Tue, Sep 24, 2002
Amanda and Alastair continue their affair as Amanda fights Kieran for everything he's got. However, Amanda is not pleased that Kieran isn't fighting her back and giving in which causes severe tension in the Macefield home and ends up causing Sascha to go on a drink bender at a party. After Kieran sees what the divorce is doing to his kids he decides to fight and offers her 60/40 of the property and joint custody. Amanda decides to move to Auckland with Taylor and as she prepares to leave she tells Nicky what she thinks of her. As a parting gesture to Kieran she torches his new vineyard and leaves Alastair to wait at their motel room. Elsewhere, Ken asks Dana out on their first date together but it doesn't work out very well as he's called to an emergency rescue of a toddler and subsequent tries at dates always end with an emergency.
Tue, Oct 1, 2002
Nicky and Cliff nearly come to blows after she refuses to tow the line with Manu Bishop until she finds out from Dana that Cliff is being groomed to take over from Manu. Lynda Bracey makes a complaint about William and on top of him missing the symptoms of a heart-attack he tells Louise he's thinking about leaving. Louise tells Ross that she's pregnant and at Liam's going away party he announces it to everyone there but Louise isn't happy that he did it so publicly.
Tue, Oct 8, 2002
With William having stepped down from his position at Mercy Peak Alistair is now officially in charge and he would rather not be which causes his own personal groundhog day. Henk van der Welter is hospitalized and he's convinced he's got cancer until it's discovered that the problem is poisoning and the poisoner is rather nearer to home than he would have taught. Enid's trial begins as she tries to get Arthur's ashes spread on the bowling green. She's denied her request by the club secretary because he's horrified about what she did to Arthur. She is later found guilty of manslaughter and later than night Gus and herself break into the bowling green and scatter Arthur's ashes.
Tue, Oct 15, 2002
Ken's prized toy collection is stolen from his home when he is away judging the Radford House senior speech competition. Ken is sure the suspect is Todd and gets a warrant to check Todd's house but finds nothing. Meanwhile, Grace Stringer, the winner of the Radford House senior speech competition, becomes obsessed with Nicky.
Sat, Oct 12, 2002
In order to avoid people William goes out early playing golf and encounters his accountant Ian Enderby. Through much probing William learns that Ian owes over 3 million to the Inland Revenue and is adamant he is going to take his own life at the 18th hole. As they reach the 18th hole and no sign of William being able to talk Ian out of his course of action William takes matters into his own hands to stop him. Meanwhile, Wayne is hospitalised but Nicky cannot find out what caused him to collapse and whilst there he meets Lydia from the Inland Revenue who has been in a car accident on her way to meet Ian Enderby.
Sat, Oct 19, 2002
Cliff continues to push Nicky into a more permanent commitment but she is very wary. This escalates when she is attacked and robbed of her car, purse and drugs bag. She immediately believes that the culprit is Henry Chadwick which causes rifts between her and Cliff leading them to eventually break up.
Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Mike Malloy causes a stir when he admits to Dana, after she asks him to babysit Jordan, that he cannot be near kids because he was in jail previously was assaulting three young boys. The news spreads like wildfire igniting outrage amongst the townspeople except for William who takes pity on him. Meanwhile, Gabrielle decides she wants to be a mother and firstly tries to get Nicky to get her to a sperm donation bank and then she asks Kieran to be the father, which he refuses. Kieran tells Nicky that he's not over her and what he feels for her is very strong.
Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Helen's lax attitude to life and work and her constant clumsiness begins to cause tension between her and Nicky eventually causing her to move out and into Alistair's home. Gil's wife Denise is involved in a minor accident and is brought into Mercy with her two daughters. She asks Helen can she switch doctors to her and Helen agrees. Denise asks for a prescription for epilepsy drugs for her daughters and Helen writes her one without checking the family history. Nicky objects which starts a rift between her and Alastair. Nicky gets the family history and talks with their old doctor and finds that they had suggested reducing the medication. Denise refuses until Gil intervenes and gets them all to go to get a review of medication. Elsewhere, Louise and William restart their relationship in Louise's new apartment above Gabrielle's shop which angers Ross. Louise and Ross eventually agree that they sell the house and split the money received. William apologizes to Diane about the adopted baby controversy.
Tue, Nov 26, 2002
William takes Helen for a driving lesson as Alastair has an early hospital appointment and frightens William with her reckless driving. Jordan is brought in with a cut to his head and he eventually tells Dana that he has no friends at school and the cut was not an accident but caused by his former friend Carlos. Dana confronts Carlos' mother Paula and finds that Jordan has been bragging about Ken living with them which caused him to be targeted. But things get worse between Dana and Paula and it takes an intervention between Jordan and Ken to sort things out. Cliff has to go on business to Hawaii and invites Nicky to go along with him but Nicky insists that they go as friends only. Manu Bishop has lunch at Kieran's place with Cliff and some American businessmen. Kieran later discovers that a correctional facility is being built at the bottom of the winery and not the university that was originally planned for. He angrily brings it to the attention of William and Eric. Manu is not pleased that his plans have been leaked. Alastair takes Helen out in for a driving lesson in his car but it comes to a halt when she hits a mynah bird. But the incident brings Alastair and Helen together. Nicky tells Cliff she cannot go with him to Hawaii and heads off on her own for a few days. Meanwhile, Ken asks Dana to marry him and she agrees.