Ben (Rohan Nichol) and Maggie (Kestie Morassi) have become more distance since Ben moved into the caravan park to deal with his feelings as the AFP case against him drags on. With Maggie distraught and feeling she’s lost her husband, she has been confiding in Roo (Georgie Parker) about how she wishes she could help – so Roo decides to pitch in with her own efforts.
Alf (Ray Meagher) is trying to get Ben to interact more and asks him over for dinner. As it will only be them and Roo, Ben is eventually persuaded. However, when Alf texts Roo the update, she decides to invite Maggie – without telling her Ben will be there.
Ben and Alf are taken aback to find Maggie with Roo when she shows up. Alf scolds Roo outside before the meal progresses and reaches multiple awkward points. Roo tries to make small talk, but Ben hasn’t been keeping up with life in the Bay and all this does is make him more aware of the fact he’s been absent from his loved ones’ lives.
Maggie becomes painfully aware of the tension and asks Roo how Irene (Lynne McGranger) is doing. Unfortunately, Roo doesn’t think about Ben’s own case and goes on for some time about how hard it is for Irene to sit in limbo with a conviction hanging over her head.
When Alf points out Ben is also in limbo, Maggie turns to the wine, and it isn’t long before everyone calls it a night. Ben offers to drive a drunk Maggie home, but once they arrive, she desperately tries to get him to stay.
Ben begins to think the entire night was a charade to lure him back to the house. He rejects her and walks away. The next morning, Maggie approaches him and says the night before wasn’t an effort to get him into bed. But Ben says he doesn’t want to pretend everything is OK – and she needs to leave him alone to sort things out…
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