Monday 30th January
Jade tries to talk to Kyle about his dismissal of her but, still fuming, he’s not interested. Jade’s shattered that Kyle won’t let her explain but when Sonya learns of her affair with Malcolm and doesn’t support her either, Jade considers leaving Erinsborough. Discovering this, Malcolm tries to convince her not to but when he fails, he appeals to Sonya to try before it’s too late. Not wanting to lose her sister, Sonya does, pushing Jade to tell Kyle how she really feels about him.
Desperate to get his tattoo removed before Paul discovers it, Andrew tries to convince Chris to re-start their used-car scheme. However when Chris refuses, Andrew is forced to consider other options – including accepting an offer to buy his car.
Unbeknownst to Chris, someone is watching him at the garage. Warren returns to cause trouble but Chris stands up to him. Could his stance, and his sexuality, cost him his life?
Tuesday 31st January
Realising he still has feelings for Jade; Kyle tries to find her to sort things out, only to discover she’s gone. Encouraged to go after her, Kyle tries to find where she went but with the taxi company refusing to tell him, he’s stuck. Recalling her own failed race to stop Brennan, Kate pushes Kyle to find another way. Upon learning Jade went to the bus terminal, Kyle races there to stop her before it’s too late.
Battered Chris is eventually found by concerned Lucas, who insists on taking him to hospital to get checked out. Suspecting his sexuality was the cause of the attack; Chris is reluctant but keeps his suspicions from Lucas. However, when Lucas learns homophobic Warren was the last customer Chris served before his beating, he seeks him out and demands answers.
Wednesday 1st February
Tash asks Michael if he will take her to the beach where her mum drowned. Michael is hesitant, especially when Tash wants Emilia to join them. Emilia is unsure if she should go but Lucas manages to convince her it will be a good idea...
Paul tries to get warring Sophie and Kate back together. But when Sophie continues to insult Kate, she fights back, hurting Sophie. Shocked at the person Kate has become, Paul is forced to take drastic measures. He makes Kate an offer he’s sure she won’t refuse. But is Kate tired of being her old good self?
Lucas struggles to find the person responsible for Chris’s bashing. George ups the pressure and Lucas bites back. George realises how deeply Lucas cares for Chris and invites him to spend Christmas with the Pappas’s but Lucas has other plans. He asks Emilia to celebrate Christmas with him; realising she’s more than a casual relationship, but Emilia’s mind is elsewhere…
Thursday 2nd February
Packing to head home to London, Malcolm finds some of his old toys and suggests his parents do a clean out to give themselves extra room. Liking the idea, Karl and Susan load boxes into the storage container but when oblivious Toadie parks his car in front of it they’re trapped. Finding their old slide projector, they can’t help reminiscing about good times, only for them to accept those days are truly behind them. Susan shocks Karl by deciding she should move out.
Desperate for her Christmas party to be a success, Sonya’s nervous when she learns Karl – who’s agreed to play Santa – might be busy. Karl assures her that after dropping Malcolm off they’ll just put a few things in storage and then he’ll be there. When Karl fails to show, Sonya has to pretend to be Santa herself – until Toadie steps in a saves the day.
Friday 3rd February
Despite Rhys’s suggestion to take it easy, Chris heads out with his friends in anticipation of their pending VCE results. Meanwhile, Summer’s guilt over cheating resurfaces as her nerves build, but to her relief, she gets the marks to do what she wants next year. Determined to move on from his attack and focus on what he wants to do next year, Chris heads back to the garage. But just as Rhys realises they never should have let him leave the hospital, Chris collapses. Rhys rushes off to find him, but with Chris’s life hanging in the balance, will he get there in time?
As Lucas works to identify Chris’s attacker, he learns the bashing was linked to his decision not to sell the garage. Wanting answers, Lucas heads straight to Peter Noonan. However while waiting for him, Lucas spies Chris’s attacker. Realising Peter’s involved somehow, Lucas returns with the police. But will Lucas’s suspicion prove to be correct?
Karl’s frustrations threaten to boil over until Toadie finally lets him and Susan out. Sonya excitedly prepares to start trying for a baby, but, feeling for Susan and her predicament, Toadie invites her to temporarily move in with them. |
