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.

Holly decides to move into an already tense Amadio house. With Zac's search for work coming up empty, Darcy calls in an old debt with Gordon to give him a job. Belinda teases her mother about having a secret admirer, neither aware it was Daniel who left her a rose. Darcy advises Zac to give Edwina a second chance. Daniel informs Gordon he'll be taking over his garden centre.

Holly and Shelley face their first day at the hospital since Jenny died. Shelley is doing work experience, eyeing a career in nursing, but runs afoul of one of the doctors. Hopper and Coral go on their secret date.

To Gordon's dislike, Holly spends more and more time with Daniel. Coral is also weary and advises Holly to be careful with Daniel. Belinda lies to Frannie about being sick to get out of their shopping plans so she can go out with Marty instead. Their friendship takes a hit when Frannie sees Belinda with Marty at the beach. Coral wins the hospital leading to an awkward conversation with Daniel when he delivers the prize about him wanting to talk about old times. Daniel manipulates Holly into moving their meeting from the hospital to his house.

Maurie is attacked at the Bakery, leaving his confidence shattered. Dean is all smiles after spending the night with Gillian. He thinks it could be the start of something special — until he finds her with another man. Darcy hits a run of good luck as he lands a job in Echo Point and wins a free vacation for two. When the winning ticket goes missing, Edwina is eager to find it so she and Zac can go away together. A woman claiming to be working on the history of Echo Point seeks out Neville — in reality she is a private investigator hired by Daniel Blake.

Zac deals with the ramifications of crashing the truck. Zac and Dean's delivery business is over without a truck (as is Dean's), and with no job, Zac can't afford to move out with Edwina. Troubled by the weight of the issues troubling her, Holly unburdens herself to Gordon. Dean frustrates his parents by refusing to go back to school. Holly's ex makes one last play for her affections before the wedding.

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.