The dramatic plot kicks off after an unstable Sophie holds her husband Nate hostage in her hotel room.
Although
Nate tells Sophie that she needs urgent help and treatment, she sees
the opportunity to further restrain him and whacks him over the head
with a heavy object.
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| Sophie hits Nate over the head. |
Later, Nate wakes up to find that his wrists are bound, and Sophie is
now pouring petrol around the room. As Nate struggles to reason with
her, she tells him that she wants them to be together forever and starts
pacing the room with a lit candle.
Nate begs Sophie to let him
go, telling her that he loves her, but Sophie doesn't believe him. As
Nate becomes more desperate, Sophie asks Nate to prove it.
However,
when Nate is unable to be affectionate with Sophie, it is the final
straw for her and she starts pouring petrol over the room.
Desperate,
Nate tells her that they will run away together, prompting Sophie to
blow out the candle. As they finally leave the motel room and get in the
car, Sophie is oblivious that they are actually heading back to Summer
Bay.
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| Sophie holds Nate hostage. |
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| Sophie prepares to start a fire. |
Meanwhile, several of the Bay's residents are getting ready to go to
Phoebe's music launch in the city, including Evie, despite Josh's
eagerness to reconcile with her.
As Evie and Denny board the bus
along with Hannah, Leah, Kyle, Sasha and a pregnant Ricky, Brax decides
to drive Josh to the city so he can speak to Evelyn properly.
With
Sophie and Nate heading in the opposite direction, the reality dawns on
Sophie that Nate is taking her back to Summer Bay and not on the
runaway romance that she thought.
Furious, Sophie starts
screaming hysterically and opens the passenger door, trying to escape.
Although Nate urges her to stop, her behaviour is too out of control for
him to handle and she grabs the wheel, causing Nate to swerve into the
incoming lane.
As the car races towards the bus, the bus driver
is forced to veer off the road and the bus tips over, rolling several
times before coming to a stop. Will anyone get out unharmed?
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| The bus veers off the road. |
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| Lives are left hanging in the balance. |
Airs Friday February 27th
