130 episodes · 5th June 1995
Daniel Blake returns to Echo Point after a long and bitter absence. Gordon tells his daughter that he has been seeing Holly. Edwina thinks it is too soon after her mother's death and is upset to learn Holly will be moving in. Zac returns home unaware his girlfriend Edwina has been seeing his best mate Dean while he's been away.
Coral panics when she discovers Daniel Blake is back in Echo Point while rumours are spreading about Daniel killing his parents 15 years ago. With Zac facing court and a possible jail sentence, Sgt. Murray advises him to get a job. When Zac dumps Edwina, she asks Dean to set the record straight with Zac. Zac catches up with Dean and slugs him for letting him cop the blame for the stolen car. Frannie gathers evidence against Maurie for illegally dumping his rubbish.
Trish's trust in Neville is tested as he leaves on another business trip. When Maurie dismisses Frannie's incriminating photos, she makes a show of returning his rubbish to the café where she again embarrasses herself infront of Dave. Daniel begins looking into the inquest into his parent's deaths and publicly confronts Neville about his behaviour towards him in the past. Coral refuses to address her reaction to Daniel's return.
Holly decides to move into an already tense Amadio house. With Zac's search for work coming up empty, Darcy calls in an old debt with Gordon to give him a job. Belinda teases her mother about having a secret admirer, neither aware it was Daniel who left her a rose. Darcy advises Zac to give Edwina a second chance. Daniel informs Gordon he'll be taking over his garden centre.
Edwina does her best to make Holly feel unwelcome after Gordon moves her in unannounced. Frannie tries to avoid Dave. Darcy is injured when he falls after a night drinking. Zac takes his father to the hospital and is late for his first day at work. When Zac gets no sympathy from Gordon he quits on the spot.
Hopper has big plans for injecting new life into The Shed café. Daniel encourages him to invest in the business but the bank rejects him for a loan. Holly's terminally ill sister, Jenny, and her family come in from the country when she is re-admitted to hospital. Neville returns from his business trip bearing gifts. At Dean's suggestion, Zac asks Daniel if would be willing to drop the charges for stealing his car. He wouldn't. Feeling he can't get a fair go in Echo Point, Zac packs his things and leaves town.
Tension between Gordon and Edwina peaks as Holly deals with the anguish of her sister's imminent death. Despite her cancer returning, Jenny opts to forgo chemotherapy and asks Holly to let her die when the time comes. Daniel steps up the pressure on Gordon's business which he thinks is payback for giving evidence against him 15 years prior. Edwina upset with her father for not giving Zac a second chance. Hopper accepts a confidential $40,000 business loan from Daniel to grow the Shed. Darcy tries to find Zac.
Holly's brother-in-law John leaves his ill wife and kids to return to the farm. Daniel delights in the idea of Neville learning he was the one who loaned Hopper the money for the Shed. He also includes a clause requiring a single rose be kept on the counter in memory of his parents. In response to Hopper's new business initiatives, Coral ups the game at the bakery. After seeing Frannie getting out of Dave's car, Neville tells her to stay away from him.
Marty's pain at seeing his mother's worsening condition keeps him away from her. Coral expands the bakery's hour to compete with the Shed and hires Belinda, Frannie and Edwina to hand out fliers. When Dean finds out, he launches a competing ad campaign for the Shed. After a taste of life on the road, Zac makes the decision to go home. Coral knocks back Hopper when he asks her out.
Dean delights in the bakery's struggles but Hopper, despite being Coral's competitor, offers her his support. After hearing from Holly about Zac having to take Darcy to the hospital, Gordon reaches out to Zac and offers him his job back at the garen centre. Holly's sister Jenny dies in hospital.
Neville does his best to get his way in how to spend Hopper's money, with an eye on a new boat for himself. Daniel enjoys watching the dispute playout. Following their mother's passing, Shelley and Marty are welcomed into the Amadio home bringing back difficult memories for Edwina about the lose of her own mother. Coral agrees to go out with Hopper much to her daughter Belinda's delight.
Trish works out where Hopper got the money from and warns him that Neville must never know Daniel Blake is his anonymous benefactor. Frannie gets jealous when she sees Dave with another woman. Dave's girlfriend wants him to make a commitment to their relationship but when he hesitates, she breaks up with him. Belinda helps her mother prepare for her date. Hopper's late to pick her up and things go downhill from there.
As tension peaks following Jenny's funeral, Gordon agrees to let Marty and Shelley stay in Echo Point with Holly and Gordon. Zac has his second first day working at the garden centre. Daniel, the garden centre's major shareholder, doesn't want to employ the person who stole his car and tells Gordon to fire Zac. Frannie sees her father with another woman.
Gordon breaks the news to Edwina that Shelley and Marty are moving in and she will have to share her bedroom with one of the 'gremlins". To show her displeasure, Edwina unveils a new gothic look which her father dutifully objects to. Frannie is is shattered by the discovery of her father's infidelity but she doesn't tell anyone what is upsetting her but reassures Dave it's nothing he's done. Daniel forces Gordon to fire Zac.
Shelley loses it with Edwina and their relationship finds new ground. Zac admits to his father he's been fired just days before his court case. Zac brings Daniel's dog home after it is killed by a hit-and-run driver outside the Shed. Neville assumes Dave is to blame for Frannie's sullen behaviour and tells him to stay away from his daughter. Darcy skips out on a new job to support his son in court. Zac's friends throw him a small party anticipating a good result in court.
Things aren't looking good for Zac in court until Daniel speaks up for Zac resulting in the judge being lenient and releasing Zac on a two year good behaviour bond. Afterwards, Daniel explains he did it because he admires the courage Zac showed in returning his dog. He also gives Zac his job back at the garden centre. Daniel and Lisa bond over lost pets after he finds in his yard. Dean then teases her with stories of Daniel coming to get her and her mother forbids her from talking to Daniel. Hopper and Coral decide to set aside their disastrous first date and try again — without telling anyone this time.
Holly and Shelley face their first day at the hospital since Jenny died. Shelley is doing work experience, eyeing a career in nursing, but runs afoul of one of the doctors. Hopper and Coral go on their secret date.
Frannie overturns her desk and runs out of class in tears after learning her new chemistry teacher is the woman she saw going into a hotel with her father. Dave and Zac hustle pool in order to finance plans for a new business after convincing Neville to let them take over as the garden centre's delivery drivers. Frannie tells Dave her issue is not with him and confides is Edwina. Marty begins going to school in Echo Point.
As Marty and Shelley deal with their grief, Holly's anger towards Edwina has reached breaking point. Frannie's parents meet with her school principal to discuss her recent behaviour. Everything snaps into place for Trish when they are introduced to Frannie's new teacher who's name Neville already knows. Learning Nevill has a family, Karen calls things off. When Neville returns home, flowers in hand, he finds his packed bags waiting for him. Zac calls upon the talents of Edwina to recover his and Dean's lost money.
Trish is distressed about her decision as Karen meets with Frannie to explain she knew nothing about her family. Holly is furious with Edwina for ruining her new blouse. Edwina's father gives her a curfew in response to Holly implying his parenting has been lax furthering the divide. Trish tells Dean she and her father are having "a few problems" but she doesn't tell him about Neville's cheating. Marty runs off after he is caught skipping school with Dean.
Hopper and Coral's romance is nipped in the bud when an old girlfriend arrives. Belinda joins the school's photography club. Dave and Zac begin making deliveries for the garden centre but after taking a dip in a client's pool, they discovery they're at the wrong address. Marty has decided not to return to school. Shelley and Marty receive a care package from their father that may help change his mind.
Rachel tells a shocked Hopper that she's pregnant and he decides he'll stand by her. Dave and Zac race to correct their delivery mistake but get delayed by a demanding client. When they finally get back to the garden centre, Gordon reassigns them off deliveries. When the client sings their praises, Gordon gives the boys another chance. After receiving the last of his parents' papers from his lawyer, Daniel uncovers a connection between Gordon and his mother.
Daniel confronts Gordon about the letter to his mother. Gordon denies they were having an affair, insisting they were only friends, but refuses to offer any more details. Frannie tells her mother about meeting with Karen, passing along her apology. Rachel and Hopper make plans for her to move in. Coral calls things off with Hopper after seeing the two together. Trish breaks the news to Lisa that her father will not be coming home anytime soon. Frannie agrees to go out with Dave to distract herself. Neville is desperate to reconcile with Trish but while driving over to the house he crashes his car.
Shelley helps a young girl through the birth of her baby. Holly contacts Trish from the hospital to inform her Neville is in surgery after his car accident. Trish and Dean rush to hospital but Frannie refuses to go see him. Zac and Edwina can't get any privacy.
Rachel moves in and Hopper feels like his life has been upturned. Trish drags Frannie to the hospital to visit her father but she refuses to see him. Zac relishes his father's new job that will take him out of town for a week giving him and Edwina a chance to be alone together. Neville regains consciousness. Frannie goes to see her father after Hopper tells her she's being selfish.
Frannie expresses her hurt and anger at Neville and their relationship finds new ground. Hopper is conflicted in what he wants out of his relationship with Rachel. Coral and Belinda bump into Rachel on the street. Edwina's curfew gives her an excuse to end her evening with Zac early. Edwina's father grounds her for being twenty minutes but Holly comes down on Edwina's side of the argument.
Daniel's plan to get the truth out of Gordon about his mother's letter starts to involve Holly. Hopper confesses to Rachel he thinks they can make a go as a family when the baby comes. Empowered after talking with Belinda, Edwina tells Zac she's changed her mind about having sex. Maurie offers Coral his moral support after learning about Rachel. Challenged by Hopper's niceness, Rachel admits he's not the father of her baby. After another argument with Edwina, Holly wants to move into a hotel for a break but Gordon won't hear of it leaving the leaving to Edwina.
Edwina turns up on Zac's doorstep after moving out. When Gordon tracks her down and brings her home, Edwina tells her father she and Zac slept together. Marty offers to give Dean one of his old assignments in exchange for an introduction to Belinda. Daniel funds an equipment purchase for the hospital. Gordon feels betrayed as Edwina admits to lying about having sex with Zac.
Edwina decides not to tell Zac about her lie to Gordon. Daniel raises objections but relents when Gordon hires Shelley to work at the garden centre until she can begin her nursing studies. Trish agrees to let Neville come home to recuperate when he's released from hospital. Gordon lets Edwina go out to a dance club with Zac so long as she takes Shelley. Zac invites Dave to keep Shelley occupied only for Edwina to invite Frannie hoping to get her and Dave together.
Dave rescues Frannie night by taking her to see a movie after she isn't allowed into the club. Hopper tries to reconnect with Coral after Rachel's departure. Edwina confesses to Zac she told her father they slept together. Shelley gets into a dangerous situation with a guy she meets at the club. Coral asks Maurie if he's paying into her superannuation plan. Zac advises Dave to let down a love-struck Frannie gently.
Dave struggles to find the words to let down Frannie after Belinda reassured her that Dave is keen to see her again. Frannie is hurt but puts on a brave face. A hospital fundraiser gives Daniel a chance to increase his standing with Holly, much to Gordon's dismay. After failing to introduce the pair, Dean uses a school assignment as cover for helping Marty learn about Belinda's interests. Coral threatens to quit over Maurie's failure to contribute to her Super, but is left stunned when he reveals he has left the bakery to her in his will
Daniel volunteers to head up Holly's new fundraising initiative at the hospital. He insists his motives are entirely altruistic but Gordon doesn't trust him. After studying Belinda's video in which she reveals her likes to Dean, Marty makes his move. Coral overhears Dean bragging to a mate about the scam and warns Dean to make sure her daughter doesn't end up hurt. Neville is released from hospital and moves back home — into the guest bedroom. Frannie is still not ready to forgive him.
Hopper worries there may be more to Daniel's loan after receiving a letter from Daniel's solicitor demanding he produce the Shed's books. When Hopper tries to back out of the loan, Daniel backs down. Darcy ropes Zac into cooking when he invites Trish over for dinner. Dave and Shelley grow closer while working together. Neville confesses to Dean the reason Trish threw him out
Edwina's first step toward a big time modelling career costs more than she bargained for. With Marty and Belinda about to go on their first date, Dean warns him that Coral knows about the video. Neville doesn't like Trish spending time with Darcy and suggests he has feels for her. Frannie sees the incriminating videotape and tells Belinda who thinks it's cute that Marty went to all that trouble to get to know her.
Edwina's attempt to get herself out of financial trouble lands her in a deeper mess after she pawns her mother's locket. When Trish rejects Neville's surprise picnic lunch, he accuses her of not wanting to save their marriage and preferring Darcy's company. Witnessing his parent's argument, Dean warns Zac keep his father say away from Trish. Darcy assures Zac there's nothing going on between him and Trish and advises her to do her talking with Neville. Frannie is confrotned by Dave and Shelley's relationship at a party. Shelley accidentally breaks a vase that belonged to Edwina's mother.
Edwina goes off on Shelley for coming on to Dave in front of Frannie. Shelley later apologies to Frannie who is adamant she and Dave were only ever friends. Dean tells Zac and Edwina about Maurie's "sure thing" bet thinking she can win the money to buy back the locket but Maurie fed Dean a lie hoping he'd lose the gambling bug. Daniel captivates Holly with tales of his international travels. Edwina confesses everything to her father.
To Gordon's dislike, Holly spends more and more time with Daniel. Coral is also weary and advises Holly to be careful with Daniel. Belinda lies to Frannie about being sick to get out of their shopping plans so she can go out with Marty instead. Their friendship takes a hit when Frannie sees Belinda with Marty at the beach. Coral wins the hospital leading to an awkward conversation with Daniel when he delivers the prize about him wanting to talk about old times. Daniel manipulates Holly into moving their meeting from the hospital to his house.
Hopper accepts Coral's gift of her raffle prize, a chauffeured dinner for two, on the condition she go with him. He also tells her the truth about Rachel lying to him about being the father of her baby. Gordon breaks up Holly's meeting with Daniel to drag her home, insisting Daniel can't be trusted. Marty is pleased to learn Frannie is upset with Belinda and not him. Holly quits the hospital fundraising committee. When Daniel finds out, he threatens to withdraw his financial support forcing Holly go back. Belinda and Frannie start to mend their relationship.
When Holly visits Daniel to ask why he's pulled out of the fundraising campaign he makes it clear he only wants to work with her. Coral enjoys her evening out with Hopper and looks forward to taking things further. Gordon confronts Daniel about the games he's playing with Holly. Daniel is desperate to find out what Gordon's relationship was with his mother and the content of the mysterious letter. Gordon and Holly plan a holiday while Edwina plans as party. Hopper is puzzled by Coral's attitude towards Daniel.
Hopper senses there are secrets surrounding Coral and Daniel's past. Shelley is perplexed after her date with Dave during which he refuses to talk about his past. Then there's the mystery girl he denies knowing. Trish helps Darcy write a personal ad for the local newspaper. Edwina and Zac make plans to sleep together while her father and Holly are away. An upset Coral tells Daniel to stop making trouble for her.
Marty is ready to give up after one failed date but Zac pushes him to try again and he meets a frisky woman more his type. Marty maneuvers Frannie out of the way so he can partner with Belinda on a school essay competition. Coral puts on the brakes when things begin to get serious with Hopper. Belinda gets upset when her mother calls her a "mistake".
Gordon and Holly leave for their holiday in Byron Bay. Coral apologises to Belinda for her comments. Neville ups his charm offensive to win back Trish. Ignoring her friend's caution, Edwina's party goes ahead.
Trish allows Neville back into the bedroom. Edwina's party spirals out of control and comes to an end with the arrival of the police. While Edwina and her friends are cleaning up the house, Dave discovers the garden centre has been robbed. Coral isn't impressed when Marty brings Belinda home drunk.
Gordon proposes to Holly while on vacation. Edwina wants to hide the robbery from her father but Dave phones Gordon with the bad news. Darcy learns the hard way that his new girlfriend, Narelle, works in parking enforcement. After learning about the break-in, Daniel blames it on Gordon's lack of management accumen. Sgt. Murray initially suspects Dave and Zac of the robbery but they think the party crashers are responsible. Sgt Murray informs Gordon about the party.
Gordon and Holly keep their engagement a secret in light of the fallout from the party. A stray sock leads to Gordon making an accusation against Edwina. Belinda feels pushed aside as her mother spends more time with Hopper. Daniel accuses Gordon of killing his parents and looks deeper into their business dealings. Relieved of management responsibilities at the garden centre, a guilt-ridden Dave wants to repay the stolen money to Gordon by selling his art. Zac nabs the thieves at the Shed. Gordon apologises to Edwina for jumping to conclusions.
Frannie plans to produce an alternative school newspaper to keep herself busy and not thinking about — and dreaming about — Dave. Gordon refuses to take Dave's money for the robbery. Shelley finally gets a glimpse of Dave's personal life when he shows her his paintings. Hopper takes Coral out to a concert but Belinda once again feels forgotten when she gets locked out of the house in the rain. Dean tapes over his father's music collection to make his remix tapes.
Lisa's friend Gemma shares rumours about Lisa's parents splitting up. On a tight deadline, Frannie is desperate for help with her school newsletter. Zac clashes with Maurie at the bakery dredging up an old family feud. Neville is excited to get a new company car but it is soon damaged. Neville is surprised to learn his new boss is Daniel Blake.
After Frannie's newsletter fails to sell, Dean comes up with the radical idea of giving away a free condom with each issue landing her in hot water with the school principal. Shelley advises Dave not to feed into Frannie's crush by being so nice to her. Lisa admits to damaging her father's new car. Having had enough of Daniel's insinuations, Neville quits.
Hopper is furious to learn Neville will be working at the Shed after quitting his job. Coral wants to spend more time with her daughter but Belinda isn't thrilled at being the third wheel on her date with Hopper. Dean suggests Frannie breathe some new life into her boring newsletter by taking it underground but Frannie is upset her friends veto her thoughtful story ideas in favour of cheap gossip.
Trish insists to Hopper that Neville will only be working at the Shed until he finds another job. Daniel tries to embarrass Neville by bringing his former coworkers to the Shed for a corporate lunch. When the group's demands get too much for him, Neville walks out. Edwina is jealous of how Dave is always taking Shelley out somewhere nice so Zac wants to surprise her by making dinner. Dave agrees to draw Shelley's portrait. Gordon and Holly attempt to announce their engagement again.
Neville and Trish become increasingly worried about Lisa's behaviour. Questioned, Lisa expresses her feelings about being left in the dark about family matters. Gordon and Holly put off their engagement announcement yet again. Zac and Edwina's night is nearly ruined when she spends the entire night venting about Holly. Holly clears the air with Edwina who has been lying about being okay with about her and Gordon's relationship. Narelle's bruiser of an ex-husband shows up on Darcy's doorstep looking for his wife.
Dean's plan of profiting from the newspaper seems to have worked but his article accusing two teachers of having an affair brings Frannie a visit from the school principal demanding. Frannie has words with Daniel Blake after Neville accuses him of sabotaging his job search and learns about her father providing evidence against Daniel after his parent's murders. Neville lands a new sales job with a pharmaceutical company.
Frannie's friends come forward to take the blame after Frannie is suspended from school as a result of Dean's scandalous article. After discovering an old photo of Neville in his parents' house, Daniel hires a private investigator to uncover the truth behind Neville's relationship with his mother. Belinda walks in on Coral and Hopper after he stays the night. Hopper reveals Neville's infidelities to Daniel. Dave draws Shelley's portrait.
Dave is angry that Shelley has broken her promise and shown his sketch of her to Marty and breaks up with her. Maurie talks to Hopper in a roundabout way about treating Coral properly. After another confrontation with Daniel, Neville comes clean to Trish about Sarah Blake lending him money which he never repaid after her death and now owes to Daniel. In turn, Trish reveals the money Hopper borrowed to buy out Neville's share of the Shed came from Daniel Blake. Trish tells Daniel about the debt and promises to repay every cent but his repayment plan is crippling. After a telling off from Marty, Dave gets back together with Shelley.
Dave is in a panic after Shelley told him she's falling in love with him. Edwina plans on staying away from home to avoid her father and Holly's engagement announcement but things get complicated when she sees Holly with another man. Neville is upset with Trish for telling Daniel about the debt. Zac and Dave unearth human remains when Daniel hires them to dig some flower beds in his yard. Frannie pays her respects to her teacher whose partner has died from AIDS and Dean apologises to him for the article.
Zac and Dave report their discovery to the police who search Daniel's property while the local rumour mill spins up and onlookers gather. Edwina debates telling her father about seeing Holly with another man. The skull found on Daniel's property turns out to be an old dental model that has been in the ground for 50 years. Coral asks Hopper not to bring up the subject of Belinda's father when talking with her. Zac tries to apologise to Daniel who doesn't appreciate Zac's rush to judgement and the resulting perpetuation of the rumour that he killed his parents. Dean agrees to help a young woman escape her abusive boyfriend.
Belinda presses her mother for more information about her father. With Coral unwilling to talk, Frannie encourages Belinda to search her mother's bedroom but Frannie is shocked by what she finds out about Belinda's past. A lovestruck Dean finds himself unwittingly committing a robbery. When Darcy and Zac realises Dean has been conned, they help him return the stolen goods. Edwina is shocked when Holly's mysterious man shows up at the engagement party.
Coral chastises Belinda for going through her things in search of information about her father. Edwina humiliates herself at the engagement party when she accuses Holly of having an affair with Peter — who Holly reveals to be a friend she's asked to design a ring for Gordon. Dave admits to Shelley things between them are moving too fast. Dean thinks his luck's changed when he's seduced by an older woman. Learning from Edwina's mistakes, Frannie shows Belinda her birth certificate.
Belinda confronts her mother with her birth certificate which doesn't list her father's name. Frannie's parents are livid when she announces she wants to leave school. Dave discovers someone is growing marijuana at the garden centre. Belinda goes to see her father's grave. Dave and Shelley discover Marty owns the dope found at Gordon's but when they go to dispose of it, the plants are gone.
Frannie helps Belinda track down Coral's estranged parents so she can learn more about her father. Marty comes clean to Gordon believing the pot plants were delivered to Sgt Murray. Later, Gordon admits to Holly he got rid of the plants himself. 17-year-old Dean has a hot date with the 23-year-old Gillian. Gordon sentences Marty to hard labour for his dope experiment.
Edwina is frustrated at not being able to find time to be alone with Zac. Dean and Gillian bail on their lunch at a posh restaurant in favour of an intimate dinner at her place that evening. Edwina gives Frannie a short-lived attention-grabbing makeover. Zac gives his father permission to end the birthday traditions that were started by his mother. Frannie admits she was wrong and decides to go back to school.
Maurie is attacked at the Bakery, leaving his confidence shattered. Dean is all smiles after spending the night with Gillian. He thinks it could be the start of something special — until he finds her with another man. Darcy hits a run of good luck as he lands a job in Echo Point and wins a free vacation for two. When the winning ticket goes missing, Edwina is eager to find it so she and Zac can go away together. A woman claiming to be working on the history of Echo Point seeks out Neville — in reality she is a private investigator hired by Daniel Blake.
Having told her father she is spending the weekend at Frannie's studying, Edwina begs Holly not to tell Gordon about her plan to go away for the weekend with Zac when she learns the truth. Shelley confronts Dave about his unwillingness to commit to their relationship. Maurie continues to deal with the trauma of his attack and decides to retire from the bakery. Belinda receives a letter from her grandmother asking to meet.
Belinda asks for Frannie's help in organising to meet her gran. Edwina resorts to doing her maths homework to avoid telling her father about her weekend plans. Marty thinks Belinda has gone off him. Maurie's struggles continue as he holes up at the O'Connors. Edwina finally tells her father the truth about her plan to go to a hotel with Zac for the weekend. He doesn't react well initially and objects to her going but doesn't stand in her way.
Hoping to uses his free holiday after his work plans change, Darcy learns Zac has already claimed the prize but lets him go away with Edwina leaving the house free for himself and Narelle. Shelley breaks up with Dave over his unwillingness to commit. Holly helps Maurie deal with his panic attacks, encouraging him to seek professional help. Dean tries to help Dave get over the breakup but Dave still only has eyes for Shelley and sabotages Dean's hopes for a double date. Zac and Edwina leave for their romantic weekend away.
Belinda is unable to go through with meeting her grandmother, believing there must be a reason her mother hasn't contacted her in 15 years. Zac and Edwina's plans get sidetracked after they come to the aid of an elderly man having car trouble. Frannie takes up her father's offer to do her work experience at his company and meets her father's boss, Clive McInery.
Daniel's private investigator, Iris Delaney, starts looking into his parents' murders and begins by speaking to Gordon and Darcy. Zac and Edwina salvage what they can of their holiday after being forced to spend the night in their car. Belinda's grandmother tracks her down and Belinda begins to learn more about her family.
Dave offers Shelley a relationship on his terms. Run off her feet managing the bakery by herself, Coral offers Maurie his old job back on a part time basis. Belinda's grandmother, Elizabeth, asks her not to tell Coral they've met and the pair exchange family photos. Private Investigator Iris Delaney discovers Darcy has the matching half of a distinct shell Daniel owns that belonged to his mother. Coral sees a glimpse of her mother outside the bakery.
Holly is annoyed by the double standards Gordon and Darcy have about Zac and Edwina's relationship. Frannie and Belinda have lots of questions for Edwina about her weekend with Zac. Dean's lack of wheels affects his social life. Gordon blames Zac for Edwina having the idea of doing her work experience at the garden centre. Maurie rethinks his retirement and resumes managing the bakery much to Coral's delight. Belinda comes clean to Coral about meeting her grandmother.
Daniel Blake questions Darcy about the link between their two families. Darcy denies knowing them well but admits his ex-wife, Rita, worked for Daniel's father briefly. Coral is furious with Belinda for going behind her back and the pair get into a fight resulting in Belinda going to her grandmother's house. Coral admits to Hopper she lied to Belinda about her father's identity and fears her mother will reveal the truth to Belinda. Needing money for a car, Dean fast talks hs way into a job at the Bakery. After Hopper helps her bring Belinda home, Coral agrees to reach out to her mother.
Coral meets with her mother for the first time since being thrown out of the house after getting pregnant at age 16 and learns of her father's death eight months previous. The meeting doesn't resolve any of their issues but Coral won't stop Belinda from seeing her grandmother. Dean's parents offer to match his earnings 2:1 but he doesn't tell them he's working for the competition at the bakery. Frannie begins her work experience at her father's company under the tutelage of his boss, Clive McInery. Despite an eventful trial run, Dean is given the job at the Bakery.
Shelley plans a surprise dinner for Dave but crosses a line when she makes her own key to his flat. Gordon is concerned Edwina is spending too much time with Zac and has it out with Zac, telling him he's not good enough for his daughter. Darcy tells Zac about Daniel's interest in their family. Clive and Frannie discover they have a lot in common.
Holly cautions Gordon against pushing Edwina into having to make a choice between him and Zac. Trish and Neville learn Dean is moonlighting at the bakery. Stung by Gordon's accusation he lacks ambition, Zac considers quitting the garden centre but confronts Gordon instead and demands a fair go. Gordon insists he's simply looking out for his daughter and warns Zac against hurting Edwina. Marty returns Daniel Blake's lost wallet seeking a reward only for Blake to jokingly accuse them of stealing his money. Later, when seeking out the pair to apologise, Daniel is shocked to discover Belinda is Coral's daughter.
Frustrate by never having an opportunity to be alone, Edwina and Zac decide to move out together. Coral reluctantly accompanies Belinda when she visits her grandmother. Daniel takes a greater interest in Belinda and tasks his private investigator with finding a family connection between them. Frannie doesn't know what to do after Clive tries to kiss her at work.
Despite him holding her father's promotion over her head, Frannie stands up to Clive over his sexual harassment of her. Zac and Edwina are hit by the financial realities of moving out on their own. Coral admits to Holly that Daniel Blake is Belinda's father. Daniel realises the truth on his own and pays a visit to Coral to see what's next for them. Maurie begrudgingly agrees to the arrangement when Dave signs up as Maurie's delivery job on Zac's behalf.
Daniel makes it clear to Coral that if she doesn't tell Belinda that he is her father, he will. To avoid the matter, Coral agrees to Belinda going with away Marty to his family farm for the holidays. Taking a cue from Edwina, Shelley has designs on moving in with Dave. This comes as news to the privacy-minded Dave who breaks up with her. Marty is crushed when his father doesn't want him to come home to the farm. Maurie seizes on Zac's delivery mistake to fire him but Darcy warns Maurie not to let their differences be taken out on Zac.
Shelley is determined to win Dave back but his friendship with Frannie is getting in her way. Dean talks his mother into more shifts at the café as he saves for a car. Daniel can't bring himself to tell Belinda the truth when he encounters her on the street. Desperate to improve their failing delivery business, Zac and Dave take on Dean as an image consultant. Hopper grows impatient with Coral who refuses to tell him about Belinda's father. Frannie takes Dave's advice to tell the truth about what happened to her when she writes a school report on her work experience. Daniel changes the rules to make Belinda eligible for a valuable scholarship from his family trust.
Daniel tells Coral he's changed his mind about telling Belinda he's her father. He still wants to find a way to get to know his daughter and asks Coral to give Belinda an heirloom necklace. Coral refuses given the obvious questions it would raise. Edwina begins making some money after landing a series of modelling gigs. Dean surprises Zac and Dave with a new zebra-striped paint job on their truck. Holly and Gordon are on opposite sides when it comes to the size of their wedding. Maurie offers Zac his delivery job back. Tired of Coral's outright refusal to open up to him about what is bothering her, Hopper ends their relationship. Using her key, Shelley lets herself into Dave's flat in the middle of the night to surprise him in bed.
Holly is convinced Jenny, her dead sister, is trying to tell her something via her dreams. After working with Zac and Dave, Dean sets his sights on improving Maurie's bakery. Despite sleeping together, Dave tells Shelley nothing between them has changed and he asks for her copy of his key back, which she denies having. Zac is frustrated at working for little pay and is jealous of Edwina's blossoming modelling career. Desperate to become the primary breadwinner, Zac takes on a side gig unaware of what he's gotten himself in for. Dean borrows Lisa's bike to do his deliveries. Dave thwarts Shelley by having his locks changed. Daniel pushes Belinda to the top of the list of candidates for the scholarship.
Dean goes shopping for his "Dean-mobile" but with family finances in the red, his parents can't afford to chip in as promised. When Neville tells Dean about the debt to Daniel Blake, Dean gives his mother his car money to cover that month's loan repayment. Belinda and Marty are both excited to be short-listed for Daniel's bursary. Coral confronts Daniel accusing him of using the scholarship as an excuse to get to know Belinda. He readily admits that is exactly what he's doing since Coral won't let him tell Belinda he's her father. Edwina calls out Zac for his patronising attitude toward her well-paying modelling career. Tempted by the offer of quick money, Zac agrees to another shady job.
Dean decides to take some time off and go camping, following after a group of girls he met in the café. Wanting to keep her daughter away from Daniel, Coral pressures Belinda not to pursue the bursary but Belinda goes to her interview with Daniel anyway. A humiliated Shelley returns to work at the garden centre alongside Dave after the drama with his flat key. Coral finally confesses to Belinda that she's been lying to her about the identity of her father.
Upset by her mother's revelation, Belinda goes to Maurie seeking solace only to learn he also knew and has been lying to her. Edwina and Zac's attempt to reconcile their attitudes towards their finances leads them back to where they started. Needing a wingman, Dean drags Marty on his girl-chasing camping trip. Darcy tries to stop Zac from undertaking his new job delivering stolen car parts and cops a punch from his son for his efforts. Frannie agrees to help Belinda hide from Coral.
To Darcy's relief, Zac decides not to do an illegal delivery for Daryl. Coral continues to search for Belinda. Hopper goes after Dean and Marty to see if Belinda went off with them while Coral calls the police. Daniel gets involved after coming around to announce Belinda won the bursary. Coral tells Hopper that Daniel is Belinda's father. Holly continues to be troubled by nightmares about her sister. Believing they are a sign, Holly confesses to Shelley and Marty that she didn't intervene to stop their mother from taking her own life.
Daniel follows Frannie and finds Belinda hiding out in a boat shed. He tells Coral who goes to see her but Belinda refuses to return home. Dean's parents lay down the law when they learn he is on the verge of failing his HSC having ignored his school work all year. Unwilling to live under the same roof as Holly, Marty wants to move back to the farm. Citing the tragic lose of his wife, Gordon fails to support Holly when Marty accuses her of killing Jenny.
Dean is feeling the pressure of studying for his HSC as his father forces him to spend all his time in his room with his school books. Marty asks Dean to keep an eye on Belinda while he's at the farm and tells Dean about Daniel being her father. Hopper invites Belinda to stay with him for the short term while Maurie reminds her everything Coral did was for her benefit. Narelle gets Darcy to join her on her power walks. Edwina confides in Frannie about her and Zac having unprotected sex.
Still experiencing nightmares, Holly turns to a colleague, her ex boyfriend, looking for absolution. Belinda returns home. Coral explains her reasons for keeping the truth from her and gives Belinda the full story of her summer romance with Daniel. Frannie helps Dean study using terms he can understand. On her first day back at school, Belinda is paranoid with worry that everyone will know her father is a rumoured killer. Coral informs Daniel that Belinda doesn't want to publicly acknowledge that he's her father. He's accepting and reminds Coral to give Belinda the necklace. When Belinda is awarded the Blake bursary, a disappointed rival reveals she is Blake's daughter. Moving on from Dave, Shelley is pleased to learn that Hopper has split from Coral.
Coral and Belinda decide to leave Echo Point for a fresh start. Neville and Trish host a bootscoot at the Shed. Edwina takes Zac along on an overnight babysitting job only to spend all their time dealing with her wealthy clients' demanding six-year-old son. Shelley tries to rub her date with Hopper in Dave's face. Belinda rejects Daniel's family heirloom necklace when Coral tries to give it to her.
After agreeing to pose for Dave, Frannie strips but is mortified that Dave plans to draw her fully clothed. Edwina gives Zac a taste of how the upper class live as they dream about achieving the same for themselves someday. Shelley tries to arrange for some more alone time with Hopper but he's puzzled about what she wants from him. When she scores some rare concert tickets, he has to turn her down due to work commitments. Zac takes on some extra jobs.
Holly believes her nightmares are a premonition of something bad happening to Gordon. Edwina comforts Frannie who is humiliated after her misunderstanding with Dave. Edwina is frustrated by Zac not having time for her due to working so many jobs. The pair find some time to be together when Edwina accompanies Zac on a delivery. Coral is struggling to find both a new job and place to live as she and Belinda both say their goodbyes to friends. Marty returns from the farm to surprise Belinda.
Marty and Belinda face the prospect of a long-distance relationship. Coral is brought to tears by Maurie's glowing letter of reference. When Lisa is diagnosed with Mumps, Dean goes on a hygiene frenzy but Neville is the one who gets sick. Hopper ends his friendship with Daniel and informs him of Coral's plans to leave town. Belinda changes her mind about leaving Echo Point. Holly tells Marty about his mother's final moments. Daniel threatens to take Coral to court if she takes Belinda away from him. Rae interprets Holly's nightmares as her fear of getting married.
Dave warns Hopper of Shelley's clingy tendencies which Hopper experiences for himself when she tries inserting herself into his movie night. Daniel confesses to Coral he's mishandled things with Belinda and asks her to keep him informed about Belinda's life. Belinda tells Daniel she doesn't want his bursary, his necklace, or anything else to do with him. Daniel contacts his private investigator to see that his name is cleared as soon as possible in connection to his parents' murders so he can claim his daughter. Belinda returns to school and Daniel re-awards the bursary to Marty. Shelley is furious with Dave for warning Hopper off her. Belinda wants her mother to ask Hopper to Holly and Gordon's wedding but she is adamant they won't be getting back together. Shelley worms her way back into Hopper's good books with an apology. Unable to cope with the pressure, Dean decides to leave school.
Convinced Narelle is dating other men because her personal ad is still running, Darcy becomes jealous as Narelle's secretive behaviour continues. Dean figures he's doing his parents' finances a favour by dropping out. Neville wants to force him back to school but Trish thinks giving him a taste of working and managing his own affairs will change his mind. Dean deftly sidesteps his first bit of adversity by hiring Hopper's car to make his deliveries only for his mother to tell Hopper not to help him out. Shelley uses swimming lessons as an excuse to spend time with Hopper. Edwina surprises Zac by putting a deposit on a flat without telling him.
Holly continues to be plagued by her doubts about the wedding. Narelle tells Darcy the handsome young man he saw her with is giving her singing lessons. Dave warns Zac about taking caffeine tablets to get through his long work day. Zac agrees to move into the flat Edwina found. Gordon asks Darcy to be his Best Man. Narelle invites Darcy to go on a three month road trip with her. Zac's lack of sleep catches up with him and he crashes the delivery truck.
Zac deals with the ramifications of crashing the truck. Zac and Dean's delivery business is over without a truck (as is Dean's), and with no job, Zac can't afford to move out with Edwina. Troubled by the weight of the issues troubling her, Holly unburdens herself to Gordon. Dean frustrates his parents by refusing to go back to school. Holly's ex makes one last play for her affections before the wedding.
Dean searches for a job to keep out of school. Hopper declines Shelley's invitation to be her date for the wedding. Hopper's surfie mate Wacka turns up on his way to Bali. Back from spending time with her conservative grandmother, Belinda realises her mother may have been right about her. Belinda gives Daniel the cold shoulder when the pair run into one another. Hopper is taken aback by rumours he and Shelley are on together and Shelley does all she can to feed into them. Belinda decides Coral and Hopper need encouragement to reunite. Holly's friends at the hospital throw her a party.
Daniel offers himself to Coral as a friendly ear for what's troubling her. Still struggling with Holly's revelation about his mother's death, Marty backs out of giving Holly away at the wedding. Hopper is at Gordon's buck's party with Wacka when Shelley arrives for their non-existant date. She later turns up at his place to apologise. To save his friend, Wacka suggests Hopper come to Bali with him. Gordon tells Holly's he's perfectly content with his life. Gordon and Holly's wedding day arrives but as Holly is about to leave for the ceremony, she receives a visit from her ex.
Jim asks Holly not to go through with the wedding but to realise a dream and move overseas with him instead. Edwina makes a last minute wardrobe change on the way to the ceremony. Gordon is devastated when Holly leaves him at the alter. Outside the church she tearfully explains she wants more out of life than Echo Point has to offer. Frannie musters all her courage to ask Dave to a movie where the characters seemingly mirror their own lives. Belinda recruits Maurie to help her get Coral and Hopper back together.
Zac is excited to hear of Darcy and Narelle's plan to spend three months driving around Australia and suggests Edwina move in while his father is gone. The timing's not great for Edwina who's trying to help her father deal with the fallout from the wedding. Shelley and Marty's future at the Amadios is up in the air. Tired of Shelley's games, Hopper has it out with her and tells her to stay out of his life — and get professional help. A brick soon finds its way through Hopper's window. Belinda organises a romantic dinner in the bakery for Coral and Hopper. Coral hides her disappointment as Hopper tells her he's leaving Echo Point. Edwina thinks she could be pregnant.
Inspired by Wacka's tales of his past antics, and not concerned about no longer being a student, Dean decides to make muck up day one to remember. Neville is not impressed by Hopper's decision to leave Echo Point, fearing he'll be saddled with Hopper's loan repayments to Daniel. Belinda is also upset as it means no reunion for Hopper and Coral — and no chance at creating a happy family for herself. Gordon reassures Marty that he and Shelley are welcome to keep living with him and Edwina. Edwina panics when a home pregnancy test comes up positive. Dean finds himself in deep trouble over his muck up day prank. After his parents demand he make some real decisions and do something with his life, he decides to go to Bali with Hopper and Wacka. Despite apologising to Hopper, Shelley isn't done with him.
Hopper informs Daniel of his move overseas, assuring him he will continue to make his loan repayments. Dean's parents do not react well to the news he's going to Bali. Neville is ready to wash his hands of him entirely while Frannie asks him not to go. Zac is excited when Edwina tells him she is pregnant. A visit to the doctor confirms the news but Zac takes umbridge with the doctor for telling Edwina she has options. Hopper offers to clear the slate with Shelley. Coral begins to warm to Daniel's charming ways. When Hopper tells a resurgent Shelley he's moving to Bali, she assures him she won't let that happen.
Hopper learns it was Wacka who got Rachel pregnant. Wacka's attitude and complete lack of any responsibility in the matter comes between the friends. Hopper discovers Shelley changed his airline tickets, booking herself on the Bali trip instead of Wacka by claiming to be his financée. He again tells her to stay away from him, threatening to go to the police if necessary. A school project sees Edwina, Belinda, and Frannie looking after baby chickens. Shelley cuts herself after slashing Hopper's tires and rushes to Dave for help.
Trish breaks the news to Dean that he will not be going to Bali with Wacka having already left and Hopper deciding to stay in Echo Point. Dave and Frannie rush Shelley to the hospital. Shelley is evasive about what happened and the doctor wonders if the cut could have been intentional. Dean decides to go back to school and employs Marty's help to study. Shelley refuses to go back to Gordon's and again tries latching on to Dave who naively invites her to stay with him for a few days. Meanwhile, Coral accepts Daniel's dinner invitation and Marty has secretly started drinking.
Belinda is upset by her mother's decision to see Daniel. Coral tries to cancel their dinner plans but Daniel convinces her to come over to discuss Belinda. He's particularly taken with the photo album Coral brings with her and reiterates he won't push things with Belinda. Belinda is concerned Marty has gone off her. Dean worries about his future after a poor performance in his first exam. Edwina has second thoughts about proceeding with the pregnancy. Belinda asks Daniel to leave her and her mother alone, accusing him of trying to get to her through Coral.
Dean decides to skip the rest of his exams but still wants to celebrate with his classmates — one hot classmate in particular. Coral encourages Daniel not to give up with Belinda, telling him he could be the father she's always wanted. Edwina admits to Zac she doesn't think she can go ahead with the pregnancy. Both misinterpret the conversation with Edwina thinking he's okay with her decision and Zac proposing marriage. Daniel's private investigator, Iris Delaney, returns and gets Maurie to open up about the Blake family. Daniel visits Belinda to tell her how much it means to him to have her as a daughter. Iris confronts Daniel with the information she learned from Maurie — particularly his father's affairs. Offended at the very idea, Daniel fires her on the spot.
Dean resumes his delivery service to earn money for a concert ticket but takes Neville's car without his permission. Dean sits in on a poker game while making a delivery, winning big, only to emerge to find his father's car gone. Unbeknownst to Dean, his parents took it to teach him a lesson. Shelley moves in with Dave and continues to manipulate him. Belinda is upset by the death of the chick she was assigned to look after. Shelley tells Dave that Holly killed her mother, accusing Holly of being jealous of Jenny. Belinda convinces Dean to sit the rest of his exams.
Shelley's emotional hold over Dave continues as she maneuvers herself between him and Frannie. Already worried about telling her father she is pregnant, Edwina now has an engagement to announce. Having trouble studying, and with his friends all busy with other plans, Marty hits the bottle. Frannie is surprised by Edwina's news and tries to get her to see sense and not just do what Zac wants. Zac tells his father about the engagement and Darcy guesses the rest. A tearful Edwina tells her father everything.
Shelley does her best to keep Frannie and Dave apart. Belinda questions her future with Marty given his behavioural changes and constant drinking and breaks up with him. Gordon and Darcy get together with Edwina and Zac to discuss things. Zac is adamant he and Edwina will have the baby and is stunned when Edwina reveals she doesn't want to have the baby. Dean risks his own exam sitting by helping a hungover Marty get to school. Coral sees Marty's empty alcohol bottle fall out of Belinda's school bag.
Zac is desperate to change Edwina's mind about not having the baby. Shelley keeps Dave from meeting Frannie by luring him home with a desperate phone call and then feigning a collapse. Belinda denies the empty alcohol bottle is hers but refuses to tell Coral whose it is. In light of the Zac and Edwina situation, Darcy backs out of his holiday plans with Narelle. Coral wants to have another go at bringing Belinda and Daniel together. Shelley doesn't react well to Dave asking her to move out. After pondering if her problem with Dave is that she's too nice, Frannie foregoes a date with Dave to go with Belinda to a beach party out of town. When they miss their bus, Belinda accepts a ride from two young men who drive the girls out into the bush.
Dean sets his sights on the prettiest girl in school for the Formal. Coral cancels her dinner plans with Daniel when Belinda doesn't return home. Belinda and Frannie convince the boys to let them out of the car only to find themselves dumped in the middle of nowhere. Facing a long walk home in the dark, Frannie quickly tires of Belinda's constant whinging about Daniel Blake. A phone call brings Hopper to the rescue but Belinda is upset when she finally gets home and finds her mother chatting with Daniel. Edwina and Zac have a frank discussion about their future.
Dean clocks up an enormous tab at the Shed while attempting to woo Amanda only to lose her to another guy. When Shelley refuses to move out of Dave's flat, he calls on Hopper to help him move out instead. Neville admits to Trish he used the money meant for Daniel's loan repayment to pay for their trip. Neville proposes hosting a talent quest at the Shed to bring in some money and makes it clear he expects Dean and Frannie to participate. Forced to go to Daniel's for dinner with her mother, Belinda decides to play the role of the sulking teen. Shelley attacks Frannie when she stops by hoping to see Dave.
Belinda is upset at being the last to know about Edwina's pregnancy. Zac invites Dave to stay at his place, expecting to be moving out with Edwina soon. Needing someone to talk to, Edwina confides in Coral about her pregnancy. Frannie shuns Shelley's offer of being friends and asks Shelley to leave her and Dave alone. Daniel gifts Belinda his mother's antique writing box as the ice between them begins to melt. Dean asks Belinda to the school Formal. Maurie is surprised when Angela Tilbury, a woman he hasn't seen since she left him at the alter 25 years earlier, comes into the bakery. Coral pushes Maurie to ask for an explanation and Angela tells him she didn't want him to learn her father was in prison. Shelley gets her job at the garden centre back. A tearful Edwina asks her father to made an appointment for a termination.
Dean asks Marty if he's okay with him taking Belinda to the Formal and Marty insists he is. Zac smashes up the garden centre when Edwina tells him of her decision to end her pregnancy. Daniel hires a limo to take Belinda and Dean to the Formal. Zac vows to stop Edwina. Marty skips the Formal to drink by himself in a park. Coral and Daniel's relationship moves onto a more intimate level.
The police pick up an intoxicated Marty and take him home. Zac looks into his legal options for stopping Edwina. Shelley suggests Marty go back to the farm to sort himself out. His father comes to collect him and expresses his regret for not keeping the kids on the farm after their mother's death. Frannie drags Edwina to the talent quest to get her mind off things. Father Patrick, who runs a local youth refuge, tries to interest Trish in having the Shed participate in an employment scheme. Lisa is upset after her epic-ly long poem is cut short. Zac is furious after learning Edwina is still modelling and confronts her at the talent quest believing that is the reason she doesn't want to keep their baby.
Lisa and Dave rush Edwina to hospital where she loses the baby as the result of an ectopic pregnancy. Despite Hopper's scepticism, the talent quest at the Shed is a success. Neville is jealous as Trish is won over by Father Patrick's charm. Despite Neville's objections, she agrees to take part in Father Patrick's work scheme for the youth at the refuge. An emotional Frannie returns home from the hospital to her worried parents. Learning about Edwina from Dave, Zac rushes to the hospital where Gordon tells him the baby is lost. After another argument, Zac breaks up with Edwina.
Nathan Potter, a teen from Father Patrick's youth refuge, begins working at the Loman's Shed Café but Nathan and Dean take an instant dislike to one another. Shelley's father asks her to come back to the farm with him and Marty. Shelley's not interested and tries to reach out to Hopper and Dave, neither of whom have time for her. Coral tries to avoid Daniel and backs out of their dinner plans but Belinda, having started to come around on him, decides to go by herself. Shelley, having isolated herself, decides to leave Echo Point.
Neville's overprotective ways leave Frannie fuming after he cajoles Dave into cancelling their date to spend the evening with the Loman family under Neville's watchful eye. Trish asks Dean to give Nathan a chance. Daniel gives Belinda a tour of his parents' lavish house — everywhere except the room where his parents were murdered. Coral admits to Daniel she's been avoiding him since they spent the night together and has come to the conclusion they have no future together. Frannie and Belinda ask Zac to visit Edwina in hospital but he wants nothing more to do with her. Daniel offers Zac a job clearing a block of vacant land. Dean makes an effort with Nathan who responds by making Dean fall off his skateboard.
Hopper starts to share Dean's doubts about Nathan when he sees him hanging out with the men who robbed him. Still struggling to cope after losing Zac and the baby, Edwina returns home from the hospital. She tries speaking to Zac but he rejects her once again. Father Patrick asks Trish to give a talk on her experience with his work experience program. While clearing Daniel's land with Dave, Zac finds a gun buried in the underbrush.
Zac soon realises he may have found the gun used to kill Daniel's parents. He shows the gun to Daniel and the pair take the it to the police who match it to the gun used in the Blake murders. Hopper confronts Nathan demanding the names of his thieving mates but Trish leaps to Nathan's defence. Just when Neville thinks he's gotten Trish to give up on the work experience program, Father Patrick talks her around. Darcy denies ever owning a gun when questioned by Zac whose recent discovery has triggered some memories. Coral reassures Maurie that his role in her and Belinda's lives will not change with Daniel now on the scene. Daniel spends the day with Belinda. He's showing her some old home movies of himself and her mother when the police arrive. Belinda is horrified as Daniel is taken away by the police.
Police interview Daniel Blake who seems unconcerned, believing the police can now make progress towards finding his parents' killer. Neville, Hopper and Dean are all annoyed that Trish has being swayed by Father Patrick. With the police reopening the murder investigation, Coral warns Belinda that Daniel will once again be the subject of rumours but Belinda is ready to stand by him, confident her father will finally be vindicated. Trish talks Hopper into giving Nathan another shot at the café but Dean comes up with a foolproof plan to catch him out using a hidden camera and a $50 note. Zac remembers he also a jacket found with the gun. Belinda agrees to be interviewed by a journalist to tell Daniel's side of the story.
Reporter Robin Ollie questions Belinda about Daniel, suggesting Daniel's efforts with her have all been in service of convincing her of his innocence. Coral arrives home to find Belinda with the two reporters and shows them the door before cautioning her daughter about talking to the press. Police need evidence linking Daniel to the gun. Neville changes his tune with regard to Dave and Frannie. Trish is furious with Dean for driving Nathan off — until she sees the video of Nathan steeling. Zac brings the jacket to the police. They are able to link it to Daniel and he is arrested for his parents' murders — once again in front of Belinda.
Dean tries to comfort Belinda who is distraught after seeing Daniel arrested for murder. Daniel is questioned by the police and is confronted with the jacket. He is held in custody until his preliminary hearing. Darcy encourages Zac to talk to Edwina but he wants to pretend she doesn't exist. Edwina asks Dean to talk to Zac on her behalf and explain how much he still means to her. Zac gives Dean the green light to pursue Edwina again. Daniel insists there's nothing to worry about when Coral and Belinda visit him in jail. Hopper and Coral reconnect much to Belinda's annoyance as she accuses her mother of not caring about Daniel anymore. Zac returns to work a the garden centre under Edwina's watchful eye. Belinda is devastated on finding she's been misquoted in the paper as saying her father is a monster.
Daniel rehires private investigator Iris Delaney, directing her to his mother's writing box that he gave to Belinda. Coral asks Belinda to allow her to work out how she feels about Hopper. Frannie panics thinking Dave's cryptic "special plans" are a lead up to sex. Gordon fires Zac when he sees Edwina fall to the ground after Zac pushes past her during another argument. Shelley returns from the farm and tries to latch onto Zac. Daniel's preliminary hearing ends with him being committed to stand trial. Iris Delaney finds a receipt hidden in the writing box for an inscribed watch given to Neville from Daniel's mother. Hopper declines Coral's offer to move in, telling her he'd prefer to wait until after they are married. Frannie is shocked when her and Dave's evening is interrupted by a surprise visitor — his wife.
Dave's wife has sought him out hoping he will take some responsibility for his son. Iris Delaney goes to Neville looking for an explanation for the watch receipt, accusing him of having an affair with Sarah Blake. Dave seeks out Frannie to try to explain things but protective brother Dean drives him off. Dave unburdens himself to an unsympathetic Zac, explaining how he left his wife when she was pregnant. Neville retrieves the watch from his safety deposit box and sells it to a jeweller — all while being followed by Delaney.
Zac tries to tell a distraught Edwina that Shelley means nothing to him but he's crossed a line. Dean's first day working at the hospital sees him on bedpan duty — and reconnecting with nurse Gillian Power. Hopper and Coral announce their engagement. Belinda is less than pleased, still holding out hope for her parents to get back together. Zac is unimpressed by Dave's lack of interest in his wife and son while Dave is amused by Zac being Shelley's new obsession. Iris confronts Neville with the watch. He explains it was a gift from Sarah Blake for using him to counter her husband's affair. Neville advises Iris to shift her investigation to the woman Edward Blake was having an affair with. Zac tries to smooth things over with Edwina who won't even hear him out. Seeing Shelley come into the café and immediately being all over Zac, Edwina dumps a bowl of yoghourt on Shelley's head, much to her friends' delight. Frannie tells off Dave prompting him to contemplate leaving town.
Daniel is shook by Iris' revelation of his mother's infidelity — and again by Belinda telling him of Coral's engagement to Hopper. But he still tells Belinda she should be happy for her mother. Maurie is thrilled by the engagement news and begins planning the perfect wedding cake. Zac tells Shelley that he's still in love with Edwina. Seeing Dave packing his things, Darcy challenges him about repeating his pattern of running away when things get difficult. Lisa has a crush but her first attempt at talking to a boy doesn't go well. Trish seeks out her friend Darcy for advice after Neville's admission of having an affair with Sarah Blake. Dean earns Gillian's respect for how he handles the situation with the baby but he turns her down when she asks him out not wanting to be taken for a ride again. Trish returns home to find Neville packing his bags but refuses to let him walk out on the family. Overhearing Dave's plan to leave town, Shelley packs her things and joins him.
Trish, Maurie and Belinda are determined to give Coral and Hopper a grand wedding but they'd prefer a simple ceremony at the registry office. They decide to get married on the beach where they had their first date. Darcy informs Zac that Dave has left Echo Point, taking their truck with him, but paying out Zac's share. Frannie starts a petition, determined to save a tree from being cut down to make way for a car park. Darcy and Zac are surprised by Rita's sudden return after she walked out on them 12 years previously and are not prepared for her frank admission that she killed Edward and Sarah Blake after Edward ended their 4-year long affair. Her story triggers a memory for Zac who recalls being there and Rita drops one more bombshell — Edward Blake is Zac's father.
Zac and Darcy struggle in the aftermath of Rita's admissions. Zac tells Dean what has happened and he passes the news to Frannie, Edwina and Belinda who is over the moon and rushes off to tell Coral. A drunk Darcy shows up at the bakery to let Maurie, who has always blamed Darcy for driving his niece away, know it was Rita who killed the Blakes. Iris visits Daniel in jail to inform him Rita has confessed to the murders of his parents and he's to be released. He's shocked to learn Zac is his half brother but basks in the knowledge of the new family he has found. Edwina's friends convince her to go see Zac to try to comfort him. Dean suggests to Frannie that she chain herself to the tree to get some media attention. She takes him up on the idea only to run into Darcy who is sleeping off a bender under the tree.
Hopper in a panic after learning his friend has sold the boat intended for Hopper and Coral's honeymoon trip. Trish comforts Darcy who tells her all about Rita's affair with Edward Blake and Edward being Zac's father. Dean overhears their conversation and fetches Zac to come talk to his father. Narelle returns early from her vacation after being located by Grodon. With the wedding nearing, Frannie loses the key to the lock after chaining herself to the tree but Dean and Hopper come to her rescue. Hopper and Coral are married in a ceremony on the beach with all their friends and family present. Daniel reaches out to Zac, promising he'll get what's rightfully his from the family estate. Hopper and Coral receive a surprise wedding gift from Daniel who is the one who bought the boat from Hopper's friend. Coral and Hopper leave on their honeymoon allowing Daniel and Belinda to spend some time together as father and daughter.
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