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2013
> Episode 6720
Written by Elizabeth Packett, Directed
by Fiona Banks, Produced by Alan Hardy
Channel Eleven: 30/08/13, Channel 5: 27/09/13
Recap
• Hudson agrees to cover for Joshua and his bruises
• Josh is furious to find that Amber still cares about Robbo and has been visiting him
• Amber realises that Josh knows about the video
• Susan suspects Imogen of having an eating disorder, but Terese insists she's fine
• Brad finds Imogen collapsed in the garden, coughing up blood
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Erinsborough Hospital: Brad tells Karl that Imogen is claiming that she got food poisoning from a dodgy dim sim, and asks if that would explain
the blood. Karl says that she has an enflamed esophagus, and had it continued, it could have proved fatal - though it's very rare for it to happen so quickly. He asks Imogen if this has happened before, and she claims that it
hasn't, and she wishes she hadn't gone to that fast food place. Karl is a little suspicious, but says that they'll run a few tests and see if they can get to the bottom of it.
Harold's Store: Josh is surprised to find Amber working - she explains that she's just covering a shift for someone. He goes to leave,
but she goes after him and says that she's sorry about what happened at the hospital, but she couldn't explain it because she didn't really know why she went to see Robbo. But now she's realised that she had to talk to him,
and make him see how much he'd hurt her. Josh accepts this, and things seem to be improving between them - she says that she knows what he did, helping the others to confront Robbo over the vidoe.
She says that Josh must think very poorly of her, but he barely gets a chance to reply before Lauren comes in and interrupts, and Josh takes the opportunity to leave.
 
Erinsborough Hospital: Karl returns with the test results, asking for a quiet word with Brad. He explains that her lungs are clear and there's
no infection, but she'll need plenty of rest and to only eat soft foods. Karl then explains that, given the situation and based on past experience, he thinks it's highly likely that Imogen is suffering from bulimia. Brad can't
believe it, and says that he would have noticed the signs, but Karl says that Imogen is clearly in denial and there are no other symptoms to back up her food poisoning story, and that if this continues, she'll be putting her
mental and physical health in serious danger.
No 26 - Back Garden: Chris, Hudson and Josh are having a drink together - with Josh teasing Hudson about drinking beer and that the coach
won't like it. He goes to take a call, as Chris wonders why Hudson is acting oddly. Josh then announces that he has to go, just as Amber appears, and she's convinced that he's once again avoiding her. She says that he's been
acting oddly since he found out about Robbo's video of her, but Hudson and Chris tell her that Josh seemed to be fine with it, and wanted to help. She wonders why he's acting so strangely, and Chris suggests that she just
ask him before giving up on things completely - and then they might all be able to talk about something else.
No 22: Imogen sits and watches TV, paying no attention to the screen, as Brad and Terese watch her, wondering how this has happened, when
she's so smart and has so many friends. Terese admits that Susan tried to warn her, but she didn't say anything because she genuinely didn't want to believe it. Brad can't understand why Terese kept that to herself, but they
go quiet as Imogen comes in, and asks if they're talking about her. Brad then tells her that Karl suspects she has an eating disorder - she denies it and says that doctors make mistakes all the time. She goes off outside to
get her washing, and Terese goes after her, as Josh walks in, asking what's going on.
 
No 22 - Back Garden: Imogen goes outside and has to stop and catch her breathe, but she moves over to the washing when she realises
that her mum is coming. Imogen says that she doesn't need to be checked up on; she hasn't come outside to binge on chocolate bars. Terese tells her not to joke about it, and asks if she's willing to even consider that
there might be something seriously wrong. Imogen remains silent, and Terese says that she understands if Imogen is stressed out by recent events and by her grades slipping - she tells her daughter that it's normal to be
stressed, but it only becomes a problem if you don't know how to deal with that stress. She talks about people using food to cope - but then Imogen snaps at her, insisting that she's fine and walking away.
Ramsay Street: The next morning, it's Father's Day, and Karl and Susan are returning home from a walk, with him checking his phone. Susan
reminds him that Libby and Billy are going to be busy, and Mal and Holly are in a completely different time zone - Karl is still disappointed. Susan says that she'll take him out for a nice lunch to make up for it. Meanwhile,
Hudson is leaving number 26 on his bike, as Brad appears and asks why he missed training. Hudson asks if Josh dobbed him in for drinking last night - Brad tells him that Josh said nothing, but Hudson's just given himself away.
Hudson says that he only had a couple of beers and he isn't hungover - Brad tells him that they'll need to make up the time missed, and arranges to meet at Lassiter's at 10am.
 
No 32 - Kitchen: Lauren asks Amber what's going on with Josh - she says that he sent her a really nice text message a couple of weeks ago, but
she never replied and then things started to get weird. Lauren suggests that she try replying now - Amber says that she's deleted Josh's number, but she thinks she can remember it. Bailey then comes in with Father's Day gifts - a
soap on a rope for Lou, and a framed photo of Matt playing basketball, for his dad. Amber then sends the text - it reads: 'All the things you've done for me have been amazing. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart xx'
Unfortunately, she's sent it to Lou without realising, though he's touched and kisses her on the cheek as she sits down next to him.
No 22: Imogen is surprised to find Josh making scrambled eggs for breakfast, and she gives Brad his Father's Day present - a framed picture of
him with his surfboard. They all start to reminisce about a trip they took to Margaret River, when Imogen ate so much seafood that she made herself sick - Josh carries on with breakfast, not realising what he's said and how it's
affected the other people at the table.
Harold's Store: Amber can't believe that Josh hasn't replied to her text - he then walks in, and Lauren suggests that maybe he's come to
reply in person. Amber goes over to serve him and they chat briefly as he checks his phone, but he says nothing about her message, and leaves. Amber is shocked - Lauren suggests that maybe he didn't get the message, as
technology isn't always completely reliable. She suggests that Amber should try sending it again.
Lassiter's Complex: Lou is sitting nearby, when his phone beeps, and he sees that Amber has sent him the same message again. Lou tries to
grab Amber's attention as she clears some tables, but she's distracted, as she sees Josh, with Hudson and Brad, preparing for training. A dejected Amber goes back inside, and Josh heads off on his run - Hudson stays back and
asks Brad when they'll be done with training, as he's arranged to meet Chris for lunch. Brad suggests that he needs to spend more time worrying about his fitness and less time worrying about lunch dates.
No 22 - Kitchen: Susan is having a cuppa with Terese, and they're talking about Imogen - Susan is pleased that it's all out in the open now,
and that it can be dealt with, but Terese explains that, even with the diagnosis, Imogen is still denying that there's a problem. Susan says that Terese will need to make herself available to Imogen, so she can open up when she's
ready - Terese admits that she's afraid of making things worse. Susan points out that, when she first broached the subject, Terese seemed like she didn't want to admit that there could be a problem, and Terese says that's true -
so Susan suggests that Terese could tell this to Imogen, and see if that helps her to open up about her own fears.
 
Charlie's: Chris arrives to meet Brad, not sure why he's been summoned there. Brad then asks him if he knows what's wrong with Hudson - his focus
has been slipping ever since the big fight with Josh the other night. Chris says that he hasn't really noticed anything, but Brad tells him that, by dating Hudson, he's part of the training team too, and needs to encourage Hudson
to be out of bed at 5am, eat properly and not stay up drinking. He says that, if Hudson continues to behave like this, then he isn't going to make it to the Commonwealth Games next year.
No 22 - Back Garden: Imogen is reading, when Terese approaches her - Imogen says that if she's planning another lecture, then she can forget it.
Terese explains that she needs to tell Imogen something about herself - she tells her daughter that she was very similar to her at school - a high achiever. But when her parents divorced, she struggled to understand why it was
happening, and she ended up using binge eating to deal with things, until her mum got her some help. She admits that she's never told anyone about that, not even Brad, but Imogen doesn't understand what this has to do with her,
and says that their situations are not alike.
Lassiter's Complex: Hudson admits to Chris that he has been losing focus lately - Chris asks if it's because he's unhappy with Brad. Hudson
doesn't think that it is, and he says that he's always believed that swimming made him happy, but now he's met Chris, and has realised what else life can offer. He takes Chris's hand and says that being with him makes him happy
now.
 
Erinsborough Police Station: Matt walks in and a colleague, Jenny, shows him some security footage that's just come in, from the night of
the hit-and-run. Matt asks her to rewind a bit, and zoom in, and then he realises that it shows Hudson.
Featured Regular Characters: Brad Willis, Terese Willis, Joshua Willis, Imogen Willis, Chris Pappas, Karl Kennedy, Susan Kennedy, Lou Carpenter, Lauren Turner,
Matt Turner, Amber Turner, Bailey Turner
Guest Cast:
Remy Hii as Hudson Walsh, Laura Maitland as Const. Jenny Jones
Trivia Notes
• Past characters Libby Kennedy, Malcolm Kennedy, Billy Kennedy, Ben Fitzgerald, Drew Kirk and Holly Hoyland are mentioned
• Terese's parents are divorced, and she suffered from an eating disorder when she was a teenager
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