Home and Away spoilers follow for UK-pace episodes on Channel 5.
Home and Away favourite Leah Patterson-Baker is a changed woman as she returns to Summer Bay next week.
Fans have spent weeks speculating over the whereabouts of Leah (Ada Nicodemou), who mysteriously disappeared after a strange phone call from an unknown person.
Upcoming episodes on Channel 5 will reveal that Leah is being held captive in a remote location by a violent and dangerous man called Douglas. After weeks of terrorising Leah and forcing her to carry out his every instruction, Douglas presents her with a wedding dress as he expects them to get married.
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Douglas also shows Leah a picture of another bride, urging her to perfectly replicate her look ahead of the ceremony.
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Leah goes along with Douglas's orders by dressing for the wedding, but later takes the opportunity to escape by attacking him before they're due to exchange their vows.
She then runs through some woodland and is relieved to be reunited on a nearby road with her partner Justin Morgan (James Stewart), who has finally managed to track her down.
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Justin rushes Leah to hospital for a check-up, before bringing her back to the Morgan house.
Although Justin is relieved to have Leah safely home, it soon becomes clear that she has a long journey ahead before she gets back to normal.
Leah defers to Justin for all decision making – a sign of what she had to do when trapped with Douglas. Can Justin give Leah the help she needs?
Home and Away airs these scenes on Monday, April 20 and Friday, April 24 at 1.15pm on Channel 5.
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