Episode 6456

Extended Summary

Distressed in the wake of Josh being taken into custody, Evelyn comes clean to Hunter about how his mother died. Hunter is stunned into silence when she explains that Josh killed Charlotte, not Andy. Zac later finds him at the beach, sullen. Zac tries to coax Hunter into talking about the latest revelation just as they cross with an angry Andy. Andy yells at Hunter that he better not try anything with Josh like he did with him (the stabbing). Ash pulls Andy away as Zac checks that Hunter is okay. Hunter simply says he doesn’t care anymore about anything. Zac is troubled by the statement but Hunter is sincere, he doesn’t want to talk about it he just wants to move on with his life. He knows Zac is worried he’ll do something stupid – Hunter promises he won’t.

Kat attends Josh’s police interview, anxious that he will reveal her role in concealing his crime under questioning. Confronted by the reality of what lies before him – a life sentence in prison – Josh tries to remain stone faced as he relays what happened with Charlotte to Sgt. McCarthy. McCarthy questions why either he or Andy confessed – there weren’t any leads so they could’ve gotten away with it. Josh, not able to give away Kat’s involvement, says it was Andy’s guilt over the explosion that drove him to come forward. Later Josh and Andy cross between the holding cells and Andy is horrified to realise that Josh has confessed and pledges to do whatever it takes to protect his little brother.

Kat reveals to Ash that Andy’s now free of the charges over Charlotte’s death. Bail is set at $50,000 and both have no idea how Andy could get the cash. Kat is still very worried about her involvement in all f this, claiming that even if Josh doesn’t say anything it leaves a huge hole in his story and McCarthy is already suss. Kat wonders if she should come clean on her own terms first. Ash is against this, reminding her that no one is going to drop her in it and she shouldn’t throw in her career over this.

Ash ends up raising the cash for Andy’s bail by putting up the garage as security. Ash tells Andy he’d better not stuff this up or they lose the business but Andy is in a volatile state, heading straight to Evelyn asking if she knew Josh was going to confess. Evelyn defends that Josh has made the right choice and she doesn’t owe Andy anything after what he did to her family. Andy doesn’t disagree but tells Evelyn how scared Josh looked at the station. He asks Evelyn to check on him. But when she tries to do just that, Josh refuses to see her, which makes Evelyn wonder if he now regrets his choice. Evelyn is heartbroken that Josh would cut her out of his life, fearing that he blames her for confessing. Leah and Zac try to comfort a struggling Evelyn, reminding her that she’s not responsible for Josh’s actions, and he made the only decision he could live with. Leah and Zac are left overwhelmed and anxious about how best to support Evelyn and Hunter but determined to guide them through this dark time.

Kat has a private moment with Josh, telling him she’s going to come forward for her part in all of this. But Josh talks her out of it, saying she did the right thing by Evelyn and now that Josh supported her through that time he’s facing up to what he did. Kat should move on with her life and he’ll never tell. Kat reluctantly accepts this but is still uncomfortable about compromising her role as a police officer. She talks to Ash, but is unhappy to learn that he put the garage up as security for Andy’s bail. Kat points out that she will lose her life savings if Andy breaks bail, not to mention that Ash did this behind Kat’s back when they were finally getting back to a good place. Ash assures they can trust Andy and he had to help his mate. Kat struggles to accept this and the tension remains between the couple.

Andy is tempted to pocket the garage’s takings but covers when Ash fronts up. Ash presses home just how much is riding on him keeping clean. Andy swears he won’t put a foot wrong. But his need for cash remains, so Andy contacts an old connection – Simmo – and asks if he’s still in the game. Andy is clearly cooking up a scheme to get his hands on money and he mentions car re-birthing on the phone. Equally clear is how he doesn’t want Ash or anyone else to know about it. Is a desperate Andy about to land himself in a whole new world of trouble?

Nate is shaken to learn of Josh’s confession. And his day doesn’t improve when Tori reminds him that he has agreed to supervise a new intake of medical students. She asks Nate to keep an eye on little brother Mason to which he agrees. But Nate and Mason get off to a less than rosy start – Nate pegs Mason as a joker who isn’t taking his role seriously. Alf, meanwhile, is frustrated at being stuck in hospital. Privately fearing that he won’t make a full recovery from his stroke, he turns on Roo when he discovers that she’s asked Justin to keep the Bait Shop open. Angry and upset, Alf attempts to take charge, only to suffer a bit of a fall. Mason comes to Roo’s aid and they settle Alf back in bed. Mason’s bedside manner is quite good in fact, and his jokes put Alf at ease.

But later when Nate learns that Mason did not call for a staff member to assess Alf’s injuries in the wake of the fall, Nate confronts Mason. He seems casual in reply and tries to apologise but Nate gives him a dressing down, saying he won’t get special treatment just because his sister’s head of ED, before storming off. We reveal that Tori has witnessed the tension. Will this cause issues between Tori and Nate?