UK Air Date: 17th September 2007
Cat No: HAW5-578
Belle is upset and frustrated by Drew’s double standards. Cassie is devastated over Jules’ deception. Tony and Lucas’ relationship hits rock bottom when the truth about the boat is revealed.
Extended Summary
Belle is stunned when a furious Drew tells her the truth about Jules’s relationship with Jazz. But for Belle this is complicated: Drew slept with Amanda, her own mother, and she’s hurt that he doesn’t acknowledge the fact that he took his relationship with Amanda a lot further than Jules ever took his with Jazz.
Cassie finally admits the truth to Sally about Jules’s deception. Sally’s heart breaks for her, and she works hard to reassure and comfort – but clearly it’s going to be a long time before Cassie will be comfortable trusting her judgment around men.
Meanwhile, Brad reveals to Sally the news that Geoff and Annie’s parents left money in their will to cover the kids’ education. He urges Sally to talk to Bruce Campbell – it’s not fair that he’s keeping his grandchildren away from school against their parents’ wishes. But Sally warns Brad not to get involved: he needs to let the Department handle this. Brad, however, is frustrated and takes matters into his own hands. He invites Geoff and Annie to the Diner and encourages them to come back to school. Not that Geoff needs encouragement – it’s clear that he resents being stuck on the farm.
Brad feels like he’s getting somewhere with these kids, but when an enraged Bruce enters the Diner and drags Geoff and Annie away, it’s clear to both him and Sally that he’s only made things worse. Brad knows it’s a risk but he goes out to the farm to confront Bruce Campbell, forcing him to agree to let both Geoff and Annie return to school. Brad may have won the battle – but what he doesn’t realise is that he’s just forced the tension between Bruce and Geoff to boiling point.
A feeling that Lucas can understand right now – he’s guilty about keeping the truth from Tony about sinking his dingy, and confused, too, that his dad seems to have withdrawn from their relationship. Matilda, meanwhile, has recognised Geoff and warns Lucas that he’s the guy who saw them sinking the dingy. Lucas is a little unnerved but hopes that Geoff will keep his mouth shut. And when Lucas offers to help Tony buy a new dinghy, he’s hopeful that they’ll be able to put their relationship back on track.
But that illusion is shattered when Geoff tells Tony the truth, leaving Tony reeling that Lucas has deceived him – and Lucas furious with Geoff. Can Tony and Lucas’s relationship survive this?