5795: The Kennedy-Fitzgeralds struggle to work together

Covering the disappointment of her dance dream ending, Kate focuses on making the Green Deb a success. With the arrival of the Future Spark bike trailer, she's in full organiser mode.

However, when a clip of her being rejected by Jason Coleman surfaces on the net, she's hurt and sidetracked. She's convinced it was Amanda, but Declan counsels her to rise above Amanda's games and concentrate on what is really important.

Fired up, Kate successfully convinces the Lassiters lunch-time crowd to get involved, but her success pushes Amanda to extremes.

When the volunteers, including Kate and Lucas, take to the bikes for the afternoon shift, the trailer's control box explodes. Someone has sabotaged the trailer. Kate accuses Amanda, who denies it, and Kate is left to face the reality that yet another of her dreams is dead.

Paul's influence on Lyn's suppliers continues to drive Harold's Store into the ground. Lyn begs Karl and Susan to give her their custom, since she's down to bare essentials and can't provide a full menu.

Meanwhile, Rebecca and Lou are run off their feet over at Charlie's. Unable to resist gloating, they pop across the way to check in on Lyn. The store is empty, as are the shelves, and a defeated, bitter Lyn informs them that they have won.

She's selling up - to none other than the international Apollo's franchise. Is this the end of an era in Erinsborough?

On the heels of Dan's argument with Susan, Libby is hurt when Dan admits he wishes having a baby with her wasn't so messy. Karl remonstrates with Susan for taking Dan to task but Susan feels she has a right to have a say when she is carrying Dan and Libby's child. Both Dan and Susan hold their positions the next day, and it's up to Karl to suggest a family meeting to resolve things.

Dan surprises Libby by not agreeing immediately, instead suggesting that the two of them work out their issues so they can present a united front to her parents. They do so, telling Karl and Susan thanks but no thanks to their offer of a house deposit. Dan doesn't want to feel more obliged than he already does.

Despite everyone apparently making peace at the meeting, Susan rails against their decision in private, while Dan confides to Lucas that he thinks his relationship with Susan may be permanently damaged.

Note that Neighbours will now take its annual three-week transmission break over Christmas. The next episode will air on Monday, January 4 at 5.30pm on Five.