Episode 4796

Australian Air Date: 23rd February 2009
UK Air Date: 9th March 2009

Ruby opens a whole can of worms trying to protect Xavier. Belle covers her tracks and exposes Freya. Freya’s fury has dangerous consequences.

MARTIN BARTLETT (BOB BAINES)
FREYA DURIC (SOPHIE HENSSER)
JERRY THIBAULT (NICHOLAS CASSIM)
PAULA GILL (PAULA ARUNDELL)

Written by Sarah Walker
Directed by David Gould

Extended Summary

Freya continues to wreak havoc in Summer Bay, not least by shocking the locals and going topless on the beach. Xavier’s furious to discover she has put some illegal drugs in his school bag despite his repeated refusals to sell any more drugs at school. Ruby finds out and, wanting to save Xavier from more trouble, takes them from his locker. While trying to stash the drugs at home, Ruby is soon caught out by Charlie – telling her she ‘found’ the drugs at school but doesn’t know who they belong to. Xavier can’t believe it when Ruby admits it was her who took his drugs – does she realise how much worse she has made things for him?

Meanwhile, Belle is trying to make it up to the boss for her drug induced lateness by finding a big story for the front page. Charlie gives Belle the scoop on the drugs at Summer Bay High and she immediately suspects Freya. When Belle confronts her, Freya tells her that if she gives her name to the cops she will tell them Belle is her number one client. Belle is unperturbed – as far as the cops are concerned, Belle brought the drugs for the story that will be gracing the front page of the Coastal News so if Freya knows what’s good for her, she’ll skip town pronto. Freya is thrown and Belle is smug – she’s found a way to cover her tracks. On a high, Belle promises Aden she is going to do something about her mood swings. Does this mean Belle is going to stop taking drugs?

Feeling terrible for making Xavier’s situation worse, Ruby finds him sitting on the bait shop run-around dingy thinking of a plan to get Freya the money from the pills. Ruby sits beside him trying to explain why she did what she did so he will hopefully forgive her. Suddenly Freya’s voice interrupts them as she boards the boat. Freya soon starts up the motor and drives them into the darkness ignoring their protestations. Angry, she goes faster and faster until she hits something on the water. When Xavier realises what they have hit, he’s distraught – it’s Hugo’s boat… and if they’ve hit his boat, where is Hugo?