Sonya is disappointed when she is blanked by Chris but remains hopeful Patricia will come clean to him about her problems. Toadie remains sceptical. Sonya spots an edgy Patricia hurrying out of the Antique Shop and senses something is wrong. Patricia claims she almost sold some possessions to gamble but stopped herself. Sonya wants her to come to the GA meeting today.

Lou's first wife and Lauren's mother, Kathy, arrives for a surprise visit to Erinsborough, off the back of Lauren's phone call. There's clearly no love lost between Kathy and Lou, but her focus is Lauren, as she attempts to talk her daughter out of telling Matt and Brad (the father of the child) about the baby lost so long ago. Kathy argues that no good can come of the revelation now.