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Paige is on cloud nine – finally feeling like she’s connecting with her family members. She channels that happiness into flirting with Brennan during their work-out session, and their chemistry sizzles. She spontaneously proposes a bet in which the loser takes the winner out for dinner, then takes decisive action to make sure she wins.

After standing Paige up, Brennan tries to avoid spending time alone with her, worried he’ll have to explain his feelings. He recruits Nate and Chris to help clean the house for an upcoming inspection and ready the backyard for the oncoming storm. But the real storm is waiting inside. When Paige finally gets Brennan alone, she erupts, accusing him of avoiding her.

Paul’s cavalier attitude towards his own life is dampened when he discovers Daniel’s been playing hooky from his responsibilities. His mood darkens further when he realises Brennan and Paige are together, and he takes out his annoyance on Daniel. But Daniel refuses to admit any lack of responsibility, so Paul plays dirty, dropping a bombshell in front of Amber.

Unscathed after the car roof ripped off, Amber and Daniel take shelter in the garage. Paul, meanwhile, leaves a message for Daniel – he’s turning back for home. But struggling for visibility, he hits something… or someone. He prepares to turn back, but his car is hit hard by a runaway skip. Having seen the accident from the garage, Daniel and Amber hurry out to help.

Susan is relieved when her emergency tracheotomy on Lou works but her joy is tempered by the realisation that he still needs medical aid, but can’t get out from under the fallen beam. Luckily, a passing Nate comes to their aid. But while Lou’s prognosis is good, Susan’s left reeling, in a state of shock. Elsewhere, Kyle is discovered trapped in a damaged portable toilet.

It's the day after the mini-tornado, but the physical destruction isn't all that needs repairing in Ramsay Street. Matt is gutted by Lauren's shock confession of her kiss with Brad. Remorseful Lauren tries desperately to explain, but Matt's black and white assessment of her betrayal leaves Lauren worried about the state of their marriage.

The fall out from the kiss between Brad and Lauren hits the Willis and Turner families in different ways. Matt throws himself into his work, and uses the storm clean-up as an excuse to stay the night at the police station. Lauren offers an olive branch in the shape of food, but Matt is not ready to accept any repentance from Lauren. Lauren fears her marriage might be crumbling around her.

Terese is saddened as she tries to reconcile her husband’s unfaithfulness. She cancels a catering contract with Harold’s, but later realises her judgement was clouded, and her intention was to hurt Lauren. Paige can’t understand where Terese and Lauren’s conflict comes from, and Bailey confides in her about Lauren and Brad’s kiss.

The impact of Brad and Lauren’s kiss in Adelaide continues to ripple as Matt struggles to even be around Lauren. Things are equally tense at the Willises’, as Terese’s trust radar goes into overdrive – she seems to want to know about Brad’s every move. When the two couples bump into one another at Lassiters things get very awkward.

Josh hates Terese’s plans to buy the gym and make it part of Lassiters, however, he’s not about to tell Terese the truth, for fear of upsetting her. Naomi steps in, and convinces Josh to pitch an alternative to the gym owner, Ricky, and gives him an inspiring pep talk. Ricky admits Terese caught him at a low moment and agrees to reconsider selling if Josh can raise membership substantially ...

Paige is devastated after Brennan shouts at her over the dress. She can’t wait to take it off and get it out of her sight. Bailey sees she’s upset and invites her to come and visit Lou in hospital. Lou gets the truth out of her and he advises her to go at Brennan’s pace. He’s still grieving, and because she’s so close to him she’s going to be in the firing line for a while.

Paul, Sonya, Toadie and Daniel work to have Paul reinstated as Mayor, knowing the biggest obstacle is Acting Mayor Sue Parker. While kicking off their campaign with Paul’s Rebuilding Erinsborough speech at the nursery, Sonya notices that a box of Erinsborough Hospital fundraising chocolates have been stolen and identifies a lurking youth as Sue Parker’s son, Jayden.

As tension between the Turners and Willises continues to simmer, Lauren’s not sure what to do about the unanswered maintenance she requested the week before the storm. If Terese had acted sooner, Lou might never have been injured – but how can Lauren confront her when things are so strained? Bailey convinces her to mention it again, but Terese, who has been offloading to Susan about her marita...

Brad is ropeable after Terese’s outburst at The Waterhole, but if it will help Terese feel more secure, he agrees to stop seeing Lauren for a while – on the condition that Terese apologises to Lauren for what she said. But Terese only half apologises, and when Brad finds out, he feels that his earlier promise to Terese no longer counts, especially when that decision unnecessarily affects Paige...

Imogen is wary of spending the day with Amber and Daniel shopping for gear for Kyle and Georgia’s party – even more so when she realises she’s been set up on a ‘make friends’ date with Daniel. But after some time alone with him, she has fun and her secret feelings grow. She’s further encouraged when Daniel quizzes her about her relationship status and she admits that she has a crush on someone...

The news of Amber and Daniel’s engagement leaves Imogen confused and she unloads to a sympathetic Naomi. Imogen wants to be happy for her friend, and it must have seemed like she was because Amber somehow roped her into being her bridesmaid, but she wonders how she can support this when she not only thinks they’re rushing into it, but secretly loves Daniel.

Sheila finds herself falling for Alan, and admits to Naomi that she has decided to take things to the next level – today. Naomi is torn, but is compelled to tell Sheila that Alan kissed her. Sheila refuses to believe her – Alan is a gentleman, and Naomi shouldn’t bother suggesting otherwise.

Hope and spirits are high as the whole of Ramsay Street embarks on Georgia’s and Kyle’s ‘Great Gatsby’ themed hen’s and buck’s. All of the planning and work seems to pay off as costumes dazzle, and food and drinks flow. Settling in at Georgia’s house, the girls give ‘The Wheel of Truth’ a spin, while the boys throw themselves into a game of croquet – a game that quickly turns serious ...

When Chris is discovered unconscious and abandoned outside The Waterhole, the community comes together. First to try and save him – and second to root out the person responsible. Chris has been in a coma since the attack and the reason soon becomes clear – he has a serious head injury, and is put in an induced coma, with no clear path to recovery.

As Chris’s loved-ones gather at his bedside in an anguished vigil, Josh faces up to his actions. After formally confessing to Matt he was the one who hit Chris, Josh returns home and fills in his stunned family. Regardless of Terese’s protests, he insists on accepting full responsibility for Chris’s injuries and despite support from Imogen and surprisingly Amber, he’s inconsolable.

After being asked by Terese to point the police in Nate’s direction, Lauren struggles with her conscience. Confiding in Sonya, she admits that even though she doesn’t want to put suspicion on Nate as a possible suspect for punching Chris, she feels she owes it to the Willis family, given the fall-out from the kiss she shared with Brad. Sonya advises Lauren not to confuse the two issues.

Terese and Brad are shocked to find graffiti outside their home, naming Josh a ‘Coward Puncher’. They rush inside to console him but he announces the graffiti is inconsequential - Chris has woken from his coma. Heartened by the startling development, Terese and Brad wonder how it will affect Josh’s case with Brad deciding to ask Toadie to reconsider representing Josh.

Eager to make Dakota happy, Paul proudly reveals he’s found the perfect spot for her new bar – the old radio station. Before checking it out, Dakota agrees to have breakfast with Paul – where they bump into Daniel. Seeing the affection Paul has for his idealistic/naive nephew, Dakota innocently suggests he should work for her at the bar.

After spending time with Dakota and researching the bank she used to work for, Brennan’s cop senses are tingling and he confides in Matt – something’s not right about her, but he doesn’t have solid proof. Matt thinks if he’s worried about it, he should run his concerns past the Federal Police.