Home and Away's Justin Morgan unfairly blamed for road horror
A Summer Bay disaster weighs on his conscience.
Home and Away has left Justin Morgan in turmoil over a terrible accident that wasn't his fault.
The Summer Bay soap has returned to screens in Australia this week, resolving the big cliffhanger which took place on the day of Felicity Newman and Tane Parata's wedding.
When the show went off air in Australia in November, Eden Fowler was unwittingly driving Felicity to the ceremony in a damaged vehicle.
Felicity's brother Cash had presented her with their late father's old ute as a touching surprise, believing that it would make the perfect wedding car.
Unfortunately, a criminal associate working for biker gang member Tex Wheeler sabotaged the brakes on the car on the eve of the ceremony. The dangerous group were targeting Cash, expecting him to be the one who was driving Felicity.
In this week's return scenes, Eden and Felicity found themselves on a collision course with Justin and his partner Leah Patterson in the road.
With Eden unable to brake, a huge crash took place which left lives hanging in the balance.
While Felicity, Leah and Justin all made it through relatively unscathed, Eden's future was left uncertain when doctors warned that she could have a permanent brain injury and may never regain consciousness.
As tempers boiled over at the hospital, Cash was quick to blame Justin for the road disaster, pointing out that he'd worked on the ute at the garage in preparation for the wedding.
Although Justin was baffled over what could have gone so wrong, he was unable to defend himself as he questioned his own professional competence.
Justin later told Leah's nephew Theo Poulos: "The ute's brakes failed. All these people are hurt because the brakes on the car that I fixed failed. It's my fault."
Theo advised Justin to allow the police to investigate before jumping to conclusions, telling him: "Let them do their job and stop beating yourself up. If they have any questions, you will answer them."
Will the police figure out that the brakes were tampered with, or will Justin continue to be blamed?
Meanwhile, with everyone unaware that Tex's gang still posed a sinister threat, those responsible for the crash vowed to regroup and switch to a mysterious "Plan B" after missing their intended target.
The gang want revenge on Cash after he fatally shot their leader Marty in self-defence last year. Is Cash still in danger?
Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in March.
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.
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