Australian airdate: Thursday 10 August 2023 at 20:00 on Channel 7
Rose tries to explain to Xander about why she wants to learn about her heritage. She means no ill will toward their parents, but this is something she has to do. Xander doesn’t get it. Rose leaves to see Mali at Salt but Xander isn’t finished. He insists Rose tell their mother what she’s doing, or Xander will.
Rose leaves for the beach as quickly as she can, and Mali catches up to her. She finally explains her search to find her father and Mali is highly supportive. He promises that he will be right there with her. Sure enough, Rose stumbles across an old drama group photo containing a man who could be her dad.
Meanwhile, Cash brings Harper to the privacy of his place so that she can elaborate on the favour she needs. Harper considers him to be the one person who can help her, as Cash has always been willing to push harder to get to the truth.
Harper explains that her sister Dana is on the run. The police found drugs in Dana’s apartment and her boyfriend threw her under the bus. Now there’s a warrant out for her arrest and Dana has lost everything.
Harper needs Cash to do whatever he can to prove Dana’s innocence, but Cash is not so quick to blur the lines. It takes persuasion and time, but he might be willing to help – if she promises to tell him everything she knows, from the very beginning.
Later, Irene gloats over John being proven wrong. She believes that his accusations of Harper being untrustworthy well and truly in the past. Irene and Harper enjoy their dinner and their growing friendship. Appreciating Irene’s hospitality, Harper insists on packing up the leftovers and dishes. However, when Irene has gone to bed, the spare food is brought into Harper’s room. The bedroom window is open, and the fugitive Dana climbs through.
Elsewhere, Mali is back teaching in the surf and feeling amazing. Mackenzie is equally as stoked, officially retired as his substitute. Mali asks her for one more favour, asking if she can help him organise a little something special to treat Rose – a bottle of wine and a meal for two in a prime spot on the Salt balcony.
