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.

Frannie overturns her desk and runs out of class in tears after learning her new chemistry teacher is the woman she saw going into a hotel with her father. Dave and Zac hustle pool in order to finance plans for a new business after convincing Neville to let them take over as the garden centre's delivery drivers. Frannie tells Dave her issue is not with him and confides is Edwina. Marty begins going to school in Echo Point.

As Marty and Shelley deal with their grief, Holly's anger towards Edwina has reached breaking point. Frannie's parents meet with her school principal to discuss her recent behaviour. Everything snaps into place for Trish when they are introduced to Frannie's new teacher who's name Neville already knows. Learning Nevill has a family, Karen calls things off. When Neville returns home, flowers in hand, he finds his packed bags waiting for him. Zac calls upon the talents of Edwina to recover his and Dean's lost money.

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.

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.

Edwina is frustrated at not being able to find time to be alone with Zac. Dean and Gillian bail on their lunch at a posh restaurant in favour of an intimate dinner at her place that evening. Edwina gives Frannie a short-lived attention-grabbing makeover. Zac gives his father permission to end the birthday traditions that were started by his mother. Frannie admits she was wrong and decides to go back to school.

Shelley is determined to win Dave back but his friendship with Frannie is getting in her way. Dean talks his mother into more shifts at the café as he saves for a car. Daniel can't bring himself to tell Belinda the truth when he encounters her on the street. Desperate to improve their failing delivery business, Zac and Dave take on Dean as an image consultant. Hopper grows impatient with Coral who refuses to tell him about Belinda's father. Frannie takes Dave's advice to tell the truth about what happened to her when she writes a school report on her work experience. Daniel changes the rules to make Belinda eligible for a valuable scholarship from his family trust.

Holly is convinced Jenny, her dead sister, is trying to tell her something via her dreams. After working with Zac and Dave, Dean sets his sights on improving Maurie's bakery. Despite sleeping together, Dave tells Shelley nothing between them has changed and he asks for her copy of his key back, which she denies having. Zac is frustrated at working for little pay and is jealous of Edwina's blossoming modelling career. Desperate to become the primary breadwinner, Zac takes on a side gig unaware of what he's gotten himself in for. Dean borrows Lisa's bike to do his deliveries. Dave thwarts Shelley by having his locks changed. Daniel pushes Belinda to the top of the list of candidates for the scholarship.

Dean goes shopping for his "Dean-mobile" but with family finances in the red, his parents can't afford to chip in as promised. When Neville tells Dean about the debt to Daniel Blake, Dean gives his mother his car money to cover that month's loan repayment. Belinda and Marty are both excited to be short-listed for Daniel's bursary. Coral confronts Daniel accusing him of using the scholarship as an excuse to get to know Belinda. He readily admits that is exactly what he's doing since Coral won't let him tell Belinda he's her father. Edwina calls out Zac for his patronising attitude toward her well-paying modelling career. Tempted by the offer of quick money, Zac agrees to another shady job.

Dean decides to take some time off and go camping, following after a group of girls he met in the café. Wanting to keep her daughter away from Daniel, Coral pressures Belinda not to pursue the bursary but Belinda goes to her interview with Daniel anyway. A humiliated Shelley returns to work at the garden centre alongside Dave after the drama with his flat key. Coral finally confesses to Belinda that she's been lying to her about the identity of her father.

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.

Dave warns Hopper of Shelley's clingy tendencies which Hopper experiences for himself when she tries inserting herself into his movie night. Daniel confesses to Coral he's mishandled things with Belinda and asks her to keep him informed about Belinda's life. Belinda tells Daniel she doesn't want his bursary, his necklace, or anything else to do with him. Daniel contacts his private investigator to see that his name is cleared as soon as possible in connection to his parents' murders so he can claim his daughter. Belinda returns to school and Daniel re-awards the bursary to Marty. Shelley is furious with Dave for warning Hopper off her. Belinda wants her mother to ask Hopper to Holly and Gordon's wedding but she is adamant they won't be getting back together. Shelley worms her way back into Hopper's good books with an apology. Unable to cope with the pressure, Dean decides to leave school.

Inspired by Wacka's tales of his past antics, and not concerned about no longer being a student, Dean decides to make muck up day one to remember. Neville is not impressed by Hopper's decision to leave Echo Point, fearing he'll be saddled with Hopper's loan repayments to Daniel. Belinda is also upset as it means no reunion for Hopper and Coral — and no chance at creating a happy family for herself. Gordon reassures Marty that he and Shelley are welcome to keep living with him and Edwina. Edwina panics when a home pregnancy test comes up positive. Dean finds himself in deep trouble over his muck up day prank. After his parents demand he make some real decisions and do something with his life, he decides to go to Bali with Hopper and Wacka. Despite apologising to Hopper, Shelley isn't done with him.