Neighbours

His inability to explain himself leaves Elle fearing her father is behind the tragedy. Lucas urges her to go to the police with what she knows but Elle agonises over informing on her own father. But when Jill Ramsay dies leaving three children alone, Elle can no longer hold her tongue.

Aware she will shatter her family’s hard won happiness, she confronts Paul, announcing that she will tell the police all she knows. Has Elle condemned her own father to a life in jail? 

Zeke and Sunny’s burgeoning relationship is hamstrung by Karl’s restrictions. When hesitant Sunny indicates to her friends that she fears the spark of romance is fading, Donna puts aside her own heartache and advises Zeke to do something. Zeke gets creative with Karl’s ground rules and invites Sunny on a secret date – at home! A new romance finds momentum. 

Paul is arrested under suspicion of Jill’s hit-and-run accident. Surprisingly, Rebecca confirms her support for him, and is hounded by a braying media pack for her trouble. On Paul’s release, Declan forces a vow of innocence from him, and from then on expresses his support – Rebecca does the same, but not before expressing her frustration that he always finds a way to let her down. But Paul is plagued by a series of disturbing flashbacks which seem to suggest he’s guilty of hurting Jill. Is Declan and Rebecca’s support misplaced? 

Mired in guilt over betraying her father, Elle doesn’t know where to turn. To her surprise, Susan is understanding and encourages Elle to search for the truth in Paul’s case – if only to give herself closure. Elle digs and uncovers a new lead – but will it vindicate Paul, or further confirm his guilt? 

Sunny discovers Donna and Ringo still have feelings for each other but are both reluctant to act. She takes matters into her own hands and plants a gift for Donna, hoping she’ll believe it’s from Ringo. But things don’t work out as Sunny planned…

Paul is arrested and despite Toadie’s best efforts to defend his client, Paul’s guilty conscience is piqued by the questioning and his unsettling flashbacks. He blames himself for Jill’s death, and confesses this to the police, who charge him. Is Paul going to prison?

Lou returns from his travels only to walk straight into the media scrum surrounding Paul and winds up getting into a fight with an over-zealous photographer. Welcome home Lou! 

Karl comes into contact with Jill’s grieving children at the hospital and becomes concerned for their welfare. Alerting Susan to their plight, she goes to investigate. Is all as it seems in the Ramsay household? 

Prompted by the changes to the play, Donna seeks character information from Steph. Although Steph is challenged by the confronting questions about her relationship with Toadie, Donna finds her attitude empowering. However, Donna’s world comes crashing down when she finally learns about Paul’s arrest and she fears that she’s becoming a burden on Elle.

Inspired by Steph’s apparent strength, inexperienced Donna decides to go for a spin on Steph’s bike… is this going to end in disaster?  Steph’s easy friendships with the men of Ramsay Street pique Greg’s jealousy and insecurity. Although assured by Steph that he has nothing to worry about, Greg can’t control his insecurities and embarrasses Steph at Toadie’s pool party by publically accusing her of fooling around. Is their rocky romance on the skids? 

After being unable to establish trust with the Ramsay kids, Susan enlists the counselling expertise of  Dan. Connecting with Harry through basketball, Dan earns his trust. But when Dan offers help, Harry backtracks. Will Dan’s good sense be enough to break through, or will it just push the suffering Ramsay kids further away? 

Determined to show Donna she’s special to him, Ringo writes her a letter. Sunny reads it, and tells shattered Ringo it’s lame – if he wants Donna’s love, he’ll have to do better than that. She goes about helping him with a far more passionate, truthful letter – which completely floors Donna. Who would have believed Ringo could be so eloquent, so passionate? Ringo enlists Sunny to keep the lie going, and Zeke - overhearing what seems to be a passionate declaration of love between Ringo and Sunny - fears the worst. But learning the truth doesn’t make Zeke feel any better - how can Sunny be so passionate on someone else’s behalf, when she’s so shy with him? So Zeke insists on a deal; he’ll keep Ringo’s secret if he gets to read any further letters Sunny writes for Donna. Are Sunny and Zeke in trouble? And what will Donna do if she finds those glorious heart-stopping letters weren’t actually written by Ringo? 

Steph and Greg argue over whether or not Steph’s tactile friendships with men, especially Lucas, are appropriate. Steph seeks a friendly ear from Toadie but he pushes Steph to sort out her problems for herself. When Greg tries to make Steph understand the jealousy he feels, Steph realises that she’s not prepared to change in order to save her relationship. 

Both Steve and Miranda invite Bridget for dinner on the same night and Bridget accepts both invitations. Not wanting to let either of them down and hoping that her parents still love each other, Bridget sets them up by arranging their dinners to both take place in Charlie’s. But Bridget’s plan to bring Miranda and Steve back together comes undone when Steve makes an announcement that threatens to change the Parker family forever. 

Lou makes the front page of the newspaper and becomes a minor celebrity. He enjoys the attention until an old flame slaps him with a curse.