Chloe (Sam Barrett) has been struggling to find purpose in the aftermath of her biological father’s death, Ari’s (Rob Kipa-Williams) potential prison sentence and his sudden onset of aggressive cancer which resulted in him passing away too.
However, since making her relationship with Theo (Matt Evans) official, she has been able to begin digging herself out of the hole – and now she’s begun doing admin for the gym.
Chloe finds herself juggling two jobs — shifts at the Diner and accounts for the firm Tane is now running — after months of being at a loss for what to do and relying heavily on her friends to keep her busy. With Leah’s (Ada Nicodemou) assistance, she learns how to use account software and starts putting some new procedures into place. Tane (Ethan Browne) is simply relieved of his administrative responsibilities!
Chloe realises that Ari and Mia (Anna Samson) purchased the company outright after digging through all the available paperwork in the filing cabinet and finding the original sales contract. She looks to Tane in confusion because Ari had much less money and savings than her mother did when she was growing up. How did they manage to buy this?
Tane denies having any knowledge of Ari and Mia’s financial affairs and asserts that he knows nothing about them. With the Paratas being so close-knit, Chloe insists that he must be aware of the method used to pay for the gym. Tane keeps putting off the discussion, but Chloe is growing increasingly doubtful because of it.
Later, Tane is frightened to find Chloe interacting with Cash in the Surf Club (Nicholas Cartwright). He steps in and says Chloe needs to take care of some “important payroll problems,” then he asks her what she’s up to. Tane is aware that Chloe will soon discover the truth when she claims she asked Cash for Jasmine’s (Sam Frost) contact information so that she could interrogate her about the gym sale. He warns her that she might not like what she discovers if she keeps looking.
Back in the gym office, Chloe jokes – what did Mia and Ari do, rob a bank or something? Then the penny drops – they used the money from the armed robbery which landed Ari in jail for eight years. What will Chloe do now she’s uncovered the big family secret?
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