UK Air Date: 8th June 2007
Cat No: HAW5-508
Tension between Drew, Belle and Lucas escalates with dangerous consequences. Rachel discovers a disturbing truth about James, which could ruin his career. Kit threatens to limit Kim’s involvement with their unborn child.
Extended Summary
Busted looking through James’ bag, Kim explains that he’s justified in his actions because he saw James talking to a drug dealer. James says he bumped into him and let him know he wouldn’t be buying stuff from him anymore. Kit believes James instantly and is furious with Kim – how dare he invade James’ privacy like that?! Later that night at dinner, things are heated between them and Rachel senses tension. A moment alone, Kit tells Kim to get over his obsession with wanting to dig the bad side of James out.
Rachel thinks Kim is jealous of James, now being in the father role of Kit’s unborn baby. Kim denies it – he just doesn’t trust the guy and opens up about how he caught James smoking weed. Rachel is immediately concerned and asks James if he was working under the influence at the hospital? That would explain his near miss at work last week. Kit vouches for James, he was just tired from staying up all night with her. Rachel has to decide whether or not to report this to the hospital board. Seeing as he’s admitted to his problem and is dealing with it, she thinks they should give him a break, but Kim thinks that’s irresponsible – what if he causes more ‘accidents’ at work – but they don’t have any proof that he’s smoking the stuff anymore. James thanks Rachel for her leniency and promises that he’ll never touch it again. Kit lets Kim know that she thinks James deserves an apology from him. He disagrees – so Kit says she’ll have to reconsider his role in their baby’s life. Meanwhile, James is in his car down at the beach – he pulls a bag of weed from the glove box and rolls himself a joint…
At the Diner, Ric and Matilda sit with the downcast Lucas, trying to cheer him up. Mattie encourages him about the short story comp – he’s in with a good chance of winning – but Lucas says he didn’t enter. Belle & Drew then enter – celebrating Drew getting his P’s – they’re going to take a drive together. Lucas walks out – still hurting from Belle’s treatment of him recently. Ric & Mattie decide to take Lucas camping to get him away from the bay and the drama for awhile. They talk him into it, arrive at the campsite and it looks like he’s lightening up a bit, until we see Belle & Drew who have had the same idea. Lucas says he doesn’t care – they deserve each other… Two distinct camps are formed – Belle & Drew’s being very disorganised in comparison and once a large clap of thunder is heard and it begins to rain – it’s clear Belle & Drew will get drenched with their lack of tent.
Ric & Mattie take pity on them and invite them into their tent. It’s squishy and awkward. Tension descends on the group. Lucas makes a light comment that this would make for a good story – then Drew foolishly reveals that he read Lucas story that Belle entered into the comp for him. Lucas is furious – how dare she do that without asking him? She’s only done it to make herself feel less guilty about screwing him over with Drew! Upset, Belle flees the tent and Drew follows, urging her to come back. They soon realise they’ve lost their way in the dark bushland and as Belle changes direction, with Drew close behind, they fall down the side of a cliff…inches away from a horrible death… Will they make it?