Episode 8201 | Airs Monday 30 September 2019 at 13:45 and 17:30 on Channel 5 (UK) and 18:30 on 10 Peach (Australia)
Devastated by hearing Shane's part in her family's disintegration, Mackenzie pushes him away and flees. After being told what Shane has done, Yashvi finds Mackenzie to make sure she's okay. Instead of helping, Yashvi makes it all about her, which angers Mackenzie further.
Dipi finds Mackenzie seeking comfort in her favourite place – the butterfly park. Dipi admits it was hard for her to hear about what Shane did, but he isn't the person he was back in Bourke. But the betrayal runs too deep for Mackenzie. She feels like Shane used her to assuage his guilt. Dipi lets Mackenzie know that she's not alone, even if she does face another rejection by her father. Mackenzie takes this on board, but she is too hurt to even consider speaking to Shane.
At the same time, Shane is not coping with his guilt. He feels intense shame, which is reinforced by Yashvi telling him how ashamed she is of him. Shane is so affected that he leaves work, only to have Dipi tell him Mackenzie can't forgive him. Shane is hitting rock bottom.
Meanwhile, Yashvi is upset over what's happened between Shane and Mackenzie and seeks comfort from Ned, who can't take the time off work to be with her. Scarlett plays them both, making Yashvi out to be immature, while telling Yashvi that Ned is not supporting her like he should. When Ned comes through for his girlfriend, planning to leave work early and meet her, Scarlett has to come up with another way to get between them. She decides to use Ned's protective instinct for Bea against him.
Before Bea's gig at The Waterhole, Scarlett sabotages her microphone lead – fraying it near where it connects to the amp. She calls Ned to The Waterhole on the pretext of a work mix-up, but when he arrived, admits that she made a mistake. She suggests he should stay for a drink, but Ned is annoyed, just wants to head out to see Yashvi.
Just as he heads for the door, Bea plugs her microphone into the jack and receives a nasty electric shock. Her hand is fused to the lead by the current. Ned breaks the connection with a bar stool and Bea falls to the ground, unconscious. Will she survive?
