Episode 6200

Extended Summary

Matt is at the station being questioned by Kat over the ATM theft. Turns out he is clearly visible in the photos that were taken right near the scene of the crime, just minutes before it happened. Kat asks him to give her names of the people he was hanging out with that night but Matt tells her he was drunk, he can’t remember. Kat understands that Matt’s been through a difficult time lately but says Matt must recognise the other guys in the photo. Matt is being stubborn and insists he can’t tell her what he doesn’t remember. Soon Leah turns up at the station to plead with Kat to consider that Matt’s recent turmoil, but she’s firm she can’t ignore the evidence. Back at home Leah is fuming to Nate, accusing Kat of targeting Matt because of his history. In her anger she decides to look for evidence of her own is Matt’s room. She’s stunned and disappointed when she finds a wad of cash under his mattress. Leah says she has to take it to the police but Nate warns if she does, Matt will have this on his record forever. Leah is adamant he broke the law and she has to set the right example. Nate asks that she talks to Matt first and find out the circumstances before she does anything, so they head to the station. Leah faces Matt and asks if he did it, to which Matt calmly admits he did. Leah is furious – Who else was involved? Was he forced to do it? Why did he do it? She knows Matt and he wouldn’t do this just for the sake of it. Matt says maybe he did, keeping tight lipped about the real story. Leah leaves, deeply disappointed, but not before handing in the cash to Kat.

Maddy is still annoyed over the way the teens have been talking about her behind her back, so she ignores Evie when she invites Maddy to catch up. Later at the Diner, Roo mentions to Josh & Evie why Maddy’s not responding to their texts and they insist it wasn’t their intention to upset her. Meanwhile Alf has returned from his break on the Blaxland and he seems relaxed. He tells Maddy he’s organised a visit with a counsellor tomorrow who specialises in PTSD. He shares that Maddy’s the reason he’s doing this and thanks her for the advice to tackle it head on. He then suggests she take some of her own advice to deal with her friends. Evie and Josh are trying to come up with ways of making things right as Maddy walks in. They plead their case to her but inadvertently keep saying the wrong thing. Maddy is clear she doesn’t need them to take care of her love life, she just needs friends. She later admits to Roo that she knows what they did is not the end of the world, but she just wants her old life back, like before she was sick.

The next morning at breakfast, Evie & Josh are brainstorming ideas to get Maddy to forgive them when Roo walks up. She tells them that it’s not about a grand gesture, Maddy just wants to be treated like a normal friend. Roo & Maddy drop Alf off for his counselling session on their way to Maddy’s chemo. They give their support and Roo tells Alf that she’s proud of him for doing this. Maddy then heads in for her Chemo and is surprised to see Josh & Evie already set up for a study session. The banter flows freely as Roo watches on and it seems like the group is gong to be ok.

Meanwhile Nate has just found out Matt’s been charged. He challenges Leah – did she really think things through before she turned in the cash? Leah knows he’s questioning her decision because of the aneurysm. She argues that Matt committed a crime and they can’t keep protecting him! Nate counters that she could have handled it much better, wondering if she would have done the same if it was VJ. Nate departs angry, to go and talk to Kat. He catches up with Kat on the beach and asks her, is there’s any chance she can look the other way about the money? Kat is incredulous that Nate would even ask. Nate thinks they could both help Matt right now but Kat warns Nate he can’t use her like that, or Kat may have to rethink their relationship.