4902: 'Surly Valentine'

Karl’s shocked to learn that Katya has begun working as a nurse at the Erinsborough hospital. She visits the Kennedy house and expresses her strong desire to play a role in the lives of Rachel and Zeke. She also expresses strong reservations about Karl treating Zeke’s traumatic mutism. Later, she makes her feelings plain to Karl himself – she thinks Zeke is becoming nothing more than a tool for Karl to worm his way back into Susan’s life.

When Janelle can’t get the Kombi started, Kim upstages her and makes a dramatic exit from Ramsay Street, leaving the Timmins kids wondering if it’s once again ‘splitsville’ for their parents. Dylan reacts to his father’s turmoil by offering him a job working his hotdog cart and Janelle finds herself encouraged to examine her true feelings after some unlikely intervention from Zeke. Janelle surprises everyone when she proposes that she and Kim get re-married; she’s sure that a proper, romantic celebration of their love will fix all their relationship ills. But will this gesture be enough to heal a lifetime of hurts?

Even casual intimacy with Janae is driving Boyd crazy and no amount of running and push-ups can take his mind off her. But Janae holds firm to her intimacy ban - she’ll let him know when the time is right for her, but at the moment she’s just not interested.

With their relationship back on track, Kim surprises Janelle by inviting her to come surfing as a Valentine’s Day treat. Janelle’s impressed that she still fits into her old wetsuit, but getting out of it may be another story.