Jack sends Xavier on his way

Jack sends Xavier on his way
Jack sends Xavier on his way (Image credit: five)

When Charlie tells Jack she found dope in Xavier's pocket, he decides it's time for Xavier to go home. Xavier tells Ruby he has to leave because of a family emergency. Finally Jack and Martha have the place to themselves and, for the first time since her mastectomy, Martha feels ready to make love again. The couple are in loved-up bliss. Bridget's scam to fleece Leah of her insurance payment is underway. There's a close call when VJ finds her searching in Leah's drawers for ID but Bridget tells VJ she's planning a surprise for Leah's birthday. Then, armed with Leah's fake ID she sets up a bank account in Leah's name. However, when she comes to transfer $100k into the new account she learns that she needs the password on the old account to enable the transfer. Is this a temporary setback or has her scam been foiled? Nicole is furious with Geoff for agreeing to take Melody to the formal instead of her. When she runs into Melody she lets her know but agrees that Melody can have Geoff for one night and that is it. Knowing Geoff isn't going to change his mind, Nicole decides to find herself another date and it doesn't take her long... *Showing on RTE One, Thursday January 29* CLICK below to watch a clip from this episode of Home and Away

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Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.