Neighbours: Mackenzie faces her father Grant

Episode 8207 | Airs Tuesday 08 October 2019 at 13:45 and 17:30 on Channel 5 (UK) and 18:30 on 10 Peach (Australia)

Grant is confronted by seeing Mackenzie and calls her 'Michael'. Mackenzie corrects him and they sit down, beginning a tentative conversation. Grant mentions that he knew Mackenzie's mother had died, so Mackenzie asks why he never tried to contact her. Grant is defensive – from his point of view, he didn't look for her because he wasn't sure what he would find. As far as Grant is concerned, Mackenzie is and always will be his son – a male. Wounded, Mackenzie flees.

Shane goes in to battle for Mackenzie and confronts Grant about his narrow-minded views. He says the most important thing about being a father is making sure your kids are happy and healthy. Grant is swayed by seeing how much Shane's attitude to the issue has changed. After being comforted by Yashvi and Harlow, a wary Mackenzie returns. Grant wants to start over and as a gesture, calls Mackenzie by her real name. Mackenzie sits down, giving her father another chance to be in her life.

Meanwhile, Scarlett makes it her mission to get Ned alone and seduce him. She claims she is being stalked by her violent ex-boyfriend. Ned believes her, but the police can't find any record of the guy entering the state. Still, Scarlett is scared to spend the night alone, so Ned offers to stay.

At the same time, Bea has become suspicious of Scarlett spending so much time with Ned. She urges Yashvi to make amends with Ned before he moves on to someone else, like Scarlett. When Kyle confirms that Ned has been missing Yashvi, she decides to pay him a visit.

Scarlett intercepts Yashvi's text to Ned, telling him she's coming over. Ned is asleep on Scarlett's couch, still shirtless after going for a swim. Scarlett strips down to her bikini and positions herself in Ned's arms. Yashvi arrives and looks into the house only to see Scarlett and Ned, scantily clad and apparently asleep together. Yashvi is devastated and flees. It's a massive win for the conniving Scarlett.