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Episode 1

The Blank Page

air day: 2010-06-29

Julie recovers in hospital after the delivery of child Ruby, ruminating on how life is sort of a clean web page at delivery, whereas her grownup kids expertise how blotted that web page can turn out to be.

Learning that Sammy has left him and decided to salvage his marriage, Nathan tries to observe her down, solely to uncover she appears to have left for London. All fired-up to soar on a aircraft, he’s lastly dissuaded by the arrival of Trish returning Sammy’s marriage ceremony rings. Trying to salvage one thing from the wreckage, Nathan begins adorning his room as a nursery, and pronounces his intention to transfer subsequent door to make a brand new begin.

Jake has one other match however he and supportive Rachel should look ahead to a 3rd earlier than epilepsy is confirmed.

Dave joins the fashionable world of fb and Carbo turns into a YouTube sensation along with his cheeky wa-wa-wincha thumbs-up.

Episode 2

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

air day: 2010-06-29

Julie’s confidence as a mum takes a beating when child Ruby resists Julie’s makes an attempt to breastfeed. Exhausted by lack of sleep, Julie ultimately admits defeat – and in doing so, discovers give up can lead to breakthrough.

Newly single Nathan hits the city with Carbo, and Ben can not help feeling on the outer. It turns into obvious heartbroken Nathan is merely going by means of the motions and the brothers reconnect over comfort drinks.

Jake’s confronted by the relationship scene too when his mum begins seeing somebody, forcing Rachel to give him a serve for his over-protectiveness. Mel’s loyalty is examined when she runs into Sammy, who begs her not to inform Nathan she’s nonetheless on the town

Episode 3

To Tell Or Not To Tell

air day: 2010-07-06

Dave’s dilemma over whether or not to reveal that his birth-father is alive leads to a roadtrip to meet his mysterious different household.

With all seemingly at peace in the Rafter home, Dave wrestles whether or not to inform mom Chel that the love of her life, his father Tom Jennings is alive. With Julie’s recommendation to tread fastidiously ringing in his ears, Dave decides to make up his personal thoughts on the mysterious Jennings. With Nathan’s fixed partying weighing on Dave’s thoughts, he decides to kill two birds with one stone and drags his son on a roadtrip to Coolong.

Melissa is discovering Sammy’s secret more and more tough to hold from Ben. Ben jumps to the conclusion that he has achieved one thing mistaken and a reluctant Melissa tells him the fact – Sammy is in Sydney. Ben instantly decides to inform Nathan, however Melissa insists he hold her secret, main to the first critical battle of their marriage.

Rachel turns into the green-eyed monster when Jake’s shopper, a beautiful housewife, appears to be approaching to him. Rachel embarrasses herself by behaving like the form of jealous girlfriend she swore she would by no means be, to Jake’s frustration. Can Julie’s sensible phrases about being a tradie’s spouse clean over their relationship woes?

Meanwhile, Dave’s journey to Coolong appears fruitless – till he runs into nephew Coby Jennings at the native service station. Despite Nathan’s negativity, Dave takes a liking to Coby – and resolves to inform Chel the fact.

But suspicious Coby has a shock of his personal, as we see him scribbling down the rego of Nathan’s automobile. Will Coby uncover their true id and connection?

Nathan returns reinvigorated from the highway journey, decided to mend his self-destructive partying methods and put Sammy’s ghost to relaxation. Will Ben defy Melissa’s needs and inform his brother the fact?

Episode four

A Good Husband

air day: 2010-07-13

Love is in the air, with Ben plagued with sudden doubts about his skill in the sack, whereas a miscommunication between Dave and Julie in the bed room division sends her right into a frenzy of frustration.

Ben’s basking in the joys of married life when he hears these phrases each husband dreads – ‘not tonight expensive, I’ve obtained a headache’. Terrified the honeymoon is over, he embarks on a mission to sweep Melissa off her toes. But all of his makes an attempt at rekindling romance are thwarted by Melissa’s concern for Sammy, who appears to be spiralling deeper into despair.

When Ben cabinets his plans to come to Sammy’s rescue, Melissa’s reminded how superb her husband is, and his compassion acts as the aphrodisiac he is been looking for. They hurry for the bed room, solely to discover Carbo has organised a retro romantic shock of his personal – with sudden outcomes!

Meanwhile Dave struggles with a sexual difficulty of a special variety – an embarrassing ‘stirring’ downstairs whereas on a job at the boat membership. It’s the results of months of enforced celibacy due to the new child, coupled with a photograph shoot of swimwear fashions. Julie’s greater than eager to resume intimacy however Dave appears surprisingly reticent. To Dave’s embarrassment, Julie shares her frustration throughout a public outburst at a household luncheon, fuelled by a half- glass of wine. After a sequence of misunderstandings, Dave lastly throws Julie on the mattress in a rush of red-blooded abandon – the remainder of the home can purchase earplugs!

While Ben and Dave grapple with the idea of being husband, Jake’s wrestling with the concept of being son. He lastly meets Grace’s new boyfriend, Doug, and is decided to dislike him from the outset. Needing to escape the state of affairs, Jake comes up with a shocking resolution – one which delights Rachel!

Episode 5

The Invisible Man

air day: 2010-07-20

Ted struggles with feeling previous and nugatory after a woman gang assault and the demise of a neighbour.

Returning from a film, Ted and Chel turn out to be concerned in a teenage woman gang’s vendetta. In the melee, Chel falls closely and Ted rushes her to hospital. Kidney injury has occurred and Chel’s dialysis is upped to thrice per week. Ashamed he could not shield Chel, and feeling marginalised by the world, Ted begins to retreat into himself.

Melissa discovers somebody has been utilizing her toothbrush. Already feeling marginalised in the home full of males and missing in privateness, that is the final straw. She tracks down the offender – Carbo who reveals he thinks of toothbrushes as frequent property. Nathan’s sympathy and reward of a brand new toothbrush solely makes Melissa really feel worse about protecting Sammy’s secret. But when Nathan receives separation papers, will Melissa and Ben threat hurting him additional by telling him the fact?

Dave raises the spectre of kidney donation. With Julie’s tentative blessing, he lays it on the line with Chel. To his shock, she accepts his supply to take a look at for compatibility – she needs to see child Ruby develop up.

Meanwhile, Ted and Julie turn out to be involved at the quiet absence of neighbour Mrs Luscombe. A easy go to turns to horror as they uncover Mrs Luscombe has died. To Ted, that is one other instance of the world marginalising the aged – and he resolves to make a distinction by means of a seniors self defence class and a cellphone tree, reclaiming his sense of self.

Carbo’s web fame jumps to a brand new stage when he begins receiving horny presents from a secret admirer.

Episode 6

Home Matters

air day: 2010-07-27

Rachel’s dream of transferring in with Jake is thrown into jeopardy by the sudden return of Alex.

Rachel’s pressured to take care of the fallout when Alex reacts badly to the many modifications which have taken place in the Barton family in his absence. Feeling more and more on the outer, Alex’s points erupt at drinks at the Rafter home, leaving Grace and Jake humiliated and the Rafters reeling.

Jake is simply too indignant with Alex to restore the state of affairs and it is left to Rachel to restore peace. She discovers the fact about Alex’s distress, and the realisation of how a lot he wants his older brother forces her to reassess her personal house-hunting plans. But precisely how far is Rachel keen to go for the sake of Barton household unity?

Meanwhile Nathan has been roped into serving to Chel along with her tax. Although her data are in a complete mess, they do have time, and in a dialogue about attitudes to life he admits that he does not like himself very a lot and blames himself for the break up with Sammy. Chel’s tackle life offers him meals for thought, and Nathan makes a shocking life-changing resolution. But his grand intentions are quashed when Julie and Dave fail to share his enthusiasm.

Meanwhile Melissa and Ben are attempting to discover methods of creating the Karandonis home extra like residence, and determine to substitute considered one of Carbo’s ornaments with one thing extra to their very own style.

Carbo, contemporary off the again of a disastrous encounter with a lady he assumed was his web romance, reacts badly to having his residence messed with. And issues go from dangerous to worse when he lastly meets his actual web lover, solely to uncover that his misadventure might doubtlessly lead to time in jail…

Episode 7

Simple Needs

air day: 2010-08-03

Julie is pressured to develop her inevitable concentrate on the wants of her new child to embrace the extra advanced wants of the different members of her household.

Julie has been uncharacteristically disconnected from the every day ups and downs of her household, focussing completely on child Ruby. But when Dave reveals the crushing information that he has been rejected as a kidney donor, Julie forces herself to re-engage – particularly when she discovers the medical explanation why Dave has been rejected.

Nathan has his personal crushing information to take care of when Ben and Melissa reveal that spouse Sammy by no means went to London and is prepared and powerful sufficient now to reconnect with the Rafters, and meet child Ruby, all the whereas conceding that there is no such thing as a future for her and Nathan. Initially indignant at the deception, Nathan has his personal secret – he has taken the first steps in the direction of testing as a possible kidney donor, towards his mother and father’ – and Chel’s – categorical needs. The maturity and sensitivity he in the end reveals in coping with Sammy’s request, and his stoic acceptance that their marriage actually is over, makes Julie rethink her place, and he or she convinces Chel that she won’t stand in the means of her grownup son taking the subsequent step in the direction of donation.

Rachel is combating deep-buried jealousy in the direction of child sister Ruby taking all their mother and father’ consideration. An amused Jake calls her on it – and regardless of her denials, the fact rises. Rachel has all the time been Daddy’s Princess – his little woman – and as a lot because it’s ridiculous, she will be able to’t assist however remorse not having an unique declare to the title.

When Carbo’s makes an attempt to discourage his teenage stalker Georgia fail, he panics over the doubtlessly critical penalties of their web flirtation – particularly if the police get entangled. With nowhere else to flip, Ben brings in the massive weapons, asking for Julie’s assist in persuading Georgia that this relationship can by no means be.

Episode eight

Rites of Passage

air day: 2010-08-10

Nathan is pressured to query his motives for wanting to donate a kidney, triggering a disaster of confidence. Will he have the opportunity to put his demons to relaxation and in doing so, save Chel’s life?

Although he passes all the bodily checks, Nathan is thrown into doubt when the transplant co-ordinator seeks solutions on his true motivations for donating a kidney to Chel. When Sammy praises Nathan over the transplant, his feeling of satisfaction appears solely to affirm he’s donating his kidney for self-serving causes. While Ben and Rachel have little doubt Nathan is product of the proper stuff, their youthful brother cannot appear to discover the phrases to persuade the co-ordinator or himself and he is terrified his failure will spell the finish for Chel.

With Chel’s well being on the decline, Julie and Dave determine there is not any time like the current to maintain Ruby’s Naming Day ceremony. After a disastrous interview with a comically self-absorbed celebrant, the Rafters plans as an alternative a way more laid-back gathering at the park and ask Rachel, Ben and Nathan to be Ruby’s guardians. Baby Ruby’s welcomed to the world by people who love and take care of her. And maybe one thing in the speech Dave makes offers Nathan the reply he is been on the lookout for.

Meanwhile, there are issues at the Barton home, with Alex struggling to settle for his mom’s new relationship. Alex goes out on a bender and when Grace returns from her date and finds Alex nonetheless gone, she flies right into a panic. She and Jake lock horns over the complete difficulty, with Grace feeling that she ought to be extra aware of Alex’s emotions and Jake insisting that she’s entitled to reside her life. Jake decides it is time each he and his brother stood on their very own two toes and comes to a shocking resolution to their joint want to reduce the apron strings.

Carbo struggles along with his personal ceremony of passage when he discovers some gray hairs – and never simply on his head!

Episode 9

The Price of Parenthood

air day: 2010-08-17

Someone’s watching the Rafter House – and the shock offender leads to Dave and Nathan assembly Dave’s dad Tom in jail for the first time.

There’s a wierd noise in the evening and Dave, feeling protecting of his brood, will get up to examine. It seems his misgivings are justified when he finds the lounge doorways left open. Exhausted Julie cannot keep in mind if she shut the doorways and Dave feels uncomfortable about the perceived menace. Julie can also be sick relaxed – spending all her time with Ruby is leaving her determined for grownup dialog. Realising his daughter’s affected by cabin fever, Ted suggests she do one thing for herself and Ruby – be part of a moms’ group.

Dave pops spherical to go to Chel after his run. Wanting to put her affairs so as and lay to relaxation some demons earlier than the transplant, Chel admits that she’s reconsidering assembly Tom in jail. The revelation offers Dave himself pause for thought.

Meanwhile, Carbo’s stalker Georgia tells Julie man was watching their home. In gentle of Dave’s issues the earlier evening, Julie decides to play it protected and calls the police. However, with no proof of a break-in, and no definitive description of the man in query, Julie’s left feeling considerably foolish. Georgia refuses to quit and ultimately will get a photograph of the man in query to the Rafters – and so they’re shocked to realise none apart from Coby Jennings has been scoping their home.

Dave’s first intuition is to bury his head in the sand however a sequence of sudden occasions conspire to propel Dave, with Nathan as assist, to go to his father in jail for the first time. Will dealing with his father give Dave the solutions he is all the time needed? And Chel the closure she wants?

Meanwhile, Rachel is shocked to discover that Jake and Alex’s home requirements of their new bachelor pad are removed from perfect, forcing her to make an ultimatum – except Jake lifts his sport, she’s not stepping foot in his home

Episode 10

Out of the Comfort Zone

air day: 2010-08-24

Ben is pressured to step outdoors his consolation zone when an ethical stand clashes with office politics.

Ben’s troubles start when Melissa reveals she is not eager on beginning a household for years – partially as a result of they cannot afford youngsters. Determined to show himself as a possible father, Ben asks boss Derek for a pay rise however is turned down. What’s worse is being pressured to self-discipline Lexi, pal and worker. Already having bother giving her a written warning, with Derek on his again, Ben is pressured to fireplace Lexi when she as soon as once more arrives late for a shift. However, she reveals her sister is in hospital – and tender hearted Ben agrees to discuss to Derek.

Ben’s goals are thwarted when Ted recognises Derek’s daughter Hayley as the chief of the woman gang who assaulted him and Chel. Ted confronts Derek with the unpalatable fact – and is deeply insulted when Derek dismisses him. Unable to let it go, Ted contacts the police, main to Derek enjoying private tit-for-tat and kicking Friend Finders out of the boat membership – and ordering Ben to do his soiled work. Torn between protecting his job and standing up for what’s morally proper, what is going to Ben determine?

Julie steps out of her consolation zone too by becoming a member of an area mom’s group. Despite Dave’s reassurances that the group might be full of regular moms, all Julie’s fears come true when she is welcomed as a senior mum to the group by Stephanie, a younger, trim, and extremely aggressive mom. Despite herself, Julie is drawn into Stephanie’s aggressive world. However, the presence of Hamish, a captivating keep at residence dad, helps carry Julie again to earth and politely resolve issues with neurotic Stephanie.

After Rachel’s refusal to keep at Jake’s untidy home, he has been sleeping each evening at the Rafter place. The comical Mexican standoff appears destined to proceed endlessly and Jake realises he has to change tack. He jumps at the probability to babysit Ruby, a plan forming to erode Rachel’s resistance. However, his plans go awry when Rachel is named into work and Ruby will not cease screaming. Desperate, he arms Ruby to Ben and Melissa – who show to be greater than succesful. In truth, Melissa has lastly turn out to be clucky, and throws away her contraceptive capsules – she’s prepared to have youngsters if he’s.

Julie and Dave in the meantime return residence none the wiser and ask Rachel and Jake to babysit once more on the weekend. To Jake’s delight, Rachel capitulates – higher Jake’s home than fixed babysitting responsibility.

Resisting the unfavorable impression Tom Jennings gave Dave in the earlier episode, Nathan decides to give him a second probability, and asks Dave’s permission to see him. Dave refuses, citing Tom’s boorish dismissiveness of Chel, however Nathan is impressed by Ben’s new-found skill to get up for himself and politely informs Dave that he’ll go to Tom towards Dave’s needs.

Episode 11

Lessons in Happiness

air day: 2010-08-31

Rachel rides the ups and downs of happiness, struggling to discover it in the frenetic tempo of life. But will her decisions have future repercussions for her relationship along with her household and Jake?

At the begin of the episode, Rachel’s on a excessive given her graphic designs have simply scored CBM a serious new shopper. But then issues take a downward flip when an nameless workplace employee farts in the crowded raise. To make issues worse, all her exhausting work comes to naught when CBM fails to maintain the shopper.

Rachel’s fortunes as soon as once more change for the higher when she’s known as in for a secret interview with Paul Morgan at the extra prestigious EMB company – a world participant and competitor to CBM. But Rachel is bound she bombed out at the interview and issues seemingly go from dangerous to worse when her boss calls her into his workplace for a chat, having heard she met with Paul. But as an alternative of being fired, Rachel’s supplied a promotion to Creative Director – after which is obtainable the identical place at EMB!

Rachel’s undecided what to do, and turns to Julie for recommendation. Tension arises when Rachel perceives her mom’s reservations as an absence of assist. But when Jake has a medical emergency, Rachel’s given a painful reminder of what is vital in life.

Meanwhile Ben and Melissa are proud of their resolution to have a child and are throughout one another at any alternative – a lot to Nathan’s and Carbo’s chagrin. Over the moon at the prospect of a grandchild, Julie unwittingly places strain on them by giving them a prepare dinner guide. Ben and Melissa every strive making ready one thing from the guide and each makes an attempt are disasters. But these culinary setbacks are nothing in contrast to the issues that come up (or do not come up!) each time Ben and Melissa strive to have baby-making intercourse. How can Ben and Melissa relieve the strain and rediscover the enjoyable of intercourse with out the strain to conceive?

Episode 12

Moments of Truth

air day: 2010-09-07

Nathan faces a life-changing second of fact – the operation to donate a kidney to beloved grandmother Chel.

With solely three days to go till the transplant process, Chel’s want to put her affairs so as evokes Nathan to write letters to his household, in case he doesn’t survive the operation. However when it comes to writing to grandfather Tom, Nathan struggles to discover the phrases – and resolves to go to him in jail towards Dave’s needs.

Meanwhile, Ben reacts badly to Nathan’s letter writing scheme – nervousness and concern for his brother manifesting as irritation. Melissa calls Ben on this behaviour, and Ben makes his peace with Nathan earlier than the massive operation.

Despite his fears, the operation proves profitable for Nathan and Chel – and he asks Ben to destroy the letters he wrote for the household – however not earlier than Rachel sneakily reads hers and is deeply touched by the sentiment. Dave likewise is touched by the revelation of flowers despatched from Tom for Nathan and Chel – and he vows to give his father a second probability.

Meanwhile Carbo’s “twitching” date with Solar Panel agent Amy proves to be a catastrophe. Undaunted he vows to proceed the hunt for a spouse.

Episode 13

Live and Let Live

air day: 2010-09-14

Julie explores the precept of “live and let live” as she and others wrestle to implement the philosophy in numerous areas of their lives.

A possum has taken up residence in the Rafter roof, protecting the household up at evening with its nocturnal actions. Julie finds herself caught between gung-ho Ted, eager to transfer the blighter on, and softy Rachel, who reminds everybody that the possum was really right here earlier than they had been. Julie’s extra serious about the concept of “sleep and let sleep” and finds her intolerance in the direction of the undesirable visitor will increase in direct response to her sleep deprivation.

Meanwhile, Nathan and Chel are each having fun with a brand new lease of life, regardless of nonetheless being in hospital. Freed of dialysis, Chel’s prepared to embrace life to the full, and Nathan encourages her to go travelling once more when she’s absolutely recovered. But Ted reacts strongly to Chel’s plans, solely to get a scalding dose of “live and let live” from irate Nathan.

Chel’s newfound vitality and willingness to begin afresh encourage Dave to look at his unfinished enterprise along with his father. He visits Tom in jail, taking Julie and Ruby alongside to meet him. Julie is thrown by the expertise and he or she and Tom get off on the mistaken foot. Her suspicions aren’t helped when Tom asks a favour of Dave, asking him to try any employment alternatives for grandson Coby. When Jake gives his resignation, feeling like a burden on the enterprise, Dave comes up with a shocking resolution – one which not solely serves Tom’s requests, resolves Jake’s points, however offers Coby an opportunity at a job working with Dave as Jake’s driver. Julie is pressured to put apart her suspicions for now.

Meanwhile, Rachel is having fun with the previous few days of freedom earlier than beginning her new job at EMB. But her coronary heart sinks when she’s requested to give you a couple of concepts for a brand new account prior to beginning work – for an additional males’s deodorant! Suffering main brain-freeze, Rachel procrastinates by badgering Dave to organize a go to to meet Tom, dragging Ben alongside for the experience. She finds the expertise deeply troubling. But can she overcome her discomfort to use the perception into jail life to her benefit?

Still looking for “The One”, Carbo is happy about his date with Erin. But there’s some critical crossed wires in play, with Carbo unaware he is been really been arrange with Erin’s homosexual flatmate – the final take a look at in ‘reside and let reside’!

Episode 14

Know Yourself

air day: 2010-09-21

Dave struggles with unfamiliar feelings that threaten to engulf the easy-going father and husband he has all the time been.

Dave Rafter prides himself on being straightforward going and uncomplicated. He is aware of himself and life goes nicely – or so he thought. In speedy succession, life teaches him that no human ever has complete management of issues – and Dave’s straightforward going skill to roll with the punches begins to fail him.

He assumes Chel will stick with them to convalesce after her operation, however as an alternative she’s heading north to Ballina, to stick with an previous pal. Nathan assumes the visitor room Dave has ready for Chel is for him and rejects the imagined supply. Rachel will get emotional about not having the ability to spend the evening with Jake – and Dave takes it personally, pondering that yet one more of his kids does not need to sleep beneath his roof. Rebuff three. And then his beloved Ruby begins struggling separation nervousness and solely needs her mom. It’s sufficient to make Dave really feel redundant in his own residence.

Rachel is making an attempt to settle into her new job at EMB company however her first day proves disconcertingly irritating when the scheduled convention with boss Paul Morgan fails to eventuate and he or she is left all day to her personal gadgets. New colleague Liam appears pleasant on the floor however when he provides her the mistaken time for an vital assembly the subsequent day, is he pal or foe? And can Rachel actually fulfill the calls for of her new place?

Carbo’s wife-hunting on web relationship websites brings instant success in the type of Loretta. It’s love at first sight, regardless of warnings from Ben and Melissa that issues are transferring means too quick.

Having secured a job in Dave’s enterprise, Coby is behaving suspiciously. Does he have a secret agenda and can this come as one other blow to Dave if and when he finds out?

Episode 15

Don’t Go There !

air day: 2010-09-28

Ben begins to really feel like the sufferer in a horror movie who all the time goes the place the viewers is aware of he should not as he begins to query Melissa’s dedication to being a dad or mum. Don’t go there!

When Melissa feels queasy throughout dinner, Ben instantly assumes she is pregnant and is beside himself with pleasure. But Melissa appears hesitant and confused by the chance, laying aside utilizing the being pregnant take a look at package till the morning and rebuffing Ben’s makes an attempt to open up about her emotions.

Next door there’s little relaxation and leisure for Dave who’s working further lengthy hours, saving up for a vacation to Fiji. But his plans cop a setback when an sudden tax invoice lobs on the doorstep.

Rachel marches off to an vital pitch assembly buoyed by Jake’s encouragement.

Inexplicably, the shopper rejects all of Rachel’s concepts. What she hasn’t but realised is that oily colleague Liam is sabotaging her efforts. Will Rachel unmask Liam’s duplicity? Or will he get the higher of her?

Meanwhile, Carbo’s food regimen of horror films has primed him for his personal supernatural encounter, and he turns into satisfied Mrs. Luscombe’s unhappy, empty home is haunted. His nervous response is gold for Nathan who mercilessly revs Carbo up. But the ultimate reveal of “the ghost” subsequent door takes everybody abruptly!

Carbo’s relationship with Retta continues to bloom, and he hosts a cocktail party in an effort to bond her along with his housemates. After a painfully hilarious night, the evening ends with a startling announcement from the lovesick pair – one which sends Ben into meltdown.

To prime all of it off, Carbo’s mum rings with information that plunges the complete family into uncertainty about the future – she is promoting the Karandonis home!

Episode 16

When Worlds Collide

air day: 2010-10-04

Rachel’s relationship with Jake is pushed to breaking level when her work and private lives collide.

For Rachel, work is a world of ache. Colleague Liam is undercutting her at each flip, and Rachel does not understand how to counter it. After some recommendation from Medusa, Rachel manages a short lived victory over him – however Liam turns the tables by schmoozing the shopper round to his concept. But the worst half? Her battle with Liam is beginning to have an effect on her relationship with Jake, who advises her to be direct and take cost.

Dave’s cash and work woes are stressing him out, so Julie gives to assist the enterprise by doing accounts, releasing Nathan up to do some gentle labouring. Busy Julie has quite a bit on her thoughts – particularly when Ruby decides to cease breastfeeding – and she will be able to’t assist making errors. Calls are missed, bookings misplaced – and Dave lastly explodes, main him to realise he and Julie want to work as a workforce to hold the enterprise – and the household – working.

Carbo has failed to discuss his mom out of promoting the home. As actual property agent Penny Malory and potential consumers rock round, Carbo places on a determined present, hoping to scare everybody away, however even Coby’s bogan antics fail to discourage one couple, decided to purchase. Will the pleased Karandonis family be cut up aside – or will a final enchantment to household historical past and sentiment win the day?

When rest room fittings go lacking from their work-site, Coby pleads with Nathan to imagine he’s harmless. Nathan learns that Coby has bother with studying and writing. He gives to assist him out, and it appears their relationship is finally enhancing.

Episode 17

Spark of Life

air day: 2010-10-12

Ted returns from with renewed spark from a rejuvenating break, solely to discover all just isn’t nicely along with his household.

Due to work and cash pressures, Julie and Dave are snapping at one another and Julie seeks respite in gentle dialog with Hamish, considered one of her mates from moms’ group. Concerned by Julie’s fond discuss of Hamish and Dave’s solitary midnight visits to his shed, Ted reminds Dave not to neglect the vital issues in life. Next morning, Dave acts on Ted’s recommendation, and he and Julie set off collectively for a much-needed afternoon off.

But their time collectively is reduce quick by a name from the police, investigating a second theft at Dave’s work-site. Although Dave just isn’t accused of something, the coincidence persuades his builder boss to let him go, and Dave takes his pent-up frustration out on Coby, just about accusing him of being the thief on the foundation of Ted’s revelation that Coby’s been mendacity about the place he is been dwelling.

Nathan, nevertheless, is ready to guarantee Dave that Coby was hanging at the Karandonis home with him the earlier evening. But alone with Coby, Nathan can not help however ponder whether Coby’s arrival with beers was merely to create an alibi. His lack of belief, and Coby’s rising guilt, trigger Coby to lash out – will the Rafters ever give him a break?

However, simply as Hamish declares his emotions for Julie, each she, and Coby, are given a well timed wake-up name. Dave, working too exhausting, micro-sleeps at the wheel of his van. Shaken by Dave’s near-miss, Coby visits Tom in jail to inform him he not needs to exploit the Rafters’ goodwill. However, Tom is not going to let Coby off the hook that simply and turns up the warmth. Will Coby buckle to Tom’s will?

Meanwhile, to the consternation of his flatmates, Carbo is completely besotted by the irrepressible Retta and valiantly making an attempt to associate with her no-sex rule. Driven spare by their comedian antics, Ben takes Carbo apart and tells him he has to decide about their future collectively. Carbo agrees and relieved Ben assumes he is going to finish the relationship. However, to Ben’s dismay, Carbo decides to take issues in an sudden route!

Episode 18

Between the Covers

air day: 2010-10-19

A wild evening in Kings Cross teaches Nathan not to decide a guide by its cowl.

Nathan’s journey begins with a shocking revelation – he is having fun with studying “Pride and Prejudice.” The novel’s themes resonate with him when he makes the mistake of judging Coby’s new dwelling preparations. Nathan builds bridges by inviting Coby for an evening out in Kings Cross – and is stunned when Coby proves to be naive when it comes to life in the massive metropolis.

Nathan’s assumptions are challenged once more when Coby meets a flirty, rocker-chick Laura – who seems to drive a Porsche, owned by her wealthy daddy, and provides Coby a luxurious watch earlier than an evening of ardour. But the greatest shock of all for Nathan is the discovery that he is really changing into good mates along with his cousin Coby – a very vital step ahead.

Carbo is making massive plans for his proposal to Retta, however Ben is decided to intervene, believing an engagement is just a method to circumvent their pact of celibacy. However, when all techniques to discourage Carbo fail, it is Retta who steps in, having intuited what Carbo’s planning and determined that if he is ready to ponder a proposal then that is a ok declaration of his trustworthiness for her.

After Carbo overcomes an embarrassing first hurdle, the complete family is pressured to endure the couple’s belated and enthusiastic consummation of their love.

Rachel’s take care of Liam to cease enjoying video games and be part of forces appears to be working, even when their pitch concepts for a sports activities drink aren’t. Forced to cancel a elaborate dinner with Jake, Rachel is surprised when he turns up at EMB company with takeaway – a peace providing to Liam.

The evening goes nicely, with Jake even pitching a sports activities drink concept – till Rachel takes the conciliatory temper too far and confides Jake’s epilepsy. Later, after a blazing row, Jake defiantly and towards physician’s orders drives off in his ute – is it over for the younger lovers?

Episode 19

Breathe

air day: 2010-10-26

Rachel takes a crash course in remembering to breathe as she juggles a poisonous office and an estranged boyfriend. Something’s obtained to give…

Desperate to see one another, Jake arrives in the center of the evening with a present for Rachel. But as soon as once more their points flare and so they battle bitterly. Jake storms off, leaving the reward in the entrance yard. Keen to put the stress with Liam behind her, Rachel works tirelessly to work considered one of Liam’s concepts up and make it presentable. But when the pitch falls flat, as an alternative of backing Rachel up as deliberate, Liam reveals his true colors as soon as once more and kicks teamwork to the kerb.

Rachel’s life appears to be uncontrolled. Finally opening the current Jake purchased her, Rachel realises that Jake actually respects her ambitions, and that she’s misjudged him. It spurs her on to carry up the lack of workforce assist along with her boss, Paul. Paul dismisses Rachel’s issues, suggesting she concentrate on the constructive and transfer on. Suddenly Rachel realises she has a alternative. Will love triumph? Or is it too late to salvage her relationship?

Dave too is taking a crash course in remembering to cease and breathe. A welcome distraction arrives when Julie wins a phone-in radio competitors – tickets to see Eric Clapton in live performance, plus all bills paid in a single day lodging at a really ritzy lodge. But Dave cannot appear to absolutely take pleasure in it, lastly admitting to Julie he is been affected by a nagging however inexplicable malaise. Julie’s frightened for her husband. Could Dave be affected by despair?

Meanwhile, Melissa and Ben are nonetheless making an attempt, unsuccessfully, to conceive. Retta inadvertently fuels Ben’s nervousness by questioning his fertility. He manages to persuade Melissa to pull a favour at work to get his sperm examined and the state of affairs is fraught with comedian embarrassment for each of them. Will Ben’s “swimmers” come up gold?

Also tonight, Nathan finds a means to assist Coby face the problem of studying to write. In the course of, Coby reveals a few of his deeply guarded previous.

Episode 20

Perfect Bubble

air day: 2010-11-02

Certain excellent bubbles in the Rafter world all burst in the most sudden and confronting methods.

Newly unemployed Rachel is seeing the world in a brand new gentle – as her oyster. But first what she’d love greater than something is a vacation with Jake. Unbeknownst to her, Jake takes the trace and organises day off – however earlier than he can spring the shock, Rachel will get a cellphone name from former boss Paul Morgan providing her job again with higher perks and extra money.

For Rachel, the alternative is straightforward – however for Jake, it is a disappointing slap in the face. The world is not their oyster, it is Rachel’s. If their relationship goes to survive, she wants to start thinking about his future, too.

Still resisting any suggestion of despair, Dave throws himself into normality, suggesting a Rafter household dinner and providing Coby an apprenticeship, which Coby is hesitant however touched to settle for.

However, when it is revealed that the police have lastly arrested a fence linked to the website robberies, Coby is pressured to face the proven fact that his involvement will quickly be disclosed and the fact and his self-hate emerge drunkenly over dinner. Dave explodes with anger, even scaring Julie along with his unhinged vehemence.

As Coby tries to personal his guilt by turning himself into the police, Dave is pressured to confront his personal fact – he has an actual drawback, probably the despair Julie has talked about. But is he keen he do something about it?

After proving his “swimmers” are completely sound, Ben is much more decided to begin a household with beloved spouse Melissa, however his world is about to be turned the wrong way up.

Episode 21

Rest In Peace

air day: 2010-11-09

The Rafter household say an emotional farewell to Melissa.

Dave is decided to shelve his personal battle with despair, however as tensions construct, he finds himself exploding inappropriately in anger.

Julie convinces Dave to go to counselling whereas Chel, who has not been round to witness the modifications in him, returns residence to consolation her son.

Tom has a second agenda, and regardless of Coby’s try to hold him at arm’s size, Coby realises he cannot escape his grandfather’s attain that simply.

Episode 22

One Day At A Time

air day: 2010-11-16

With Christmas and Ruby’s first birthday quick approaching, the Rafter household wrestle to get again on observe.

Dave is struggling along with his personal demons. Julie gently convinces him to give remedy one other strive. Finally in a position to discover the phrases his therapist’s been pushing for, it appears that evidently Dave may lastly be beginning to handle a few of his points.

And then when the complete household gathers for Ruby’s first birthday and he or she takes a primary tentative step, it appears all might be coming proper in the Rafter world.

Julie discovers that Coby’s apprenticeship papers have arrived. In the spirit of transferring on, the Rafters really feel that life is simply too quick to maintain grudges.

Dave speaks to Coby, who guarantees by no means to allow them to down once more and Dave renews his supply of an apprenticeship to a grateful nephew.