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Australian television soap opera chronicling the lives, loves, happiness, and heartbreaks of the residents of Summer Bay, a small fictional coastal town in the upper Northern Beaches of Sydney in New South Wales.

Darryl's surprising 'not guilty' plea-change startles his camp, leaving lawyer only one hope: establishing reasonable doubt by the next day's court session. Ash provides a lead by specifying that presumed murdered Sam Kennedy was hospitalized and mutilated by Dean. Nate is served divorce papers, but hesitates to formally close the Sophie chapter. Spencer's team, including Maddy's nemesis Evelyn, starts planning a musical cancer fund-raiser. The Braxton clan holds a beach party in case Darryl is jailed for years.

Zac and especially John find it hard to talk VJ and Jett out of aiming for their box gym training to lead to an actual fight, even if that's an unthinkable bloody nightmare for Marilyn, so Palmer hopes to scare them off with grueling training methods, like a raw egg breakfast of champions. While Chris does a great job extorting 'generous' contributions from local businesses, cancer benefit organizer in chief Spencer needs reminding that Roo, hence the diner, would do anything to help Maddy. Denny finally considers dating again, which so far felt as betraying late lover Casey.

Josh is more amused the impressed but keeps a fairly straight face when 'big brother' Oscar reads him the riot act about dating Evie like a father might. Josh also asks Kyle for a restaurant job, rather then sponge on Andy or work under him in the gym. Ash is flattered that Denny shows interest in him, but dares not return her kisses, given his promise to Darryl to keep off her. Yet Ash is verbally abused by Rickie, even after Kyle points out Ash didn't make a move and encourages Ash to look after their own lives.

Kyle is shocked that Phoebe not only refused his proposal but moved to Ricky's and feels any marital plan spoils their relationship, maybe even irreparably. Nate and Kat enjoy a passionate night, but she panics after near-oversleeping, forced to the 'walk of shame' home, noticed by Ash, who meanwhile finds Denny unable to give them a chance, as if betraying Casey.

Ash turns into a violent thug at the first indication of his sister having sex and twice tries to attack Kyle, but fortunately Billie isn't in the mood to let him wallop a mostly innocent boy. Kyle and Billie smooth things over and decide to start again as friends. Annoying Evelyn is still oddly obsessed with getting Matt and Maddy together but forcing them to spend a night together in a tent only results in them playing Candy Crush. Josh explains her intentions to Matt, who confirms he only sees Maddy as a friend. Alf has his episodely scene of snapping at Maddy and even an early morning fish doesn't bring him any peace.

Caring Maddy makes a breakthrough with Alf by pointing out that they both have illnesses that aren't their fault. Ash and Denny have an uncomfortable meeting but it results in Denny and Phoebe deciding to throw Ricky a surprise baby shower. Now that she's no longer dependent on Andy, Hannah is finding his rearranging her house and planning holidays smothering, but her attempt to speak her mind leaves him sulking in the bedroom. Marilyn returns to town but confronted by the idea of Jett joining the army she refuses to consider it.

Ash brings Billie home from the police station but only has one brief conversation with her before going back to sniffing around Phoebe. An annoyed Denny tells Kyle what's going on and he breaks up with Phoebe, who promptly has sex with Ash in the back of a car when she was declaring love to someone else a few hours earlier. Matt continues to sleep with teacher Charlotte while concerned friend Maddy points out how ridiculous it all is. Charlotte then proves her bad teacher credentials by threatening Maddy. Marilyn forgets her continuity but manages to dissuade John from having a baby, suggesting they try fostering instead.

Between bickering, VJ and his roommates start settling to the idea. Nate fortunately is offered a room at Irene's place, so VJ gets his back. Leah insists on a welcome barbecue for the twins at won't take no as an answer from Andy and 'his' Charlotte, who can't refuse but has to face bitter scorned Matt, who threatens to expose her statutory rape, ignoring she secretly reports to a loved one.

Hunter in enrolled in high-school. VJ and his mates are instructed to welcome their new classmate, but a fight with VJ ends up with both knaves suspended and Zac and Charlotte sent home. Josh, Oscar and even Matt are pleased with their grades. However principal Snellgrove decides to make an example of 'drug criminal' Josh: he gets an F and is expelled. John having failed to cheer up Chris, Hnanah is sent, but he grumbles nobody gets him, his clown act is a front to hide a shy nature.

Kyle's survival chances look bleak as no suitable match is available on the waiting list. He even objects when Ash and Rickie get tested, fearing another baby mat loose a parent is the transplant goes wrong. Denny finds Billie's note that Brax isn't dead and confronts Ash. Nate gets so bitter when non-supportive Kat adds 'I told you so' to her jealousy that he sends her home. James and Roo semi-accidentally graduate to the L-word. The lab finds Ash a donor match, so he can keep quiet abut Brax.

Childish Matt decides to deal with his feelings for Maddy by being utterly vile towards her. Despite Evelyn offering him an oddly sympathetic ear, it seems his behaviour has damaged their friendship. The news that Leah and Zac have broken up upsets everyone, especially VJ and Matt. Zac can't find anywhere to sleep except a school classroom, then gets relegated to living with sociopathic pair Charlotte and Hunter. Leah is furious when Hunter rubs her face in it but Charlotte overplays her hand by trying to kiss Zac.

Hunter has overheard Hunter's excessive temper even extended to arson, yet covers for grateful ex Charlotte's secret and convinces the knave not to throw away a shot a fine father like Zac by wallowing in anger. Chris musters the courage to tell Hannah their relationship can't work if she insists on hiding, so she finally proclaims their love at the beach. After Ash dismisses himself from hospital early, he and Kyle bicker constantly over the baby and Phoebe, who vaguely tries to mediate, well shout at them, playing the victim, but actually gets a worrisome stress cramp, which is diagnosed harmless in hospital.

Irene and Leah quickly twig that Marilyn is lying about remembering John and their wedding, and she is convinced to confess to him. However, when she instinctively starts meditating it appears her memory is coming back. Responsible Maddy plays big sister with Evelyn, taking her to get the morning-after pill after her liaison with Tank. Tank meets Oscar and does his best to be nice to him but Oscar ends up suspicious anyway, with jealous Josh quick to encourage him, while Leah decides to interrogate her common-law niece's new boyfriend. Tank takes Evie to meet some friends but she is uncomfortable to find herself the only girl among a bunch of rough-looking youths.

Hannah is supported by Chris, Evelyn and Oscar as she goes to get her results and learns she has the faulty BRCA gene. She is reluctant to accept their support and ends up breaking up with Chris. A thoughtless comment from Matt results in Maddy confiding in him about her fears of her cancer coming back. Billie works out that Kyle is planning to burn down Angelo's for the insurance and convinces him to go to the police about Dave's threats instead.

Leah is furious at having seen friend Kat kissing the corrupt cop who fit up her husband, but gets good news when Morag gets proof of Zac's whereabouts at the time of the murder. VJ is trying to support his mother but she convinces him to go out and have fun, so he and Billie decide to gatecrash a uni party. Childish Matt is more interested in sleazy hook-ups with Maddy than doing his uni work, despite warnings from Roo. Hunter is furious that arrogant brat Olivia has done a DNA test on Irene and Claire without their knowing. Olivia lies that she won't look at the result, then tells Irene that Claire isn't her daughter.

Maddy is still freaked out by the online bullying and both Roo and Matt go to the police only to learn they have little chance of laying charges. Kyle is out on bail but still refusing to turn in real criminal Isla, so Ricky decides to move her wedding to before he goes to jail. Kat finds herself taken off the murder case because of her relationship with Dylan, who again demonstrates his temper with his reaction to the news. Ash and Phoebe struggle to adjust to being friends again.

Despite cooler heads working out the obvious that Tank couldn't have deliberately gone to Josh and Evelyn's secret engagement party, he's still a target for everything in town, with Irene and Oscar snootily warning Skye off him and VJ punching him without provocation. However, seeing him bullied and victimised only earns Skye's sympathy and she kisses the reformed criminal. The town breathes a sigh of relief as Olivia has an abortion.

Kat finally exposes Josh as Charlotte's killer and then does nothing about it because Evie might be upset, instead making impotent promises to arrest him one day. The hospital staff fail to revive Hannah and Nate immediately tells Kat just to make absolutely sure a murderer walks free while leaving Alf to tell her family and not bothering to tell boyfriend Chris until the next day. Maddy wants to leave hospital but the pain in her arm is getting worse. Tori does a scan and tells her the arm needs to be amputated.

Oscar and Hannah get a joint, well-attended, tearful yet dignified funeral. At the reception afterward, Skye finally admits trough Hunter knowing Tank caused the explosion, so Zac rushes to the fiend in hospital. Josh and Kat still keep his secret, even to Andi, to spare mourning twin Evelyn, who wants to wed him the next day. Billie refuses to file a violation complaint and hides her pregnancy even for unwitting lover VJ.

VJ is embarrassed when ma Leah realizes he's an item with five years older Billie, blurts the whole story hoping they can ignore her but the incurable meddler tries to tell off the 'cougar', only to retract after Roo warns that Always backfires, yet can't resist nagging about 'precautions'. Tank forgives Skye's indiscretion easier than John, and indeed shattered Evie and just-returned Zac turn on Andy, who refuses Josh's loyal offer to help, feeling he deserves a conviction although it was an accident. The police however discovers another neglect affecting legal accountability.