Shelley helps a young girl through the birth of her baby. Holly contacts Trish from the hospital to inform her Neville is in surgery after his car accident. Trish and Dean rush to hospital but Frannie refuses to go see him. Zac and Edwina can't get any privacy.

Rachel moves in and Hopper feels like his life has been upturned. Trish drags Frannie to the hospital to visit her father but she refuses to see him. Zac relishes his father's new job that will take him out of town for a week giving him and Edwina a chance to be alone together. Neville regains consciousness. Frannie goes to see her father after Hopper tells her she's being selfish.

Frannie expresses her hurt and anger at Neville and their relationship finds new ground. Hopper is conflicted in what he wants out of his relationship with Rachel. Coral and Belinda bump into Rachel on the street. Edwina's curfew gives her an excuse to end her evening with Zac early. Edwina's father grounds her for being twenty minutes but Holly comes down on Edwina's side of the argument.

Daniel's plan to get the truth out of Gordon about his mother's letter starts to involve Holly. Hopper confesses to Rachel he thinks they can make a go as a family when the baby comes. Empowered after talking with Belinda, Edwina tells Zac she's changed her mind about having sex. Maurie offers Coral his moral support after learning about Rachel. Challenged by Hopper's niceness, Rachel admits he's not the father of her baby. After another argument with Edwina, Holly wants to move into a hotel for a break but Gordon won't hear of it leaving the leaving to Edwina.

Edwina turns up on Zac's doorstep after moving out. When Gordon tracks her down and brings her home, Edwina tells her father she and Zac slept together. Marty offers to give Dean one of his old assignments in exchange for an introduction to Belinda. Daniel funds an equipment purchase for the hospital. Gordon feels betrayed as Edwina admits to lying about having sex with Zac.

Gordon proposes to Holly while on vacation. Edwina wants to hide the robbery from her father but Dave phones Gordon with the bad news. Darcy learns the hard way that his new girlfriend, Narelle, works in parking enforcement. After learning about the break-in, Daniel blames it on Gordon's lack of management accumen. Sgt. Murray initially suspects Dave and Zac of the robbery but they think the party crashers are responsible. Sgt Murray informs Gordon about the party.

Gordon and Holly keep their engagement a secret in light of the fallout from the party. A stray sock leads to Gordon making an accusation against Edwina. Belinda feels pushed aside as her mother spends more time with Hopper. Daniel accuses Gordon of killing his parents and looks deeper into their business dealings. Relieved of management responsibilities at the garden centre, a guilt-ridden Dave wants to repay the stolen money to Gordon by selling his art. Zac nabs the thieves at the Shed. Gordon apologises to Edwina for jumping to conclusions.

Frannie plans to produce an alternative school newspaper to keep herself busy and not thinking about — and dreaming about — Dave. Gordon refuses to take Dave's money for the robbery. Shelley finally gets a glimpse of Dave's personal life when he shows her his paintings. Hopper takes Coral out to a concert but Belinda once again feels forgotten when she gets locked out of the house in the rain. Dean tapes over his father's music collection to make his remix tapes.

Lisa's friend Gemma shares rumours about Lisa's parents splitting up. On a tight deadline, Frannie is desperate for help with her school newsletter. Zac clashes with Maurie at the bakery dredging up an old family feud. Neville is excited to get a new company car but it is soon damaged. Neville is surprised to learn his new boss is Daniel Blake.

After Frannie's newsletter fails to sell, Dean comes up with the radical idea of giving away a free condom with each issue landing her in hot water with the school principal. Shelley advises Dave not to feed into Frannie's crush by being so nice to her. Lisa admits to damaging her father's new car. Having had enough of Daniel's insinuations, Neville quits.

Belinda asks for Frannie's help in organising to meet her gran. Edwina resorts to doing her maths homework to avoid telling her father about her weekend plans. Marty thinks Belinda has gone off him. Maurie's struggles continue as he holes up at the O'Connors. Edwina finally tells her father the truth about her plan to go to a hotel with Zac for the weekend. He doesn't react well initially and objects to her going but doesn't stand in her way.

Hoping to uses his free holiday after his work plans change, Darcy learns Zac has already claimed the prize but lets him go away with Edwina leaving the house free for himself and Narelle. Shelley breaks up with Dave over his unwillingness to commit. Holly helps Maurie deal with his panic attacks, encouraging him to seek professional help. Dean tries to help Dave get over the breakup but Dave still only has eyes for Shelley and sabotages Dean's hopes for a double date. Zac and Edwina leave for their romantic weekend away.

Belinda is unable to go through with meeting her grandmother, believing there must be a reason her mother hasn't contacted her in 15 years. Zac and Edwina's plans get sidetracked after they come to the aid of an elderly man having car trouble. Frannie takes up her father's offer to do her work experience at his company and meets her father's boss, Clive McInery.

Daniel's private investigator, Iris Delaney, starts looking into his parents' murders and begins by speaking to Gordon and Darcy. Zac and Edwina salvage what they can of their holiday after being forced to spend the night in their car. Belinda's grandmother tracks her down and Belinda begins to learn more about her family.

Dave offers Shelley a relationship on his terms. Run off her feet managing the bakery by herself, Coral offers Maurie his old job back on a part time basis. Belinda's grandmother, Elizabeth, asks her not to tell Coral they've met and the pair exchange family photos. Private Investigator Iris Delaney discovers Darcy has the matching half of a distinct shell Daniel owns that belonged to his mother. Coral sees a glimpse of her mother outside the bakery.

Daniel follows Frannie and finds Belinda hiding out in a boat shed. He tells Coral who goes to see her but Belinda refuses to return home. Dean's parents lay down the law when they learn he is on the verge of failing his HSC having ignored his school work all year. Unwilling to live under the same roof as Holly, Marty wants to move back to the farm. Citing the tragic lose of his wife, Gordon fails to support Holly when Marty accuses her of killing Jenny.

Dean is feeling the pressure of studying for his HSC as his father forces him to spend all his time in his room with his school books. Marty asks Dean to keep an eye on Belinda while he's at the farm and tells Dean about Daniel being her father. Hopper invites Belinda to stay with him for the short term while Maurie reminds her everything Coral did was for her benefit. Narelle gets Darcy to join her on her power walks. Edwina confides in Frannie about her and Zac having unprotected sex.

Still experiencing nightmares, Holly turns to a colleague, her ex boyfriend, looking for absolution. Belinda returns home. Coral explains her reasons for keeping the truth from her and gives Belinda the full story of her summer romance with Daniel. Frannie helps Dean study using terms he can understand. On her first day back at school, Belinda is paranoid with worry that everyone will know her father is a rumoured killer. Coral informs Daniel that Belinda doesn't want to publicly acknowledge that he's her father. He's accepting and reminds Coral to give Belinda the necklace. When Belinda is awarded the Blake bursary, a disappointed rival reveals she is Blake's daughter. Moving on from Dave, Shelley is pleased to learn that Hopper has split from Coral.

Coral and Belinda decide to leave Echo Point for a fresh start. Neville and Trish host a bootscoot at the Shed. Edwina takes Zac along on an overnight babysitting job only to spend all their time dealing with her wealthy clients' demanding six-year-old son. Shelley tries to rub her date with Hopper in Dave's face. Belinda rejects Daniel's family heirloom necklace when Coral tries to give it to her.

After agreeing to pose for Dave, Frannie strips but is mortified that Dave plans to draw her fully clothed. Edwina gives Zac a taste of how the upper class live as they dream about achieving the same for themselves someday. Shelley tries to arrange for some more alone time with Hopper but he's puzzled about what she wants from him. When she scores some rare concert tickets, he has to turn her down due to work commitments. Zac takes on some extra jobs.

Dean decides to skip the rest of his exams but still wants to celebrate with his classmates — one hot classmate in particular. Coral encourages Daniel not to give up with Belinda, telling him he could be the father she's always wanted. Edwina admits to Zac she doesn't think she can go ahead with the pregnancy. Both misinterpret the conversation with Edwina thinking he's okay with her decision and Zac proposing marriage. Daniel's private investigator, Iris Delaney, returns and gets Maurie to open up about the Blake family. Daniel visits Belinda to tell her how much it means to him to have her as a daughter. Iris confronts Daniel with the information she learned from Maurie — particularly his father's affairs. Offended at the very idea, Daniel fires her on the spot.

Dean resumes his delivery service to earn money for a concert ticket but takes Neville's car without his permission. Dean sits in on a poker game while making a delivery, winning big, only to emerge to find his father's car gone. Unbeknownst to Dean, his parents took it to teach him a lesson. Shelley moves in with Dave and continues to manipulate him. Belinda is upset by the death of the chick she was assigned to look after. Shelley tells Dave that Holly killed her mother, accusing Holly of being jealous of Jenny. Belinda convinces Dean to sit the rest of his exams.

Shelley's emotional hold over Dave continues as she maneuvers herself between him and Frannie. Already worried about telling her father she is pregnant, Edwina now has an engagement to announce. Having trouble studying, and with his friends all busy with other plans, Marty hits the bottle. Frannie is surprised by Edwina's news and tries to get her to see sense and not just do what Zac wants. Zac tells his father about the engagement and Darcy guesses the rest. A tearful Edwina tells her father everything.

Shelley does her best to keep Frannie and Dave apart. Belinda questions her future with Marty given his behavioural changes and constant drinking and breaks up with him. Gordon and Darcy get together with Edwina and Zac to discuss things. Zac is adamant he and Edwina will have the baby and is stunned when Edwina reveals she doesn't want to have the baby. Dean risks his own exam sitting by helping a hungover Marty get to school. Coral sees Marty's empty alcohol bottle fall out of Belinda's school bag.

Zac is desperate to change Edwina's mind about not having the baby. Shelley keeps Dave from meeting Frannie by luring him home with a desperate phone call and then feigning a collapse. Belinda denies the empty alcohol bottle is hers but refuses to tell Coral whose it is. In light of the Zac and Edwina situation, Darcy backs out of his holiday plans with Narelle. Coral wants to have another go at bringing Belinda and Daniel together. Shelley doesn't react well to Dave asking her to move out. After pondering if her problem with Dave is that she's too nice, Frannie foregoes a date with Dave to go with Belinda to a beach party out of town. When they miss their bus, Belinda accepts a ride from two young men who drive the girls out into the bush.

Zac tries to tell a distraught Edwina that Shelley means nothing to him but he's crossed a line. Dean's first day working at the hospital sees him on bedpan duty — and reconnecting with nurse Gillian Power. Hopper and Coral announce their engagement. Belinda is less than pleased, still holding out hope for her parents to get back together. Zac is unimpressed by Dave's lack of interest in his wife and son while Dave is amused by Zac being Shelley's new obsession. Iris confronts Neville with the watch. He explains it was a gift from Sarah Blake for using him to counter her husband's affair. Neville advises Iris to shift her investigation to the woman Edward Blake was having an affair with. Zac tries to smooth things over with Edwina who won't even hear him out. Seeing Shelley come into the café and immediately being all over Zac, Edwina dumps a bowl of yoghourt on Shelley's head, much to her friends' delight. Frannie tells off Dave prompting him to contemplate leaving town.

Daniel is shook by Iris' revelation of his mother's infidelity — and again by Belinda telling him of Coral's engagement to Hopper. But he still tells Belinda she should be happy for her mother. Maurie is thrilled by the engagement news and begins planning the perfect wedding cake. Zac tells Shelley that he's still in love with Edwina. Seeing Dave packing his things, Darcy challenges him about repeating his pattern of running away when things get difficult. Lisa has a crush but her first attempt at talking to a boy doesn't go well. Trish seeks out her friend Darcy for advice after Neville's admission of having an affair with Sarah Blake. Dean earns Gillian's respect for how he handles the situation with the baby but he turns her down when she asks him out not wanting to be taken for a ride again. Trish returns home to find Neville packing his bags but refuses to let him walk out on the family. Overhearing Dave's plan to leave town, Shelley packs her things and joins him.

Trish, Maurie and Belinda are determined to give Coral and Hopper a grand wedding but they'd prefer a simple ceremony at the registry office. They decide to get married on the beach where they had their first date. Darcy informs Zac that Dave has left Echo Point, taking their truck with him, but paying out Zac's share. Frannie starts a petition, determined to save a tree from being cut down to make way for a car park. Darcy and Zac are surprised by Rita's sudden return after she walked out on them 12 years previously and are not prepared for her frank admission that she killed Edward and Sarah Blake after Edward ended their 4-year long affair. Her story triggers a memory for Zac who recalls being there and Rita drops one more bombshell — Edward Blake is Zac's father.

Zac and Darcy struggle in the aftermath of Rita's admissions. Zac tells Dean what has happened and he passes the news to Frannie, Edwina and Belinda who is over the moon and rushes off to tell Coral. A drunk Darcy shows up at the bakery to let Maurie, who has always blamed Darcy for driving his niece away, know it was Rita who killed the Blakes. Iris visits Daniel in jail to inform him Rita has confessed to the murders of his parents and he's to be released. He's shocked to learn Zac is his half brother but basks in the knowledge of the new family he has found. Edwina's friends convince her to go see Zac to try to comfort him. Dean suggests to Frannie that she chain herself to the tree to get some media attention. She takes him up on the idea only to run into Darcy who is sleeping off a bender under the tree.

Hopper in a panic after learning his friend has sold the boat intended for Hopper and Coral's honeymoon trip. Trish comforts Darcy who tells her all about Rita's affair with Edward Blake and Edward being Zac's father. Dean overhears their conversation and fetches Zac to come talk to his father. Narelle returns early from her vacation after being located by Grodon. With the wedding nearing, Frannie loses the key to the lock after chaining herself to the tree but Dean and Hopper come to her rescue. Hopper and Coral are married in a ceremony on the beach with all their friends and family present. Daniel reaches out to Zac, promising he'll get what's rightfully his from the family estate. Hopper and Coral receive a surprise wedding gift from Daniel who is the one who bought the boat from Hopper's friend. Coral and Hopper leave on their honeymoon allowing Daniel and Belinda to spend some time together as father and daughter.