Episode 8224

UK airdate: Thursday 09 May 2024 at 13:45 on Channel 5 and 18:00 on 5STAR

Australian airdate: Thursday 14 March 2024 at 19:00 on Channel 7

After Levi’s explanation, Eden criticises him for using her as a cover to hide from his wife. She reminds him that she is his sister, not his excuse. Levi apologises for getting her caught up in his mess. Eden seems to forgive him, even taunting him lightly, but makes it clear that he cannot put her in that situation ever again. Levi has narrowly escaped this one, but he has lost his only foolproof excuse for his regular visits to the Bay.

Later that night, Levi tries to excuse himself and turn in for the night at the hotel, but Eden begs him to stay at her place for some quality time together as siblings. Levi calls a disappointed Mackenzie to tell her there has been a change of plans, and almost gets caught out again.

When they sit down for a drink, an unknowing Eden gives Levi what she thinks is helpful reassurance – it’s good that he’s taking the time away from Imogen to think about the baby, but he shouldn’t be lying to her. She reminds him that Imogen loves him, and will understand him no matter what, leaving Levi deeply troubled by his conscience.

Meanwhile, Tane is reeling after the fallout with the journalist at the hospital. Alf and Roo are doing their best to support him, with Roo sticking by the baby’s side in his place. They bring up the possibility of Tane being an emergency foster carer, but he shakes his head – he has already thought about it, and he can’t because he’s not a permanent resident.

Still, Alf and Roo are determined to find a way. Alf tries talking to Rose about lifting the AVO, but she sadly puts her foot down – the minute Tane laid a finger on that journalist, it was out of her hands.

Felicity watches the whole conversation between Tane, Alf and Roo, conflicted. Rose, having no context other than what she witnessed firsthand at the hospital, asks Felicity why he would be so invested in a random baby. Felicity lets her in on the answer – not being able to agree on having a child was the main reason their marriage broke up. Still, Felicity hates seeing Tane like this. Is there anything she can do to help?

Tugging on the last thread of hope, Roo and Tane sit down together to look at the application to apply for a permanent residency. However, they’re in for a disheartening reality check: it’ll take months for that whole process, and even if that gets approved, Tane will have to wait however many more months on top of that to apply to be a carer.