Catherine Millar

Graham stays with Janet while he recovers from his injuries, putting strain on Janet's relationship with Bianca. Owen makes a shady deal with known criminal kingpin Darren and Janet blackmails Richard into helping the commission.

A bookkeeper and budding announcer at a city radio station is found choked to death, the latest in a succession of incidents threatening to put new stations out of business. In a reversal of roles, by the time Phryne is brought in to investigate, Jack has already established himself as an undercover newsreader.

Hugh is free to leave Whyhope, so Sharna takes him to Sydney to show him the city life he thought was lost. Matt tags along to pitch his beer and gets an offer, while back in Whyhope, Charlie takes up Sharna's offer to become the new temporary mayor.

As the Blighs celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah, Jack slips further into depression, until a conversation with Frank inspires him to make a courageous decision. Elizabeth sets up her maternity hospital, and the family urges Carolyn to reach out to Jack.

As Henry suffers a breakdown, Jack worries about being forced out of the hospital by the board. Stan starts exhibiting strange behavior but refuses to allow Sarah and Jack to examine him, leading to a dangerous confrontation that has lasting consequences for Sarah.

Sarah and Harry help a struggling Roy deal with a devastating loss, and Carolyn accepts James's offer to work with him in Sydney, drawing fire from Elizabeth. After Olivia and Matthew's disagreement, Anna decides to accompany them back to Australia.

While Matthew and Olivia learn the identity of Georgie's birth mother, Anna decides to stand proudly as an unwed mother-to-be. Amid controversy over the hospital's women's clinic, Henry's friend Dr. Neil Burton interviews for the open surgeon position but clashes with Jack.

Anna decides to stick to her principles by not hiding her pregnancy for the meeting with film producers about adapting her novel. As the women's clinic transforms into Jack's community clinic, a devastated Carolyn arrives in Sydney, and Sarah takes her leave from the hospital.