Episode 6401

Extended Summary

Their relationship out in the open, Kat and Dylan relish the chance to go anywhere and be seen together. It seems there’s nothing standing in their way now.

Evelyn meanwhile, is set on putting her relationship with Tank firmly in the history file. Having found a tattoo removal place in the city, she plans to have the last vestige of that part of her life removed forever. But as Zac listens to Leah supporting Evelyn’s decision, he struggles with the knowledge of what Tank did for him in gaol.

A gesture he’s paying an increasingly tough price for. In the prison, sitting opposite Tank who’s covered in fresh cuts and bruises, Greg pleads with him to go to the authorities for protection, but Tank refuses, stoically declaring that he can handle himself. Confronting Zac back in the Bay, Greg demands help. As far as he’s concerned, Zac is the only one who can reach Tank now and if he doesn’t do something, it could mean disaster. But can Zac bring himself to do it?

Evelyn and Josh enter the lounge room to find Matt and Maddy in the grip of a siege mentality. The cyber bullying has only ramped up and they have come to the conclusion that hiding out is their best course as the police can’t seem to do anything to stop it. Hitting on an idea, Evelyn suggests that instead, Matt and Maddy accompany her and Josh to the city for a night of fun. However, unable to see the wood for the trees, Matt and Maddy decline, bunkering down tighter.

Having spied Kat and Dylan out on the beach earlier, Hannah talks to Ash and downloads her growing apprehension. Surprised by the force of her conviction having been generally reprimanded after his outburst at the station, Ash is reluctant to get involved, but Hannah can’t leave it alone. Arriving home, she confronts Kat, begging her to look into Dylan seriously. He might claim he’s changed, but how does she really know?

Rankled by her concern, Kat dismisses it, but later she is tempted to look into Dylan a little more closely. Presented with the chance to check his phone and computer, she takes it – and hates herself for it. She’s shocked to find a folder full of photos of her, with other people in them scrubbed out. When she confronts Dylan about it, he appears to have a plausible answer. Doubt takes hold nonetheless and as she stands looking out over the water on her break, Kat is more confused than ever. Are all her friends right about Dylan after all? Ash tries to talk to her but she’s upset and tells him to leave her alone. Crossing with Dylan, Ash asks what he did to upset Kat, and gives him a warning. This pushes Dylan to go and ask Kat if she’s alright, telling her that she can talk to him but she shrugs it off, saying things are fine. As she turns away though, her doubt is clear.

At a low ebb, having refused Evelyn and Josh’s offer, Matt readies to do the washing up and have another night in, hiding away. Before he can, Evelyn delivers a heartfelt monologue about how strong Maddy and Matt are, and she finally gets a smile from Matt. It works, they decide to go with Evelyn and Josh to the city.

Zac confesses his dilemma to Leah, and tells her that Tank was the one who intervened when he was attacked in prison. Leah gives him all the reasons why he shouldn’t help Tank – not least of which, because of the damage Tank did to some of their nearest and dearest. But knowing what he owes Tank, Zac refuses to turn his back on him and he goes to the gaol to see Tank, despite experiencing flashbacks which fill him with dread… A gesture that might all be for nothing as Tank is stabbed in front of Zac and left bleeding.