4842: The Bay's talking about Geoff and Claudia

Belle has started to embrace Rehab and has even begun taking photos again. She and Liam have grown closer and when Liam gets an access visit from his young son, Ash, he asks Belle to take some shots of him with his boy. Belle’s happy to oblige and takes some great pics, but she’s left rattled when her old editor, Jerry, drops by offering a potential truckload of money for photos of Liam and his family. Annie’s entrusted with the job of getting Belle’s shots developed and Belle seemingly resists temptation.

Geoff’s problems have gone from bad to worse. A visit to the hospital to see Claudia not only revealed that she was still with her boyfriend, Lachie, but he bashed Geoff and he now has a split lip and bruising as well. His school work also suffers and Bartlett sends him to see the school Counsellor.

Geoff surprisingly opens up to the Counsellor who leads Geoff into thinking that he’s been too hard on himself and on Claudia, who earlier came to the school full of contrition and to relay that she really has broken up with Lachie once and for all. Geoff has bridges to mend too, not the least of them with Annie who’s horrified that he slept with Claudia.

Charlie’s devastated that Joey moved out after finding out that Charlie has slept with Hugo, an act that Charlie now deeply regrets. Ruby manages to concoct a meeting between Charlie and Joey where Charlie bears all, but it’s not enough to get Joey to reconsider moving out. Finding Joey has left behind her iPod leads Charlie to discover that Joey is about to go to sea for 3 months. Charlie makes it to the docks just in time, but Joey still sets sail.