Valerie’s frustrated that Theo won’t give her a pill, but he stands strong – there has to be a better way. It’s another red flag when he overhears her talking to Leah about how she discharged herself from the clinic. Desperate, she goes through his bag, his guitar case and then shares in detail her trauma and blame from her parents for the death of her brother.
This is enough to crack Theo, who agrees to get her a pill. But Theo’s sympathy backfires when Valerie’s high takes effect just as Kirby arrives. He tries to defend Valerie’s emotional state, but Kirby is furious at the person Theo is becoming. Their argument is observed by Justin, who later has questions. He knows Theo’s hiding something – and it involves Valerie.
Meanwhile, Dana’s crushed after her actions resulted in Tane getting into hot water, and Harper’s good intentions to lift her fall flat, with the sisters having a loud argument in the middle of the Surf Club.
Dana believes some children are better off without their parents, while Harper is sure they could never understand whatever that mother was going through. These strong opinions clearly reflect differing perspectives on their own upbringing, but when they come together later for baby Maia, they’re united – they’re lucky to have each other.
Elsewhere, Cash arrives from a shift as Stevie Marlow’s bodyguard and Felicity grills him for an update but Cash downplays, keeping it professional. Felicity presses for more information, pointing out that it’s his job to know about the life of his client.
Cash reluctantly agrees, and soon enough they’re set up with popcorn in front of Stevie’s movie Death Throes. Despite claims of boredom, Cash finds himself drawn into the plot, as well as Stevie’s acting. Suddenly, he pauses the movie – he recognises some graffiti on screen. ‘2346′ is in eerie, dripping numbers in front of him. Numbers that he’s seen before in the police reports Stevie showed him…
