Episode 5095

Episode Title: One For The Toad
Episode Number: 5095
Australian air date: Friday 10th November 2006
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Writer: Ben Marshall
Director: Chris Adshead
Quotes: None.
Guests: Guy Sykes (Fletcher Humphrys), Mishka Schneiderova (Deborah Kennedy).
Music: None.

Boyd begins to suspect Elle as she continues to over compensate for her guilt over her part in Max’s disappearance. He listens to Lyn telling him how Elle has been helping Steph get through the difficult time with interest and confronts Elle as he spies her meeting with a private investigator in the Scarlet Bar. He points out that he keen interest in helping Max’s family and tracking Max down indicates that she has something to do with Max running away, especially as Max was certain she had something to do with undermining his sanity as she set him up.

It’s the day of the Melbourne cup and Steph manages to coax Toadie down the Scarlet bar where the residents of Erinsborough have gathered for the celebrations. The pair revert back to their close friendship despite the discomfort felt by Toadie after the revelation about Steph’s romantic dream involving them both. Toadie’s prank on Ned sees them both in hysterics as Ned struggles in a hired suit a few sizes too small, as arranged through a phone call by Toadie. Toadie escalates the prank as he calls Ned during the party and asks him to check the number on the waistband of his trousers so he can get a free suit and $100 as compensation of the mistake. A hesistant Ned shuffles to a corner of the Scarlet bar and pulls down his trousers to get look for the number as Toadie seizes a ceiling lamp and points it in Ned’s direction leaving those gathered to stare in shock at Ned. The end of the evening sees Toadie and Steph relaxing on the sofa in the living room of number 32. Steph thanks him for being there for her and the pair kiss as she does. Boyd enters the room whilst they are still embracing.

Katya is forced into action by Guy who continues to blackmail her by bringing Rachel into his threats. He befriends Katya’s sister leaving Katya to bow to his demands to prevent him from hurting Rachel. She seizes the opportunity as she spies Karl’s new sports car outside Lassiters as she heads to the Melbourne cup celebrations at the Scarlet Bar with Ned. Making excuses she leaves early and breaks into the car. Her progress is interrupted by Ned who leaves the Scarlet Bar to chase after Toadie and Steph who are running from the scene of their prank. He spots the shadowy figure of Katya who is wearing a dark overall and baseball cap. He attempts to intervene however Katya elbows him in the stomach and knocks him to the floor before jumping into the car and speeding away from the scene.

Rachel attempts to make her peace with Karl as he tries to repair the relationship between them both. Her coldness towards Karl stems from his mistakes over the paternity of Kerry Mangel which put an end to her relationship with Stingray.

Lou and Mishka get back on track after a second bout of hypnosis by Karl in an attempt to relieve Lou of the painful memories he has of Mishka pushing him down the stairs as he attempted to track her down in Russia. Karl gets more than he bargained for as he asks Lou to remember a happy event that Lou shared with Mishka. The memory Lou picks ends with he and Mishka returning to their room in number 24 making use of a can of whipped cream whilst in bed. Lou is cured of his hesitation when close to Mishka and Harold and Karl attempt to console themselves after hearing the slightly sordid happy whipped cream memory of Lou’s.