Episode 6229

Extended Summary

Nate is hauled down to the police station after Billie’s accusation of assault. Kat sees Nate and once she’s caught up to speed, she immediately defends Nate – this is simply another of Billie’s attempts to ruin her and Nate’s relationship. In Nate’s interview, he relays to Emerson exactly what happened in the gym. Emerson asks if Chris can back up his story? But Nate knows Billie’s performance was convincing.

Phoebe and Kyle are taking care of Casey, as usual, when they run into Ash at the beach. There’s still some residual tension between Phoebe and Ash but Kyle doesn’t notice. Back at the flat, Ricky’s woken up late, still taking it easy after saying goodbye to Brax. Phoebe & Kyle ask her about breastfeeding Casey but Ricky says she’s decided to ween him off it completely. Before Phoebe can question the decision, Ash brings Billie home after the supposed attack. Billie is solemn and heads straight to her room. When Ricky asks Ash what’s wrong he says he’ll explain later and rushes out. Next thing Ash is at the police station as Nate is being released. Ash accosts him and they’re very close to throwing punches. Emerson breaks it up and warns Ash to leave it if he doesn’t want to end up in a cell. Ash leaves but Nate is quickly realising tings are not looking good for him.

Back at the share house, Ash has filled everyone in. Phoebe questions if Nate is really lying, which Ash jumps on – this is his sister. But Ricky stands up for Nate, saying there’s no way he did this. Billie’s either mistaken or lying. Ash goes to check on Billie and Ricky decides to head out and check on Nate. Phoebe says that her & Kyle were meant to meet a supplier at Angelo’s, but Ricky quickly dismisses it; which is more important? She heads out, leaving her baby with Phoebe again. Phoebe & Kyle discuss why Ricky is barely even looking at her child anymore. Phoebe knows it’s because he reminds Ricky of Brax.

Nate’s debriefing with Kat at home and asks her, does she think Billie planned this all along? Kat’s positive Billie thought this through – the gym being empty, Chris being right outside. Nate can’t believe he’s in this situation. As Kat heads back to work, Ricky arrives to see Nate and they go for a walk. She tries to rally Nate, saying it’s only Billie’s word against his, and the whole town will be on his side. Nate’s not so confident of the outcome, saying the scandal alone could ruin his career.

Chris relays to Irene what happened at the gym. Chris is worried about his statement to the police, saying he’s not sure what he saw; what if he says something that gets Nate in trouble? Irene’s certainly struggling to think Nate would do such a thing. She accompanies Chris to the police station. In the interview room, Chris is quite nervous and starts rambling about his opinions of both Nate and Billie, not wanting to bad mouth either of them. Emerson pulls him up and makes it clear that all they want are the facts. As Chris departs the station, Kat arrives back and tries to make sure Chris knows Nate’s innocent. Emerson quickly calls Kat over and tells her she’s out of line talking to a witness. She needs to stay out of the case.

Later, in Billie’s interview, she claims that Nate was watching her whilst he was working out. That he wanted to talk to her about how unhappy he was in his relationship. That Nate tried to pull her top, kiss her, and she told him no. She forces tears and it seems that Emerson might believe her. Meanwhile outside, Ash and Kat start having a heated discussion about who really took advantage of who. Their voices rise and it interrupts Billie’s interview. Emerson storms out of the room and chastises Kat, telling her to clear out her belongings and leave. Kat’s just put her job on the line.

Ricky returns from seeing Nate only just in time for Phoebe & Kyle to make their meeting. The pair are secretly watching to see her interaction with Casey as they go, but it seems Ricky is keen to have some time with him. But as soon as they leave, Ricky’s happy façade drops, she places Casey in his chair, and you can see she’s reluctant to be alone with him.

Back at the police station, Billie’s putting on the waterworks for Emerson. Before he ends the interview, Emerson asks Billie if there’s anything else he needs to know. Billie pulls out her phone and shows him something on it. Billie heads home and Chris is there waiting to check on her. Billie seems fragile and thanks Chris again for saving her. She gets emotional, saying that Nate is the town hero and no one is going to believe her. Chris pulls her into a hug and says he believes her; it’s going to be ok. Billie clearly has Chris wrapped around her finger.

Kat and Nate are out walking hand in hand, at the beach. They’re discussing Kat being sent home from work when Emerson approaches them. He tells them there’s been a development in the case. Ms. Ashford received a text of a sexually explicit nature from Dr. Cooper’s phone last week – Kat immediately drops Nate’s hand, which he notices. Then Emerson arrests Nate for the attempted sexual assault of Belinda Ashford.