Episode 6516

Extended Summary

Having witnessed Ash in the middle of what looked to be a dodgy deal with Simmo, Kat chases Simmo through the bush. The crook narrowly escapes her, leaving Ash to feel her wrath. Ash plays dumb, having already stashed the drugs. He pretends the guy was simply there to buy spark plugs. Kat sees through him though, noting that Ash won’t even give her his name. Ash is clear, he wasn’t doing anything wrong… Kat heads off, telling Ash this isn’t over. At the police station, Kat searches through photos, finding Simmo. Senior Sergeant McCarthy recognises him, he’s deep into carjacking, drugs – you name it. Her suspicions confirmed, Kat returns to the garage demanding Ash come to the station. Ash refuses to go along, leaving her with no choice but to arrest him.

Hope and Raffy struggle to get by financially, but Hope claims to have a plan. Her apology to Phoebe over the “mix-up” with John doesn’t go down well though. Phoebe wishes Hope would just be honest about trying to scam John. Hope next tries to appeal directly to Brody for a job at Salt, but the rosters full, he can’t hire her without Phoebe’s approval. Hope then moves on to Justin, asking if there’s any work at the garage. He shoots her down, now that he’s aware she scammed John. But Ash sticks up for Hope, she’s doing it tough, maybe she just needs a chance to get back on track. Hope is thrilled when Justin later offers her a part-time admin job at the Garage. He just hopes he doesn’t regret it…

It looks like he might though; it isn’t long until Hope is secretly snapping photos of customer’s credit cards. Phoebe arrives at the garage, ready to accept Justin’s apology for not siding with her over the whole Hope debacle. She stops dead in her tracks however, when she spots Hope working behind the counter. In the throes of her frustration Phoebe accepts a random offer for a date by Damien, a garage customer. Justin is shocked she’d go out with that guy. Phoebe takes the opportunity to shove it in his face. Hiring Hope showed her just how little she means to him – it’s time to move on.

Brody is having his own mini drama, as the fresh produce he’s ordered isn’t quite up to snuff. Phoebe offers him free reign of the Farmhouse’s veggie garden to grow his own gourmet produce for Salt.

Matt and Mason share a quick hello with Evelyn at Salt. Things remain frosty between Mason and Evelyn after their ‘friends with benefits’ arrangement fell apart. Matt calls Mason out on his attitude; it’s time to drop this cold war already. Evelyn meanwhile is moving out of Summer Bay House. Alf checks on her, wondering if she’s really sure she can go back to the Farmhouse, where she lived with Oscar and Hannah. Evelyn thinks she’s ready, she sees them everywhere she goes in Summer Bay anyway. Mason shows up, apologising for his bad attitude of late, he wants to be friends. Evelyn is thrilled, that’s what she’s wanted all along. Mason helps her pack. It looks like things are finally on track for Evelyn. Arriving at the house, the memories come flooding back, Evelyn is clearly uneasy. She doesn’t have time to be sad however, as she finds Brody tearing up the veggie patch. She manages to stop him from yanking out plants that she once planted with Oscar. Brody and Evelyn quickly bond as they plan out the new veggie patch.

Hope covers her disappointment that her payments for her Garage work will be delayed until next week. It appears she going to have to use the credit card details she’s nicked to help get her through until then. Hope shows up at the Farmhouse with a massive load of groceries, covering all the food her and Raffy ate over the last couple of weeks.

Ash spends his day holding up to Kat and McCarthy’s interrogation. He refuses to answer any more questions so McCarthy throws him in the lock up. Ash doesn’t respond well to being back behind bars again – he can’t believe Kat is doing this to him. McCarthy is frustrated when the judge refuses his application for a search warrant into the garage, he insists it’s time Kat puts the pressure on, and give Ash an ultimatum. With Ash’s priors, he could be thrown back in prison. Kat makes the offer, help the police get Simmo or he’s staying behind bars.