Episode 6305

Extended Summary

Charlotte tries desperately to get $200,000 together to pay off Trystan, even logging onto Denny’s internet banking. She’s still only managed a little over $50,000 and then she remembers Hunter’s trust fund… There’s just over $150,000, will she stoop to a new low and take it?

John’s excited about renewing his vows with Marilyn, but less than excited when Chris muscles in, volunteering to help at lunch the following day. John ropes Leah and Zac in to act as a ‘buffoon barrier’.

Evie is rebelling against being grounded and Zac struggles to deal with her. Alf advises Leah and Zac to hang in there. Upstairs Evie’s typing messages to Tank, they are clearly plotting something…

The next morning Zac runs into Charlotte at the diner and she asks whether he has the $20,000 which she loaned him. He regretfully tells her that he doesn’t and as she tries to walk off he asks why she needs it, but she brushes him off pretending that she was just going to make an investment. Later Charlotte puts a for sale sign on her car but when a prospective buyer tries to pushily talk the price down she loses her temper, telling him that the car’s no longer for sale. Hunter catches the tail end of the exchange and wants to know what’s wrong. Charlotte refuses to let Hunter in and he walks away, telling her he can’t protect her if she won’t be honest with him. Back at home Charlotte becomes more desperate when Trystan sends her a text checking up on the money… She snaps and makes the call to cash Hunter’s trust fund. As she finishes the call and sends a message to Trystan, Hunter comes home and apologises for his earlier behaviour. Charlotte promises that everything will be ok soon and they hug, Hunter unaware that she’s just emptied his trust fund.

At lunch Chris is monopolising the conversation, suggesting bigger and more crazy things for the vow renewal. While no one is very enthusiastic Marilyn is even less so than Leah would expect and she starts to wonder if Marilyn’s heart is in it at all. After lunch the wedding planners have split up and John and Zac are having a chat. John advises Zac to go in hard and be more forceful with Evie while Leah excuses herself from a conversation about the music with Phoebe and Chris. She goes out on the balcony to find Marilyn who finally gives in to Leah’s gentle probing, admitting that she is unsure, she feels that she and John want different things. Afterwards John and Marilyn talk about the vow renewal as they walk together. John has started to realise that Marilyn isn’t as enthusiastic as she should be and calls her on it, saying she’s using her ‘dentist and golf voice’ but Marilyn fobs him off, covering her real feelings.

Evie is cheekily pushing the boundaries of being grounded with Leah, when Josh comes to see Evie. Leah asks him to stay and keep Evie company. At first things are friendly between the two of them but Evie gets annoyed when Josh tries to persuade her that her behaviour is making everyone wish she weren’t involved with Tank. Evie doesn’t want to know, despite it being apparent that people are just concerned about her. Later on Zac comes in to talk to her, saying that whatever she does he and Leah won’t stop loving her and trying to protect her. As she glances down at Tank’s messages she seems to waver for a moment. At dinner Evie seems to be making an effort, and thanks Leah and Zac for looking out for her, but skips dessert to go upstairs. As they clear up Leah and Zac comment on Evie’s positive change of mood, unaware that she’s searching for her phone in the hallway. Having found it she goes upstairs to pack a bag, then later that night she sneaks out. Tank’s waiting outside in his car and after checking that Evie’s sure, they drive away into the night…