breaks up their fight and the mall's security alarm announces the arrival of Trudy who frantically reveals that the Technos have taken Brady.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Laura Wilson as May, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega Episode 4.51 UK: June 29, 2002 Screenplay by Joe Boyle Directed by Peter Nathan The Mall Rats must restrain Trudy from going after the Technos to get Brady back. Lex and Sammy set up shop outside the power plant during shift change to distribute their Paradise DVDs but must abandon their goods and make a hasty retreat when Siva and her militia come by. Jay meets with Mega and reports that he is having trouble convincing his friends that he can be trusted. Jay inquires about Brady and Mega promises to look into it. Mouse wants answers from Sammy about working for Lex and threatens to tell Salene if he doesn't stop. Lex finds Dee burning his abandoned DVDs. He gets them back by offering to do the job himself but is forced to actually burn them when Siva comes by to talk. Salene finds May using Paradise. May doesn't appreciate Salene's preachy interference and alludes to being in a fantasy scenario with Pride. May's description of the program's power draws Salene in and she revisits the Mall Rats' early days before destroying the headset. Jay arranges for Mega to disable the Technos' weapons when they attack. Lex in concerned Trudy will sell them out to get Brady back when she goes to the hotel. Trudy is taken into custody but a mysterious Techno gets in to see her — it is Tai-San! She tells Trudy to play along and promises to do everything she can to get Brady back. Ebony comforts Trudy back at the mall but doesn't believe she saw Tai-San. Tai-San finds Brady in a Virt holding pen and Mega returns her to the mall where he announces the attack is scheduled for the next day. Ebony tells Amber she's holding her responsible for Jay's life should anything happen to him. Mega reports back to Ram that he has the Mall Rat's confidence and Ram is pleased that their opposition is exactly where he wants them.©tzuk Cast: Caleb Ross as Lex, Meryl Cassie as Ebony, Beth Allen as Amber, Antonia Prebble as Trudy, Victoria Spence as Salene, Nick Miller as Pride, Kelly Stevenson as Dee, Tom Hern as Ram, James Napier as Jay, Megan Alatini as Java, Monique Cassie as Siva, Jacinta Wawatai as Mouse, Georgia-Taylor Woods as Brady, Laura Wilson as May, Michelle Ang as Tai-San, Lucas Hayward as Sammy, Mogan Palmer Hubbard as Patch, Sam Kelly as Hawk, Calen Maiava-Paris as Mega Episode 4.52 UK: June 30, 2002 Screenplay by David Fox Directed by Peter Nathan Ebony is awoken by a nightmare about Zoot. Salene and Amber speak to the assembled Mall Rats, militia, and Ecos about the imminent battle with Lex the lone concerned voice of opposition. Ram observes the growing opposition and regrets not dealing with the Mall Rats sooner. Tai-San tries to involve herself in the discussion but is blocked out. A deteriorating Ram comforts Java, his "one true wife", about his pending transfer into Reality Space. Patch gives Dee a good luck charm to keep her safe — the CPU from his first computer. Amber comes clean and admits to Ebony she has feelings for Jay but Ebony is too distracted by another vision of Zoot to care. The Mall Rats' assembled army leaves the mall with Lex a late addition. At the hotel, Tai-San pulls Java aside to find out what is happening and Java reveals that Mega is setting a trap for the Mall Rats. The army moves on the hotel but something doesn't feel right to Ebony who asks Jay to call it off but it is too late. Ram is angered when Salene is captured and has her released to encourage the attack. Mega gives Ram a new Reality Space headset to better monitor the action. Salene orders the attack on the hotel but Mega and Technos are waiting for the assault and easily cut down the attackers with their zappers. The battle won, Ram enters cryogenic suspension but finds Reality Space is not the the paradise he envisioned. In the hotel lobby, the Mall Rats are celebrating their victory over the Technos. Lex is finally reunited with Tai-San and Jay gives Mega his due and explains what happened... The Mall Rats burst into the hotel and easily overwhelmed the Technos whose weapons were disabled by Mega. Meanwhile, a failed version of the attack was programmed by Mega and viewed by Ram on his new headset and while Ram thought he was entering his Reality Space paradise, Mega was actually wheeling him off to a muddy scrap yard. With Ram finally out of the picture, Jay is ready to start work on his dream of building a better world but Ebony is upset their plans for the future have died. 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