Zac is desperate to change Edwina's mind about not having the baby. Shelley keeps Dave from meeting Frannie by luring him home with a desperate phone call and then feigning a collapse. Belinda denies the empty alcohol bottle is hers but refuses to tell Coral whose it is. In light of the Zac and Edwina situation, Darcy backs out of his holiday plans with Narelle. Coral wants to have another go at bringing Belinda and Daniel together. Shelley doesn't react well to Dave asking her to move out. After pondering if her problem with Dave is that she's too nice, Frannie foregoes a date with Dave to go with Belinda to a beach party out of town. When they miss their bus, Belinda accepts a ride from two young men who drive the girls out into the bush.

Dean sets his sights on the prettiest girl in school for the Formal. Coral cancels her dinner plans with Daniel when Belinda doesn't return home. Belinda and Frannie convince the boys to let them out of the car only to find themselves dumped in the middle of nowhere. Facing a long walk home in the dark, Frannie quickly tires of Belinda's constant whinging about Daniel Blake. A phone call brings Hopper to the rescue but Belinda is upset when she finally gets home and finds her mother chatting with Daniel. Edwina and Zac have a frank discussion about their future.