Plot

Laura desperately wants to be honest with Warwick about her night with Max, but the moment constantly eludes her. To compound on her anxiety, Jack, distraught since Trudi left him, refers to Laura as the 'good', faithful sister.

After spending the night with Max, Laura struggles to find a way to break off her engagement with Warwick. Meredith decides to run against Bob in the mayoral election, to oppose his union with Port Deakin and their suspicious activities regarding the new tunnel. To Bob's dismay, Heather chooses to support her mother over her husband, and still refuses to come home. Max risks his career to expose the truth about the tunnel in the "Oyster", only to find himself up against something bigger than he could have imagined. Barry Boston - going through an humiliating and public break-up in court - moves in with Bob and family. Craig, who is trying to woo Miranda, realizes that acting gay might make him more attractive, only for his "new lifestyle" to disturb Bob even further.—Sammy J

Laura wakes up in Max's bed and is immediately wracked with guilt. Determined as she is to tell Warwick what has happened, the moment seems to constantly elude her. To make matters worse a distraught Jack, trying to fathom his life now that Trudi has deserted him, appeals to Laura as the "good"" Gibson sister - the one that would never cheat or deceive. Although Barry Boston is preoccupied with a broken heart himself he does what he can to counsel Bob in his quest to get Heather back. Unfortunately Bob's appeals to Heather ring a little insincere as he seems more concerned about getting his Lady Mayoress back than his wife. So when Meredith decides to stand for election herself a furious Heather's dilemma resolves itself - she"ll back Meredith. Not even Morton Tregonning's attempts to coerce her back have any sway. Bob's campaign, however, is powering along - Bob Dole style. And Morton is definitely in control. He's finally got Max rattled with threats of exposing a "breakdown" Max apparently had in his past. Bob's been pacified with a platinum credit card and supposed involvement in important business transactions with overseas "interests". Bob, though, is quick to spread word of his secret business deals and Max's investigations reveal exactly what Bob has got himself involved in. Pearl Bay is to become a chemical waste dump for the nuclear industry. To add to Bob's woes Craig decides he might be gay. Some strange logic leads him to believe a touch of the "unexpected" will make him attractive to Miranda. Besides, in a fit of compassion, Bob has invited the bereft Barry to live with them for a while in his mother's absence and there's something about those dinners he cooks, the way he dresses.

Laura desperately wants to be honest with Warwick about her night with Max, but the moment constantly eludes her. To compound on her anxiety, Jack, distraught since Trudi left him, refers to Laura as the 'good', faithful sister. Work is no help either. Barry Boston and his ex-lover, Ari, are in battle trading accusations of deception and passionless love. With the rocky Jelly marriage creating bad PR, Morton threatens Heather into supporting Bob to keep face. However, newly independent Heather can not be swayed and throws her support behind the new candidate on the block - Meredith. To add to Bob's woes Craig goes through a sexual crisis, closely observed by a bemused Miranda. Yet despite the setbacks, Bob's campaign rolls on with Morton in the driving seat. Max's investigations reveal Morton plans to turn Pearl Bay into a nuclear wastedump. An incredulous Bob goes public and withdraws his nomination.

Laura wakes up in Max's bed and is immediately wracked with guilt. Determined as she is to tell Warwick what has happened, the moment seems to constantly elude her. To make matters worse a distraught Jack, trying to fathom his life now that Trudi has deserted him, appeals to Laura as the "good"" Gibson sister - the one that would never cheat or deceive.

Although Barry Boston is preoccupied with a broken heart himself he does what he can to counsel Bob in his quest to get Heather back. Unfortunately Bob's appeals to Heather ring a little insincere as he seems more concerned about getting his Lady Mayoress back than his wife. So when Meredith decides to stand for election herself a furious Heather's dilemma resolves itself - she"ll back Meredith! Not even Morton Tregonning's attempts to coerce her back have any sway.

Bob's campaign, however, is powering along... Bob Dole style. And Morton is definitely in control. He's finally got Max rattled with threats of exposing a "breakdown" Max apparently had in his past. Bob's been pacified with a platinum credit card and supposed involvement in important business transactions with overseas "interests". Bob, though, is quick to spread word of his secret business deals and Max's investigations reveal exactly what Bob has got himself involved in. Pearl Bay is to become a chemical waste dump for the nuclear industry!

To add to Bob's woes Craig decides he might be gay. Some strange logic leads him to believe a touch of the "unexpected" will make him attractive to Miranda. Besides, in a fit of compassion, Bob has invited the bereft Barry to live with them for a while in his mother's absence and there's something about those dinners he cooks, the way he dresses.