Episode 5193

Extended Summary

The day of the Council Meeting arrives and April is anxious to get John to speak for the Water Bottle Ban. However, with all his break-up turmoil with Gina, John is less than enthusiastic about the idea. In order to get him to the meeting, Xavier tells him Gina will be there. John perks right up and goes to get ready, but unfortunately Gina will not be convinced to go. When John realises she’s not showing, he gives up the fight and leaves the meeting. The kids report back to Gina and she gives John a lecture about not letting their squabbles get in the way of something important. John coldly insists his decision not to back the scheme was designed to minimise stress for himself, but Gina can see right through it. Will Gina’s words have an affect on John?

Dex’s new infatuation for the young Detective Graves grows more every day. He bugs Sid and Marilyn to put in a good word for him but they remind Dex his crush is not a priority when they are being interviewed for a murder investigation. Taking matters into his own hands, Dex sends Graves a bunch of flowers asking her out on a date. Graves is mortified by the gesture when she receives them in front of her boss. But Robertson encourages her to take the date and make it a double. What does Robertson have planned?

Robertson continues to interview the Summer Bay locals about Penn’s disappearance. During Marilyn’s interview, Robertson asks her for a tarot reading later on. Cornered, Marilyn agrees to the reading, but fears she’ll get carried away and tell Robertson something that might incriminate her closest friends. Marilyn particularly worries about telling Robertson her dream where Alf killed Penn.

Sid tries to allay her fears, but during the reading Robertson manages to pressure Marilyn into spilling about the dream. Has Marilyn made things worse for Alf?