Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 on Channel 5 at 1:45pm
In bed, Valerie and Theo feel completely at peace. She finally opens up a little. She used to party a lot, and when her brother Josh died, the pills helped her cope with the pressure of it all. The next day, riding the high of the drug afterglow, Theo asks Valerie about sourcing more pills. Valerie immediately sobers – this isn’t a game, and he needs to take it seriously, but Theo eases her fears – he’ll handle it. Besides, he’s just trying to “have a little more fun” before TAFE work starts up again. He gets the money from the Moonlight at Salt gig from Kirby and calls up Valerie. She relents and starts to pull a few strings to get them another round. Is this the beginnings of a bad habit?
Joking at Salt with Dana and Tane, Harper begs Xander no more romance nights because “single people don’t need another reminder they’re single”. Dana teases – stop complaining about it if you’re not going to do anything about it. The next day at the beach, Harper’s phone buzzes with countless notifications. She’s outed as having joined the dating app Smouldr. She matches with a guy who seems sweet, but she doesn’t know what to do next. Tane encourages her just to be herself. Harper takes his advice… and suddenly they’re setting up a date together.
Xander is stumped coming up with the next Salt event. Dana leaps in – he definitely needs her help. Reflecting on Xander’s lovely but failed date with Harper, and Dana’s rocky relationship history, the two of them commiserate about being single and getting friend-zoned. Dana tells Xander she thinks she’ll be single at 40 at this rate. He tells her that would be a shame because she’s a catch. Dana’s heart leaps, to her surprise. Is she suddenly crushing on Xander?
Leah and Justin head home after a wonderful night at Salt and Justin settles into bed, ready to spend another night alone. But the door opens to reveal Leah, finally comfortable enough to spend the night in the same bed. They embrace – for the first time in forever, it feels like home.
Cast
- Ally Harris as Dana Matheson
- Emily Weir as Mackenzie Booth
- Ethan Browne as Tane Parata
- Jessica Redmayne as Harper Matheson
- Kieran Clancy-Lowe as Derek
- Kirsty Marillier as Rose Delaney
- Kyle Shilling as Mali Hudson
- Lynne McGranger as Irene Roberts
- Tristan Gorey as Dr. Levi Fowler