Episode 6786

Extended Summary

Olivia returns home after her night out with Axel, and considers telling Hunter about the kiss – but then decides against it. But will she be able to swallow the guilt? The next morning, Olivia finds Hunter down at the beach and tries to come clean to him, but only musters up the courage to tell him that Axel hit on her. Hunter suggests that Olivia report Axel to his boss, but Olivia assures him that she can handle it herself, and has everything under control. She still has to work with Axel, and doesn’t want to risk her career by causing trouble. Later, Olivia meets up with Axel at Salt, where she confronts him about what happened the night before. Axel is professional and assures Olivia that he has received her message loud and clear, and that it won’t happen again. He then shares the good news about her recent success with her clothing line; her designs are going live on the website, and he is going to introduce her to some important people within the industry. Olivia tells Hunter that things are sorted with Axel, but he remains dubious. He doesn’t want her working with someone that she is uncomfortable around, but Olivia is confident that she can make things work.

As Kat is released from hospital, Robbo tries to appease her worry about Novak, but is unsuccessful. Tori breaks the news to Kat that VJ has taken Luc to Cyprus, and this is why Ash hasn’t visited her in hospital; he has been having a hard time dealing with it. When Robbo and Kat return home to the pier apartment, Kat is keen to head over to the station right away. Robbo tries to talk her out of it, but, unable to reveal his secret that Novak is taken care of, he is able to convince Kat. When they head down to the station for an update, they meet Detective Will Shepherd, who is leading the special task force that has been assembled to find Novak. Kat speaks with Shepherd, asking to be involved, and he assures her that she can, once she is better. Once the couple have gone, Shepherd asks McCarthy about Robbo. Later, Detective Shepherd asks Robbo to come down to the station, so that they can ask him a few questions.

Meanwhile, Mick confronts Ash after having successfully acquired an injunction, demanding to see Luc. Ash breaks the news to him that he is too late; Luc is gone, she’s not even in the country any more. Mick is left in denial. Mick later realises that Irene was only trying to distract him the other day so that VJ could get away with Luc. Later, down at the pier, Irene sees Mick dejectedly throwing his pills into the water. He has given up now that he has lost Luc, and doesn’t see the point any more – she was his future. Irene saves the rest of the pills, and tells Mick that it doesn’t mean he should give up, and offers to help him. Alf invites Mick over to the house and tells him that the job offer in WA still stands if he is interested. Alf encourages Mick to go for it and motivates him to build a life for himself, something that Luc would be proud of.

Ash shares the good news with Tori that Mick’s injunction didn’t come through in time in order to stop Luc leaving the country, and that they are in the clear. Tori pushes Ash to go and see Kat, and work out what the plan with their baby will be. But when Ash asks Kat how it’s going to work and she has no idea, he irrationally demands 50% custody. He stresses that he is the baby’s father; he lost Luc for this kid, so there is no way that he is going to be shut out. Kat is left gobsmacked. Later, Ash apologises to Kat, realising that he was out of line. Kat understands what Ash is going through and they agree that it’s too early to figure out custody, but promise to make it work.