Episode 8193

UK airdate: Wednesday 27 March 2024 at 13:45 on Channel 5 and 18:00 on 5STAR

Australian airdate: Monday 05 February 2024 at 19:00 on Channel 7

Leah, Marilyn and Valerie arrive home to find Justin on the doorstep. Leah agrees to talk to him, but ultimately, she’s not comfortable with him being there – she set boundaries for a reason.

Looking out for her friend’s best interest, Valerie stops by the garage and tells Justin not to give up. Theo tells Justin she’s right – Valerie’s the one person who will know where Leah’s head is at right now, so he shouldn’t lose hope if Valerie is telling him not to.

Leah receives an invite to dinner from Justin, and although she isn’t certain about it, Valerie reassures her. Valerie and Theo join Leah and Justin for dinner, and Valerie lightens the mood by persuading Theo to play some music.

After the applause, Leah’s ready for Justin to walk her home, and Theo takes Valerie to Salt for a drink. She’s a little reluctant to talk about her past but is keen to get to know Theo better.

Justin walks Leah home. They reach her doorstep but when he leans in to kiss her, she pulls away and asks him to stop – and to leave. Justin is filled with regret, having pushed too far.

Meanwhile, Cash has been hired as a private investigator, and Felicity’s impressed – she can’t wait to get the scoop, until she finds out it’s about the “boring” anonymous donation to the Surf Club.

When Dana gets across the investigation, she’s thrilled and quickly fills Cash in on Simon Henderson and his retracted sponsorship. By the end of their chat, she’s buzzing with theories on who the donor may be, but Cash dismisses his ‘Watson’. She has helped, but it ends now.

At home later, Felicity tells Cash how glad she is that he got a new job that he enjoys. He’s happy too, but takes the opportunity to flex his detective skills – he witnessed a moment between her and Xander at Salt earlier. Felicity admits that she slept with Tane. Cash worries that she might be harbouring false hope, but Felicity surprises him and explains that it was closure. She and Tane are over, and she’s at peace with that.