5272: Sparks fly between Charlie and Brax

Charlie begins the arduous task of processing and charging the party-goers with no intension of giving Casey special treatment, while Brax comes down to the station to protect his little brother. When the owner of the mansion comes to the station and remembers Casey as the delivery boy that visited his house on the weekend, Charlie takes this as undeniable proof that Casey must have been the organiser of the party, but Brax tells her it's just a coincidence.

Ruby has managed to escape the police but Charlie is certain she had a part in it. Charlie questions Ruby who denies any involvement at first, but soon admits she was there. Charlie is furious that Ruby has lied yet again and threatens to stop her from seeing Casey.

Meanwhile, Brax gets the full story from Casey and finds Ruby's bag on site at the mansion - proof that Ruby was at the party. Brax is certain that Charlie wouldn't charge Casey since it would mean having to charge Ruby as well. Charlie insists they didn't have enough evidence to press charges but Brax thinks otherwise. The argument escalates to where Charlie is about to slap Brax, only to have Brax pull her into a kiss - and this time she doesn't pull back.

Elsewhere, Nicole worries that her new designs for the Surf Club merchandise are boring and predictable. She considers giving up, but Roo suggests the right solution is sure to present itself. After seeing Angelo in a towel, Nicole hits upon an idea and starts doing some research. She enlists the help of Indi and Angelo as models for her presentation. At the presentation her designs are anything but boring and predictable - skin-tight pink and black aqua-suits.

The designs are crowd pleasers, but John is not impressed. He gives her an earful of his opinions and Nicole is upset that she's ruined her first semi-professional gig. Angelo is particularly consolatory, offering to be a sounding board for her ideas as Nicole begins to realise there's a lot more to him than she ever knew. Could this be the beginning of a beautiful friendship?