The Alice

Helen returns to The Alice to face the coroner's inquest into the death of her husband Connor at Rainbow Valley. Her dead best friend Patrick is by her side as always but she's not letting on - everyone already thinks she's crazy.

Jack has to face the prospect that he could lose Jess forever. Matt meets a couple of bush mechanics on a pilgrimage into the desert.

When Toby and Michael compete for the affections of a backpacker who holds a dark secret, their friendship is put to the test.

When Hugh discovers that Ellie is having a relationship with Matt, all hell breaks loose. Jess finds that accepting Jack into her life is a struggle.

Hugh is preparing a surprise for Ellie for their wedding anniversary, but after he has discovered Ellie and Matt's relationship, he is the one in shock.

Helen agrees to play netball with Jess, and in doing so reveals a different side of herself. Natalie returns home with a secret.

Ellie's life is put in danger after she and Matt leave for a romantic weekend.

A celebrity psychic visits Alice Springs, and Helen seeks his advice when she fears that her late husband has come back to haunt her.

Michael and Toby must call off a climb and entertain the tourists when a terrible wind rips through the town.

When Matt and Jess visit a local community, Matt is in for a shock when he meets a patient who has been diagnosed with water snakes in the belly. A surprise present from Jack has unexpected consequences for Helen.

Helen invites Jack to dinner, which sends him into a tailspin when he thinks it means something more.

Romance may be in the air again when Helen and Jack spend a perfect day together. Jess has an important decision to make.

Helen plucks up the courage to answer an ad for an artist's model. Can she go through with it when she discovers that she has to appear nude?

Simon Westlake from the Bull Bar challenges Jack to a camel race, with Jack hoping to play Father of the Bride and use the $10,000 winner's purse to pay for Jess's wedding. Jess feels the heat when she begins to have some second thoughts.

On the anniversary of Patrick's death, his younger brother arrives in Alice Springs to seek out Helen, as he has something that he needs to resolve with her.

Jack and Michael travel five hours to Purgatory Hill to find Lara, a regular caller to the Love Roo radio show who they think is in some kind of trouble.

A cane toad intrudes on Alice springs

Jack is shocked when an old band mate arrives in town and tells him the band has replaced him with a younger lead singer.

Simon continues to jeopardise Jack's career and relationships, so Jack decides to get his own back in a "friendly" game of football.