Next week on Home and Away, Detective Madden finally catches Dana, but she vanishes soon after being arrested! What has Madden done with her?
This week, Detective Will Madden (Jonny Pasvolsky) and sisters Harper (Jessica Redmayne) and Dana (Ally Harris) Matheson’s cat and mouse game comes to an end when Madden finally wins his girl.
Last week, evidence that dishonest police officer Madden was hiding information that Dana had an alibi for the theft she was falsely accused of was uncovered, confirming everyone’s concerns about him.
Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) called the restaurant after realising that Harper’s statement—which verified that she had been out with Dana at the time—had not been included in the initial case files. The restaurant confirmed that they still had CCTV from that afternoon on their systems.
Dana blamed her ex-boyfriend Olly, and he apparently told Madden, who arrived at the city restaurant before Cash and took the video, when she used Harper’s phone to send a gloating voicemail.
Dana had not only destroyed her own alibi, but she also had to have alerted Madden to the sisters’ presence by using Harper’s phone. It’s not like he could formally utilise the proof without disclosing his affiliation with Olly.
The next week, Cash tells Harper that he has requested that the anti-corruption team look into Madden. Harper is happy that they already have the proof, but Cash quickly informs her that they are not allowed to disclose Dana’s voicemail to Olly to the police. It would implicate Harper to do so.
They need to play things cautiously until next week, when Cash meets with anti-corruption, because they don’t know who Madden is collaborating with on the force.
But Harper quickly forgets about Madden when Irene (Lynne McGranger) appears out of the blue in the diner!
Irene is blissfully oblivious to the fact that Dana has been holed up in Harper’s room at the Beach House, and the sisters were able to get some much-needed breathing room after her meeting with her grandchild, who has never been mentioned before.
Harper runs home after learning that Irene hasn’t arrived yet, almost having time to alert Dana before Irene arrives. Irene seems to believe Harper’s explanation of the large number of dishes (a lot for one person) that she had a dinner party the previous night.
Meanwhile, Madden unexpectedly shows up at the Parata-Newman house.
Letting himself in, he asks Cash what he’s been up to since they last spoke. They both know what’s been going on of course, but it remains unsaid as Madden explains he’s just been following up a few things, and unlike Cash, he knows how to secure evidence.
In the meantime, Madden unexpectedly visits the Parata-Newman residence.
He lets himself in and asks Cash how things have been doing since their last conversation. Naturally, they are both aware of what has been happening, but they choose not to discuss it as Madden clarifies that he has just been checking in on a few things and, in contrast to Cash, is skilled at gathering proof.
Madden then threatens Cash, telling him that as soon as he can prove that he knows where Dana is, Cash is going to find himself behind bars. Cash replies that he’ll see him in there…
Madden decides to drop over to the Beach House, barging past a distinctly unimpressed Irene and demanding to see Harper, who emerges from the bedroom.
Harper declines to go anywhere with Madden when he asks her to go with him to the station.
Madden tells Irene it’s not her problem when she intervenes. But Irene isn’t having any of it. She urges him to show a warrant or get out of her house, reminding him that he is standing inside.
As Madden disappears, Irene turns to Harper for an explanation of what transpired. Irene proposes they ask the person hiding in the downstairs bedroom instead of Harper, who is unsure about where to start.
Harper opens the door to see Dana standing there and hastily tries to deny that Irene didn’t come down in the previous shower.
As Harper tells Irene their story and apologises, she says Cash would support everything they’ve said.
Irene chooses to hold off on making a decision until after speaking with Cash, who assures her that the girls are real and that Madden is setting them up. But he cautions Irene that she would be breaking the law if she allowed Dana to stay at the beach house any longer. However, surrendering her would result in the imprisonment of a young lady who is innocent.
She finds Harper and Dana almost ready to pack up their belongings when she gets home.
Irene informs Dana that she can move into the spare room upstairs, reassuring her that she won’t reveal their secret. Cash’s opinion of their trustworthiness suffices for her.
That evening, Irene discovers Dana awake late and informs her that the Beach House has always served as a haven and that she hopes it will continue to do so.
However, Madden is not by himself at Summer Bay; at Salt, he meets up with James Biasetto’s character, DS Stuart Fletcher, a corrupt police officer. Although Stuart has been monitoring the Beach House, he has nothing new to report at this time. However, things immediately became worse the following day. Cash is unaware that Fletcher is seated at a nearby table, listening to everything Cash says to Harper regarding the impending anti-corruption probe. Madden receives a message from Fletcher informing him that they must act fast since time is running out.
Madden returns to the Beach House with Fletcher in tow, and this time he shows Irene a warrant as he places Harper under arrest for hindering a police investigation and perverting the course of justice.
Hearing everything that’s going on, Dana can’t let her sister be taken away, so finally reveals herself to Madden.
“I’m the one you want, not her,” Dana tells a triumphant Madden, who instructs Fletcher to let Harper go.
Cash rushes to meet Harper and Irene at the station after a frantic phone call, only to be met with confusion once he gets there…
Madden, Fletcher and Dana haven’t arrived, and no-one knows where they are!
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