Monday 23rd January
· Romeo’s sister, Mink, arrives in Summer Bay.
· April can’t trust Dex and tells him their relationship is over.
· Liam is released from hospital and moves back in with Bianca.
Romeo’s sister Mink arrives in Summer Bay and quickly starts to get on Indi’s nerves. It soon becomes clear that Mink has money problems and that her impromptu visit may be loaded with an ulterior motive.
Despite Dex’s desperate pleas, April refuses to believe he wasn’t responsible for his actions when he kissed Dallas. Even after April learns, from Heath, that Dex didn’t sleep with Dallas, she remains hurt by the fact that he effectively bragged about the deed anyway. Convinced she can no longer trust him, April tells Dex it’s over.
Liam is discharged from hospital and goes home with Bianca to recover. When Heath realises that Liam has moved back in with Bianca his pride and his heart take a hit. Later, Bianca renounces Heath as a toxic element in her life but April jumps to Heath’s defence – he’s not such a bad guy.
Tuesday 24th January
· Mink asks Romeo for a loan.
· Sasha is grounded.
· Roo is upset when she sees Sid on a date.
Mink asks Romeo for a loan to get her back on track, but Indi doesn’t think they can afford to be lending out cash – even if it is Romeo’s sister. Upon hearing Indi’s reservations, Mink gets in Romeo’s ear – convinced Indi is controlling him. Later, Mink confronts Indi and calls her ‘spoilt’ – further building the rift between the sister-in-laws. Romeo, caught between a rock and a hard place, secretly offers to give Mink the money, but begs Mink not to tell Indi.
Sid grounds Sasha – but she’s not upset by the decision, considering she’s trying to keep her distance from her temperamental boyfriend Stu. However, Stu soon arrives, much to Sasha’s secret disapproval, and offers to help Sid with his vegetable garden - to try and get on Sasha’s father’s good side. Sasha watches on tensely as Sid and Stu bond – all too aware that Stu is being manipulative. Later, when Sasha tries to slip away from Stu, using her school work as an excuse, he gets aggressive so she concedes to going on a date. But it doesn’t last long – Sasha pretends to be ill so she can escape home again. Soon after Sasha actually does become ill and fortunately Xavier comes past, sees her and takes her to the hospital.
Following some advice from Irene, Sid asks her female doctor on a date. Later that evening, Roo is upset to find Sid on the date with the much younger nurse. However, the truth is that Sid isn’t having a good time – he’s visibly relieved when Irene interrupts the date to inform him that Roo still has feelings for him.
Wednesday 25th January
· Sasha falls ill from an infected tattoo.
· Leah hides from Miles.
· John is asked to step down from the Council.
Xavier has found a sickly Sasha collapsed at the bus stop and rushed her to the hospital. At the hospital, Sid is shocked to learn the source of Sasha’s infection - her secret dodgy tattoo. Sid blames Stu for the tattoo, expelling him from the hospital and forbidding him from seeing Sasha again. When Sasha recovers, Sid asks her not to see Stu anymore and, to his astonishment, she agrees without a fight.
Miles prepares a special meal for Leah and VJ to welcome them home. But Leah, still on uncertain ground about her and Miles, tells him she is staying overnight in a motel. But Elijah spots Leah, and is soon suspicious as to why she is lying to Miles. When VJ asks his mother as to why she lied to Miles, she can only offer – it’s complicated.
Once it comes to light that John was taking gratuities from Dennis the Council calls for his resignation.
Thursday 26th January
· Miles and Leah consider their future together.
· Roo gets a mystery date invite.
· John is booted from Council.
· Ruby thinks it’s over between her and Casey.
When Miles finds VJ at the Diner he discovers that Leah was, in fact, back in Summer Bay last night – despite telling him otherwise. Hurt and confused, Miles confronts Leah who isn’t convinced that Miles is happy for them not to have any more kids. And it turns out that Miles can’t disagree with her.
Irene mentions to Roo that Sid’s date with the young nurse didn’t go so well. So, when Roo receives a love-note, she believes it’s from Sid. But when she follows the instructions on the note, she is shocked to find Harvey waiting for her on the beach.
In a desperate attempt to keep his position on the council, John asks Alf to ‘pull some strings’. But when he is inevitably booted from Council, John decides to invest in the Resort development. Gina is worried that her husband is making the wrong decision but John assures her it’s a sure thing. Harvey then reveals to John that he intends to replace him on the Council.
When Ruby gets a letter from Casey explaining that he can’t go to the city with her, she assumes they’ve broken up.
Friday 27th January
· Leah and Miles turn to Elijah after their break-up.
· Brax makes the ultimate sacrifice for Charlie.
· Dex asks April to his formal.
Leah and Miles have split and as they struggle with the separation, they turn to Elijah for comfort. Meanwhile, Marilyn becomes aware of Elijah’s feelings for Leah, urging him to stay away from her.
Bianca is hostile towards Charlie – still feeling guilty about lying to Liam to protect Charlie and Brax. She also demands Brax fire Liam in an attempt to separate herself entirely from the River Boys. Meanwhile, Brax finally decides to break his ties with the River Boys to appease Charlie – announcing his intention to join Charlie and Ruby in their move to the city.
Dex, desperate to patch things up with April, takes Marilyn’s advice and asks April to be his Formal date. However, despite his best efforts, April turns Dex down – she can’t forgive and forget. Later, April announces to Ruby that on the night of the Formal she intends to lose her virginity.
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