Neighbours

Arriving first at the cottage where Gem and Georgia are staying, Kate ignores Chris’s pleas to wait for Toadie and Kyle and races off to find her estranged friend. Kate bravely breaks through the door, finding Georgia abandoned and unconscious in a gas-filled room. Administering CPR, Kate finally manages to revive Georgia just as Kyle arrives.

Kate resolves to keep her distance from Kyle, but things go awry when Bossy runs away. Seeing Kyle’s distress, she offers to help him search, initially pushing aside her feelings to encourage his hopes of reuniting with Georgia. When Bossy is found pining outside Georgia’s bedroom, Kyle tells his dog it’s time for them both to move on. Hearing this, Kate’s hopes rise.

Bailey’s still hung up on Gem, and wants to help hunt her down so he can get some answers. He convinces Callum to help him search her room, looking for clues to her whereabouts. They find her diary. Against Callum’s advice, Bailey reads it, finding a passage about himself that makes him feel more sympathetic. Despite Callum’s warnings not to, Bailey texts Gem.

Georgia’s still rattled by the sudden appearance of her car, and when Kyle arrives at the hospital to keep her company, they experience the first thaw in their relationship. However things quickly become awkward when Kate turns up as well. They’re interrupted when Gem suddenly runs in, with an injury to her hand that the others quickly suspect is self-inflicted.

Kyle, Georgia and Kate are all feeling weird in light of Kate’s declaration that she’s in love with Kyle. Kyle has no idea how to process the information, and Georgia feels similarly up in the air about what it means. But after getting closure with Gem, and feeling positive, Georgia decides she’s open to whatever happens with Kyle – even the possibility of reconciliation.

Reeling from his talk with Georgia, Kyle confides in Chris, who feels Kyle needs to make a choice. Kyle mopes about the house, and Sheila doesn’t see what good feeling sorry for himself will do. Chris persuades Kyle to go on a boys’ night with him – no women allowed. After a couple of beers, Kyle begins to relax, although Sheila suggests he is burying his head in the sand.

Suffering from heartbreak over Kyle, Georgia’s starting to feel physically ill at work. Karl, who is somewhat preoccupied with the election, encourages her to go home. She says she’ll fight through the food poisoning, but he assumes the Kyle situation is getting her down. When she becomes nauseous during work later, she wonders if it’s more than that.

Overwhelmed by the discovery that she’s pregnant, Georgia is grateful to find an understanding confidante in Susan. She shares her feelings of shock and bewilderment, admitting she never could’ve imagined she’d find herself in this position, alone and pregnant. She wrestles with the decision to tell Kyle, fearing his reaction to the news.

As Josh’s public profile builds, Ruby lands him a major new sponsorship deal. Josh is stoked with the gift they give him – a new car – but Amber begins to suspect fame is going to Josh’s head. Her fears are confirmed when Josh skips another training session to attend a glitzy PR bash. Brad is livid when Josh gets home after midnight. Neither Brad nor Amber are able to get through to Josh.

Josh’s path towards self-destruction continues, to Brad’s increasing concern. Not even Amber can get through to him and it seems his swimming career and his relationship are headed for disaster. Sharing her son’s drive and competitiveness, Terese finally understands what is scaring Josh – a fear of failure. Confronted, Josh admits his fears and the increased pressure that has got to him.

Jacob apologises for his impetuous kiss, but Sonya is left awkward and feeling that she should tell Toadie what happened. Jacob begs her not to, but when Callum senses something going on between them, Sonya decides to be upfront. She tells Jacob that they can’t spend anymore time together, and goes home to tell Toadie the truth. But an unexpected twist in Jacob’s legal case.

After a successful gig the night before, Karl comes into election day with all the momentum – and Paul struggles to hide his growing anxiety. Karl encounters a strong swell of support and it emboldens him to quietly confront Paul during a photo op. He relays Marty’s offer and Paul is suddenly gripped by the feeling that everything is falling apart – a feeling that only gets worse.

Terese, still on an adrenaline high after quitting her job at Paul’s victory party, shares her news with a pleased Imogen. Back home, however, the reality sinks in over the enormity of Terese’s decision. Brad is supportive and even suggests Paul might come back on bended knee begging her to return to work.

It’s the day of Josh’s Commonwealth Games trials and tension builds as everyone, including a nervous Terese, gathers at the Turner’s house to watch it. Not helping Amber’s building anxiety over her boyfriend’s sporting fate, is Bailey’s inability to get the live broadcast feed working. Things get off to a shaky start for Josh when he fails to even qualify for the final of the 50-metre freestyle.

Amber is reeling after discovering Josh will be away at a training camp in Spain. For three months. Worried that it is too long to be apart, she’s determined to buy herself a plane ticket. Unable to talk to Josh about the training camp because of the Victory/Australia Day Party and his phone ringing non-stop with people congratulating him and offers of endorsements, Amber decides to go ahead.

In the wake of Kyle and Kate’s secret being exposed, Kate is at a loss to understand how the email came to be in Georgia’s hands. She admits to Sheila that Kyle and her had been together but denies giving the email to Georgia. Kyle’s stunned that Kate wrote the email in the first place and is dubious about her explanation of why he never saw it.

Despite her feelings of humiliation and heartbreak, Georgia makes a conscious decision to get back to work and go on performing. Although she pretends to be supportive, Gem finds her cousin’s resilience infuriating. It would be far more satisfying for Gem if Georgia were miserable and needy. Gem finally gets what she wants when Kyle makes an unexpected appearance at Georgia’s gig.

As the mayoral campaign continues, Sheila leads a protest against Karl’s plan to turn the Community Centre into a childcare facility. Karl tries to assure the protestors that his proposal will only compromise part of the centre, but Sheila is reluctant to trust any politician in the making. Meanwhile, Terese calls a meeting to negotiate with Sheila and the protestors.

Terese fills Karl in on Paul’s plan to accept kickbacks when he becomes Mayor and he’s appalled. But he’s forced to face the reality that Paul stands a good chance at winning the election. In an attempt to win back votes, Karl comes up with a new platform, however he will not announce his plans until the election night… refusing to allow Paul the chance to steal his idea – again!

After running into Kate, Georgia decides to vent when she sees Mason. But she’s disappointed not to find a kindred spirit in him. While understanding Georgia’s pain and anger, Mason reveals he’s moved on. Later when talking to Chris, Georgia thanks him for being a good friend but soon realises he knew all along about Kate and Kyle’s night together. Feeling betrayed, Georgia cuts him off.

After being rushed to hospital, Georgia is diagnosed with severe dehydration and is terrified that her actions may have harmed her unborn child. But when Karl does an ultrasound, Georgia’s relieved to learn her baby is fine… Meanwhile, a frantic Kyle, desperate for news of what’s going on – bursts into the room and realises that Georgia is pregnant with his baby.

Arriving at the camp site, Mason discovers his tent has a huge hole and Imogen reluctantly agrees to let him share with her. Settling down for the night, Josh and Amber have fun until they overhear Mason and Imogen bickering. Mason admits to Imogen he dobbed in Isaac – they argue but there is a flirtatious undercurrent. They converge in the night and are discovered the next morning.

Imogen, Mason and Amber are in a panic as they rush to check that Josh is alive – relieved to see he’s conscious, they try and call for help but they can’t get reception on their phones. Amber takes control and orders Mason to run back to the campsite to get help. Guilty, thinking this is his fault, Mason takes off and is shocked when he runs into – Mark Brennan – who calls for a chopper.

It’s the night before the operation and Terese does her best to keep Josh comfortable, but when he admits it’s the fear of losing everything that’s keeping him awake, Terese puts her own doubts aside to soothe him. The family are relieved when Dr Crawford reveals the operation should be relatively straightforward. Now confident, guilty Josh apologises to Amber for kicking her out.