Episode 5443

As Rachel struggles with the thought of Angus’ looming sentencing, she finds him recovering some paperwork from the school office. They talk for the first time since the scandal broke and admit that, despite everything, they still have feelings for each other. However, their bittersweet reunion is witnessed by school cleaners Miranda and Steve. Is scandal about to break out all over again?

Samantha hides her devastation about having caught Libby and Dan dancing. When Libby realises that Dan lied to Sam about their evening she covers for him but hates herself for becoming complicit in the lie. She gets some sound advice from best mate Steph who orders her to end the dance classes immediately before anything else can go wrong. Meanwhile Dan is having doubts of his own and checks Sam’s bag to see if she’s still taking her medication. Will a lack of trust tear these two apart again?

Karl agrees to help Zeke plead his case with Taylah’s dad and discuss lifting the ban on their relationship. However, Brad will not be swayed and even takes Taylah out of school to stop her from seeing Zeke. Taylah sneaks back in for the dance class and Zeke is thrilled to be able to spend some quality time with his girlfriend. However, Taylah reveals that her loyalties are torn. Her absent, workaholic dad is suddenly showing more interest in getting to know her. Will she sacrifice her relationship with Zeke for a relationship with her father?

Meanwhile Bridget is thrown by all the gossip surrounding Taylah and Zeke and feels as if her friends are growing up faster than she is. She throws herself headlong into her relationship with Ringo, disgusting her friends with constant public displays of affection and shocking her overprotective family who find them pashing on the sofa. Steve and Riley take comfort in terrorising poor Ringo into promising to behave himself.