Episode 6490

Extended Summary

Roo can see past Alf’s stoic front. She knows he’s not coping and fears that he’ll never get over losing Duncan. It takes some kind words from Marilyn to encourage Roo to admit she’s also struggling rather than just trying to be strong for Alf – they’ll get through this together. As Alf searches for his son, one regret weighs heavily – he never told Duncan how he feels about him. As hope of finding Duncan alive fades Alf accepts there may only be one way to tell Duncan how he feels. He sits down and writes a letter to his son telling him that he is proud of him and that he loves him.

The surprise arrival of Matt’s little sister, Ellie, has left Matt with many questions and Ellie is doing her best to avoid answering them. After some pushing she admits that she is completely miserable living with their aunt. Things have reached crisis level and she is convinced her aunt doesn’t want her anymore. Ellie begs Matt to let her live with him – he promised he’d come back for her one day, why can’t today be that day? Matt feels for his sister so reluctantly allows her to stay with him until he can sort something else out. The situation is made trickier by the fact that Matt is trying to hide Ellie from Roo. But Roo’s intuition tells her something is up. With Marilyn as her accomplice, she jumps to the conclusion that Matt has a new girlfriend. Matt denies this but Roo doesn’t believe him. Sure that Matt has someone hiding in his room, Roo confronts him, expecting to find his new girlfriend but – it’s Ellie. It seems Matt has some explaining to do.

The search for Brody continues and despite objections from both Nate and Duncan, Tori remains determined to find her brother at any cost. With supplies running dangerously low, tensions flare when Nate accuses Tori of being unnecessarily reckless. Their heated argument is cut short when Duncan hears the sound of footsteps nearby. For the briefest of moments Tori has hope – it must be Brody! But Justin appears, not Brody, and Tori is once again forced to consider she may never see her little brother again. Common sense says turn around and head back but Tori is adamant and this time she has Justin to support her – after all, Morgans stick together. With Nate and Duncan in tow, the siblings set off in search of Brody and it doesn’t take long before they discover a piece of his clothing – they’re on his trail. Buoyed by the discovery they push on finding Brody’s shoes. That begs the question – why is Brody ditching his clothes? Nate and Tori suspect they know why and it’s not good. Brody might be suffering from heatstroke or have a concussion. If he’s delirious he may be in real danger – they need to find him, fast.

Meanwhile, Brody continues to stagger through the bush, unaware how close he is to his rescuers and how close he is to death. He is drifting in and out of his own hallucination – a picture perfect day at the beach with his mum and his siblings as kids. As a young Justin and Tori beckon for him to join them by the water, Brody walks blindly through the bush, unaware that he is perched at the top of a steep cliff. With some encouragement from his mum, Brody moves forwards. In his mind, he’s walking towards his siblings, but the terrifying reality is that he has just unknowingly stepped off a cliff. Moments later, Tori, Justin, Nate and Duncan arrive at the edge. They peer over the ledge hoping to see a way down but instead they are met with the terrifying sight of Brody lying motionless at the bottom. Tori screams his name fearing that they are too late… Brody may already be dead.