Rake

Last seen dangling from a balloon drifting across the Sydney skyline, Cleaver Greenes descent to earth lands him straight into the clutches of a one-time mentor and now powerful criminal on the run, Edgar Thompson.

Cleavers cover as a writer is blown by a new acquaintance. David and Scarlets romance is blossoming, but her kids are out to sabotage the relationship. News spreads quickly about Cleavers real identity, and it isnt long before Thompsons goons arrive on the scene.

Cleaver has been forced back to the city, and Thompsons lawyer uses an unusual tactic to silence him. Cleavers ex-wife Wendy reluctantly takes him in after his eviction.

With the worst charges against him dropped, Thompson uses his history with Cleaver to plant him firmly in the frame for the long-standing drug trafficking charges. Davids efforts to hold onto Scarlet have devastating results.

In the two months since Scarlets death, everyone is coping differently. Nicole finds Cleaver setting up business in various coffee shops around town, and decides that she wants back in.

David has agreed to let Cleaver defend him on the murder charge, and Barney is devastated to see both Cleaver and Nicole in Davids corner. Cleaver must find a way to prove Davids innocence without cross-examining his best friend.

After Davids acquittal, Nicole and Cleaver decide they need to look out for Barney who has begun to spiral. Cleavers good deeds stand for nothing when he makes an off-the-cuff remark to a journalist and gets himself disbarred.

Cleavers standing for nothing quasi-campaign has taken on broad appeal, and he confirms on national radio hes running for the Senate. He desperately attempts to win Wendy back and goes to great lengths to convince Wendy hes a changed man.