4855: Irene's bail is denied

Gardy moves in to stay with Roman. A worried Nicole discovers that Gardy got her father into a bar fight – this leaves her feeling like a frustrated parent. Aden is sympathetic, but doubts Roman will listen to the guy who slept with his daughter on the sly.

Miles finds Nicole is struggling to cope with Roman’s anti-social behaviour, and Gardy moving in makes her feel uncomfortable. Miles tries to talk to Roman on her behalf. Roman appreciates Miles’s effort to reach out to him, but says he owes Gardy, and Gardy is the only one who has any chance of helping him.

Gardy finds Roman in a black hole after trashing the kitchen and orders him to start dealing with his problems. Nicole’s filthy mood worsens when she finds Gardy’s cheeky note – don’t wait up. What has he done with her father?

Aden decides to offer moral support to Belle during Irene’s hearing, only to discover Liam staying at the beach house - didn’t Belle say she wanted space? Belle tells Aden she’s in a hurry to get to court, but secretly she can’t deal with him at the moment. Lou’s ex-wife, Donna de Bono, gives Angelo a letter her solicitors received from Lou before he disappeared which states that he intends to make Irene a beneficiary in his will.

Overwhelmed by seeing Donna on her way to court, Irene collapses on the police station floor and ends up in hospital - grief and stress have culminated in a state of physical and emotional exhaustion.

Irene’s lawyer believes that Irene being in hospital shouldn’t prejudice her bail case, but Lou’s bequeathing Irene millions of dollars gives her every motive for murder. Concerned that he’s become a burden for Belle, Liam apologises to her for getting in the way of her and Aden, but Belle wants Liam to stay.

Everyone is devastated to hear that Irene’s bail has been denied - she is going to prison until the trial. Liam offers to hire a lawyer for Irene, while Aden feels rejected that the distressed Belle would go to Liam for comfort at this difficult time.

Martha tries to get Hugo to open up about his behaviour – she’s upset about the way he treated her at the Surf Club. Hugo blames the shark rumours, which satisfies Martha, who doesn’t see that her faith in him only stirs strong feelings which he cannot share with her. He rejects her marketing solution to the bad effect the rumour is having on his business – it’s harder now than ever for him to be around he.