H&Alover

Any new investigator would be like Townsend, they don't know the locals like we or the Yabbie Creek cops do and just go with the evidence in front of them. They or rather he, isn't biased towards anyone because they, the local cops know the person. He's heard from the people who were there and what Cash had been like with Tim so any new suspect would be put on the back burner for now. We know vandalism isn't Cash's style and no way would he trash Lyrik's house, his ex lives there and he had no problems with Kirby or Remi so why would he. Rather late in the day Townsend asked forensics to look at Tim's car after Eden had tried to clean it Shouldn't the cops be asking if anyone had seen anyone new about or ask if any of them have CCTV? John should be able to back Cash up, he walked in just after Cash entered Lyrik's house and the state it was in, he couldn't have done that much damage in such a short space of time. The invisible Sarge is still just that, as it appeared Rose is in charge. That was a bad move on her part letting Eden see Cash seeing as she is part of the investigation. She did believe Cash when he said he didn't hurt Tim, well as far as he knows anyway, he is suffering from concussion so his memory could be fuzzy. Remi was just saying it as he saw it and as said there had been other instances when Tim and Cash were going for it like when he was ejected from the party and there were other witnesses, Justin, Kirby, Bree, Theo and Tane. One good question from Eden why didn't he intervene when Tim and Cash had their latest row? You're right Red Eden and Remi have known each other for far too long for it to be a permanent split. She's gone to see Tim now, is it guilt that she's gone to see him as she feels responsible for his injuries after telling him she still loves Cash? I dare say Bree will be still doing her 'exercises' to keep on top of her OCD and hopefully she told the people in charge what the problem was/is so not over entirely. Tane was acting the way many relatives do in soaps when a loved one is in serious surgery, panicking about why is it was taking so long and them not being told anything. He was lashing out at Dana because she was there, but for once Dana took the wise move of walking away. There were a few tense moments but both came through OK. He was suitably thanked by Tane and Harper and as we saw later by Mac! Another string to add to Levi's bow. Rather sweet when Harper was worried about the baby not moving then he showed her he'd woken up by giving her a kick. Dana has gone to see Xander then now is all OK with Harper and babe.

Hello 2025. At least people can't complain "Well that got sorted out pretty quick". Plenty of surgery going on in two different locations and very different surroundings. Good to see Bree is back to her old self, not faffing about as to what to do, assertive and decisive about how to treat Tim. Giving clear instructions and advising the paramedics when they turned up as to what the situation was. Has it ever been mentioned Kirby had been in medicine? Not surprising Remi and Justin would think Cash was involved going by his previous behaviour whenever he and Tim ran into each other, was it Remi who saw them arguing the previous night? He ushered Eden back in but odd she didn't seem that concerned he didn't come back in even allowing for the fact he may not have wanted to spend the night with her after she admitted she still loved Cash. For all we know Tim and Cash did have a fight, Tim would have had a reason as he would blame Cash for Eden still being in love with him. Both had head injuries, Tim's of course being the worse so could have knocked each other out. Even without the problem how did Nerida get to that hotel, how could she have tackled two grown men. It's a stretch that she crept up on Cash, knocked him out then went for Tim. But then she'd have to get away again. Bree, the old assertive Bree, told DS Townsend where to go, saying Cash has concussion so not able to be questioned yet. Never seen Neighbours so I hadn't seen Craig Hall before but he was pretty tasty. He is new to the whole thing so he wouldn't be taking anyone's word for what happened to whom and why. He doesn't know any of them so would just go for the facts as he should. Get everyone's statements, go through them, check up on Nerida, get her alibi etc. Hope CSI, if they were brought along, are able to find some sort of proof as to what happened, blood on rocks, bruises on knuckles, DNA. Remi had his reasons for not telling them about the break in and the trashing of their house. Not that he would have listened to Cash anyway. Kirby at least was on Cash's side saying it wasn't Cash's style to do that or vandalise Tim's car, and why would he trash their house, it was Tim he was after. They don't know though, unlike us and Cash, Nerida said something like someone would burn for what they started but that is only hearsay. It appeared from the note left by the cops they had taken fingerprints so Kirby, Remi, Eden and any others who had been in there recently will have to submit theirs to eliminate them. Surprised John didn't come over and explain what he and Cash had found. I'm surmising the cops questioned the neighbours to ask if they'd seen any strangers, they do have NW don't they? Second op of the day, which I have to admit was pretty tense, was holding my breath a couple of times. Tim wasn't on his own then he had an obstetrics surgeon to take care of the baby side of it. Naturally there has to be a hiccup when Harper's bp went up, but was resolved. Even in the most routine op/procedure there can be unexpected problems. Maybe Levi shouldn't have snapped at the anaesthetist but I guess he would be used to it. Levi was really put on the spot when Harper asked him if it came down to it to promise save the baby. Must be a really tense time for Dana and Tane. Even Dana, being a nurse, it would be above her level.

It was a good finale, no actual death, as far as we know anyway. Cash had his cop head switched on when he clocked that name on that buggy and realised that is where the gang were. Natch, neither Eden or Remi were taking his calls but as I said before John could ring them and let them know, but at least he's rung the cops. Ironically Cash's insisting on ditching Eden so he didn't lose anyone else he loved, what about Gary, has backfired as she is now in danger of getting bumped off by Nerida has come up. She was in no danger of being hurt psychically by Tim. Has Tim never heard of the term "Hell hath no fury"? Tim and Cash both needed their heads knocking together as them shouting at each other would never solve anything. Tim, to be fair, didn't know the history about that song Eden didn't want to sing but he does now and now he's clocked what we've known all along Eden is still in love with Cash. He may well be a very good counsellor and tell others what they or their partners are feeling but when it comes to you yourself it's a different matter. I'm guessing we will find out what really happened with that fight between Cash and Tim, started off pushing and shoving each other and then? It wasn't what Remi thought he was seeing, Cash to me anyway looked like he was applying CPR to Tim. Who rang the cops btw, both were bloodied, Cash had been knocked out. I don't think Abby was around when all this photo business and the fact the gala had been cancelled, she was involved with Cash and his investigating Tim and Nerida pitching up. As it turned out it all went well, they made a good team and it looked like he had got a lot more sign ups and she managed to sweet talk John into doing a discount deal. It was odd him going to kiss her and then stopping because I guess of what he told Theo about her not being in the right place to get involved with anyone. Maybe it is gratitude on her part and he's reading more into it. Perhaps it needed a scare like that for Harper to reconsider her options, more ready to listen this time round and take them in. Do most top surgeons do house calls? Typical of babies, I guess, they go quite, panicking mum then waking up and kicking up a storm. Levi, understandably would be nervous, nay scared, of doing an op like that but any surgeon would have to perform a procedure which is rarely done for the first time. Routine ops that they could do with their eyes shut - not recommended btw, have their risks if something is found that they weren't expecting once they open up the patient. for all.

Naturally no-one is taking Cash seriously when really this time they should. He does have backup as John walked into the Lyrik house and saw the damage Nerida had done and lets not be fooled it wasn't her. Maybe John should ring Remi and tell him what had been done, he has no axe to grind. Cash also saw the damage that had been done to Tim's car and the message BURN daubed on the windscreen gave the biggest clue as to who it was. Hopefully Cash will ring the cops at Yabby Creek and get Rose and co to see if they can find any dabs or DNA. Tim may well have said Nerida isn't violent but that was then and this is now. He didn't have a new lady in his life back then. Of course Nerida wouldn't have known Eden has gone off somewhere so maybe thinking she'd be back later that day so would get the message. That was some fantastic place Remi took them to, was it a hotel he had taken over? it was certainly remote but obviously still in mobile phone range. Leah gave Justin permission to go then, though once again the garage will be closed for business. We saw in the trailer Cash manages to get someone to take him to them. Finale day in Aus is today so of course there will be tension on both the Harper and the baby storyline along with the Nerida one. Will a total innocent be hurt? At least we won't have to wait long for the outcome of the cliff hanger. Harper must be getting so uptight with both Dana and Tane asking her how she is the first time they see her, that certainly isn't going to help her blood pressure. Bad enough the worry about the baby isn't helping it. It has been, as mentioned before, a reverse romance so would be tricky enough but the added problem with the baby and if he should die that he doesn't, would that be the end of them. Not that bad a suggestion Harper go outside to get some fresh air, I know she's supposed to be having bedrest but she must be suffering cabin fever trapped in her bedroom and only leaving to go to the living room and loo. Another thing adding to her stress levels. Her blood pressure suddenly shooting up did prompt her to see Levi.

Eden was full on, but could that be guilt as she now knows Abby was right without without the bias of her believing everything Tim said was gospel. Just as they had made up again they've busted up again. Fine line there with Abby withdrawing her compliant, Tim had dropped her as his client so he could date Eden so there wouldn't be a conflict of interests. It's more of Nerida's vendetta, Cash got caught up in it because of his own reasons. He couldn't have foreseen the real cause behind it. Now she's been caught out Nerida is really ramping up the revenge idea. Odd comment to make to a cop about setting a fire. Was kind of weird us seeing Cash and Abby both reading Nerida's journal notes at the same time. Luckily I had recorded it so I could pause and read what had been written down. It was totally delusional on Nerida's part, OK I get he may have made her a cup of tea but why wouldn't he? Of course he listened, it's his job, but the rest of it, absolutely all in her mind. Problem now of course is no-one will listen to Cash's pleas/demands about keeping Eden away from Tim, though she was in no danger of being hurt physically by Tim, but Nerida on the other hand is another matter. Will she want the other woman, as she sees Eden, out of the way so she and Tim be together as they should be. Did Cash identify himself as a cop when he was ringing Tim's family, friends and colleagues? What did Remi really expect when Rose came round, it was really ear blasting, it was in the garden and it was dark so I'm guessing it was pretty late at night so people would be asleep. Did when Rose unplugged the speakers so she could be heard. No Eden, natch, but where was Kirby, just Theo, Remi and Justin having a jam. It did click, somewhat belatedly to Remi, he can now afford to buy/rent somewhere to play their music as loud as they like without disturbing anyone. Though with the previous aforementioned threats from Nerida is that a good idea them being away from people? See Alf agreed with me about Maz revealing to Roo about him catching on about their scheme. He would have liked to have them run about a bit more doing his bidding.

There were only two complaints against Tim, Nerida's and Abby's. One he explained away which we now know is true so he was innocent of that allegation, but now his bosses have received this one from Abby I guess it prompted them to look back at Nerida's. I suppose Eden would tend to take Tim's side and both she and Cash believed Nerida against Tim. She was willing to take Cash's word that Nerida was telling the truth because he had never lied to her but he was so ready to take her word against Tim's. We got Tim's version of the account that Nerida misunderstood his attentiveness for affection which is what I was thinking had happened. That is a peril of being a counsellor/therapist the patient/client can become so dependant on them they misread their care and 'fall in love' with them and think they feel the same. It Is mostly women, but it can happen to men who have women counsellors/therapists. Ditto with medical doctors male and female. You could say that is what happened with Mac and Levi he did save her life twice so she could have believed he really cared for her. But this time feelings were genuine on both sides. Abby readily believed Nerida at first, as she was echoing what Abby went through, without the affair of course, but something got her antenna twitching prompting her to ask Nerida some pointed questions which she conveniently dodged. Seeing as it was so special how come Nerida couldn't remember when her and Tim's first kiss was. Then there was that "Oh we're still in love" comment from Nerida. That would have made the meeting between her and Eden interesting then. That "Who are you" question from Nerida to Eden when they were introduced was amusing under the circumstances - Eden has 'her' man. Abby made exactly the right choice by going to tell Cash that they had both got it wrong. You would think that as a cop he shouldn't take what anyone says as gospel especially when they are a stranger, but emotions got in the way clouding his judgement. He and Abby will have to play it clever so as not to raise Nerida's suspicions that they don't believe her anymore. I felt for Levi there, that's another downside of being a top doc/surgeon, patients and their relatives putting you on the spot by asking the questions Tane was asking. He could only speak for himself it is still down to Tane or more importantly Harper to make the choice of having the op or not. It is as he said a huge operation to go through and no guarantees about the outcome, either both will be saved or one or the other or both could die. He also said, he'd heard of it but never seen it done and doesn't know anyone who has done it, he'd certainly never done it. Though every new risky operation has to happen for the first time at some time, it all depends on how confident the surgeon is on doing it. YEH Maz, you got it spot on Alf had twigged what Roo, John and Justin were up to, pity in a way she revealed it to Roo, would liked to have seen how much more fun Alf was going to have with them. He took it OK that was an anonymous donor giving back what he had put in for the community all these years and it wasn't charity. Will he allow them to put up this new building, if it's OK'd by the Council?

I'd give Harper some leeway, it is a very risky op that Levi is proposing if the baby's cyst grows and affects his heart and it's not just for him, her life could be in danger. It did come straight out of the blue, last scan was fine and now the babies life could be at risk and I think her refusal is a knee jerk reaction and she needs some time to get it straight in her brain, she has two weeks to think about it, she need gentle persuasion not nagging. Levi didn't give that much away to Mac, he just said for her to go to the hospital to support Harper and Tane, it was her that asked if it was the baby which would be a natural assumption. All he said was just to be there for them. Levi, I thought, explained it so well to Tane and Harper, he can't give any guarantees if the cyst will grow or not, it's just one of life's bizarre twists. It hit Levi hard, because as he was saying to Mac when you are working in a big city hospital you don't get that close to your patients, but he knows Tane and Harper. Good question by Tane if it could be linked to Ari's baby's death, but it had been ruled out. The last baby Mia lost was a miscarriage after the crash she was in, but she had a premature baby. That may have been an OTT reaction of Kirby's when that girl/woman was taking photos of her demonstration how to lie on a board without asking if she was OK with it, and it isn't the Kirby we know, even Mali was surprised by it. Guess even the most assured of us can be knocked back by a seemingly they know it all publicity company and them thinking 'this is what people want'. It was ironic, though, as it was her who started it by pushing Mali to get into it all. It was sad, her going though her photos and deleting them. I wonder if that will affect her wanting to be in Lyrik, OK with rehearsing but what if Remi wants them to appear in person, such as doing a gig in Salt. We did need some light relief which Alf obligingly supplied. He was really enjoying himself winding them all up.Roo for all her interfering, trying and failing to get Alf to go and see Martha or for him to go fishing, got herself in a knot, falling for it when Alf said he needs to paint the shed which he is planning to set up as the new bait shop and volunteering to do it herself. It may have just been me but I think Maz has clocked Alf knows, she saw that little smile he had on his face when Roo left the Diner and she knows him so well.

It was foruitous as it turned out that it was Dana that accompanied Harper as she was able to play down the sonographers comment about getting a doctor to look at the scan. She would as a nurse, guess it wasn't good, but wanted to reassure Harper that it needn't be bad news. If Tane had been there he may have been panicking. It did take Dana's mind off the fact Xander had cancelled their weekend, they do still have phones don't they, why couldn't she have rung and actually spoke to him? Anyways she went straight into sister mode, being there for her, talking to Tane and just telling to get to the hospital. The conversation she overheard didn't sound good, a cyst on his lung and the fact Dr. Liz Shaw needed a specialist to give their thought on it. Of course it would be Levi who was called in, he is the nearest even if it isn't his area of expertise. Seemingly he has heard and seen what it was but not in someone so young, the baby is only 26 weeks old. Apparently, according to Dr. Shaw mum aka Harper has no history of this condition but what about dad aka Tane? Mac has found out the downside of being with a top doc, he could get called away at anytime. Knew it was the kiss of death as soon as she said she'd got rid of everyone so they could spend the whole day together. On that she's rostered people about to cover her absence so although they are now one down, the rest of her staff are running it by themselves again. Maybe TPTB are breaking Georgie back in gently seeing as she's just come back from her op. Have you noticed and nought to do with ought really, that Roo has started to wear trousers which she never did before unless I'm misremembering. She wore those floaty dresses to disguise her back problem. Suppose the Council says NO and yes I know it's Alf's land but there would be by laws what he could construct and what he couldn't wouldn't there? It would have to fit in with the look of the place. I did when Leah brought the tea and nosh, so very typical, you have to keep your workmen fed and watered so you get the best work out of them, it's the law. John playing overseer/gaffer was so him. Despite Leah and Maz's best efforts Alf has clocked what they are up to - busted guys. I did like his little smile. I wonder how he is going to play this out.

It turned out both Tane and Harper were as bad as each other not being able to talk about anything else but the baby. They did make the effort at their lunch, her revealing Dana's childhood nickname for her. I know she doesn't talk much about her and Dana's traumatic upbringing but Tane could talk about his family life and how it was for him, Ari and Mikaere and living in NZ. Anyways it seems something more distressing could be happening for them. Never a good sign when the sonographer says "I'll get a doctor to look at this". I get it was disappointing for Dana Xander cancelling their weekend but John was right, back in his day all they had were letters and maybe the odd phone call and couples were apart for months. Roo did do an about turn, first dismissing Bree's offer of money to help Alf, besides it's NOT Bree's money, it's Remi's. Alf would certainly want to know who this anonymous donor is. Does Roo know about Remi coming into a fortune? See I told you Alf doesn't want a flashy shop, it's a bait shop not a high market department store. Just how will John and Justin build this new place without Alf knowing, it'd be right in his backyard. How good are John and Justin putting up a building anyway, I know it won't be a home but it would still need to be safe and not running the risk of it falling down on customers or Alf. I got two things right it wasn't John who complained about the noise Lyrik was making, he would have gone to them himself, it was a couple who just had a new baby. I'm guessing Cash had other things on his mind as he didn't appear to have noticed it as we haven't heard if he found it disturbing and he lived over the road from them.

People do tend to bend the real meaning of Anniversary nowadays, Leah was planning an Anniversary do for Justin to celebrate her proposing to him which was kind of random. I know newbie couples celebrate the fact they have been together one whole month. Yes well done Theo for the only bloke who potted the difference. They all tried to boost Kirby's mood and I think her playing took her mind of it for a while as she was focusing on something else. Theo needed some encouragement but he got into the groove with some nudging from Justin, did he seem a bit miffed he wasn't included in the gig? They did seem to have clicked back into their old routine with too much problem. Very wise decision not to play the song Eden had written for Cash. I'm guessing that new equipment boosted the sound levels which would have disturbed the neighbours somewhat, especially at night, mayhap next time you warn them? But having said that the same thing happened in the morning. Poor John, they automatically thought it was him who had complained, there are other neighbours living in that cul-de-sac. Anyways Kirby's mood darkened again when she saw that photo Eden had taken of them saying she looked awful. I guess she wouldn't believe them that she looked OK, they are her friends so wouldn't think anything was wrong with her body. Going back to when she was launching her solo career she didn't have that problem did she, it was only the matter of her clothes as they didn't go with 'their' image. But wasn't the manager black/coloured/non white, trying to cover all bases there so as not to offend anyone so he wouldn't be bothered. Maz does seem to have reconciled with Bree, maybe it's because of it being a common cause, worrying about Alf. I know it would have been very unlikely Bree would have even set foot in the bait shop but she gathered from what Maz said he'd had it for ages so meant a lot to him and maybe not conducive to his recovery from his latest health scare. Oh I so wanted to slap Roo down and tell her to back off! She's found another project to take on. It was a good idea of Alf's to relocate it to the Caravan Park not that far from the Diner but close to the beach which is the whole purpose of having a bait shop. Justin was well up for helping him pack up and move all the gear. But then Roo started railroading all her ideas on him, he can't use that old shed, it has to be a new build and be all swanky. That is NOT Alf, I know the 'old' bait shop was a little pokey, I remember seeing the inside of it a couple of times. It was a tad cluttered but I bet Alf could find anything you wanted blindfolded. This new place wouldn't be his bait shop. Is there trouble in Paradise for Harper and Tane? It looked like she was confiding in Dana that all she and Tane talked about was the baby so not convinced he does want to be with her as a person in her own right.

Maybe, just maybe Tim sensed Merida was getting the wrong message from him which is why he dropped her as a client, I'm guessing she had the same problem as Abby, but she took it the wrong way. It seemed he suggested she write a journal the same as Abby, but that wouldn't really tell us anything, in Abby's case it was how she felt about her family and how she thought how they had let her down and how she had got to were she was. Cash's suggestion Nerida send a copy of it with her complaint was a good idea, but it'd still be her word against his and she didn't seem that keen. I'm not defending Tim but he did drop Abby so he could be with Eden so there wasn't a conflict if interest. Maybe Abby is more savvy than Cash thinks she is re his reasons for going after Tim. What if Tim had been just an ordinary guy, would he still be going after him? Mali, after initially missing the fact Kirby had been altered and he hadn't, has been right there for her, that email he got back from the ad agency was pure gobblegook what did that actually mean in English? He so made the right decision in cancelling the Open Day. Not knocking her but it was her idea in the first place. Kirby has always been a very confident person, happy in her skin but this has really knocked her for six. Funny how none of the guys who had seen the poster spotted the difference but Eden did, I knew I wasn't imagining it but I spotted the fact her tattoo had been removed, it was hardly a massive one, very discreet. Am I wrong in remembering she never had this problem when she was doing photo shoots when she was launching her sols career? None of the locals have ever mentioned Kirby's colour or Mali's, they've just accepted them. I know on some sites people can't stand Mali saying he's too dull and boring but he's there for people and I'd rather have him as friend then them. It is small potatoes compared to what Kirby has just been put through but Remi was endeavouring without success to get the band together for rehearsals, but as was always the case it was like herding cats to get them all in one place at the same time. No explanation where Theo was. It doesn't have to be a specific time for an Anniversary, it must be X months since they went to the Fundraiser and she first kissed him so quite romantic of him really. Wasn't it January 2024 OZ time the Fundraiser happened?

OK Eden has said Cash has never lied to her, but how does he know this Nerida person isn't lying to him? He's only taking her word that Tim had an affair with her then dumped her, he's believing what he wants to believe because of his distrust of Tim. I guess we may find out when we 'meet' her tonight. She could also be delusional, it does happen with, mostly women, patients who fall 'in love' with their doctors and she read more into Tim's attention than there was. Though he would have been warned of this possibly happening when he had his training. It was a bit underhanded of Cash to ask Abby to meet her. It was her choice to agree to it, how old is Abby supposed to be btw? He didn't come out of it completely clean though, Abby may not be Eden's favourite sister at the moment, but she did give him a swerve about the way he treated her. Oh and at last from the horse's mouth so to speak Abby told Cash Tim is her ex counsellor. She seems to like this new one he found for her. I suppose Tim may have not wanted to press charges should it get back to the Australian equivalent of the BMC and there would be an investigation. Alf's not having much luck finding a new location for a bait shop, it'd need to be near a beach otherwise it would defeat the purpose of it's use. That was a bloody nerve of that photo agency, Kirby's got a lovely body and didn't need airbrushing at all. I'd be giving them a right earbashing, they are the clients and what they say should go.

Cash may be going about doing things the wrong way but Tim did himself absolutely no favours by storming into Yabbie Creek cop shop yelling at Cash then pushing him which counts as assaulting a police officer. Rose rightly read them the riot act, not being heighest - is that a word - but for a small woman she did well. You mentioning kindergartten, maybe she should have told them to go and stand in separate corners. Strictly speaking Cash isn't breaking any laws, anyone can look up anyone on FB or whatever the H&A one is and find their family/friends and contact them. It's when he brings his laptop into work while off duty and doing whatever he was doing and was dobbed in by his colleague. Obviously Sarge wasn't about otherwise he would have had more than a few words to say about it all. Tim was so not a happy bunny when Eden told him Cash had never lied to her so that is why she believed what he told her about this Nerida woman. He did come across as being uncomfortable when he heard her name. Of course we shouldn't jump to conclusions, Nerida could have her own agenda re Tim. Eden may like Tim and wants to be supportive but she hasn't known him as long as she has Cash and the seeds of doubt have been planted. Good for her kicking them both into touch. I think it may have only been the day after the party when Tim noticed his glove box had been gone through. Technically his car hadn't been broken into, his door was unlocked. Good bit of intervention by John, clocking out Cash, then deciding against tackling him he approached Eden, until Cash slunk back indoors, diffusing the situation. Cash is also feeling uncomfortable about Harper being there all the time and seeing how close she and Tane are. To him I guess he feels it's a betrayal to Felicity that Tane has moved on too quick. It isn't often Alf gives praise to John but he had to give him credit for his words the day before. John did look a bit nonplussed, probably expecting to get his usual rollocking. Mali helped him too by thanking Alf for the way he looked after him when he first moved to the bay by giving him good advice. How scary it had been for him moving to a new place but with Alf's encouragement he got his inherited business off the ground. It gave Alf the nudge he needed to find a new location for the bait shop.

That does explain why 'we' haven't seen the bait shop, you tend to forget how long it was we did see it. It's been mentioned that either Alf, Roo or Maz were opening it. On H&A's FB page there were the same whingers about the bait shop and how Alf should give it up. Bet they are younger folk who wouldn't know a rod from a net. Justin did try and be discreet. That was so John not wanting Alf to give up so easily. As Dana told Mac she could relate to Abby so that is why she wanted to help. It was a quick, quiet exit by Xander, I know he wasn't the the most dynamic of people but he will be missed, folk did tend to bend his ear with their problems as people do with bar staff, he listened, gave advice if asked. He would have come in handy if Lyrik take back up their usual gigs at Salt, who's going to arrange the events now he's gone? Will he only be gone for six weeks or will something happen to prevent his return? That was a nice reminisce with Rose and him about how the bay has been good for them even without mentioning Jasmine. He did ask Rose to look out for Dana but they can look out for each other, they will both miss him. Was there a suggestion Dana could be moving into the Diner flat until he comes back? I'm guessing she and Harper are living at Irene's still. Remi's got one band member signed up then even if briefly, now he's just to coax Eden and Kirby. Justin was well up to be manager again, hope he's going to be running this by Leah - remember no secrets. It did look from what we saw in the trailer Cash has found some dirt on Tim and Eden was listening to him.

Dana was brilliant the way she dealt with Abby and did manage to talk her round. May have just been me but I think she had an inkling of why Abby was hanging around the drug trollies so that is why she just suddenly seemed to appear. She was so good with her, leading her gently away, without causing any fuss and yes she did have her own experience to go on. She got how Abby was feeling and did manage to gently persuade her to call Levi. It may be a bit of a cliche handing out a leaflet but she knew that one could actually help as she had been there. Levi was suitably grateful, wonder what that idea Mac was going to run by her? Of course later she had her own mini upset when Xander landed a placement for his course in Melbourne and is going in a couple of days. Bree has made the right decision not to go back to work if she feels she's not ready yet which is a good sign that her counselling is working. Couldn't there be some sort of arrangement by her bosses for her to do some other kind of duties at the hospital so at least she'll feel useful in some way. Maybe embarrassment which is why she hasn't told anyone? The old 'she's a doctor so should be able to handle that' thought. Eden has changed her mind about wanting to move due to Cash's behaviour as because as she said that house is their home and she shouldn't feel she ought to leave, Remi and I'm guessing Kirby feels the same so Remi buy the place for heavens sake. It is Roo's thing to get involved, though that as we know can backfire. It was a two pronged attack by her and Maz. That article got in the paper pretty quick, she only had the idea the other day unless we skipped a few days? Is it really 20 years since he opened it, I thought it was longer. It was a great piece she got Alf's contribution to the bay down to a tee, not just flogging bait, fishing equipment, but his advice. He did seem pretty chuffed when he read it. People do tend to take shops like Alf's for granted but then suddenly it isn't there. Get a campaign going, the locals will be well up for it.

Some people do insist on 'their' spelling of Abby same as the misspelling of Leah. Glad it wasn't just me that thought Justin was being pushy over Theo not seeing Abby because of her drug problem, Leah, for once, was more restrained and told Theo it was his decision. That was rather sad that scene with Theo and Abby when he broke it to her that because of his previous relationship with a drug user he couldn't risk going there again, even though Abby is in recovery. She seemed to understand why he couldn't see her in that way, but apparently not. Just bad luck Levi couldn't take her call when she needed him. People are still calling Tim Abby's counsellor. Dana, hopefully, manages to talk Abby round. We can all be tempted, it's if we can resist or not. Theo asked Mali if he knew about Abby's problem but as he said it was private to her so wouldn't/couldn't talk about it. Not that it stopped Kirby. Cash, I think wanted to escape his 'guards' which is why he went off. But why the cop shop, do off duty cops just randomly wander in and use the police computer? As said before nothing illegal in checking people on social media, that's what it's there for. He did jump to a huge, mistaken, conclusion when he saw that woman with her arm round Tim's waist and he saw the ring on her finger and the fact she had the same surname. He was made to look a like a right plank though when it was revealed she is his sister. Another enigmatic quote by TV Times this time it says 'Theo cashes in his chips.' which I hope isn't an euphemism for him dying. Kirby mentioned to Mali about Remi's plan to restart Lyrik and she appeared not too be that bothered.

We'd seen many spellings of Abby's name on the H&A pages but now it has been confirmed. It wasn't official that Tane and Harper were a couple so no surprise Cash was a bit taken aback, not that he's in any mood for happy news. Different situation with Tane and Harper, he and Felicity had made their peace so he could move on, whereas Cash isn't willing to let Eden move on and let himself. Is it because of Tim is or would it have been anyone she'd taken up with? One point why does everyone keep saying Tim is Abby's counsellor, true he was when he first got together with Eden, but he isn't anymore. is bursting into a private party having another rant is not putting him in a good light. Silly niggle but when Cash was trying the doors on Tim's car all were locked but the drivers one was open - confused.com - . No big surprise Tim would have meds in his car and at least they were in the glove compartment not just lying there for all to see. Tim may be no angel but I'd definitely report Cash to the cops. Tim had plenty of witnesses to Cash's tirade and threatening behaviour. He deserves to be suspended, shame when he has been such a good cop until now. I also got the feeling neither Kirby or Theo were over keen to start up Lyrik again not even Eden seemed that interested. It may mean she could escape Cash's attention, not easy living over the road from you obsessive ex but it would mean leaving Tim. It wasn't what I expected from Remi and surely setting up Lyrik again wouldn't cost anything like $5 mil. Was Justin there as would maybe likely he'd be asked to step back in as their manager? Bree has managed to been able pay off her student loan, just like the UK in that respect then, by herself so far so maybe she thought Remi was offering some sort of charity, but he's doing it because he loves her and so she can be free off it and just spend her money on herself. I'm guessing it's taken out of her income when she's paid? Nothing suspicious about Justin thinking he knew Tim from somewhere then. He suddenly clicked he was one of the counsellor's at the place where he had his detox after his pain killer addiction. He just joined the dots when he got it out of Kirby why Tim had been seeing Abby. He ought to give Theo a lot more credit though instead of thinking he'd fall back into his old ways from when he was caught up with Valerie. Abby is clean, got good family back up from Levi, Mack and before al this blew up Eden. Justin is echoing what Mali told Theo but as you said Red, he hasn't got a hidden agenda. I'm guessing it's like a lot of recovering addicts be it drugs, drink or gambling they are advised to stay out of relationships until they are a lot more stable.

Well at least we know what the correct shortened version of Abigail's name is - Abby. Thanks for that post it pad. Wow that was one hell of a lot of wonga Remi has been left - five million ! Not sure of how much she initially put in the trust, but Granny must have been one wealthy lady which he gave a hint of by saying it's mum who's the rich one and she married 'below herself' when she got with Remi's dad. Remi's never been into it either, he walked away from it and has never asked them for a sub, even when he could have when he wanted the money to set up a studio to lay down Lyrik's album. Wandering off where were they when he had his accident, would they have wanted to whisk him off to a private hospital where he could have got the best care? Bree's comment may have been nasty, but she is essentially from the other side of the tracks. Not his fault he was born into a rich family. Love to know what he plans to do with it, maybe set up some sort of trust fund for budding musicians/give a huge donation to the hospital that looked after him/set up some sort of scheme for doctors/nurses. Something to help the bay, seeing as they took him and the band in so to speak and accepted them sowhat he's planning is his way of thanking them? Justin must still be in honeymoon mood as he asked if this party was to do with maybe a special date being announced. Would he want to buy the house he, Eden and Kirby are currently renting? Harper is a departure for Tane. Mac may have gone down the motherhood route but after her miscarriage she would be wary, Ziggy did indeed go down that route. Maybe and I'm only guessing, he sees Harper as more mum mode than Mac or Ziggy would have been. We did see the 'old' Alf when he was having that rant at the solicitor/landlord, but then after his near death experience maybe he's realised there is more to life than getting your pants in a panic over a rise in rent. Will these anonymous landlords be putting up the rent for the Diner? Cash has got obsessive before but that was to do with his job, this isn't. Rose made a very valid/legal point he can't check out someone he doesn't like using the police system but there is nothing to stop him going on social media, it's there for anyone/everyone to see. If Tim had anything to hide he'd hardly likely to put it up. Loved how Remi was there for Eden, he has known her for a lot a longer than Cash has, so knows she doesn't need 'protecting' from anyone let alone Cash, though both of them are out of date as Tim is no longer Abby's counsellor. He made the very valid point he dumped her for whatever 'good' reason Cash thought has doing it for, so has no right to interfere in her life. Not exactly subtle was he, sitting in his garden chair watching them drive up, in fact it's downright spooky. Why is Justin suddenly so interested in Theo's love life, asking about about Abby and was he on a 'date' with her when Leah said they had gone for a drive. Maybe just a pun by the TV Times but in Tuesday's episode it says 'Justin throws a spanner in the works.'

Abigail does indeed have every reason for tearing strips off Eden and Tim, she trusted him. To be slightly fair to him he did stop seeing her as a client before he decided to start seeing Eden seriously. But of course she doesn't know that or would even believe it. Of course she'd now be thinking all Eden told her was a lie. But Cash on the other hand was very petty, OK Tim made a slight traffic error by not indicating but fining him for it was OTT, he wasn't speeding, both wearing seat belts, then breathalysing him. Wouldn't have helped his mood when Tim put his hand on Eden's knee. Was it just by chance he was behind him or had he seen them in Tim's car on the way to Abigail's? Rose, very understandably, came down on him like the proverbial, for checking Tim out by using police equipment and for no more reason than he's jealous that Eden has moved on and he doesn't like him. Rose was pretty lenient in letting Eden burst in the cop shop and had a rant at Cash. Guessing invisible sarge was just that invisible. Does seem to happen a lot at Yabbie Creek cop shop, people allowed to wander in and have a go at whoever. Eden was so right to have a go, she waited for him to open up and let her back in, but no he was insistent it was finished so he has absolutely no right to target her new guy. His claim Tim is dodgy and he doesn't want her to get hurt, plenty of other folk looking out for her. Eden had a confession of her own to make - to Tim and why this cop who had helped Tim out very recently - was so down on him - the fact being he was her ex. To be fair, again, Tim was understanding as of course as a counsellor he'd know how grief affects different people. I have to say Kirby has been a bit slow there not twigging Mali is into Abigail, but now she does after he told her he 'lied' to Theo about who Tim was. There was a tricky moment with Theo, Abigail and Mali, and Theo saying to Abigail Mali had told him all about Tim and who he was. Justin, it looks like is living up to his promise to be truthful and passing it on. Theo got why Mali misled him, as he had been seeing a counsellor and probably not wanting it known by all and sundry. It is a very private matter and up to that person to reveal who they tell things to.

What did Cash really expect, for Eden just to fall into his arms because he had changed his mind. They are a long, long way from being friends, what if it been the other way round would he have been so forgiving as he seems to think Eden should be? Flick would be giving him a right ear bashing. I'm guessing he doesn't know who Tim is and his prior involvement with the family. Tane and Cash are like ships in the night and Tane and Harper have only just become public as a couple. I may be being cynical but could the fact Tim hadn't told Eden about him dumping Abigail as a client was that he was hoping someone else would so he looked good? Anyways he didn't have to see Levi and then agree to see Abby to persuade her to see a new counsellor which he did, and she agreed so he is good at his job. Mayhap a touch of jealousy with Mali/Abby/Theo, but I'm supposing Mali doesn't want the friendship he has with her to go awry, he gives good advice and she seems to listen to him and he's not judgemental. We've seen Abby admit to Theo she's/was seeing a counsellor but she didn't mention their name, but Mali did know so when Theo asked who Tim was , he saw his name on her phone, he could hardly tell him could he, it would be breaking a confidence in a way.

It did feel Roo was taking over - again, but this time it did work, we all know how careful with his money John can be so the offer of a free meal would placate him, it was sweet once the frost had thawed that Dana looked on him as a dad and he thought of her as a daughter. Loved how they both agreed to try all of the desserts on offer. Dare say they will still have their ups and downs but that is how it goes with parents, surrogate or otherwise. At least Alf can breath a sigh of relief. Yep it does indeed seem that Harper chose to go with Tane's "let's see how this goes" idea. It certainly left Dana open mouthed when she saw them holding hands in public. Naturally, of course, she's going to want to know all the details of their arrangement, well not all of course. I'm kind of onside with Marilyn and her wanting Leah to confess about her white lie to Justin. It may have been a teeny one, but as seen before they can snowball and as she said she - and John - were witnesses to Leah and Justin's vow to always tell the truth. Actually I was waiting for Justin to confess he knew Leah had planted the rings as he had already looked in the trap. Of course Roo was really out of the loop about Leah and Justin's latest set to. You spotted my deliberate mistake then Red. Seen a few spellings of Abigail's shortened name so thought 'oh well chuck them all in'. Don't people in soaps learn anything about pushing people to see a counsellor/therapist, they will go when they are ready. We know now Tim may be a bit of a rat, but to give him his due, he did get her to open up and his suggestion of a journal worked as she was able to put her thoughts down in her way and in her own time. Shame now it's backfired as she thinks it's all rubbish. If Abby/Abi really wanted to get rid of it why put it in an open plastic bag in the household waste bin? She could have wrapped it up properly then dumped it.

There is no law saying how long you have to have lost a partner before you are 'allowed' to fall in love with someone else. Some people never do but others do and what's with the he he? Not just us thinking it was a rebound reaction by Tane. Maybe, both needed a different opinion about their feelings and what they should do. We know Dana's opinion on the whole you should tell him how you feel, if he hasn't already guessed even if she hasn't said anything to him directly. OK then they had 'the talk', fair enough there are no guarantees in any relationship, after all he thought he and Flick would be a forever couple until the baby issue got in the way, but if I was Harper I'd be wary of his 'let's see how it goes' proposal. If was just her no prob but there is the little lad to think about. As they are now, they are doing OK but if they got together and it went bad he'd be stuck in the middle of any arguments as to his care etc. Well I trust Bree to go to her counsellor, she wants to get better. It won't be overnight so it will take time. I do know what Remi's parents want to talk to him about but I'm saying nuffin. It seems Alf is back on track stepping in as he is to arbitrate between John and Dana. Alf can just about cope with John being his usual oafish self, according to him anyway, but having him grumpy too was too much. Big prob with Abbey/Abi and Mali getting together as already been said he is her boss. It seems from what we heard of Tane's end of the conversation with Perri there wasn't any problem with him getting a new passport. HEY HO.

It was all a misunderstanding then Dana not being able to drive the buggy, she didn't read the emails about the induction. She did some grovelling apologies to him but as been said he does have feelings which a lot of people forget, and he as he said he did look on her as a daughter. Hope they can repair their friendship. Like the scenes of him teaching her , OK she probably knows how to drive but his teaching her as a novice learner was amusing. Maybe OCD isn't the worst mental problem you may have, but not everyone would feel comfortable about admitting they have it. You'd feel everyone would be watching you to see if they can spot the signs. The tai'aha scene was lovely and Harper explaining to Kaia it was something Tane had shown him so Perri could learn something about his heritage. That was one speedy turn around for Perri , one moment he was walking off from the dinner he, Kaia, Harper and Tane were having , then the next day he was running after her saying he'd be OK with going back to NZ with her. That completely threw Tana but he hid his disappointment well, wishing him luck. Btw wouldn't Perri be needing a new passport and seeing as Kaia was supposed to be leaving that day will she be hanging around until he gets it? How long would it take for him to get a new one? Would his stay in Juvvie be a problem? No goodbye to Theo then? Great minds think alike Red, I thought Tane's move on Harper was a rebound from Perri going. Harper, is naturally wary of his sudden turn around. He could, of course, be genuine and has changed his feelings towards her, but she's got the baby to think of. We needed some light relief and Leah provided it with her letting Justin think he'd 'found' her rings. Still at least the trap got a good clean.

You're thinking of the Beach House which is where Irene lives. Summer bay House is where, Roo, Alf and Mariiyn live. We did find out Bree had been for a mental assessment away from ND's which would be totally understandable. No doctor/nurse would get something like that done in the hospital they worked in. It appeared that Remi went to collect her which was why she was on the back of his bike. Now she knows what the problem is - OCD - which a lot of us, including me, said it was and how to recognise the triggers which set it off. I'm supposing she will let her superiors know if not her colleagues. If it was someone else you'd always look at them differently. Not as if she was an alcoholic or using drugs, it is a mental problem. To be fair, she has only just got diagnosed and getting her own head round it, so being verbally assaulted by Roo wouldn't help. I didn't believe Roo's 'promise' to Alf about not saying anything to the hospital at all. She did chivy him into apologising to Marilyn though. Mali finally admitted to Mac he does like Abi/Abby but can't go there as for one thing he knows she is still vulnerable and the second thing he is her boss. John can be his own worst enemy as can Dana. If as Dana claimed John allows all the other life savers to drive the buggy and not her just because she's female is wrong and definitely sexist. But yep she could have played it a lot better, does it say in the rule book a woman can't drive the buggy, if not she could have calmly asked him why she can't, she's been there a while now so not a newbie. He can be the passenger while she takes a tootle around the beach to see how she handles it. I bet he has no problem with her cleaning it.