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Holly is mortified by how wildly wrong she was about Liv. She wholeheartedly apologizes but it goes nowhere, with Liv adamant the police charge Holly for every applicable crime. Holly faces the music at Lassiters – but despite assuming she would be fired, Krista lets her off with (another) warning. Krista takes matters into her own hands and talks to Liv, asking her to back off on Holly. When she remains unmoved from her decision, Krista uses her Sinclair name to threaten her with a defamation case that would leave Liv with nothing. The next thing Holly knows, Andrew’s delivering the news that Liv has changed her statement and no further action will be taken. Holly’s in the clear, but Andrew struggles to believe how Liv changed her mind so quickly. He suggests Holly keep her nose out of crime-related business… but she can’t help but immediately dive back into another episode of Crimesborough.
Leo’s desire to finalise the Number Thirty-Two house sale rouses Aaron’s nerves big time. With things getng real fast, Aaron is forced to question his motives and realises buying the house back would be a step in the wrong direction for his grief. He backs out of the deal, leaving Leo free to accept the higher offer and pocket some more cash. It’s good news for the share house tenants too, as they learn the mysterious new buyer is happy to keep them on as tenants. Mackenzie and Haz get ready to celebrate, but the spring is soon taken out of their step as they learn who their new landlord is…
The financial hole Leo’s in keeps getng bigger, meaning his efforts to climb out aren’t getng him anywhere. Despite Krista’s efforts to rally Leo, he feels demoralised. The extra cash from the higher offer on Number Thirty-Two isn’t much help and when Leo sees Vera reject a serve of Yorokobi at the Waterhole, he realises his whole brand is tarnished. It’s a new low. An afternoon of letng go of his vineyard staff only makes Leo feel worse. Terese – facing her own business dilemmas at Eirini Rising – comes up with a plan of action for Leo and visits him at the vineyard. She suggests a total rebranding, but Leo is staunchly against it. Yorokobi was his way to provide a legacy for Abigail, and if he loses the name, he’ll lose all the joy that it was named after. To cap off the day from hell, Leo’s most important retail partner returns a big delivery of Yorokobi. In a moment of anguish, he smashes a table full of bofles to the floor in an explosion of glass and gin.