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Sarah Adams returns to Australia post World War II to start anew. She begins working in a hospital, much to the dismay of Elizabeth Bligh, a wealthy matriarch.

Meet Dave and Julie Rafter: just your average Australians with three adult children. On the eve of their 25th wedding anniversary it seems that they're about to have their house to themselves at long last.

Raffy is on a high as she meets Ryder but soon feels ill and has to call Mason, missing the exam. Mason is furious and threatens to dispose of the oil. Raffy confides in Ryder and he talks Mason into continuing the trial under controlled conditions. John and Marilyn return with Jett and Tori is soon looking after him at the hospital. Scans show that he has spinal cord damage and has lost all sensation below the waist. Jett continues to insist he can feel his foot despite evidence to the contrary.

Tori tells John there's no doubt Jett is paralysed but Jett refuses to accept it and sends him and Marilyn away. He later admits to Jasmine that he's worried John and Marilyn will have to look after him. Leah sends Justin to check on Tori, who later nearly catches them together when she comes home early. Ben struggles to cheer Ziggy up on her birthday so Dean takes her back to his caravan for some beers. He pulls away when she tries to seduce him and she leaves upset.

Tori and Jasmine meet the radiographer for the scan but are shocked when Robbo turns up. Jasmine quickly leaves while Robbo stays for the ultrasound. Roo winds up Leah and Justin by dragging them for coffee; the pair spend the day being constantly interrupted as they try and arrange a hook up, culminating in them having to cover as Tori comes home unexpected. Jasmine spreads the news of Robbo's return around town. They meet at Salt and he explains he went to see his parents but Jasmine still considers them to be over.

Willow tells Dean and Colby that she's qualified as a physical trainer but Dean is distracted by Ziggy. Ziggy convinces the others to go clubbing with her in order to celebrate Willow passing and Dean finishing community service, with Jasmine accompanying them to avoid Robbo. Irene tells Robbo to stay away from her. Justin books a motel room so he and Leah can have alone time but she says she's too busy to come. Colby encourages Willow to tell Dean she wants to be with him but he is annoyed that she's only saying it because she thinks he's with Ziggy.

Maggie explains to Colby that Bella won't give a reason for the graffiti. Ryder realises she did it to impress Raffy. Roo overhears and passes the news on. Bella apologises to Simone, who is shocked to hear it's her. She decides to resign and leave town and Brody decides to go with her. Raffy and Ryder join Bella in cleaning up the graffiti. Dean lets Ziggy sleep in his caravan and Willow sees her leaving the next morning. Colby encourages her to tell Dean how she feels so she waits for him in his bed only for him to reject her.

Ben and Maggie worry about yet another late night for Ziggy. She goes into work but Justin quickly realises she is still drunk and sends her home. Brody arranges a breakfast with Simone at Salt as a first date and getting to know you. However, Simone then sees the graffiti, which Maggie and Roo have already found. Bella joins Raffy in making digs at her about it and Raffy is happy to hang out with her again although Ryder is suspicious. Maggie asks Ziggy if she was responsible, upsetting her, and then accuses Raffy. Ryder convinces Bella to own up.

Raffy, Ryder and Bella arrange to go for a walk together but Simone wants Bella to meet her in the photography lab at that time so she claims she has to go shopping with Colby. Roo lets the truth slip and Raffy is angry that Bella lied to her. Things are awkward between Leah and Justin after she rejected his plan but, after a talking to from Roo, Leah gets things back on track by surprising Justin in his bed. Jett answers Colonel Porter and Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Haynes' questions about the bombing although he is confused on some issues. He tells John and Marilyn he is going to the funeral of one of the soldiers. Bella breaks into the school and graffitis "HOMEWRECKER" on Simone's office door.

Simone explains what happened to Brody and takes Bella on a photography assignment to avoid Maggie only for her to bring the Year 12s down the beach for a Maths trip. Raffy rejects Simone's offer of help and Bella feels uncomfortable being friendly to Simone in front of Raffy and Ryder. Brody learns he was rejected because of his criminal record while Mason and Raffy are both unhappy he was planning to move out. He tells Simone about his drug addiction and she decides they should put moving in together on the back burner until they get to know each other. John and Marilyn are given permission to take Jett home but all of them struggle to acclimatise. Jett learns that a Colonel Kate Porter wants to question him about the incident and worries they think he did something wrong.

Bella is furious with Colby, Willow and Dean for keeping Ross' murder from her and refuses to stay with them. Willow talks to Bella, telling her not to romanticise Ross. Colby still plans to hand himself in the next morning but, when Bella finds out, she convinces him not to leave her. Maggie tells Simone not to come into school with Bella away so Brody decides to spend the day with her. Ben and Maggie convince Ziggy to go into work although she refuses to patch things up with Justin. Ben and Ziggy see Brody and Simone having a picnic together and Ziggy punches him.

Mason is unsympathetic on learning about Ziggy punching Brody. Justin decides he needs to build bridges so gets Raffy, Mason and Ryder to have dinner with Brody and Simone. Raffy had earlier told Simone she didn't want her tutoring her but Mason convinces her to change her mind so it will explain her improvement. Ben and Ziggy try and convince Maggie to fire Simone but instead she tells her she won't give her a hard time if she stays away from Ziggy. Justin also assures Ziggy she still has a job. Raffy is stressed before an exam and, against Mason's instructions, takes a double dose of cannabis oil.

Ziggy runs into a group of visiting youths on the beach, one of whom, Mark, tries to chat her up. Despite Ben, Maggie and Dean's warnings, Ziggy spends the day hanging out with them but Dean steps in when Mark gets heavy. John and Marilyn contact Chaplain Wilson for help and he informs Jett the investigation has cleared him. To their shock, Jett decides to move out. Dean finds Mark and his friends waiting for him at the van and next morning Mark and his friend Drew dump Dean unconscious in the bush.

Simone realises that Brody hasn't told his family about the move after he is cagey around Justin. Leah and Roo find Robbo with the collapsed Jasmine and help get her to the Diner but she sends Robbo away and also Tori when she tries to check on her. Irene suggests she has unresolved issues with Robbo. Jasmine tells him that her mother died in a car crash when she was six on the way to pick her up from school and a year later her father just disappeared leaving her at the school gates. Leah gets movie tickets to Yabbie Creek and Roo tries to get her to take Justin. Brody tells Tori and Justin about his plans to move away and is annoyed when they try to talk him out of it.

Jett cancels his session with Willow, depressed about no longer having anything to work for, so John and Marilyn agree to find him a place nearby. Robbo tries to talk to Jett who dismisses him until he learns about his family dying, which prompts him to call Wilson for help. Dean buys Ziggy a car to do up to give her a new distraction. Irene worries that Jasmine is overworking herself while Willow tells Robbo not to give up. Robbo joins her for a run but she collapses.

Colby and Willow notice Dean's absence. Ben finds him walking injured along the road; he refuses to go to hospital or to the police so Ben takes him back to the farm. He and Maggie leave Ziggy alone to patch him up. John tries to talk Jett out of leaving while he has a session with Mason. Against Irene's advice, Marilyn phones Wilson who tells Jett there is no accommodation available. Ziggy breaks down out of guilt in front of Dean.

Raffy and Ryder tell Mason that her grades are improving while Mason gets snapped at by Brody, who is annoyed at his family's lack of support. Mason tells Tori and Justin they need to let Brody make his own decisions and they invite him and Simone for a family dinner. Colby encourages Bella to spend time with Raffy and Ryder but when she learns Raffy is upset about Brody leaving she worries Raffy will hate her, only for Raffy to reassure her. Maggie arranges Roo as a temporary replacement support assistant but, although Bella turns up to school, she seems less than happy with the arrangement. Justin arranges to meet Leah for a chat and she assumes he wants to sleep together. He wonders what happened to them being friends.

Willow tries to reassure Dean while Ziggy admits the truth to Ben and Maggie. Dean loses his temper when he sees Simone helping Bella, causing her to leave. Colby worries that Bella doesn't have any friends and also suspects Willow still has feelings for Dean. Brody tries to take Dean to task for his treatment of Simone but Ziggy comes to Dean's defence, causing them to smooth things over. Brody invites Simone to stay the night at his place.

Willow refuses to buy alcohol for a drunken Ziggy and Dean gets her to take her home. Tori and Jasmine encourage Jett to try out a wheelchair but his first attempt is a disaster that leaves him with a cut leg. However, after a talking to from John, he has soon mastered it. Maggie and Ziggy take the day off together but when Willow sees her avoiding Dean, she assumes they slept together. Ziggy admits he turned her down but Dean's attempt to clear the air just results in a shouting match in front of Ben and Maggie.

Bella questions Irene about Dean before going to school. Willow gets Jasmine to look after Dean while she tries to talk Colby out of confessing. They tell Dean, who isn't happy but accepts it. Willow takes Bella out of school to stop Colby telling her but Jasmine stalls her long enough for Colby to find them. Jasmine deletes Robbo's number after he fails to respond to her message. Colby tells Bella he killed Ross;she is furious and walks away from him.

Brody and Simone wake up together, while Leah ushers Justin out of the house. Justin, Mason and Raffy are all uncomfortable to find Simone stayed the night. Brody asks Simone to move in with him but neither Justin nor Mason are happy with the idea so he agrees they'll find somewhere else. Colby asks Raffy and Ryder to hang out with Bella after work. She initially sends them away but later does hang out with them. Roo leaves a phone message and texts Ryder to say she's coming home early, then walks in on Justin and Leah.

Bella's good mood evaporates on having a class with Roo. She leaves school during recess, when she is supposed to be meeting her, to try and spend time with Raffy and Ryder but Colby takes her back to school. When Roo again tries to get to know Bella, she deliberately sets off the fire alarm and Maggie sends her home. Justin tells Leah they should either go back to being friends or start dating. After talking it over with Marilyn, Leah chooses the latter and kisses him in front of everyone in the Diner.

Bella refuses to listen to Colby but is unaware Raffy is frustrated at missing a meeting because of the evacuation. Willow and Roo both try to talk to her without success. Leah and Justin are out and proud, going for a meal at Salt, but the news make Willow uncomfortable. Alf returns but Roo and Ryder are too busy to spend time with him. Maggie tells Colby she is suspending Bella. Colby takes her into work and threatens to lock her in a cell if she doesn't co-operate.

Roo is amused at Justin and Leah's friends with benefits arrangement and when Raffy and Ryder turn up, Raffy soon realises what's going on as well. Roo is shocked to learn Martha was in town and no-one told her. John and Marilyn ask Ben to make adjustments to the house for Jett. Maggie worries about Ziggy spending all her time going out and getting drunk. Raffy suspects Justin is afraid of commitment but Leah posts a blog in which she extols the virtues of no strings sex.

Tori is due her twelve week scan and leaves a message to Robbo letting him know. Leah's blog has Irene, Tori and Jasmine speculating that she has a new boyfriend. Justin is infuriated and Roo suspects he has developed feelings; he denies it but things remain awkward. Tori and Jasmine arrange for Jett to have a training session with Mason at the gym. He is left dispirited by his limitations but is buoyed when they suggest he can come home soon. Mason tells Jasmine that Tori is going to the scan alone so she insists on accompanying her. Robbo turns up at the hospital.