Episode 6486

Extended Summary

Justin, having been unable to stop the plane from taking off, rushes into the airport and is trying to break into the locked radio room, desperate to contact his family. Meanwhile on the plane, everyone is unaware of a slow CO2 leak in the cabin. Irene and Leah are chatting about Billie’s baby, making her uncomfortable. Tori is impressed by Duncan’s flying skills, making Nate a little jealous. Then all of a sudden everyone begins to feel sleepy… Finally Justin breaks through the door in the radio room and begins calling the plane on the radio. Duncan replies to his call and Justin tells him to land the plane now, something is wrong. Duncan is sleepy and disorientated already, not understanding. Justin urges him to land as all the passengers begin to fall asleep…

Back in the Bay, Roo is trying to talk round Alf over his fight with Duncan about child support when Zac and VJ walk in. A frustrated Alf heads out as Roo asks VJ about his first exam – he replies he aced it. Then Zac and VJ both get a text from Leah and their faces fall. Zac hands the phone to Roo who reads the message “something wrong with the plane I love you both so much” – Roo yells after Alf and runs out, petrified of what this might mean.

Justin calls the cops from the airport, screaming at them to do something. He then manages to get onto Brody, who is surrounded by the other passed out passengers, including his sister. Brody is barely conscious but tries to get coordinates out of Duncan, for Justin to give to the cops. However Duncan can’t stay conscious and simply mumbles they’re going down… the plane crashes…

At Summer Bay House, Alf gets off the phone to the cops to inform everyone what Justin had told them – he heard the plane was going down. Zac, VJ and Roo are shocked and scared for their loved ones. Hunter overhears the terrible news and rushes to tell Olivia in the diner about it, knowing she’d want to know since Irene was on the plane too. Everyone gathers at the Surf Club where a rescue team is assembled, trying to find out what’s happened. They get a briefing from the head of the Rescue team, Terry Stanton, that an aerial search is on the way but Duncan may have gone of his logged flight path to find a safe place to land. Ash is stressed about Billie and storms out, frustrated, to Kat arriving – she’s heard about the crash and finds out from Ash that Billie was on the plane too. She comforts a shaken Ash and brings him back inside. Meanwhile, Zac goes to find VJ looking out at the water, upset. He can’t believe the police know nothing. As Zac is at a loss for reassuring answers, we cross to Justin inside, going over his phone call with Brody to the police. He doesn’t say anything about Spike’s involvement though. Instead he tells Phoebe, who can’t believe Spike would go to these extremes. Everyone fears for the lives of their family and friends.

The plane has crashed in pieces on the sand, in the middle of nowhere. As we look through the wrecked cabin, everyone is still unconscious… until Billie wakes, distressed. She starts calling for help as Nate and Tori both stir. Nate stumbles up to check Duncan’s pulse – he’s still alive. Billie gets more distressed and Irene calls for Nate’s help. Nate instructs everyone to get out as he helps to get Billie’s seatbelt off her. Finally it releases and they all stumble out of the wreckage. It seems everyone is okay apart from some cuts and bruises. Billie feels her baby kicking, much to her relief. Then Mason realises Brody is missing… where is he and did he survive?

Terry Stanton gives another briefing and there’s been no sightings of the plane. In a few hours they’ll lose the light and have to call off the search until tomorrow. Everyone arcs up, not wanting to leave their loved ones out there all night. An argument ensues when VJ blames Duncan for taking them out on a faulty plane and Alf defends him. Everyone’s emotions are heightened and it takes both Alf and John to calm everyone down. Ash however isn’t waiting and heads out to start his own search, with Justin jumping to go with him. Phoebe and Kat race after them, trying to talk some sense into them but they won’t budge, until Kat throws down the ultimatum that if they don’t at least come to the farmhouse to get supplies and first aid kits first, she’ll call the cops on them for interfering in a search and rescue. The boys cave and agree to stock up on supplies first so they’re prepared. As they head off to look for survivors, we hope they’ll have some luck. Back at the surf club, Alf takes a moment alone to shed a few tears over his deep worry for Duncan. Roo finds him in the vulnerable moment and assures him Duncan is a fighter. But Alf doesn’t acknowledge, simply says he’s got to get back to work, leaving Roo worried both for her father and brother.

Meanwhile at the crash site, Tori and Mason are calling out for Brody, worried where he’s gone. Duncan tries to call through on the plane’s radio but with no luck. Their safety beacon isn’t working and there’s no phone reception either. Duncan explains right before he passed out he saw sand, so turned and flew low, hoping for a soft landing. Thankfully it seems to have worked. But Duncan admits because of the circumstances, it’s likely the search team won’t know where they are. Tori is stressed and despite others’ protests, decides she’s got to go out looking for Brody. They’ve found some footprints that disappear into the bush, so she’s going to head in that direction. As Tori packs a bag Mason wants to come too. Tori tells him he can’t – he has an injured shoulder and she needs him to stay here, safe. Nate volunteers to go instead and Duncan’s already on board. Nate, Duncan and Tori head off in search of Brody as the others are left to worry if they’ll be rescued…