Episode 8998
UK and US release date: Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 07:00 on Amazon Freevee
Australia airdate: Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 16:00 on Channel 10 and 18:30 on 10 Peach
In the wake of being punched, JJ swallows down his shame and embarrassment. When Dex returns, JJ firmly asserts that they're not to breathe a word of Slade's attack to anyone.
Despite plastering on a calm front, JJ later swipes a sharp chef's knife from Harold's, an impulsive choice for self-protection. When Cara pays JJ an unexpected check-in at school, JJ scrambles to hide the knife. As she ushers him to class, JJ's forced to leave behind the knife, stashed high up between the lockers and a wall.
Meanwhile, pressure mounts for Jane and Terese as the Education Department site visit gets under way. Knowing the Department has the power to pull the pin, Jane is determined for them to be on their A-game, and more so when she learns Slade's cronies have been hanging around the school.
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However, distracted by the tension with Toadie, Terese's corporate armour falters when the Department raises their concerns, including the lack of deviation between the construction and school boundary.
Things head further south when Curtis finds JJ's stashed knife and enacts a lockdown. While a panicked Dex assumes the knife is Slade's, the Department Head turns on an unsuspecting Terese, hoping the construction equipment has been securely stashed, or risk more serious security breaches.
Elsewhere, as Paul remains wrapped in grief, Krista continues to butt heads with Chelsea, who lords her new power as acting manager. When Chelsea overhears Toadie mentioning David's will, she sets out to find Paul's will and is thrown to discover a bequest for Terese, despite the divorce. Krista's suspicions are raised when she finds Chelsea snooping in Paul's office.
Also today, with Aaron MIA, Leo offers his support to Nicolette, who's thrown when Leo reveals Aaron is coming home the next day. Resentful and sceptical, Nicolette relays that she's not about to get Isla's hopes up in case Aaron changes his mind.
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