Episode 6787

Extended Summary

Mick agrees to take the mining job in WA. When Irene hears this news, she is concerned about Mick being on his own, since he is in such a bad mental headspace. She offers to go with him to help him settle in. Mick visits Ash to tell him the news that he is leaving for good, and apologises for everything. Ash confronts Irene when he finds out that she is planning to go with Mick to WA, and tries to convince her not to go. But Irene is set in her decision, and tells Ash it isn’t his problem to worry about.

Tori is aghast to learn that Ash asked Kat for 50/50 custody of their unborn baby without even consulting her first. Ash realises that he didn’t factor Tori into the equation, leaving her out in the cold. Tori, feeling lost, confides in Justin that she didn’t realise it was going to be this hard. She points out that the only reason Kat and Ash broke up was because Kat didn’t want to be a mum, and now they’re having a baby together. Later, when Ash vents to Justin about Irene going off to WA with Mick, Justin stops him, and tells him he has other things to worry about. Ash thinks he means the baby, so Justin spells it out for him; Tori’s unhappy. Ash tries to make amends, but is it too little, too late? How is Tori supposed to just sit by and watch Ash have a baby with his ex?

Two detectives bring Robbo down to the station for questioning about Novak; Kat sits in to listen. Robbo’s timeline doesn’t add up, so they suspect that he is lying about something. Kat listens on, horrified. The detectives point out the inconsistencies in Robbo’s statement, forcing him to confess that he dropped Kat off at the hospital, then went back to the wrecker’s yard to look for Novak. Robbo lies, insisting that his search was futile and turned up nothing. The police track Robbo’s cell phone and corroborate his story, so he’s free to go… for now. Kat tears into Robbo once they get back to the apartment; furious that he lied. She struggles to understand why Robbo didn’t just call McCarthy when she asked him to. Robbo tries to explain that he was doing it for her; to keep her safe. She storms out of the apartment and Ash sees her, and checks in.

Kat blows off some steam, furious that Robbo lied to her. Even though Ash isn’t Robbo’s biggest fan, he assures Kat that he was probably just trying to protect her. Down at the station, the detectives share their latest findings with Kat – thanks to Robbo, they have been able to track and pinpoint Novak’s phone number and subsequent movements – and reveal Novak could still be in Summer Bay. Kat tells the news, and is confident the police will find him. Robbo stealthily sneaks out of the apartment that night, and returns to where he buried Novak’s body. He finds the phone, returns to the pier and successfully plants it on the bottom of a truck, which is headed for Melbourne. Kat wakes up in the middle of the night and notices that Robbo is gone. The next morning, McCarthy stops by to tell Kat that Novak’s phone has recently pinged off a tower near Wollongong, and suspects he’s fleeing back to Melbourne. Kat is finally safe. Robbo and Kat bask in the relief together, but Kat’s in disbelief. Robbo tries to reassure her that it is over, and now they can focus on the more important things. Kat agrees, but makes Robbo promise that there will be no more lies or secrets.