Daniel Blake returns to Echo Point after a long and bitter absence. Gordon tells his daughter that he has been seeing Holly. Edwina thinks it is too soon after her mother's death and is upset to learn Holly will be moving in. Zac returns home unaware his girlfriend Edwina has been seeing his best mate Dean while he's been away.

Hopper has big plans for injecting new life into The Shed café. Daniel encourages him to invest in the business but the bank rejects him for a loan. Holly's terminally ill sister, Jenny, and her family come in from the country when she is re-admitted to hospital. Neville returns from his business trip bearing gifts. At Dean's suggestion, Zac asks Daniel if would be willing to drop the charges for stealing his car. He wouldn't. Feeling he can't get a fair go in Echo Point, Zac packs his things and leaves town.

Hopper worries there may be more to Daniel's loan after receiving a letter from Daniel's solicitor demanding he produce the Shed's books. When Hopper tries to back out of the loan, Daniel backs down. Darcy ropes Zac into cooking when he invites Trish over for dinner. Dave and Shelley grow closer while working together. Neville confesses to Dean the reason Trish threw him out

Edwina's first step toward a big time modelling career costs more than she bargained for. With Marty and Belinda about to go on their first date, Dean warns him that Coral knows about the video. Neville doesn't like Trish spending time with Darcy and suggests he has feels for her. Frannie sees the incriminating videotape and tells Belinda who thinks it's cute that Marty went to all that trouble to get to know her.

Edwina's attempt to get herself out of financial trouble lands her in a deeper mess after she pawns her mother's locket. When Trish rejects Neville's surprise picnic lunch, he accuses her of not wanting to save their marriage and preferring Darcy's company. Witnessing his parent's argument, Dean warns Zac keep his father say away from Trish. Darcy assures Zac there's nothing going on between him and Trish and advises her to do her talking with Neville. Frannie is confrotned by Dave and Shelley's relationship at a party. Shelley accidentally breaks a vase that belonged to Edwina's mother.

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.

Neville and Trish become increasingly worried about Lisa's behaviour. Questioned, Lisa expresses her feelings about being left in the dark about family matters. Gordon and Holly put off their engagement announcement yet again. Zac and Edwina's night is nearly ruined when she spends the entire night venting about Holly. Holly clears the air with Edwina who has been lying about being okay with about her and Gordon's relationship. Narelle's bruiser of an ex-husband shows up on Darcy's doorstep looking for his wife.

Dean's plan of profiting from the newspaper seems to have worked but his article accusing two teachers of having an affair brings Frannie a visit from the school principal demanding. Frannie has words with Daniel Blake after Neville accuses him of sabotaging his job search and learns about her father providing evidence against Daniel after his parent's murders. Neville lands a new sales job with a pharmaceutical company.

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.

Holly believes her nightmares are a premonition of something bad happening to Gordon. Edwina comforts Frannie who is humiliated after her misunderstanding with Dave. Edwina is frustrated by Zac not having time for her due to working so many jobs. The pair find some time to be together when Edwina accompanies Zac on a delivery. Coral is struggling to find both a new job and place to live as she and Belinda both say their goodbyes to friends. Marty returns from the farm to surprise Belinda.

Marty and Belinda face the prospect of a long-distance relationship. Coral is brought to tears by Maurie's glowing letter of reference. When Lisa is diagnosed with Mumps, Dean goes on a hygiene frenzy but Neville is the one who gets sick. Hopper ends his friendship with Daniel and informs him of Coral's plans to leave town. Belinda changes her mind about leaving Echo Point. Holly tells Marty about his mother's final moments. Daniel threatens to take Coral to court if she takes Belinda away from him. Rae interprets Holly's nightmares as her fear of getting married.

Jim asks Holly not to go through with the wedding but to realise a dream and move overseas with him instead. Edwina makes a last minute wardrobe change on the way to the ceremony. Gordon is devastated when Holly leaves him at the alter. Outside the church she tearfully explains she wants more out of life than Echo Point has to offer. Frannie musters all her courage to ask Dave to a movie where the characters seemingly mirror their own lives. Belinda recruits Maurie to help her get Coral and Hopper back together.

Zac is excited to hear of Darcy and Narelle's plan to spend three months driving around Australia and suggests Edwina move in while his father is gone. The timing's not great for Edwina who's trying to help her father deal with the fallout from the wedding. Shelley and Marty's future at the Amadios is up in the air. Tired of Shelley's games, Hopper has it out with her and tells her to stay out of his life — and get professional help. A brick soon finds its way through Hopper's window. Belinda organises a romantic dinner in the bakery for Coral and Hopper. Coral hides her disappointment as Hopper tells her he's leaving Echo Point. Edwina thinks she could be pregnant.

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.