UK Air Date: 29th September 2010
Gina is thrilled John and Xavier are getting along so well. April wants to ban water bottles in the Bay. Miles and VJ are keeping a secret from Leah.
JOHN PALMER (SHANE WITHINGTON)
VJ PATTERSON (FELIX DEAN)
Written by Adam Dolman
Directed by Danny Raco
Extended Summary
Gina is thrilled that John and Xavier are getting along so well. Little does she know the two have called a truce and their seemingly good natures are actually nothing but a ploy. John asks Xavier when he’s going to call in his favour, but Xavier isn’t sure. Frustrated, John has no choice but to wait and see what Xavier throws at him, but it’s not all bad as John laps up the praise Gina is throwing at him.
April tries out her school recycling bin speech on Irene who thinks it’s a winner, but April’s worried Gina will be a tough negotiator. Xavier agrees and tells April not to get her hopes up, Gina will only say no to the idea. April is shocked when Gina instantly agrees to the idea, despite having only heard the opening of April’s recycling speech. Although happy the scheme will go ahead, April can’t help but feel a little dissatisfied at the lack of effort needed to convince Gina. Xavier thinks she needs a new challenge and April agrees – she wants to come up with a radical environmental plan for the Bay.
After Alf complains about the amount of rubbish they’ve cleared off the beach, April comes up with the idea to ban water bottles in the Bay. She asks John to take the matter before council – but he refuses. Xavier tries to get him to change his mind, but again John says no. Later Xavier calls in his favour, blackmailing John into putting April’s proposal forward. If he doesn’t, Xavier will make his life at home a living hell.
Leah is tired and stressed and VJ suspects she’s still doing it tough since Elijah left. Leah worries about the affect Elijah’s absence is having on VJ and asks Miles to have a word with him. Miles takes VJ to Summer Bay House where he produces a letter from Elijah – it’s for VJ. It’s revealed that Elijah and VJ have been writing to each other regularly through Miles, but Leah has no idea. Both VJ and Miles are struggling with keeping the correspondence a secret, but VJ strongly feels Leah is too fragile to deal with anymore Elijah talk at the moment. They agree to tell her as soon as she’s strong enough to handle the news.
