Episodes - 2002 Season - Blocks 650 to 654

WEEK 650
Episode	Aus Air Date	Script	Short Summary
Episode #3246	Mon 1/4/02		Nick grows even more dependent on Jade. Kelli gets revenge on Alex. Brodie comes up with a radical plan to fight the school closure. PATRICIA MORGAN (GENNIE NEVINSON) – Fifth appearance, last seen in Episode #3241.
Episode #3247	Tue 2/4/02		Nick takes matters into his own hands, with devastating consequences. Leah is struggling to cope without Vinnie. NO ONE
Episode #3248	Wed 3/4/02		Nathan gets an unexpected kiss. Alex decides to do something for Leah. Kirsty is forced to work with Seb. RUTH (KATHRYN HARTMAN) – Organiser of a single mother’s support group who Alex secretly setup with Leah.
Episode #3249	Thu 4/4/02		Fisher is determined to stop the sit in. Nathan thinks he's blown things with Grace. Kirsty continues to taunt Brodie. ETHAN HUNT (BEN CONNOLLY)
Episode #3250	Fri 5/4/02		Kirsty sneaks out to a nightclub and makes a dangerous decision. Ethan makes a shocking declaration. Dani tells Josh the truth about her past. JACKIE TURNER (JULIEANNE NEWBOULD) – First appearance. Josh’s mum and Greg’s wife. Journalist who wrote the Social Conscience column for the National Examiner. Attended the school sit-in. SEAN (SCOTT SWALWELL) – Second appearance, last seen in Episode #3232. Kissed Kristy MATT (RICHARD SEDIN) – Second appearance, last seen in Episode #3232. BOUNCER (NOT CREDITED) – Reluctantly let an underage Kirsty into the nightclub. ETHAN HUNT (BEN CONNOLLY)

WEEK 651
Episode	Aus Air Date	Script	Short Summary
Episode #3251	Mon 8/4/02		Kirsty's life hangs in the balance. Dani discovers Kirsty took drugs. Police raid the school sit in. NO ONE
Episode #3252	Tue 9/4/02		The Sutherlands wait anxiously for news of Kirsty. Josh supports Dani through some hard times. Fisher has put his job on the line. NO ONE
Episode #3253	Wed 10/4/02		Rhys and Kirsty reach a new level of understanding. Nathan hears some heartbreaking news about Grace. NO ONE
Episode #3254	Thu 11/4/02		Irene helps fulfil one of Nathan's dreams. Hayley makes an important decision. Leah is excited about her first wedding anniversary. NO ONE
Episode #3255	Fri 12/4/02		Charlotte discovers how Jude really feels about her. Fisher gets some devastating news. Irene says an emotional goodbye to her son. NATHAN ROBERTS (CRAIG BALL) – Final episode. GRACE O’CONNOR (MARY DOCKER) – Final episode.

WEEK 652
Episode	Aus Air Date	Script	Short Summary
Episode #3256	Mon 15/4/02		Kirsty sneaks off to spend time with Jemma. Charlotte decides to raise the baby on her own. NO ONE
Episode #3257	Tue 16/4/02		Nick reaches breaking point. Charlotte is faced with a life-changing decision. Kirsty's attempt to help Jemma backfires. KIM (NOT CREDITED) – Patient at the hospital who Charlotte diagnosed as having meningacotil meningitis. MARIA (NOT CREDITED) – Nurse who helped oversee the admittance of Kim. DR.CARLINGFORD (ALAN FAULKNER) – Seventh appearance, last seen in Episode #3243. Warned a pregnant Charlotte that motherhood could jeopardize her career in medicine.
Episode #3258	Wed 17/4/02		Fisher gets a surprise visitor. Shelley and Rhys meet Jemma's parents - with unexpected results. Hayley comes up with a plan to help Nick. JUNE REYNOLDS (ROWENA WALLACE) – Return episode, last seen in Episode #3150. JEMMA MACKINNON (THEA GUMBERT) – Final episode. CARMEL MACKINNON (MEREDITH O’REILLY) – Jemma’s mother. RAY MACKINNON (CHRISTOPHER BURKE) – Jemma’s father.
Episode #3259	Thu 18/4/02		Alex's romantic date goes horribly wrong. Nick finds new hope in the form of an unexpected visitor. JOHN McLEAN (JOHN McLEAN) – Social worker for the Paraplegics and Quadriplegics Association. Was asked by Hayley to motivate a despondent Nick. DUDE Episode #1 (NOT CREDITED) – Drop-in Centre kid who was roped into orienteering by Noah. DUDE Episode #2 (NOT CREDITED) – Drop-in Centre kid who was roped into orienteering by Noah.
Episode #3260	Fri 19/4/02		Jude finally admits his true feelings for Charlotte. Alex confronts his past. Josh and Dani go orienteering in the bush. LARA ROGERS (CHARGE DOHERTY) – Return episode, last seen in Episode #3189. Began romancing Seb. AIMEE COOPER (RHIANA GRIFFITH) – First appearance. Drop-in Centre girl whose attitude got in the way of Dani’s orienteering team.

WEEK 653
Episode	Aus Air Date	Script	Short Summary
Episode #3261	Mon 22/4/02		Alex is feeling pressured by Leah. Fisher decides to take a leaf out of June's book and approach life from a different perspective. Sally questions Jude when she learns he is back with Charlotte. NO ONE
Episode #3262	Tue 23/4/02		Alex finally asserts his independence with Leah. Rhys and Shelley's relationship begins to suffer under the strain of family tension. Fisher makes a breakthrough with a young boy at the Drop-in Centre. Dani and Josh long for privacy. RYAN ANDERSON (DAMIEN FOWLER) – First appearance. Drop-in Centre kid who Donald made a breakthrough with.
Episode #3263	Wed 24/4/02		Noah collapses. Sally is shocked when Brett Egan arrives back in the Bay. Leah realises that she has been taking Alex for granted. BRETT EGAN (EMMANUEL MARSHAL) – Return episode, last seen in Episode #2995. Informed Sally of startling information regarding Reefton Lakes.
Episode #3264	Thu 25/4/02		Charlotte puts her baby at risk to try and save Noah's life. Sally is intrigued by Brett's presence in the Bay. Kirsty is furious when she learns Dani has posted a story on the net about her taking an 'e'. Rhys and Shelley examine the effect their family dramas are having on their marriage. NO ONE
Episode #3265	Fri 26/4/90		Dani's relationship with Josh is affected by her continued memories of Kane. Hayley desperately wills Noah to survive. Sally receives a startling piece of information. BRETT EGAN (EMMANUEL MARSHAL) – Final episode.

WEEK 654
Episode	Aus Air Date	Script	Short Summary
Episode #3266	Mon 29/4/02		Dani is upset that Kane is still affecting her life. Irene is intrigued by the new - young - principal. Lara is worried that Seb might still like Kirsty. PARIS BURNETT (RHETT GILES) – First episode. New Summer Bay principal and love interest for Irene. JULIUS PETERS (LESLIE BROCK) – Fourth appearance, last seen in Episode #3236. Asked new principal Paris what his first name was. Alf mentions that Celia, Steven, Frank, Carly and Lance are all coming to the Bay’s 150^th Sesquicenteniary. Sophie and Floss are pending.
Episode #3267	Tue 30/4/02		Nick's attempt to sail across the Bay doesn't quite go according to plan. Hayley and Noah decide to move out together. Charlotte has some major news for Jude. MOTHER (NOT CREDITED) – Questioned Paris’ new drug awareness campaign at his introductory “meet and greet” night. Jude’s father left him, Noah and Jill when he was 12.
Episode #3268	Wed 1/5/02		Kirsty is shattered when Seb rejects her advance. The fate of Summer Bay High is decided. Jude is full of nervous excitement at the prospect of being a father - to twins! NO ONE
Episode #3269	Thu 2/5/02		Flynn is stunned when Sally turns down his proposal of moving in together. Dani begins to deal with her feelings towards Kane. Alex is humiliated by the way Kelli treats him after they spend the night together. Jude tells Charlotte that he feels a connection to her that will never be broken. SONOGRAPHER (COLLEEN COOK) – Third appearance, last seen in Episode #3090.Checked up on Sally after another cancer scare.
Episode #3270	Fri 3/5/02		Dani makes the toughest decision of her life. Hayley and Noah find their dream home. Kelli tells Alex she wants some time out from the relationship. Sally and Flynn re-affirm their love for each other. KELLI EDWARDS (ALYSSA-JANE COOK) – Final episode. RILEY EDWARDS (ISAAC GORMAN) – Final episode. BRAYDON EDWARDS (JAMIE BROADBENT) – Final episode. STEVE McLAREN (HENRY NIXON) – Real estate agent who leased the Palace to Hayley and Noah. Flynn’s mother Rachel died from cancer.