Seasons & episodes

Matt is in the doghouse of all doghouses as Lauren struggles to come to grips with revelations of his illegal dealings with Dimato. Lauren confesses to Matt’s mistake to Brad and reveals her uncertainty about the future of their marriage. A defensive Matt resents the lack of support and understanding shown from his wife, especially given he’s forgiven her for her past mistakes.

When Tyler hears that Brennan is taking matters into his own hands re: Dimato, he’s concerned. And his concern only deepens when he’s approached by Dimato, who’s ready to call in his favour – he hears Brennan’s been asking questions and he wants Tyler to do some investigating of his own. Tyler baulks but agrees, knowing Dimato has the upper hand.

Tensions are running high between Matt and Lauren as Matt attempts to make up for what he’s done. Things get more awkward when he later crosses with Sharon Canning. Matt spots Brad giving Lauren a comforting hug, and seeks his own comfort in another drink. He is stunned to learn Lauren has told Brad all and they end up having an argument about trust, their marriage seriously troubled.

Terese reels after seeing Matt getting amorous with Sharon, but manages to cover in front of Lauren. Hearing that Lauren’s determined to fix things with Matt, Terese returns to the hotel and barges in on the tryst, stopping Matt from going any further with Sharon. Matt’s deeply ashamed, and fears it’s too late to save his marriage. But Terese gives him a firm wake-up call, ordering him to stop.

The big day has arrived! Daniel waxes to Paul about how perfect it’s going to be, but over at the Turner house, distraught Amber has told Lauren and Paige about Imogen’s shocking secret love. Urged by the women to call and tell Daniel, she’s unable to bring herself to share it, instead cryptically mentioning that perhaps the universe is out to get them and succeeding in worrying him.

Daniel and Imogen remain trapped in the well, with Daniel hiding the pain in his ankle, determined he can still get to the church as long as someone hears them. He and Imogen call out and bang together pieces of metal (from the broken ladder) to try and attract attention. Their fears escalate when a council worker places a grate over the mouth of the well.

Paul informs a stunned Nick that the Research Centre location is no longer feasible - the council received a more lucrative tender. A livid Nick vents his frustrations to Terese. Terese calms him down and reminds him Paul can’t be trusted. Georgia takes pleasure in seeing Nick get his comeuppance, whilst Karl advises Nick how to get Paul to agree to anything.

Being stuck down the well for a couple of days with no sign of rescue has taken its toll on Imogen and Daniel. Imogen’s struggle with asthma gets worse, heading into a full-blown attack. Daniel tries to help by holding her to help her bring her breathing under control and eventually Imogen recovers.

Paige catches Tyler scoping out a bunch of cars on the street and is instantly suspicious. She confronts Tyler about it but it’s not until Paige threatens to tell Brennan what she saw that Tyler actually comes clean. Without naming names, Tyler explains he’s been told to steal a car for a guy he owes a favour to. Paige urges Tyler to reconsider – whatever the debt.

Matt is in a bad way as Brad nurses him at the side of the road, waiting for the ambulance. Groggy Matt manages to tell Brad to look after Lauren before lapsing into unconsciousness. Lauren, meanwhile, is catching up with Lucy when Lou arrives to tell her the news. She keeps vigil at the hospital through Matt’s surgery, joined by her family and Brad and Terese.

Bailey is determined to make up for all his lies, drinking and losing his family’s money, and be the best son he can. But when Paige discovers him already organising Matt’s funeral, her heart breaks. She offers to take care of it later, but Bailey is insistent. It should be done now, and he’s the right person for the job. Realising this is Bailey’s coping mechanism, Paige is supportive.

Bailey’s keeping himself busy, struggling to process the death of his father, when Alice unexpectedly shows up, home on holidays from the States. She’s unaware of this family’s tragedy and was hoping to spend the day with him. Bailey latches onto the idea, desperate to delay dealing with his grief, and they head off to her hotel room.

After pulling an all-nighter working for Dimato, Tyler runs into Brennan, who’s unimpressed when he assumes he’s been out partying all night – isn’t he supposed to be opening the garage this morning? Tyler assures Brennan he’s got everything under control. But when he finally turns up for work, he finds Paige struggling to cope after Matt’s death.

It’s the day of Matt’s funeral, and his loved ones gather to take comfort in each other. Susan’s supported by Toadie in the lead-up to performing her first funeral. The Willises are struggling with the guilt of knowing it could easily have been Brad who was killed by Danni’s car, instead of Matt. In the grieving Turner household, Lauren is determined to stay strong for her kids.

Brad treads carefully when he asks Terese if she minds if he visits Lauren to see how she is. Terese assures Brad that he needn’t ask her permission, but we see that her insecurities are there, just on the fringes of her magnanimity. Arriving at the Turner house, Brad finds Lauren dealing with a leaking fridge in an empty house; it is overwhelming her.

Terese is unhappy to discover that Sharon has not left Erinsborough and has instead gone to visit Lauren. She intervenes in time to stop Sharon telling Lauren about her kiss with Matt, and hopes that she has finally convinced Sharon to keep the information to herself, and also to go home to Frankston. Terese is worried Lauren will find out the whole truth about Matt’s betrayal.

Georgia is frustrated that Nick seems to be getting away with his actions and enlists Toadie’s help with her defence. Toadie suggests Karl might provide a good character reference to the hospital review committee but Georgia worries he’s too close to Nick. She then gets an idea on how else Karl might help and asks him to speak to Nick himself, which Karl reluctantly agrees to.

The Turner children arrive home from spreading Matt’s ashes in Mount Isa. Imogen is anxious at the thought of comforting Amber in her grief and encourages Josh to go over on behalf of them both. Amber feels awkward in Josh’s presence, but agrees to accompany him (as well as Paige and Bailey) to see Matt’s roadside memorial. Meanwhile, Daniel happens upon Imogen and feels a strong need to talk.

Having been warned by Paige to steer clear of Daniel, Imogen feels lost and isolated. But when Daniel contacts her, she agrees to meet with him. He notices her subdued mood, and after some prompting, Imogen reveals her issues are twofold: one, Paige warned her to stay away from him; and two, the reason she hasn’t been around to see Amber is that she just doesn’t know how to be around people.

Imogen can’t understand why Paige is treating her so badly. Josh finds Paige and discovers that she’s struggling in the wake of Matt’s death, and eventually admits that she’s taking out her anger on Imogen and Daniel unfairly.

Brad and Lauren are gutted when they learn that Danni has changed her story. She’s now claiming that Matt and Brad were actually in the middle of a full-blown argument, which had spilled over onto her side of the road – meaning that she is not entirely responsible for Matt’s death. Brennan suspects that Danni is making this up in order to receive a reduced sentence.

Josh invites Paige and Imogen to take part in a fitness trial he’s conducting for TAFE. Naturally, Paige is a keen recruit. But Imogen declines. So Paige suggests Amber come along instead and Josh tells her to bring Daniel too. After the initial awkwardness is diffused, the foursome starts to have a good time and a slowly blossoming camaraderie is evident.

Since his father’s death, Bailey is in a dark place and he’s hitting the bottle again. Things get worse when he’s sprung by Jayden, who gets him into trouble when they start throwing eggs at the History Wall. Susan, out power-walking, witnesses an exchange between Bailey and Jayden and is shocked by Bailey’s rage, even more so when Bailey stares at her in defiance rather than hiding from her.

Lauren is shaken to learn that Bailey has lashed out and is possibly drinking again. Susan suggests he might find it easier to talk to a friend, like Sonya, but Lauren instinctively turns to Brad, who promises to do whatever it takes to support her and her children. Terese works hard to stay positive about their growing closeness.