Irene is sitting in her car outside the place where Angie's cousin works. She just cant belive what she sees. Blokes are going into the house and then out again after like half an hour... Then a new bloke arrives. Irene is sure. Angie's cousin is working in a brothel! She calls Dylan and he tells Irene he is on his way there.
Beth has to tell all the kids that Rhys has left them. It is not an easy job to do. Scott is there to help her. Matilda and Henry just can't belive Rhys is gone. Neither can Robbie, and Max gets very upset. His uncle Rhys promised him that he would never leave Beth. Now he is gone and Max runs out of the house crying... Matilda asks Beth if they will have to move out of the house now, becauseit is Rhys's house. Beth says they dont have to worry about that. She is sure they can stay in the house. Beth tells them not to be too upset and angry at Rhys, because they made this decition together.
At Summer Bay High, Tasha is trying to get the chance to talk to Robbie, but he doesnt want to talk to her. Kim "puts" them into a classroom and locks the door. Maybe Tasha will make it to talk some sense into Robbie's head then? Robbie tells Tasha he has failed, and thats it. There is nothing he can do about it. He tells Tasha he will never forgive her for laughing at him. Tasha says she is sorry. She really didnt mean to laugh at him, and she tells him she loves him and wants to be with him. But Robbie wont listen. Outside the classroom, Matilda, Henry and Max are wondering whats going on. Kim gets a big job to keep them away from the door! Noah shows up and he asks Kim whats going on. Kim says it is just Tasha and Robbie in there. They needed a place where they could talk together alone. Noah says thats ok, but they need to find another place to talk. Kim opens the door and tells Tasha and Robbie their time is up. A upset Robbie comes out, and Kim can see that Tasha's plan didn't work. Tasha tells Kim that maybe she should talk to Noah about Robbie's problems, but Kim doesn't think thats a good idea. If Tasha tells anyone else about Robbie's problems now, he will never talk to her again. Tasha talks to Noah about it anyway. She has nothing to lose. Noah tells her they can talk about it after school.
Outside the borthel, Dylan shows up. Irene is happy to see him. She tells him it will not be a good idea for them to go inside to ask for Angie's cousin, and she is working in a borthel. Dylan tells Irene that her name is Josie... And she might be a nice woman even if she is working in a borthel. He decides to go inside and ask for her. Irene doesn't want him to, but he does anyway and promises Irene not to say anything about her or Tasha.
Tasha tells Noah about Robbie's problems. He says it is normal. It happens to all blokes when they are getting nervous. Tasha wants Noah to talk to Robbie about it, but Noah is not so sure if thats a good idea. He says Tasha needs to remember that she doesnt have to sleep with Robbie if she doesn't want to, but Tasha says she wants to... It is just Robbie. He is not ready to "move a step forward" yet!
Max goes to see Kirsty. She can see how upset he is, and he gets even more upset when Kirsty tells him he told her and Dani that he was going to leave. Max wonders why Rhys dodnt tell him. Kirsty tells him she is sure it was because he wanted Beth to tell all the kids together... But that doesnt make any sense to Max, because he is a Sutherland, not a Hunter! Tasha comes in and she wonders whats wrong with Max. Kirsty tells her he is upset because he just found out that Rhys has left them. When Tasha hears that, she says she needs to go and find Robbie. Maybe he needs her support now.
Dylan goes inside the borthel while Irene is waiting in the car. About 5 mins later he is back, and he tells Irene to come with him inside. Irene doesn't want to, but she understands that Dylan has told Josie about both her and Tasha now. Irene gets a big shock when she sees Josie. She looks just like her couisin Angie! Josie wants them to stay for a cup of tea. She wants to know everything about Tasha. Irene is not so sure, but she seems nice so Irene decides to stay for a while.
Noah sees Robbie at the gym, and decides to do what Tasha said - to talk with Robbie about his little "problem". Robbie's first reaction is "oh... so she told you too!", but Noah tells him he has not failed. What happened to him happens to all blokes, not just him. And to treat Tasha like she doesn't exist is not going to help!
Dylan shows Josie a picture of Tasha, and she can see how much she looks like her and Angie. She tells them Tasha has strong genes, just like Angie and her. Irene is not so sure if she wants Josie to meet Tasha, and Josie says she can understand it if Irene decides not to let Tasha meet her. Irene and Dylan goes home. Dylan finds Josie very attractive and he is blinded by "his mothers look". He thinks Tasha should meet her, but Irene says "no". Tasha's life has been a mess so far, and she really don't need a prostitute in her life.
Tasha goes to see Robbie, but he doesn't want to talk to her. He goes into the garden. Tasha follows him. She tells him she loves him, and that she wants to give him a hug. Robbie says he could need a hug right now, and that makes Tasha happy. Tasha says a girlfriend needs to be there for her boyfriend when he is having problems.
Irene comes home. Kirsty is wondering if she got to meet Angie's cousin. Irene says she did, but it was something "strange" with that woman, but she just could't put her finger on it. She is working in a brothel, and Irene tells Kirsty she has decided not to let Tasha meet her. Josie will not be able to find Irene's adress anyway Kirsty promise not to say anything. Instead she starts talking about Beth's and Rhys's break up. Irene says she is sorry. She really didn't know their marriage were that bad. Kirsty tells Irene about Max. He is very upset, and Kirsty told him he could stay there if Irene doesn't mind. Irene tells Kirsty that Max is welcome to stay for as long as he likes.
At the same time, Josie has decided that she wants to find Tasha. It takes her only 5 mins to find the adress to Irene's house in Summer Bay...!moreless
