Seasons & episodes

With the affair out in the open, Amber can’t reconcile her happiness at being with Daniel with her guilt over hurting Josh. And a run-in with Terese only makes her feel worse. In an attempt to restore her faith in them and bring a smile to her face, Daniel takes her back to their special place, the dark room - only to discover it’s been turned into a storage room by Terese.

Paige is eager to get closer to Kathy, to find out more about why she gave her away as a baby and lied about it. She hopes the store she’s helping Kathy set up will be the perfect cover story, but Naomi’s enthusiasm for her own new job with Kathy gets in the way. Paige tries again to convince Naomi to back off, but in doing so reveals her personal connection to the situation, rousing Naomi’s...

After learning that Kathy believes she’s found her granddaughter through a P.I., Paige goes into damage control. She tries to talk Kathy out of meeting with this girl, and when that fails, tries to invite herself along to confront her. But Kathy shuts the idea down, and nervously prepares to meet Megan. Paige can’t help herself, though, and turns up anyway.

In the wake of Josh’s shock decision to quit school, Terese and Brad are determined to talk him out of it. But try as they might, Josh is determined to set his own course. Resorting to desperate measures, Terese calls on Amber to do the right thing and appeal to Josh with a promise to make his life at school easier by staying out of his way.

Karl continues to counsel Paul, but isn’t seeing much improvement. When Lucy pays a surprise visit, Karl hopes that seeing his sister will help lift Paul’s mood. But Paul doesn’t respond. Meanwhile, Lucy is evasive about her reasons for returning from New York, and when Paul publicly harangues her, she bites back – leaving Paul shocked at her outburst.

Paul is still struggling with his grief and guilt. But Doctor Karl refuses to give up and encourages Paul to see the little positives in everyday life. When Paul apologises to Lucy post-argument, he learns that she is going through her own emotional struggles, and he feels compelled to be there for her.

On the phone to Ethan, a disappointed Paige reveals that the notebook she swiped from Kathy doesn’t answer any of the crucial questions about her adoption – like, how did Kathy get away with it? Taking his advice, she decides it’s time to confront Kathy. In the meantime, Kathy has learned from Terese about some of Paige’s dubious behaviour when she first came to town, which only increases Kath...

With both Toadie and Kathy unconscious and unresponsive in the aftermath of the accident, it’s up to Paige to raise help, but only after instinctively saving Kathy’s life. Thrown into the controlled chaos of the hospital, Paige comes through relatively unscathed as Toadie and Kathy’s loved ones are rallied, not knowing the fate of the victims.

Reeling after her discovery of the two teddy bears, Lauren is at first shocked to discover they’re Paige’s, then devastated to find she’s gone. Desperate, Lauren hunts her down and manages to catch her just as she’s about to leave town. The reunion between mother and daughter is heartfelt, tentative, but ultimately a step in the right direction.

In the wake of Paige’s revelation, the Willis and Turner families are in turmoil. Lauren accepts Paige unconditionally, and even when the burn book surfaces with all its nasty contents, she focuses on the fact that her own sketching style is so similar to Paige’s – she’s just relieved to have finally found her daughter. But Brad is a little more reserved in his acceptance.

Flat-chat with best man and brides-mate duties, Chris is taken aback when Lucy suggests that they also baby-sit Nell. But Lucy’s enthusiasm is infectious, and the pair end up having a ball playing with Nell and bonding over stories of heartbreak. Singing Chris’s praises to Sonya, Lucy presses her for more information about him and his family.

Naomi offers Joshua a day’s work, storing homeware deliveries in Kathy’s hotel room while she recuperates. Josh, still heartbroken over Amber, admits he’s not having much luck on an internet dating site and Naomi tells him to ditch the site and get a dating app on his phone called Ziva. The advice results in both of them checking out each other’s profiles and passing personal judgement.

Lauren reaches out to Paige, asking if she’d like to accompany her to the hospital, to see Kathy. Paige is reticent, unsure of the reception she’ll get, but when they arrive at the hospital, Kathy greets Paige warmly, welcoming her to the family. Paige is overcome with emotions and rushes from the room.

Georgia is annoyed when Kyle mentions she has a sore throat to Karl. It’s nothing; no need to worry. Karl insists on a proper examination… and finds something. He wants to do a biopsy and fear fills Georgia. Now there is definitely need to worry.

Kathy takes Lou to task, letting him know she knows he didn’t write The Book of Secrets. Lou confesses he’s covering for a friend, and Kathy tells him their family has seen enough lies. Defensive, Lou takes a swipe at her, throwing her own lies back in her face. Lou later doubts his own acrimony, knowing it won’t help Lauren rebuild her family.

Josh is at a loose end, and Brad and Terese are getting annoyed at his laissez-faire attitude towards work. He goes to Naomi, looking to reconnect romantically as well as ask for a job, but she rejects him, having just been fired. Feeling down, Josh wallows with the memory book Amber gave him until Paige pays him a visit.

Josh is torn whether or not to take the manager’s job at Dingoes. He tries to discuss it with his dad, but Brad is unwilling to engage on the matter. Terese’s heart goes out to her son – it’s a difficult decision, but ultimately it’s up to him to make. Imogen, however, thinks Josh needs to put her dad first, and after hearing her reasoning, Josh decides not to take the job.

Nervous about his date with Nate, Chris asks Georgia and Kyle to join them. Seeing how much this means to Chris and privately needing a distraction from the tough choice she has to make about her throat – go with risky therapy or have surgery – Georgia agrees. Chris also invites Brennan who invites Paige. Meanwhile, after a sleepless night, where he ends up spooking Karl, Nate goes on the date...

Chris is bewildered by Nate’s escalation to violence. But when he quizzes Nate on his short fuse, Nate shuts down. Susan clocks their tension, and tries to get Nate to open up. He confides in her, revealing he’ll be attending a funeral later that day for a co-worker and shows a vulnerable side, leaving Susan feeling for him.

After their first ever physical fight, neither Imogen nor Amber is willing to apologise. Lauren tries to get through to Terese, but Paige finds herself caught in the middle, and the Turner and Willis families seem more at odds than ever. Meanwhile Josh challenges Imogen about her over-the-top response. Unable to admit (especially to herself) that she’s jealous of Amber and Daniel’s relationsh...

Upon learning it’s Brad’s birthday tomorrow, Paige tells Lauren that she’d love to be able to have some kind of celebration with him, however small… Lauren’s hesitant – with the tension that still exists Lauren doesn’t want to ruffle any feathers. Paige is clearly disappointed, however, and on seeing how much this means to her, Lauren asks Brad if they could do something small together, to...

Crossing with Brad the morning after his secret birthday party with Lauren and Paige, Terese’s private hurt is only inflamed when she gives him the opportunity to come clean – and he doesn’t take it. When she goes to Matt to press him for a result on Paige’s charges for trashing Harold’s, Terese is surprised as he cautions her to think about withdrawing the complaint and letting this go...

In the wake of Georgia’s emergency, the good news is that they’ve managed to fix the problem with no seeming adverse effects. Although spooked, Georgia and Kyle are just looking forward to putting this behind them. Karl is grateful too, but when he thanks a member of the surgical team he quickly gets a very uneasy feeling that there’s more to Georgia’s adverse reaction than her surgeon is lett...

Sonya and Toadie’s peace is shaken when Toadie is called back into work on urgent business. He has to break the rules of his new working arrangement with Naomi by calling her in to help at night. Sonya tries to be okay with the situation, but can’t help struggling to trust the situation. She finds herself constantly checking up on them.