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00:00Previously on Neighbours.
00:02What were you doing in the greenhouse below it?
00:04I just thought that I might do the watering.
00:06Your dream dress. It's a gift.
00:08I still need to tell my parents in a mirror.
00:10I'm just gonna tell them we're getting married.
00:12Be there or don't be. It's happening anyway.
00:14This is about custody. Aaron, please.
00:16You were planning on taking my own daughter away from me.
00:18This is why Kiri left.
00:20Kiri's made herself a silent partner
00:22and from now on you will be too.
00:24How could you think about running away with Isla? I wasn't.
00:26Wasn't what, Nick? Wasn't thinking?
00:28I feel it, but you need to leave.
00:58Neighbours.
01:00People have been good friends.
01:06What about Isla?
01:08Well, I think that Isla should stay here.
01:12So you'd be separating me
01:14from my own child?
01:16Considering the way that
01:18you've behaved,
01:20the least you could do is let her live with Aaron.
01:24Where do you expect me to go?
01:26Nicolette, you need to sort that out,
01:28but we have to put Isla first.
01:30Aaron's sending me away, achieving that.
01:32She's already lost one parent.
01:36What, you think I don't know that?
01:38That is why.
01:40She has had enough stress.
01:42No, she needs calm.
01:44She needs stability.
01:46More than ever.
01:48Mum, please
01:50don't do this.
01:52You did this,
01:54Nicolette.
01:56No one else.
02:02So, you've got to get your fingers right in here.
02:04Just jostle the roots gently.
02:06Helps promote the growth.
02:08You try one.
02:10Oh, my nails are new, so I'll let you jostle.
02:12You've got to be prepared to get your hands dirty.
02:16Alright.
02:18And after we've done that, we'll put them in here,
02:20in the gravel as a base.
02:22And then I'm going to top this up
02:24with a lovely little layer
02:26of potting mix. I'll grab some out of the greenhouse.
02:28Oh, wait!
02:30I just remembered that I have to go
02:32get ready for Mac and Haz's party.
02:34This won't take long.
02:36Well, I can't show up with dirt all over me.
02:38But please don't go near that potting mix without me.
02:40I really want to do this with you.
02:42Alright.
02:52And we still haven't done the playlist.
02:54We don't have a running order.
02:56There's the dessert question. Bonbonniere.
02:58I'm sure Amira will be happy to help.
03:00We can't expect her to after all that travel.
03:02Mac, we've got plenty
03:04of helpers. We've got heaps of time.
03:06We're on track.
03:08Okay? I can't get over it.
03:10I thought we were finally good.
03:12Like, we'd been talking about buying
03:14a house together and... She's saying that
03:16it's not about making a bid for custody?
03:18Well, what else could it be then?
03:20Why would she even want that?
03:22You're an amazing dad.
03:24Let's make all that done now.
03:26Oh my god.
03:30Um, Mum kicked me out.
03:34I know what you think of me. I know what all of you
03:36think of me. I just need somewhere to stay tonight
03:38and to be close to Isla.
03:40Hey, what exactly
03:42did Mum say?
03:44That I'm
03:46no longer welcome in my own
03:48home with my own
03:50daughter. I can't listen to this.
03:56And now I've ruined your party.
03:58No, no, you haven't. Okay?
04:00Go inside.
04:14Hey.
04:16Hey. Isla's almost
04:18asleep. Um,
04:20Sam is just sitting with her.
04:22Thanks, Jane. Um, and I also put
04:24on a story on a podcast.
04:26I hope it's alright. No, of course.
04:28Um, listen, thank you for
04:30looking after her. I was...
04:32I was a bit wound up.
04:34Um,
04:36and Nick said that you've
04:38asked her to leave?
04:40I just... I don't think we can all be in the same
04:42house right now. Yeah, but
04:44she's your daughter.
04:46Maybe I should be the one who goes.
04:48No.
04:50You haven't done anything wrong.
04:52Yeah, well you clearly haven't read the list.
04:54Any mistakes that you have made,
04:56you've corrected.
04:58Because when you turn to substances
05:00as a way to escape,
05:02I told you then to clean up your act
05:04or face the consequences, and you did
05:06just that.
05:08Straight away. And you haven't wavered.
05:10Yeah, it doesn't change the fact that I did all those
05:12things.
05:14You were reeling from a devastating
05:16loss. You weren't in your right mind.
05:18Any judge would rule against me.
05:20Well, I disagree.
05:22And in any case, it won't get
05:24down to facing a judge.
05:26No, I won't let it.
05:34Hey.
05:36Where's Nicolette? Um, I just set her up in the spare room.
05:38Mate, you know Amir is staying in there.
05:40She'll be here any minute. Yeah, I know, I know.
05:42But please, Haz, she has nowhere else to go.
05:44Hey, I just wanted to thank you
05:46for letting me stay here.
05:48It'll just be for a couple days until I work something out.
05:50Oh, Nic.
05:52I'm so sorry that this is happening to you, but
05:54I promised Amir the spare room.
05:56Um, but
05:58what if, what if Isla needs me
06:00in the middle of the night?
06:02Hey, um, I could
06:04comp Amir a room at the hotel.
06:06At least until things settle down.
06:10Yeah, that'd be great. Amir would love that. Thanks, Krista.
06:12Yeah, no worries. Hello!
06:14Oh!
06:16I can't believe you're actually here.
06:18I'm so glad you've come.
06:20Oh my gosh, as if I'd miss it. Bubbles?
06:22Yes, bubble me up. It's a perfect way to celebrate.
06:24Ooh, actually, before I get too comfy,
06:26do you mind if I just dump my stuff in the spare room?
06:28I need to charge my phone.
06:30Oh, actually, there's been a bit of a change of plans.
06:32Krista has offered to put you up at Lassiter's.
06:34Yes, in a primo suite.
06:36Lovely, but I'm happy to stay here
06:38if it's not a pain.
06:40There's actually been a situation.
06:42Nicolette is having a housing emergency.
06:44Nicolette?
06:46Doesn't she literally live across the road?
06:50Hey.
06:52Um, yeah,
06:54I'm really sorry. It's a long story
06:56and kind of a downer. Do you
06:58mind staying at Lassiter's?
07:00Not to say
07:02I love you all, but I love
07:04my bathroom to myself and room service
07:06even more. Good. Cool.
07:08Well, Krista and I can give you a ride later.
07:10Alright, I think it's time for a toast.
07:12I wish Mum and Dad could have made it down earlier.
07:14They will be here before you know it. They must be so excited.
07:16Yeah, and what time is their flight tomorrow?
07:18Um...
07:20I will need to check my email.
07:22But that can wait.
07:24A toast.
07:26To the bride and the groom-to-be.
07:28Yeah.
07:30Cheers!
07:34So I'll mediate
07:36and hopefully we can come up with
07:38a solution that works for everyone.
07:44Where's Isla?
07:46She's at the park with Sam.
07:48I was really hoping to see her.
07:50It's not appropriate for her to
07:52be here for this.
07:54Alright, well
07:56I'll start.
07:58No, I want to start
08:00full transparency.
08:02I had also asked a lawyer
08:04to overlook our parenting agreement.
08:06Is that supposed to make me
08:08feel better? I never read the report.
08:10And I wish that I could undo
08:12all of this, but I can't.
08:14And I'm sorry if that made you feel
08:16like you can't trust me or that I don't
08:18trust you because I do.
08:20Alright, no, no, that's
08:22a good start.
08:24Because mutual trust is essential
08:26if we're going to make this work.
08:28I'll do whatever it takes.
08:30Okay.
08:32So one idea is
08:34one week on, one week off.
08:36Hang on, I thought this was just for a few days.
08:38No.
08:40Co-parenting across two households
08:42is very common these days.
08:44So this is permanent?
08:46What choice do we have
08:48if you can't live together?
08:50I'm just voted off the island
08:52after everything that I've done to try and
08:54make this work every compromise.
08:56Aaron, please!
08:58I'm sorry, what can I do to fix this?
09:02Nick, you were plotting to take
09:04Isla away from me.
09:06I don't think we can come back from that.
09:20Hey.
09:22You know, they charge three to four
09:24dollars just for a few sprigs of this
09:26in the supermarket. Highway robbery.
09:28Yeah, I'd be happy to offer it to
09:30people for half that. What people?
09:32People. Neighbours.
09:34Oh, yes,
09:36yes, of course. I mean, why would
09:38you just give it to them?
09:42Good news! I got those marinated olives
09:44that you like.
09:46You're not still shopping at that fancy place?
09:48Yeah, it's nicer. It makes me feel rich.
09:50Sometimes it's hard to believe
09:52that you two share genetic material.
09:54Holly, nine dollars
09:56for a bread stick. With ancient
09:58grains. Worth every cent.
10:04Yeah, yeah, I know.
10:06But I'm concerned about
10:08Holly's spending. I think you
10:10should talk to her. Well, perhaps it's a
10:12coping mechanism after all the recent trauma.
10:14Even more
10:16reason. Retail therapy
10:18isn't a cure for anything. I know that
10:20from personal experience. Maybe it'll
10:22help. Carl, it was
10:24only after I spoke to you about how I
10:26was feeling that I was able to stop
10:28my addictive spending.
10:30No, no, you're right.
10:32We need to address it somehow.
10:34Not we. You. And
10:36quickly. She's going through a paycheck
10:38faster than she can earn it. Thank you.
10:40Thank you. No worries.
10:42Let me guess, is this about Holly?
10:44You know
10:46she shouted the girls to a mani-pedi last
10:48week? A deluxe one.
10:52Carl, I know you hate being the bad guy
10:54but you have to stop it.
10:58Okay, so whose hands
11:00are you going to leave your baby in when you go?
11:02Oh, you mean Trevor? No,
11:04I mean the cafe. Oh, yeah.
11:06Hey, is there any news on the buyout
11:08and pull? Yeah, we'll
11:10find out soon. Okay.
11:16That is a lot of stuff
11:18for just a few days. Yeah, I
11:20might have unsold that.
11:22How long are we talking? A while.
11:26Well, I suppose we don't get a say.
11:28We've already got one foot out the door.
11:32I don't mind as long as she does her bit.
11:34Definitely. And thank you.
11:36Okay, she really needs this.
11:38Okay, so I do have to ask
11:40what has she actually done?
11:42Oh, hey
11:44Nick, do you want a coffee?
11:46Um, I'm fine. I just wanted to
11:48apologise again for mucking up everyone's
11:50plans. Hey, no
11:52complaints from me and my junior terrace suite.
11:54Wait, are mum and dad also booked into the hotel?
11:56Oh, yeah. You were going to give us their flight details
11:58so we could pick them up. Yeah.
12:00You know what? Don't worry about it
12:02because they're just going to get a taxi.
12:04You've got so much on your plates. It's cool.
12:06No, we want to do it. I haven't seen them since
12:08like, it's been ages.
12:10Yeah, then the extra hour
12:12won't make a difference. They're so happy to get
12:14a taxi. Honestly, it's one less thing for you to do.
12:18I suppose it will give us time to finish the playlists.
12:20Yeah. True.
12:22Thank you. Sorry, am I late?
12:24Actually, you're not going to care once you see what I got you.
12:26Come.
12:28From that new local maker's boutique, the one on
12:30Webb Street, I thought you guys might like
12:32something new to punch up your spring wardrobe.
12:34So...
12:36No, no, we don't need
12:38anything. You should be saving your money,
12:40not spending it on...
12:42What is that? Cashmere? It's a silk
12:44cashmere blend. It holds its shape better than pure
12:46silk cashmere. What your father is trying to say
12:48is that rampant spending
12:50isn't a solution for anything.
12:52Well, it is when you find a
12:54one-of-a-kind hand-dyed
12:56scarf that'll go amazingly with
12:58your blue jacket.
13:00Oh.
13:02You guys try them on. I'll order us some coffee.
13:04No, no, wait, wait, wait. I'll take it.
13:10Don't get attached. They're going back.
13:12Trust me,
13:14stingray is a total crowd pleaser.
13:16Oh.
13:18Sorry.
13:20Oh, no, I can go be
13:22miserable somewhere else. Hey, wait,
13:24wait.
13:26I don't know exactly the details
13:28of what you're dealing with, but
13:30I'm a good listener
13:32if you need one.
13:36I could say the same thing to you.
13:38Sorry? There's obviously
13:40something going on with your parents. What?
13:42No, there's not.
13:44They're just ironing out some travel
13:46issues.
13:48You know, lie detecting is actually one
13:50of my superpowers, so.
13:54Okay, you just, you can't say
13:56anything. I don't know how to
13:58tell Haz and Mac.
14:00There's a good chance mum and dad
14:02aren't coming.
14:04Sorry, what?
14:06Hey,
14:08you haven't tried them on yet.
14:10No, because they're going back.
14:12You shouldn't be spending all this money.
14:14It's a jumper and a scarf.
14:16And what about all the other
14:18gifts? Spa packages,
14:20a wedding dress. Yeah.
14:22How are you paying for all of this? Because credit cards
14:24are not free money. I know it feels
14:26good in the moment to spend, but
14:28sweetheart, it doesn't
14:30heal trauma.
14:32That's not what I'm doing.
14:34That's not what I'm doing.
14:36We're worried about you. We don't want to see you getting
14:38into debt. I'm not.
14:44I sold the necklace that Heath gave me.
14:46Okay, it turns out it was worth a fair
14:48bit. Using that
14:50money to make the people that I love happy
14:52feels right after everything that happened.
14:54Oh, no one expects you to do
14:56that.
14:58But I owe it to everyone.
15:00You are a victim
15:02of Heath's actions too.
15:04Oh, come here. No.
15:12Susan, looks like he got
15:14through to her.
15:16Haz is going to be
15:18devastated if his parents don't come to the wedding.
15:20That's why I haven't told him.
15:22Did they say why? Yeah.
15:24Is it the wedding they don't approve of or
15:26me? Hey, how do
15:28we feel about 90s classics?
15:30Uh, originals, yes.
15:32Haz remixes, no. This is
15:34why I love you.
15:36Okay, so
15:38after the accident, when Dad invited Haz back
15:40into the fold, that was a big deal.
15:42And then when he chose to stay,
15:44he had a business here.
15:46A life which he chose
15:48over his family.
15:50At least that's how Mum and Dad see it.
15:52But there's more than that.
15:54I may have
15:56oversold how much they've moved on.
15:58I don't think they
16:00really forgive Haz for the deepfake stuff.
16:02Hang on, I know that your
16:04brother's still frosty with him, but has it been
16:06chatting to your parents? Yeah, well,
16:08he nearly died. Of course they're going to pick up the phone
16:10and be polite. But flying across
16:12the country, that's a different thing.
16:14Okay, so how do we fix it?
16:16I don't know.
16:18Dad's stubborn.
16:20You know, he'd rather be right than happy. And the more
16:22the time goes on, the more he digs his heels in.
16:24Yeah, you'll need a jungle.
16:26A band
16:28or genre? Genre. Oh,
16:30hard nay. Fair enough.
16:32Why don't I
16:34call them and see if I can get to the bottom of their concerns?
16:36They don't know you.
16:38Okay, well then
16:40I think we're going to have to tell Haz what's going on.
16:42I might still be able to convince
16:44Mum and Dad in time. What if you can't?
16:46Yeah.
16:48Haz is going to be heartbroken on his wedding
16:50day. I mean,
16:52obviously, it's your call.
16:56Sounds
16:58like you were put in an incredibly difficult
17:00position.
17:02There's only so many lines in the sand
17:04that I can draw. You've got a whole
17:06household to look after. You're
17:08trying to keep the peace.
17:10And kids pick up on this sort of
17:12thing. You know, stress and tension.
17:14They do.
17:16But Nicolette is my daughter
17:18and I'm meant to back her,
17:20no matter what.
17:22Jane, you are such a good mum.
17:24If your gut is
17:26telling you to take a firm line,
17:30just try to think
17:32of the outcome that you're hoping for.
17:34Making sure Isla has
17:36two parents, working together
17:38as a team,
17:40giving Isla some stability.
17:42I'm not being
17:44unreasonable, am I? No.
17:46Not at all.
17:48I feel like the only wrong decision
17:50would be indecision.
17:52Trust your instinct.
17:54Now,
17:56Isla, first of all,
17:58we want to say that we are sorry for all
18:00of the silly fights and there won't be any
18:02more of that, I promise.
18:04Also, something new
18:06that we're going to try.
18:08Mama is going to go and live with Uncle
18:10Byron for a while.
18:12Can I come too?
18:14Come on, darling.
18:16You can stay here with me and
18:18Dada and Sam.
18:20All your things are here
18:22and your lovely room.
18:24And Mummy will just be across the road.
18:26And you know what that means?
18:28It means that you get to go
18:30for sleepovers,
18:32like you do when you visit with Abby.
18:36You can come and visit me whenever you want,
18:38maybe every single day if you want.
18:40Isla, what we'll do is you'll get to have
18:42a sleepover a few nights every week
18:44on the days you don't have kindy, but
18:46if you want to see Mummy any other time,
18:48you just let me know and I'll make it happen.
18:50It's going to be so much fun.
18:52It is, I promise.
19:08Poor Nick.
19:10Is she okay?
19:14Not really.
19:16You've broken the news to us.
19:18I don't mean to alarm you, but I think
19:20this is the greatest playlist
19:22in the history of humanity.
19:24Wow, that good?
19:26I know you said not to put too many golden oldies in there,
19:28but I've chucked in a little bit of Fleetwood Mac.
19:30It's like catnip to Dad.
19:32Rhiannon comes on and he can't help himself.
19:34Trust me, you'll thank me when you see it.
19:36Amirah, tell them.
19:38I mean, yeah, it's quite the sight.
19:42We can't burst his bubble.
19:44No, it would literally kill him.
19:46I mean,
19:48the irony is if Mum and Dad could just
19:50see what he's built here,
19:52the life, the friends, the community,
19:54they'd get it.
19:56Well, maybe
19:58we can show them.
20:00This is a bit of a wedding spoiler, but we've been
20:02compiling a couple video messages from everyone for you and
20:04Haz as a wedding gift.
20:06And it wouldn't be too hard to put a couple
20:08soundbites together about how far
20:10Haz has come, all the amends he's made and how everybody's
20:12got this deep fake stuff behind them.
20:14And then, hopefully, maybe
20:16your Dad could too.
20:32Woo!
20:34That's a lot of cash.
20:36Woo!
20:40Coming up on Neighbours.
20:42Felix is being released.
20:44Just forget you ever saw anything.
20:46I'm married to a policeman!
20:48You've kept secrets from Andrew before.
20:52Everything okay, Jo?
20:54I've made a decision.