Episode 6172

Extended Summary

Ash talks to Denny about how upset Ricky is after he told her that Brax is in solitary. Denny finds a frantic Ricky who thinks she’s going into labour. Kat apologises to Nate about how they broke up but he is short with her, then rushes off to help Ricky. Nate reassures Ricky that false labour is not unusual at this stage in pregnancy and tries to encourage her to relax, despite her stressful situation. Nate thinks Kat is over reacting to people finding out about their relationship but she won’t tell him why. Phoebe tries to convince Kat and perhaps herself that she and Kyle can make their relationship work by compromising, but Kat doesn’t buy it. Later on Kat digs out an engagement ring that she has hidden away, but who gave it to her? Phoebe is conflicted when she overhears Kyle comforting Ricky. She tells Kyle that she loves how caring he can be and doesn’t want him to give up having a family for her. They break up, despite still being in love.

Alf expresses to Roo how angry he is over the younger generation’s dismissive attitude to Anzac Day and all that it represents. Roo enlists Marilyn’s help to calm Alf down, but he remains upset. Alf tells them he’s the 3rd generation of servicemen in his family and has Roo’s great-grandfather’s ashes in a safety deposit box, entrusted to him by his father. Marilyn suggests Alf goes on the war memorial school excursion as a chaperone, she thinks the kids would benefit from his first hand experience but Alf’s not convinced, he thinks the past should remain in the past.

Ash gets a call from the lawyer and finds out that Brax tangled with Gunno, an unwelcome familiar name from his own past in prison. Ash goes to see Ricky and apologises for keeping her in the dark. He tells her that Brax has had a run in with Gunno and came out of it with a broken rib. He breaks the bad news to Ricky that he himself angered Gunno by stopping him smuggling drugs in prison and that he’s inside for murder…