Perri’s problems cause a distraction.
Episode 8307
UK airdate: Tuesday 03 September 2024 at 13:45 on Channel 5 and 18:00 on 5STAR
Australian airdate: Thursday 18 July 2024 at 19:00 on Channel 7
Harper and Tane search the dunes for Perri in case he spent another night on the beach. Harper tries his dad, and they’re relieved to hear he hasn’t been home, but they’re still no closer to finding him.
Finally, Mali spots him camped underneath a hull on the beach and encourages him to come home. They turn up just as Harper’s about to drop her baby news, and Tane lets Perri know he’s not in trouble.
Perri fills him in on the threats from his dad, and Tane makes him promise to tell him next time. He ignores a call later from Perri’s dad Carl and Perri resolves to block the contact. Perri announces that Tane is stuck with him now, as there’s nowhere else for him to go.
Meanwhile, Levi is excited to be recovered and returning to work, especially now his unit is open. On his first day back, he’s visited by his father, Jimmy Fowler. Jimmy has been in contact with Levi’s ex and wants to know why Levi didn’t tell him that his marriage was over.
Over coffee, Levi sells Mackenzie to his dad – insisting that he’s made the right choice. The part he struggles with is hurting someone he cared about so badly. They unpack Levi’s guilt over Imogen, and Jimmy explains that the only way he got past it was to find a way to move on.
They plan to get out of the Bay for dinner to avoid a run-in with Eden, but she spots them together anyway and storms round to Levi’s, where she greets him with a punch in the face.
Elsewhere, Xander is still downcast over the loss of feeling in his legs. He wonders whether this could be the beginning of a permanent condition. Dana is on shift as his nurse, and when Rose arrives, they both work to bolster him. He’s resistant, but when Rose brings in pizza, he can’t help but smile at their efforts to cheer him up.
When Dana brushes past his leg, he realises he felt it, and they immediately celebrate with a kiss. It only takes one awkward conversation before they’re back on track – Xander and Dana are back on.
Also today, Rose observes the logo on the board Mali is working on – he’s doing a job for the River Boys and she’s not happy about it. Mali stands firm though – it’s part of running a business. A concerned Alf reinforces the need for Mali to steer clear of them, and Mali confirms that’s the plan, just as soon as he’s free of this one board.
