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Jack is horrified at the fact Ash has lied to Martha again and hasn’t ended
his marriage
with Rianna. He can’t believe it – he has a fantastic woman who loves and trusts
him –
she deserves better. Tell her the truth, you owe her that much. Ash finds Martha
and is
going to tell her, but she’s so upset about Ric’s arrest for Murder, that he
can’t bring
himself to do it. Jack discovers he still hasn’t told her and knows what he has
to do. He
finds Martha, he knows this is going to hurt like hell, but he has no choice.
She knows
something is up as he apologises for having to be the one to do this. Martha
reacts
angrily at Jack revealing Ash’s lies – she can’t believe it to be true. She
heads to the
Station and is told Ash has taken the day off. Reeling, Martha drives to Ash’s
house and
sees his car in the driveway. She approaches the house and knocks. Rianna
answers,
surprised to see her and lets Martha inside. Martha sees Ash playing with his
kids and
turns, stunned to see her standing there. Without much to say, Martha turns and
runs
out, with Ash close behind. He tries to explain, but Martha has seen that Jack
was
telling her the truth, unlike Ash. She tells him to go back to his family. They
all deserve a
lot better than this. Ash watches Martha drive off, feeling like dirt. He
follows her back to
the Bay to apologise, Martha lets him have it – then Ash reveals that the reason
he
hasn’t told Rianna is because she’s pregnant! He feels trapped and is sorry.
Martha
tells him to go back to his family. He isn’t sorry at all! Heartbreak,
humiliation and anger
– it’s over. Jack comforts Martha. She is consumed with self loathing – but
can’t bring
herself to cry. Not yet.
Cassie arrives back in the city from the Bay. Macca soon arrives home and he
asks her
what she got up to today? Cass doesn’t reveal her trip to the Bay and he wonders
where the TV is? It was meant to get delivered today… She tells Macca about
Rocco’s
death this afternoon. He suggests they get to the Bay then. She forces a smile,
clearly
nervous about the lie she’s told. The next day, Macca is tidying up when the
phone
rings. It’s Sally calling to let Cass know she left her jumper behind when she
was visiting
yesterday. Macca puts two and two together – why has Cassie lied to him? She
returns
from the Gym and Macca confronts her about her visit to the Bay. She explains
that she
didn’t want to get into a fight with him, so kept it to herself. He would’ve
understood –
her families in a lot of pain right now and he’d hate to think she’s walking on
eggshells
to avoid him blowing up. Cass says that isn’t a concern, that’s in the past.
Macca
makes her dinner, wanting to do something nice for her. He loves her and wants
her to
be open with him, about everything. She smiles, tells him that she loves him and
will
forever. Macca serves up his special dinner – it’s a mess and Cassie laughs. She
tastes
it – it’s not that bad. These guys are closer than ever, despite their recent
rift.
Tony, Rory, Jack and Sam have just finished the gourmet meal Sam has made. Tony
and Rory gather the plates to do the washing. Sam sits on Jack’s knee and gives
him a
kiss – the happy family together.
Ash is with his wife and kids. He’s pretending not to have a care in the
world – but as
Rianna moves off to the kitchen, we see the façade diminish. Ash looks glum – he
knows he’s stuffed up big time and he hates himself for it.
A glum Martha arrives home to an empty house. She slumps and looks at the
necklace
Ash gave her. All the memories coming back. She takes it off and stares at it.
Her mind
on Ash and what might have been. She closes her fist around it and finally
starts to cry.
Ash is gone – all that hope and now there’s nothing and it really hurts.
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