While helping evacuate nursing home residents, Fairbank stumbles across Mrs Atkins chattering about vital case information. As night falls, the Coopers struggle to move the evidence.
Sammy returns to London to escape the heat of the missing person's case. But back in Australia, Detective Sergeant Fairbank has the Cooper family firmly under the microscope.
Bev realises that the Coopers need her to lie to the cops and looks to profit from their desperation. However, Bev's exploitative behaviour unravels when Jim comes to her side in her hour of need.
Det Sgt Fairbank makes another visit to the Cooper house to interrogate Jean and Jim; Bev looks to turn her life around before the impending birth of her baby; Chris strikes up a working relationship with a journalist.