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Magic Moments
> 2017
> Shane's Return
Episode 7581
Written
by Libby Butler, Directed
by Gary Conway, Produced
by Natalie Lynch
Channel Eleven: 17/04/17, Channel 5: 17/04/17
Leo tells Amy that she can’t have a stake in the backpackers anymore… Finn tells Ben that studying medicine is not about making other people happy… Finn on
his computer writing a dossier on Susan about Ben and the school fire… Susan gives Ben an ultimatum about his medicine studies and bans him from working at
the garage… Mark shares a kiss with Sonya after she stays the night, and then informs Toadie of the news… David tells Leo that he is gay… Paige, Elly and
Amy at the Waterhole doing shots, however Amy isn’t done yet and wants to go out for a big night…
At the Lassiters Complex, a mysterious stranger walks up to a for sale outside Harold’s Café, looking interested. As he continues to look at the sign Amy
walks past, looking a little bit worse for wear after her big night out with Elly and Paige. She repeatedly tries opening the door to Harold’s but eventually
realizes it is locked up. David saunters by and asks Amy what she is doing up and about so early on a public holiday. She says that she needs coffee! David
wants to tell Amy about his revelation to Leo last night, but she says that without caffeine she cannot absorb anything. She is still unhappy about Leo
dissolving her stake in the Backpackers, and tells David that Leo was obviously desperate to buy her out. This is news to David, who’s confused as to where
Leo found the money.
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Over at the Backpackers, Tyler is telling Leo how impressed he is with the maintenance that has been completed so far. He has a broken chair and asks Leo
if Amy can fix it, but Leo tells Tyler that Amy no longer does the maintenance for them. David comes over and talks to Leo about why he had to buy Amy out
of her stake, and where he managed to get the money from. Leo is more interested in talking to David about his big coming out announcement the previous
evening and asks him who he is going to tell next. David reveals it was Paul’s chat that gave him the confidence to come out, but Leo isn’t ecstatic about
this news and tells David he needs to look after himself.
At no. 28, the Kennedys are having breakfast, and Ben is on the phone with Xanthe. She is at the beach with her mum but Ben can’t join her, he has a
tutoring session with Finn. Ben isn’t happy about being banned from the garage but Susan assures him that he will thank them later if it helps with his
medicine studies. Tyler swings by with some textbooks for Ben which he left at the Backpackers, Karl and Susan don’t look impressed. Ben asks Tyler how
things are going at the garage, and Tyler proceeds to tell him about a classic car that has just come in. After initially going into intricate details
about the make and model, encouraged by Ben’s enthusiasm, one look from Karl and Susan dampens his excitement and he quickly leaves.
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Finn is at Harold’s, busily doing some prep work for his classes, when Elly comes over. Elly says that he must have something better to do over the
holidays than working on class preparation, but Finn says that he is too excited about his new classroom techniques of mindfulness and meditation and
can’t wait to try them out on his students. Elly says this sounds like a good idea and will stop students from dropping out early, but she warns him to
run it past Susan first before going ahead and implementing it into his classes. She also tells him to stop muttering to himself as he will lose all
street cred!
At no. 24, Steph is giving Mark an Easter card that Nell made. Sonya didn’t want to bring it round herself, and Steph doesn’t understand why they are not
seeing each other as much. Mark says it is too difficult at the moment to be around Sonya as they bring each other down and end up in ‘a sadness spiral’,
especially with what happened with Caitlin. Steph tries to perk Mark up by inviting him to an Easter picnic at the lake - and it will give Mark an
opportunity to say thank you to Nell for the Easter card. He looks pensive, but Steph assures him it will be okay as they are family. Despite being
reluctant to see Toadie there, Mark agrees to go for Nell’s sake.
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Steph is chatting with Toadie outside no. 30. She asks him whether he is going to the Easter picnic at Lassiters Lake, but Toadie is worried that it
will be awkward considering what has happened between him, Sonya and Mark recently. Steph says that he should at least come to the picnic for Nell’s
sake as she misses him. Toadie still isn’t sure and tells Steph about Sonya staying over with Mark the other night. This is news to Steph, but she is
sure that it’s platonic and assures Toadie that Mark and Sonya are not an item, they are just good friends helping each other out. Reluctantly, Toadie
agrees to come to the picnic, and will even bring some Easter eggs. Steph is looking surprised about Sonya staying over with Mark, but puts this to the
back of her mind as Toadie heads off to the office.
Toadie and Paul are walking through the Lassiters Complex - Paul wants Toadie to look into the Quill settlement for him as his own lawyer is taking too
long. He wants Elle and Andrew to have some kind of recompense but needs things speeding up. David comes over and talks to Paul about the Backpackers
business with Leo and Amy. Paul says it makes sense considering what happened with Amy and Leo, but David is still confused as to where he got the money
to buy him out. Paul tells David to leave it with him and he will look into it.
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Paul goes over to see Leo at the Backpackers and tells him that David is worried about him. He also offers to pay off the creditors that Leo must have
used in order to secure funding to buy Amy’s share of the business, but Leo is not interested. He’s angry about the revelations regarding David and Leo
being his sons, and asks Paul why he told their mum Kim that he never wanted kids, meaning that the secret was never revealed. Paul insists that he didn’t
mean for this to happen and always cared about their mum, Kim, but Leo is still angry about his behaviour. Leo tells him that he never wanted to know his
father, and this hasn’t changed.
Jack and Amy are chatting outside Harold’s. Jack is telling Amy about a text message she sent him at 3am asking him if he wanted to join the girls for
their big night out! Amy is clearly in need of some sustenance, so Jack offers to buy her breakfast with lots of bacon. He asks her what her plans are,
considering the Tanaka revelations, and whether she wants to commit to the church. Amy insists that for now she just wants to have fun and be free without
being tied down to rules and regulations, and Jack, although not completely satisfied with her outlook on life, says that he can still be her friend even
if she is not interested in any religious activities.
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Over at no. 28, Finn is trying to get Ben interested in medicine, but Ben looks bored and confused. Ben tells Finn that he is just not in the mood for
studying and would rather be at the garage. Finn tells Ben that Susan has the best of intentions and is just looking out for her grandson. He asks him
if he has spoken to his dad about this, but Ben reveals to Finn that his dad died. Finn apologises, but he tells Ben that he can’t go through life being
half-hearted, either he wants to be a mechanic or he is training to be a doctor, he has to be more decisive if he wants to get the most out of life.
Paul and David are chatting at the Waterhole about Leo. Paul tells David that Leo is not interested in any of his attempts at help, and is confused as
to why David is not feeling the same levels of anger at him after what happened. David is upset but at least he’s happy that his dad is now being honest
with him. Amy comes over. David wants to reveal his big news, he can’t keep it in any longer and tells Paul and Amy that he is gay. He hopes that they will
accept him for who is, and they are delighted. Paul asks David if there is anyone waiting in the wings, and Amy gives him a playful punch to tell him to
quiet down. David looks happy at his family’s reaction and they embrace.
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Susan is being given a shoulder massage by Karl at the Kennedy house. She reveals that Finn has volunteered at the school’s community engagement committee
and this has allowed her to take a back seat. Ben comes over and asks them for a family meeting. He has been thinking about Finn’s chat from earlier and
tells Karl and Susan that he doesn’t want to study medicine, he wants to be a mechanic. Susan and Karl are surprised but reluctantly accept Ben’s decision,
telling him that once year 12 is over he can look into training with Lucas at the garage. However, Ben has clearly taken Finn’s decisive speech to heart
and shocks his grandparents by telling them he wants to quit school and be a full-time grease monkey straight away.
Over at Lassiters Lake, Sonya and Mark are having a catch-up. They are both sad over Caitlin. Sonya tells Mark that she really misses him, and asks him
if he received Nell’s Easter card. Mark thanks Sonya for letting him come to the picnic, and she reveals that it was mainly Steph’s idea. They talk about
the kiss. Mark is confused, he doesn’t know whether the kiss they shared was due to grief over Caitlin or something deeper. Sonya says that the kiss took
away a lot of the pain, and they kiss again. After this embrace they realize that the desire isn’t there and that they are better at being friends, their
passionate embrace being nothing more than comfort over their loss. Meanwhile the mysterious stranger from earlier glances over at Sonya and Mark, looking
confused.
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At number 30, the mysterious stranger is at the door, and Steph greets him. He says he is looking for Toadie, but Steph tells him he is not there, he is
temporarily living at no. 28. He isn’t home though, he’s out with his daughter. The man says that he can wait, and walks off.
At the Waterhole, Finn and Elly are having a relaxing game of pool, Elly’s advice to take a break from mindfulness and meditation has had an effect on
Finn. Finn invites Elly out for a drink, but she is surprised by a text message she received about Ben quitting school and tells Finn she has to go. Finn
looks sad but asks Elly if she wants to go out later. She is non-committal. Amy then comes into the Waterhole and also asks Elly if she wants to go out.
Again she declines the offer and says she has family news. Meanwhile, Finn has finished his game of pool and is busy writing up the latest revelations about
the Kennedys as his gaslighting of Susan continues.
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Back on Ramsay Street, Toadie and Nell are walking home, talking about the upcoming Easter picnic. The mysterious stranger is waiting - he saunters over
to Toadie and says hello to him and Nell. Toadie recognizes him, and says it must be at least 20 years since they’ve seen each other. He reveals to Nell
that this is his older brother Shane, Nell’s uncle. Shane says hello to Nell. Toadie looks surprised, wondering what his brother is doing there…
Featured Regular Characters: Amy Williams, Toadie Rebecchi,
Sonya Rebecchi, Nell Rebecchi, Tyler Brennan, Mark Brennan, Leo Tanaka, David Tanaka, Karl Kennedy, Susan Kennedy, Elly Conway, Ben Kirk, Steph Scully, Jack Callahan
Guest Cast:
Nicholas Coghlan as Shane Rebecchi,
Rob Mills as Finn Kelly
Trivia Notes
• The character of Shane Rebecchi appears for the first time in
22 years, with Nicholas Coghlan taking over the role from Greg O'Meara
• Harold’s Cafe is being sold by Gunn & Scotts Real Estate
• Past characters Lucas Fitzgerald, Drew Kirk, Andrew Robinson and Elle Robinson are mentioned
Summary
by Michael
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