4845: Someone's spying on Martha

Gina, who has just had the cast removed from her broken ankle, arrives back in the Bay to pay a surprise visit to her three boys, who have been living with Martha. But when she, Martha, and Rachel arrive at Martha’s place, none of the boys are around and, worryingly, there’s blood on the carpet and the lounge room is a mess. Gina is concerned something terrible has happened and is about to go out to look for the boys when Hugo arrives. He tells her that Brendan hit himself in the face by accident and the blood is from a bleeding nose. Gina seems suss about the story and is even more concerned when Xavier and Brendan turn up. With Brendan saying Hugo hurt him, Xavier accuses Hugo of punching Brendan in the face out of frustration. Joined by Tony, everyone is down on Hugo, especially after Gina tells a story about a previous time Hugo hit Brendan. Only Martha says Hugo isn’t capable of hitting Brendan, and should be taken at his word. It seems this was a stoush Xavier and Hugo needed to have, and it had been brewing for awhile. It takes something Brendan says for the three brothers to be reunited – just in time for Gina to take Brendan home.

There is an upside for Martha in having to deal with the Austin family problems – she finds that she’s finally starting to get to know the real Hugo, and Martha likes the glimpses of him that she sees. She’s further heartened when Hugo suggests that she might like to come out on the boat with him to get to know him even better. Martha’s delighted to accept. She is however unsettled to receive a strange phone call. The caller initially won’t talk to her, and later hangs up on her. Martha brushes it off, but she wouldn’t have done it so readily if she’d realised that someone was following her around and spying on her.

Kirsty is downcast when she’s surprised to get a letter from Kane’s lawyer about preliminary divorce proceedings. While more than happy to be with Miles, the divorce is closing a major chapter of Kirsty’s life. Miles, seeing how hard it is for her, decides to do something special for her, to help cheer her up. His elaborate preparations for the evening, sees Colleen become convinced that Miles is about to propose. It’s the last thing Kirsty wants. Despite her misgivings, Kirsty has a great evening, as she’s transported to a tropical island, albeit in the lounge room.