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The cops attempt to come to terms with what appears to be Tom's death.

Amy suspects suicide but PJ thinks otherwise and, upon learning that Tarni Baxter had no idea of the accident, the two are set back a bit as to who committed the murder. What they don't expect is to find Tom alive in a seedy hotel, and although they attempt to help him, they soon realise that he may have been responsible for the death of whoever it was in his car.

PJ and Kelly attempt to prove Tom's innocence but Amy and Roy think he may have gone over the edge. When they discover that Roy Holland is missing, it becomes likely that his body was in the car, and the knowledge that Tom suspended him, and that Roy may have suspected Tom of planting drugs on Ryan Dekker, leads Mark to accuse Tom of murder.

Tom, meanwhile, is crazy with rage. He threatens Tarni by promising to plant her hair on the car and implicate her. However Shayleen Burke soon confesses that her father killed Roy after he discovered everything about their relationship.

While Mark and Amy apologise to PJ and Tom, the others head to Chris's Christmas party where Jonesy - playing Santa - meets Susie under the mistletoe and they kiss.

Tom breaks down to PJ and the two talk about life, and PJ begins to believe the old Tom is coming back. At the Christmas party, he says as much to Mark.

However, arriving home to get changed for the Christmas party, Tom finds Digger's corpse hung up in his house and goes to Tarni's place where he ties up Ryan and gives chase to the girl, who falls in the river.

Tarni can't swim and begs for his help but first Tom forces a confession out of her about Digger's death. Then, as she starts drowning, he puts his foot on her head and pushes down... Read full recap »