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Bagful of Trouble

Episode 1
October 27, 1997
Written by David Oglivy
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

The Board of Overseers has selected Raff and Enzo as protectors of the Gift. If they accomplish their mission, they will be rewarded with human form. If they fail, they will be transmogrified into cockroaches! Their mission? To accompany the Gift when it is handed over from graduate giftee Rachel to its new possessor. Gift recipient Henry gets a fright when Raff and Enzo suddenly appear in his wardrobe. Henry's health is questioned when no one else in his family can see the eccentric pair prompting Henry to throw away the Gift in an attempt to rid himself of them. Raff and Enzo retrieve the suitcase and return it to Henry but they flood his bedroom getting him grounded. Henry also gets detention at school where Raff and Enzo appear and offer him an obligation-free trial of the Gift's potential. He takes them up on their offer and makes an immediate impression with his schoolmates.©tzuk

Starring: Gillian Alexy as Sharon, Joseph Atherden as Phillip, Khan Best as Leo, Nicolette Findlay as Edwina, Kazimir Sas as Henry, Claire Sprunt as Jess, Clinton Voss as Desmond, Igor Sas as Robert, Kate Beahan as Enzo,

With: Kahren Hampton as Helen, Alan Rosenwald as Eric, Samantha Moran as Rachel, Tracey Woolrych as Ms Brahms, Lee Tarr as Dr Billings, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

By the Book

Episode 2
October 28, 1997
Written by David Oglivy
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

No longer under the influence of the Gift, Henry struggles to play the saxophone at band practice. Jess offers to help prove Raff and Enzo are not figments of Henry's imagination and devises an experiment to measure their brain waves. The test threatens to violate the Great Overseer's rules and get Raff and Enzo transmogrified so they pretend Enzo has been turned into a cockroach to stop the test. Edwina and Phillip want an explanation for Henry's disappearing saxophone skills. Jess captures Raff and Enzo on videotape proving they are real.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Alan Rosenwald as Eric; Nick Blackaby, Lloyd Hosier, Rob Laud, Troy Lemmey, Chris Brown and Melissa Watson as The Blue Vipers

The Great Saxophone Swindle

Episode 3
October 29, 1997
Written by Piers Hobson
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

Henry's selection to play a saxophone solo before the visiting school inspector enrages Edwina. She asks Henry's step-sister, Sharon, to steal his saxophone believing he has it "tricked up" to help him play. Jess wants to use Henry's two invisible protectors to scam their friends. Raff and Enzo refuse, as it would go against the Rules, but Henry finds a way around that obstacle. Sharon takes Henry's Gift saxophone to Edwina who is quickly introduced to Raff and Enzo just as Henry needs them. With the Gift out of his possession, Henry loses all memory of Raff and Enzo but Jess remembers everything and swaps Henry and Edwina's saxophones back, embarrassing Edwina and returning the Gift to its rightful owner. Sharon's perfume has an effect on the seers. Jess wants to meet Raff and Enzo.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Tracey Woolrych as Ms Brahms, Susan Maxwell Stewart as Ms Hardcastle

Just Ignore It

Episode 4
October 30, 1997
Written by Jenny Lewis
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

Henry threatens to give his sax to Edwina if Raff and Enzo don't stop making him look foolish around his parents but he's his own worst enemy in that regard. Henry's father decides he needs a break and takes the family on a vacation to see his colourful great aunt, Stella. Henry leaves Raff and Enzo behind in Jess' care. Stella believes she and Henry are two kindred spirits, soulmates, two misunderstood individuals swimming against the tide of mediocrity. It will be a long vacation... more so when Raff and Enzo arrive having fled Jess and her experiments. With Henry's family away, Edwina tries to steal his saxophone but Jess has it hidden away. Stella's perceptions prove true when she is able to see Raff and Enzo. Henry and Stella must convince his father that she is sane to keep her from being put in a home.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Maggie Anketell as Aunt Stella, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

Like Water For Hot Chocolate

Episode 5
November 03, 1997
Written by Ron Elliott
Directed by Mark DeFriest

When Sharon's 13th birthday is forgotten by the entire family, Henry is tasked with going to the shops to buy ingredients for a birthday cake as well as a gift. But after Enzo binges in the candy aisle, Henry doesn't have enough money for Sharon's present and goes home with a bag full of half-eaten chocolate. Likewise, Sharon's birthday cake puts up little resistance to Enzo's new chocolate obsession but Henry is the one to take the blame. When chocolate turns out to be poisonous to seers, Henry rushes Enzo to the school infirmary where Jess must stand in for Enzo. Edwina agrees to go to Sharon's party to get a closer look at Henry's saxophone.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Alan Rosenwald as Eric, Rosemary Lenzo as Mrs Ducatti, Alice Dale as Ms Florence; Nick Blackaby, Lloyd Hosier, Rob Laud, Troy Lemmey, Chris Brown and Melissa Watson as The Blue Vipers

Ghost Train

Episode 6
November 04, 1997
Written by Ysabelle Dean
Directed by Mark DeFriest

Raff kicks Enzo out of the railcar having had enough of her slovenly behaviour. She follows Leo to the carnival where her presence in the Ghost Train ride begins to draw a crowd. Facing censure for throwing out Enzo, who herself could be facing transmogrification, Raff tries to get her to come back (and even makes a grovelling apology) but she is having too much fun to leave. The carnival operator and his daughter steal Duke who they believe is behind the hauntings.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Anthea Smythe as Gia, Michael Muntz as Franco, Terrence Hepburn as Ghost Train Attendant [Marcus], Mark McAullay as Customer, Katrina Campbell as Carnival Person #1, Matt Costelli as Carnival Person #2, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

Ghost Writer

Episode 7
November 05, 1997
Written by Barbara Bishop
Directed by Mark DeFriest

Sharon and Henry are grounded after Enzo and Raff's teasing of Duke results the rebuilt gearbox belonging to one of Helen's clients being damaged forcing her to go into town for a replacement. The kids must also clean the house meaning Henry can't watch the big cricket match. After Desmond takes off without a second thought about helping, Henry offers to do all the cleaning so he can get Sharon out of the house to allow Enzo and Raff to do the work. Sharon gladly bails to go out with Edwina but what about Henry's dad? He's still at home working on a short story and sees the invisible cleaners in action. Now needing to find a way to do the cleaning and find the time to practice his saxophone, Henry talks Raff and Enzo into giving the Gift to his father. The Gift doesn't work for Henry's dad however and Enzo must break his writer's block if she is to fool Raff into finishing the cleaning. The truth comes out when Robert reads his story and wants to give up writing altogether. Henry's failure to practice the sax costs him his spot in the Blue Vipers.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Alan Rosenwald as Eric; Nick Blackaby, Lloyd Hosier, Rob Laud, Troy Lemmey, Chris Brown and Melissa Watson as The Blue Vipers; Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

The Cockroach Rapp

Episode 8
November 06, 1997
Written by Annie Fox
Directed by Mark DeFriest

After being kicked out of the Blue Vipers, Henry wants to give up the sax completely meaning he will have failed with the Gift. Raff and Enzo are visited by Madam Rosa, the Grand Overseer, who has come to transmogrify them into cockroaches if they can't get Henry to change his mind. They have 24 hours, they can't tell Henry what they're up to, and Madam Rosa will be watching their every move. Edwina gets a tryout in the Blue Vipers. Madam Rosa gives Raff and Enzo the task of finding their replacements from an intrusion of cockroaches. A stray dog appears at the scrapyard. After meeting Madam Rosa, Henry is inspired to write a song.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Nicola Bartlett as Madam Rosae, Ewen Leslie as Big Boy #1, Sam Gray as Big Boy #2, Ben Young as Big Boy #3, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke, c

Henry and the Temptations

Episode 9
November 12, 1997
Written by Ron Elliott
Directed by Alicia Walsh

The Blue Vipers invite Henry to rejoin the band after the expiration of Edwina's two-week trial. The band draws the attention of music promoter Tyrone McLaren who immediately offers Henry a contract. Jess is suspicious about the too-good-to-be-true offer causing a rift with Henry. Robert's reluctance to sign the contract causes Raff and Enzo to take sides as well with Enzo supporting Henry while Raff researches the eager promoter and his contract. Henry and Enzo trick Robert into signing the contract but Henry ignores Raff's warning about reading the fine print. Fortunately, by the time Henry realises what a bad situation he's gotten himself into, Raff is ready with a solution.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Alan Rosenwald as Eric, Melvin J Carroll as Tyrone, Cleonie Morgan-Wooten as Dollie, Jo Wyndham as Mrs Dewey, Lara Lukie as Waitress; Nick Blackaby, Lloyd Hosier, Rob Laud, Troy Lemmey, Chris Brown and Melissa Watson as The Blue Vipers

Friends, Romans, Countrymen…

Episode 10
November 13, 1997
Written by Phil Jeng Kane
Directed by Alicia Walsh

Jess completes work on her language translator but Phillip sees her working on it and thinks the translator is behind Henry's still unexplained saxophone skills. Edwina sabotages the device and it self destructs, causing Raff to begin speaking in foreign tongues. Jess blames Leo for the explosion having seen him around the train car but Henry refuses to loan her the Gift so she can get back at him. Edwina spies on Jess while she's talking to Henry and learns all about the seers and the Gift and is intent on becoming Henry's new best friend.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Alan Rosenwald as Eric, Jo Lyndham as Mrs Dewey, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

Edwina The Hero

Episode 11
November 14, 1997
Written by Ingle Knight
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

Raff and Enzo try to restore Henry and Jess' friendship but his poorly chosen words only make things worse. Edwina sees her chance and moves in, literally. Raff is called to appear before the Board of Grand Overseers leaving Enzo on her own to guard the Gift. Edwina orchestrates for Henry's sax to be stolen so she can then recover it but Enzo intervenes and a chaotic scramble for possession of the sax ensues. The Grand Overseers rule that Enzo and Raff can stay with the Gift when Henry passes it on. They want it to go to Jess but Henry has a newer friend in mind.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Nicola Bartlett as Madam Rosa, Tilly Ozsdolay as Frank, Noel Lucanes as Workman #1, James Graham as Workman #2, Don Millar as Dad with Bike, Andrew Cann as Young Son

No Raff, No Riff

Episode 12
November 17, 1997
Written by Piers Hobson
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

The Blue Vipers play their first paying gig and attract the attention of a man who wants them to play at the Perth Festival of the Arts. Raff and Enzo try to convince Henry that Edwina is fawning all over him just to ensure he passes on the Gift to her when the time comes. Madam Rosa has a final test for Henry before he can pass on the Gift... he must perform at the music festival without his Gift instrument and Raff and Enzo may not assist him. Raff and Enzo struggle to stand by and not interfere. Phillip and Sharon petition Jess to make up with Henry so they can get back to having Edwina as their friend. Edwina shows her true colours. Jess helps Henry restore his confidence and he performs masterfully, earning the right to pass on the Gift.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Nicola Bartlett as Madam Rosa, Greg Martin as Terry, Robert Van Macklenberg as Mr Hindrup, Alan Rosenwald as Eric; Nick Blackaby, Lloyd Hosier, Rob Laud, Troy Lemmey, Chris Brown and Melissa Watson as The Blue Vipers; Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

Gift Giving

Episode 13
November 18, 1997
Written by Barbara Bishop
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

Henry is the recipient of a prestigious music scholarship and receives a new sax. He has decided Jess will be the next to receive the Gift but according to the official rules of giftee selection, Jess is ineligible — and Henry doesn't come out looking so good given the unflattering character requirements. After Leo confesses to stealing from the scrapyard, Robert and Helen agree to Sharon's proposal to let him stay with them. Henry selects a series of candidates for Raff and Enzo to help him evaluate but none meet the strict requirements leaving Jess as a potential recipient... if she can be turned into a no-hoper. Henry talks her out of that given she is naturally gifted leaving Henry's brother Desmond as the last choice but he rejects the suitcase without even opening it. Having failed to find a suitable recipient for the Gift, Henry is caught off guard when the perfect candidate finds him. He climbs in through his bedroom window in fact.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Robert Van Macklenberg as Mr Hindrup, Alan Rosenwald as Eric, Tracey Woolrych as Ms Brahms, Glen Swift as Jack, Jo Wyndham as Mrs Dewey, Albert Bevan as Referee, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

A Hose By Any Other Name

Episode 14
November 19, 1997
Written by Annie Fox
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

Henry informs Raff and Enzo of who he has chosen to receive the Gift but Leo's wants nothing to do with Henry's suitcase. His curiosity gets the better of him though and he open the suitcase to find... Henry's saxophone. Not wanting it, Leo tries to sell it but there's no demand for the old garden hose that suddenly appears in its place. Raff and Enzo appear to Leo and, after forcing him to return the items he shoplifted, work with Henry to try to decipher the meaning behind Leo's unusual Gift so they can help him accept it — and the seers.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Glen Swift as Jack, Ross Clements as Mr Zingle, Lewis Lewis as Rasta, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

Leo… King of the Jungle

Episode 15
November 25, 1997
Written by John Coulter
Directed by Mark DeFriest

Leo is taking full advantage of having two servants who must do anything he asks of them. Raff sees a opportunity for Leo to use his Gift by running a charity car wash not expecting to be doing all the work with Enzo while Leo pockets the money for himself. Leo compounds his mischief by having Enzo siphon petrol from his customers' vehicles then selling it back to them. His luck runs out when his father brings around a firetruck for a free wash. Edwina is organising the main fundraising fair and Leo challenges her to see who can raise the most money. Leo's business practices leave something to be desired but at the end of the day he learns some valuable life lessons.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Stephen Warren as Boy Scout #1, Andrew Smit as Boy Scout #2, Robert Hearn as Body, Nick Athens as Grungy Driver, Natalie Ryan as Customer, Glen Swift as Jack, John Fairhead as Norm, Gaven Ellis as Professor, Chris McCredie as Bikie #1, Alal Thompson as Bikie $2, Perrie Sanders as Obnoxious Child

Putting the Boot In

Episode 16
November 26, 1997
Written by Victoria Osborne
Directed by Mark DeFriest

Desmond uses Leo's garden hose and can suddenly see Raff and Enzo. The seers think the only explanation in that Madam Rosa has returned and disguised herself as Desmond but he is quick to realise what is happening and capitalises on the seers' abilities by using Enzo to get himself named captain of the football team. Henry and Raff soon realise Desmond is in possession of the Gift, requiring Henry and Leo to recover it from Desmond's snake cage. When the hose nozzle is recovered, Desmond loses all memory of the seers and Enzo and Raff seek some payback by embarrassing Desmond during a game.©tzuk

With: Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

The Case of the Missing Wormdrive Clip

Episode 17
December 02, 1997
Written by Piers Hobson
Directed by Mark DeFriest

After Desmond looses his spot on the footy team, his father encourages him to explore his soft, creative side. Leo and Henry repair the broken garden hose but in doing so Raff and Enzo swap bodies. Jess tries to affix the nozzle to the hose with a salvaged wormdrive clip but it doesn't work. To properly fix the hose, Enzo realises they need the original transmogrified clip which Duke ate... or was it Desmond's snake? The search is on.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, David Moran as Mr Winterbottom

Kissing Frogs

Episode 18
December 03, 1997
Written by Piers Hobson
Directed by Mark DeFriest

Leo has all but lost interest in his Gift when a messenger arrives heralding the imminent arrival of the Supreme Grand Overseer, her Gloriousness, Madam Rosa. Leo needs to get his act together and figure out his Gift pronto! Edwina is out to get to the bottom of Leo's weird behaviour — he's attending school... regularly! Following him, she overhears Henry, Jess and Leo talking about Leo having the Gift and now wants it for herself. Thinking laterally, Leo comes up with the idea to figure out the hose's purpose by giving Edwina the Gift (or at least a replica) and a pair of phoney seers. They don't learn anything about the hose but do have a lot of fun at Edwina's expense. After much anxiety about Madam Rosa's arrival, her visit is cancelled.©tzuk

With: David Berman as Messenger, David Moran as Mr Winterbottom

Divide and Conquer

Episode 19
December 05, 1997
Written by Geraldine Mellet
Directed by Lis Hoffmann

Robert's struggling writing career picks up when he is paid for one of his stories. Sharon is already upset with her stepfather for being a financial drain on her mother but even more so when it is revealed his story is a fictionalised account of the family's chaotic life at the salvage yard. Leo wants to give half of his Gift to Sharon and takes an axe to the hose. But, as per the Rules, Enzo and Raff get separated as well with Enzo disappearing. Leo leaves the suitcase in Sharon's room for her to find. When she does, she opens it and finds a mysterious key and meets a frantic Enzo who has no memory of who she is. After much experimentation, the hose and key are combined to restore Enzo but to get the Gift to work for Sharon, Enzo must pretend to be a real person while around her.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Rhett Turley as Courier

Seeing Is Believing

Episode 20
December 08, 1997
Written by Ingle Knight
Directed by Lis Hoffman

Enzo is struggling to guide Sharon, a non-believer, towards reaching her full potential with the Gift and must continue pretending to be a runaway teenager who has lost her memory. Things get complicated when Sharon goes to the police to inquire about Enzo as a possible missing person. Sharon tries to take a photo of Enzo but the camera's flash causes Enzo to behave erratically. After Sharon helps reunite a couple with their runaway daughter, she finally accepts the truth and gets the full story about the Gift and the seers from Henry and his friends. Now she and Leo just have to figure out the purpose of their unusual Gifts.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Tessa Moncrief as Amber/Moonstone, Brian McNevin as Fred Darby, Deborah Best as Joan Darby

All Keyed Up and No Place To Go

Episode 21
December 10, 1997
Written by Annie Fox
Directed by Steve Peddie

Sharon's friends hope her free-trial will shine some light on her key's purpose. While the key is found to change its shape to fit any lock, what this means for Sharon is unclear. She takes the key to a locksmith who has a matching trunk, but it is empty. Something Leo says then reminds Sharon of a similar trunk that was in her father's house. Leo helps Sharon locate the truck at a storage facility and they break in. However, the key gets stuck in the trunk's lock and must be left behind when the police arrive. The caper attracts the attention of Madam Rosa who charges Enzo and Raff with extreme misuse of the Gift and strips them of their status as Guardians and withdraws the Gift from Leo and Sharon who have been deemed unworthy.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Nicola Bartlett as Madam Rosa, Maurie Ogden as Casey, Eileen Colocott as Zelda, Tim Schoenmakers as Policeman, Anna Brockway as Policewoman, Faith Clayton as Posie

The Mobile Clone

Episode 22
December 12, 1997
Written by Annie Beach
Directed by Alicia Walsh

The kids are trying to adjust to life without Raff and Enzo when they are visited by Madam Rosa — in the flesh. Jess is thrilled she can finally see one of the seers but Madam Rosa has come with big news. She has been "graduated" into humanity and assigned to Sharon to correct her many defects. She should be fixed by adulthood. Now that she's human, Madam Rosa wants a husband and sets her sights on Robert. She also has a series of new servants — clones of Raff and Enzo. Sharon appeals directly to the Board of Overseers who grant Raff and Enzo a stay of transmogrification.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Nicola Bartlett as Madam Rosa, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke

The Poodle That Roared

Episode 23
December 15, 1997
Written by Piers Hobson
Directed by Steve Peddie

Raff and Enzo are back — and sick with an illness contracted from Duke. The suitcase materialises under Leo's bed. Inside is Leo's garden hose but Sharon's key is not — it is still stuck in the lock of her father's trunk at the storage depot. Robert and Helen are suddenly able to see Raff and Enzo but the seers' visibility changes every time they sneeze. The owner of the storage depot delivers Sharon's trunk to the school where Edwina gladly accepts it. Raff and Enzo zap in to protect the Gift but their sneezing makes them visible to Edwina and Phillip. Edwina refuses to give trunk back to Sharon but throws it out when she opens it and finds nothing but some old clothes. Phillip and Sharon retrieve the trunk but the key is gone. The truck actually contains Sharon's father's magician costume. Perhaps a key to the Gift's purpose. The suitcase materialises once again under Leo's bed but this time it contains a complete garden hose. Sharon's half of the Gift is gone — as is her ability to see Raff and Enzo. Leo tries to set thing right by cutting the hose in half again but it magically repairs itself. Phillip finally stands up to Edwina and Jess still hasn't seen Raff and Enzo!©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Eileen Colocott as Zelda, Maurie Ogden as Casey

The Last Key

Episode 24
December 16, 1997
Written by Annie Fox
Directed by Alicia Walsh

Phillip's break from Edwina is short lived as she won't let their relationship, such as it is, come to and end when she can still use him to do her bidding. Leo sticks by Philips as he stands up to Edwina once again causing Edwina to report to Phillip's father that his son has fallen in with a local lowlife — Leo. While searching through her father's magician clothes, Sharon finds another key. She seeks help from an unlikely person, Robert, who knows what it unlocks — a cabinet of magic tricks belonging to her father. Sharon's mother donated the cabinet to the Theatre of Magic after her husband's death but now Sharon wants it back. She and her friends go to the theatre but Ivan the Magician won't give her the cabinet. To prove themselves worthy of possessing the magic tricks, the kids (with help from Enzo and Raff) put on an impressive magic show for Ivan. In one brief moment, Sharon both realises what her Gift is and reaches her full potential. Leo trumps Edwina for a school prize giving Phillip's father no reason to be concerned about his character.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Tracey Woolrych as Mrs Brahms, Bill McCluskey as Ivan the Magician

Fire!

Episode 25
December 18, 1997
Written by Piers Hobson
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

Sharon is honoured with a scroll for having reached her full potential but Leo is still just the owner of a garden hose. Sharon wages a war against Leo by first planting cigarettes in his jacket and then a stolen video game in his locker both of which are found by their teacher. Raff and Enzo help Leo avoid punishment but to stop Edwina for good, the kids task Raff and Enzo with following Edwina and make sure there is always someone with Leo who can act as a witness. Edwina goes to the scrapyard and trashes Helen's office (intending to blame Leo) but inadvertently starts a fire. Raff alerts Henry and the others of the break-in and the kids rush back from school. Leo takes charge of efforts to extinguish the blaze and saves Edwina who gets trapped by the fire. For his role in the rescue, Leo is honoured for reaching his full potential.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, David Moran as Mr Winterbottom, David Berman as Messenger, Glen Swift as Jack

Kissing Cousins

Episode 26
December 19, 1997
Written by Ysabelle Dean
Directed by Kendal Flanagan

Raff and Enzo present Henry, Sharon and Leo with official certificates from Madam Rosa inducting them into the Giftee Gang. Jess and Phillip are also presented with (invisible) certificates for being Giftee Mates and Seer Supporters but Jess is still irked she has never seen Raff and Enzo. After the seers depart for the Atmos, the kids go to school where they learn Edwina is being taken out of school by her father. Edwina has told her father and teacher everything she knows about the seers and the Gifts but the kids deny everything, proclaiming it to have all been an elaborate joke. The kids return to the railcar after school to find they have visitors — Raff and Enzo, on holiday. Even more surprising, they are real people until their leave expires!

Jess arrives quickly anticipating the surprise Henry promised over the phone but Raff must tell Henry Jess can't know who they are, only that they are two visiting tourists — a rule set out by the Board of Grand Overseers. Robert prepares a special dinner to celebrate the publication of his first book. Jess asks Henry for the truth about Leo's oddball cousins, Randolf and Zoe, but he won't confirm what she suspects. However, Raff and Enzo eventually fold under Jess' determined efforts to prove that they are who she thinks they are and she finally gets to meet Raff and Enzo. Madam Rosa arrives and gives Raff and Enzo their next assignment — it's on Neptune.©tzuk

With: Igor Sas as Robert, Kahren Hampton as Helen, Nicola Bartlett as Madam Rosa, John Saunder as Edwina's Father, David Moran as Mr Winterbottom, Sungwa star Guardian U.D. as Duke