Home and Away reveals break-up drama for Dean Thompson in 36 spoiler pictures

He has just been dumped by Ziggy, who now knows the truth over Ross's murder, so doesn't want to have this conversation right now.

She tries to play peacemaker between her two friends.

He makes it clear that he plans to get drunk at Salt, wanting to drown his sorrows.

Worried, she tries to get Dean to see sense.

His friends now have reason to worry, as it's clear that he won't cope well with the split from Ziggy.

After the earlier tension, their relationship is about to take a surprising turn.

Returning to his River Boy ways, he's determined to go on the rebound.

But she doesn't realise that Dean has just broke up with Ziggy, making her the rebound girl.

Angelo interrupts an argument between Dean and Colby. Colby isn't happy that Ziggy now knows the truth over Ross's murder.

The tension between Colby and Dean looks suspicious to him.

Colby watches on anxiously.

He claims that Angelo needs to do a better job at pleasing his wife – a veiled dig at Taylor's affair with Colby.

He isn't sure what Dean means by his comment.

Has Dean said too much?

The secret lovers have another low-key meeting.

It's time for a serious talk.

She's keen to find out how genuine Colby's feelings really are.

Secretly, he still needs her help to keep an eye on the Ross investigation.