Episode 6266

Extended Summary

Denny is on the beach looking at the note she found “Ash lied! Brax is alive”, when Kat comes up. Denny quickly hides the note as Kat says she’s needs vino! Lots! Nate just broke up with her. As she explains, Denny says it’s technically just a break, not a break up. Kat thinks it’s the same thing. Denny then suggests Kat doesn’t have to agree to this break. If she wants to be with him she should fight for him. Kat decides to raincheck the drinks and heads off, buoyed by Denny’s words. She turns up at Nate’s and offers to go with him to the hearing, to explain Kyle’s history with the police and his reluctance to go to the hospital. Nate says this is something he has to do on his own, but thanks her.

Ricky has gone to check on Kyle but his spirits are low. Ricky tries to buoy him and she’s acting very positive, saying help might be just around the corner. Kyle asks if they’ve found a match and Ricky nods – it’s Ash. Later as Ricky’s talking to Nate, she apologises for telling Kyle about Ash’s match but Nate says it’s ok, as long as he knows it isn’t set in stone yet. James walks past and tells Nate they’ll call him in shortly so Ricky asks what’s up. Nate admits he has to talk to the Head of ED about what happened with Kyle. Ricky’s annoyed that he didn’t tell her; this isn’t even his fault! Nate says he had a duty of care, as Kat keeps reminding him. Ricky enquires how him and Kat are? He says they’re taking a break. Meanwhile, Ash is getting all the information fro James regarding donating his kidney. James lays out all the risks involved but Ash seems to have already made his mind up; he’s doing this. James thinks it’s a decision that shouldn’t be rushed into and Phoebe agrees, however Ash says he understands the risks but wants to go ahead with it.

Denny is waiting for Ash at his caravan. He knows what she’s going to say but Denny won’t let up. Ricky deserves to know about Brax. Ash says it doesn’t matter now that he’s a match for Kyle’s kidney – they don’t need to do anything. It’s been months now and Ricky’s finally moving on; what good would it do her to know? Denny says it’s not their decision to make. She says if Ash won’t say anything, she will. As she heads off, Ash makes a final plea to Denny.

In Nate’s review, the head of ED and James both question Nate. Nate should have monitored Kyle more closely after removing the stitches. He had a condition that was treatable and now Kyle needs a transplant. Nate is contrite and understands he should have taken it more seriously. Later, as he and Ricky wait outside for the verdict, Ricky gets agitated. She can’t believe this is even happening to Nate. She gets all riled up and decides they need to know the truth – she storms into the office and lectures the two men on how amazing Nate is and how many lives he’s saved. Suddenly she realises she’s overstepped and leaves; the doctors ask Nate to stay. They deliver the bad news to Nate the he’s being suspended for 4 weeks.

Ash turns up at the farm house looking for Denny but she’s not there. Phoebe asks him how the counselling session at the hospital went. She’s worried he’s not fully taking in how big of a deal this transplant is. Ash assures her he is but Phoebe said what James told them really hit home for her. What if his other kidney fails later in life or something else happens to him? Ash says he can handle it but Phoebe is getting emotional. She can’t handle this. She needs Ash and she doesn’t want him to do the transplant. Ash tells her that he wants to do this for Kyle. Phoebe wishes he wasn’t the match but Ash is happy it’s him. Brax can’t be here for his family but Ash is glad he can be, and save Kyle’s life.

On her way to meet up with Ricky, Denny gets a text from Ash telling her to trust him. Once Denny arrives, Ricky brings up the moment she told Denny about between her and Nate? Well, Ricky lied. She does have feelings for Nate. She explains how she never thought her life would turn out like this – a single mum. She misses Brax everyday, but she feels free now. She wonders if she knew everything she does now, would she have ever chosen Brax over Nate? She needs to make smart decisions from now on, with her head not her heart. As Ricky heads home, Denny pulls the note about Brax from her pocket. She tears it up. She send Ash a text “the secret is safe”.

On her way home, Ricky runs into Nate. She apologises for embarrassing him if front of his bosses but Nate brushes it off. He tells her he’s been suspended and she’s sorry. He then thanks her for the words she said about him; it was very kind. There’s another moment between them but Ricky breaks it and rushes off. When Nate’s back at home, Kat arrives to check on him after the hearing and he tells her he got suspended. Kat says she just wants to support him; she’s sorry he had to do this alone. He mentions that Ricky was there to defend him, although he didn’t ask her to. Kat lets that go and says she came over to say she doesn’t want to take a break from their relationship. She offers to take some time off work and they go away together, to work out what they want. Nate is hesitant but agrees, much to Kat’s relief.

At the hospital, Kyle, Phoebe and Ash are getting the details for the transplant tomorrow morning off James. Kyle is still surprised this is happening so quickly. As James heads out, Phoebe goes to call Ricky to give her the update, leaving the boys alone. Kyle asks if Ash is doing this just to make Phoebe happy? Ash says he’s got enough analysing for the hospital shrink. Kyle wants Ash to know he doesn’t have to do this, but Ash wants to. Kyle looks him in the eye and thanks him. The next morning, the boys are prepped for surgery and Kyle gives Ash one last chance to bail but he’s not backing out. As they get wheeled off to the operation room, Ricky and Phoebe watch on with anxious fear.