Episode 3357

Australian Air Date: 3rd September 2002

Charlotte’s friends unite to say a final goodbye, before she passes away. Jade loses faith in God in the wake of Charlotte’s death. Max is angry when he realises Rhys denied him the opportunity to say goodbye to Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE ADAMS (STEPHANIE CHAVES-JACOBSON)
Final episode. Died from complications surrounding her near-drowning.

Extended Summary

Jude is upset to find that Charlotte’s condition is not good. Flynn contacts Shelley and Rhys to tell them about Charlotte. Jade asks Shelley if she can go with them, Shelley says no that it will be better if you stay here. Jade says that she would like to be there and Shelley and Rhys agree but try to prepare her for the worst. Max asks if he can go with them and Rhys insists it is not the place for him, and decides to leave him at home with Kirsty.

Jude loses his cool with Flynn and the doctor. Josh blames himself for Charlotte fighting for her life because he thinks that if he had shut down the beach 10 minutes earlier that Charlotte wouldn’t be in this condition. Not everyone is aware of Charlotte’s condition. Flynn tells Sally that Charlotte might not pull through that he doesn’t know what’s going to happen. Alf sits at the hospital by Charlotte’s side all night. Josh loses his temper with two guys at the beach for not following the rules. Dani calms him down.

Charlotte struggle for life comes to an end, as the life-support machine fails to keep her alive. Jude breaks down when the doctor turns off Charlotte’s life support. Everyone is tired and all emotional after Charlotte passes away. Jade loses faith in the wake of Charlotte’s death. Max is angry when he realises Rhys denied him the opportunity to say goodbye to Charlotte. Rhys has a talk to Max about his father and then Max realises why Rhys didn’t tell him the truth about Charlotte and they shake hands.

Starring Ben Steel as Jude, Daniel Collopy as Josh, Tammin Sursok as Dani, Paula Forrest as Shelley, Ray Meagher as Alf, Kate Garvan as Jade, Kate Ritchie as Sally, Martin Dingle-Wall as Flynn and Michael Beckley as Rhys.

Rachael Jennings