(Monday 21st – Friday 25th September 2020)
Despite Bella’s objections, Nikau took the decision to find help when their car broke down and who should he run into by Mack (whose name I’ve been spelling wrong all this time, as it turns out!), Tane and Ari. He ran off but they easily tracked him down and by the time he led them back to Bella, she was gone. She had clearly made the decision to leave, the moment he had defied her and decided to get help.
Against her better judgement, Bella turned her phone on to a barrage of messages from Colby and Nik. When she listened to a voicemail from her boyfriend worrying that she had panicked about them sleeping together and begging to meet up, she relented and went to the meeting place he suggested. Nik and the others were relieved to see her but she was annoyed to realise that she had been tricked.
Back in Summer Bay, Colby remained under pressure from Angelo to bring Bella in to give her statement. And Angelo’s suspicions only increased when he spotted Colby on the beach, revealing his River Boys tattoo. To give him his due, he does have first-hand experience of what the River Boys were like. He immediately looked him up on the computer, delving into his history as a gang member. He also denied Colby any access to any of the files relating to the investigation into his Ross’s death. It’s funny, ever since I started watching Home and Away again (I actually stopped watching it because of the likes of Angelo and the River Boys ruining the show), Colby has always been presented as such a nice guy. I knew he had killed Ross but I couldn’t imagine it. But recent weeks are really bringing out such a dark side to his character. I can now.
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Interestingly, Angelo’s wife, Taylor then turned up. When Angelo left the Bay in 2011, it was to be a happy little family with Nicole Franklin and her little boy, George. She obviously couldn’t put up with him! And it doesn’t look like this woman is tolerating him very well either as she and Colby have been flirting from the get go. Whether Colby actually likes her or its purely strategic, I’m not sure. But he’s managed to take her for a drink and spend time in the gym with her in less than a day, all the time getting as much information from her as possible about Angelo. And she has complained bitterly about her husband not having time for her. She has also mentioned that he is obsessed with Colby and the absence of his little sister.
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Smug Angelo was just about to set off for the magistrates to get an arrest warrant for Bella, with her having run out of time to show up for interview when she walked through the door with Mack. She had been persuaded by her boyfriend and friends that she had put herself and her brother in a lot of trouble by vanishing and it wasn’t doing anyone any good. Angelo almost looked disappointed. He refused to let Colby sit in on the interview. He even closed the blinds. Probably not the best idea when dealing with a victim of assault if you’re trying to make them feel safe.
Ziggy gave Dean her full support over Amber and Jai, although she privately admitted to Willow, her fears of losing him. We all know that despite the fact he never wanted kids, Dean is the most loyal person ever and would never let his child down. It’s not that I think Ziggy should worry about Dean cheating on her. He clearly worships her. But I get that she is worried about him becoming so consumed with Jai that he may not have as much room for her as he once did. And that’s really sad. They make such a brilliant couple, especially knowing they are together in real life.
Anyway, Amber introduced Dean and Jai and despite some initial from the little boy, who is beyond cute, the pair got on like a house on fire. Amber decided to just introduce Dean as a friend though, not wanting to push things too much at first, although Dean was clearly eager for his son to know who he was.
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Justin has been getting very clumsy and forgetful lately and is clearly in a lot of pain, still unnoticed by either his girlfriend or his sister who is a Doctor. Well, they took notice when he had a terrible back spasm and collapsed at the garage, spilling a load of chemicals in the process. Thankfully, Alf happened to drop by and pulled him away from the chemicals and doused him in water before phoning for an ambulance. Good old Alf. What would we ever do without him?!
After a lot of tests, Justin was informed that he has a lesion/benign tumour on his back, which is basically a cluster of blood vessels that are pushing on the spinal cord. The back spasm he had at the garage was one of the blood vessels bursting. The situation requires surgery, which could potentially leave him paralysed and there is a chance that the tumour could grow back again. Justin decided he didn’t want to go through with it.
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Marilyn attempted to help Roo process Evan’s death when she thought she had seen his ghost in the Bay. Meanwhile, Alf and Ryder got the shock of their lives when the spitting image of Evan turned up at the Surf Club. They approached him and discovered his name is Owen and has no idea who Evan is. Bringing him home, Marilyn and Roo, in the middle of their séance, got quite a shock themselves!
Recalling that Evan was adopted, Ryder was sure that there must be some connection between the two men. Owen agreed to stick around and explore things. Even for Home and Away, this is quite a stretch of a storyline when it comes to killing off a character and keeping the actor in the show!
Home and Away currently airs on weekdays @ 1:15pm & 6pm on Channel 5
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