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Shocked after springing JJ in Nell’s room, Toadie doubles down on his ban, despite Nell’s protests that JJ is just a friend. Terese is forced to play middleman and encourages Toadie to understand where his daughter is coming from. Absorbing Nell’s continued upset, Toadie extends an olive branch to the Varga-Murphys. As Cara and Remi point out that JJ was just trying to cheer Nell up, Toadie concedes he’s been a bit over-protective and li`s the ban, on the proviso that Nell and JJ only hang out when others are around.
Nell and JJ are pleased with their small victory, and Dex is happy to be their chaperone if it means Nell will visit him in hospital more. Later, Terese encourages Nell to open up to her and shares that Toadie is convinced JJ and Nell are more than friends. When Nell reveals she may have a tiny one-sided crush, Terese assures Nell that it’s just between them, but she’s torn about keeping this information from Toadie.
Karl continues to revere his snazzy new bike from Shirley. When Mackenzie queries where it came from, Karl is vague but Susan has no qualms in bringing her up to speed. Later, Shirley and Jacob are pleased to see Karl enjoying his gift, but the mood quickly shi`s when Jacob is summoned to the police station. After Jacob is charged with public indecency, he and Shirley furiously accuse Karl of blabbing. Despite Karl’s protestations that it wasn’t him, Karl is left in despair when Shirley takes his bike from him. Later, a guilty Mackenzie confesses that she shared intel about Jacob’s pooping habits with a law school friend. What she didn’t know was that her friend was up against Jacob in a case and they shared the information to discredit him.
Leo apologises to the Varga-Murphys for not handing over the poisoned bottle to the police right away. Although the family accepts his apology, Leo’s business continues to cop heat from Liv’s Crimesborough podcast. Meanwhile, Andrew questions a livid Shannon who confesses she went to the vineyard to vandalise property but bailed upon seeing the crowd. Although Shannon adamantly denies involvement in the poisoning, an unconvinced Andrew proceeds to charge her. Leo is hopeful that Shannon will crack and clarify the extent of the bottle tampering, so he can salvage the remainder of his stock and put the situation behind him. However, his optimism is halted when Krista reveals that Liv’s podcast got an anonymous tip from an online post and has publicised that Leo held onto the poisoned bottle. With the podcast making out that Leo has something to hide, Leo is hit with a stack of function cancellations. As his woes escalate, Leo spirals, his entire reputation and business on the line.