UK Air Date: 26th April 2016
Writer: Fiona Bozic
Director: Julie Money
Cat No: HAAW08-150
Hannah is faced with a life changing decision. Kyle attempts to protect Isla, with disastrous results. Roo issues Maddy and Matt with an ultimatum.
Extended Summary
Chris is devastated when Hannah breaks it off with him calling him a ‘man-child’, and despite Nate’s attempts to assure him otherwise, he’s convinced that Hannah’s finally realised that they are in fact mismatched. Meanwhile, Nate accuses Hannah of pushing away the people who love and care for her the most. She did it to Andy after the bus crash and now she’s doing it to Chris. Hannah, however, says this is completely different. She broke it off with Chris, because she knows he’ll want to stick by her no matter what. Which means he will potentially miss out on having kids and a future, and Hannah can’t take that away from him. Nate argues that it’s not Hannah’s decision to make – it’s Chris’s. And by pushing him away, Hannah’s not only disempowering Chris, she’s also underestimating him. Taking Nate’s words on board, Hannah accepts Chris’s commitment to her, and is grateful to have his love and support through this confronting time. Especially when she is also faced with a life changing decision – will she have a double mastectomy to potentially save her own life?
With Dave making threats, Kyle feels he has no option but to go to the police and confess all. However, when he tells Ricky that the real reason he wanted to sell the gym was to pay off his debt to Dave, although initially not impressed, Ricky admits that at least it’s a step in the right direction and hopefully Kyle’s problems with Dave will go away. Isla turns up demanding to know how Kyle’s going getting the cash he owes Dave and Kyle reveals that he’s not playing Dave’s game anymore. A terrified Isla tells him that he is seriously deluded if he thinks the cops are going to be able to stop Dave. Feeling responsible for the position he’s put Isla in, Kyle is determined to protect her. But as he and Isla try to flee Summer Bay, they are seized by Dave’s henchmen – and he and Isla are in deep trouble.
As the community continues to reel from Zac’s arrest, Roo is losing patience with Maddy and Matt’s constant bickering. She reminds them of the bigger issues going on, and warns them that they better get it together or else. Matt and Maddy debrief, questioning whether they perhaps rushed into living together. However, they both agree that they love waking up with each other every day, and wouldn’t trade even the more mundane aspects of domesticity. They admit to Roo that they have been complete pains in the butt, but are determined to change. Things are put into perspective when Maddy sees warnings on social media to stay away from the Diner because Leah’s married to a murderer…