Coming up this week on Home and Away in Australia, Tane and Chloe are both in danger as Tex’s sinister connection to the Parata family is revealed.
Tex Wheeler (Lucas Linehan) has been a knight in shining armour since his arrival in Summer Bay a month ago, but so far we’ve learned very little about him.
Tex responded to Marilyn’s (Emily Symons) ad for a handyman to assist with running the bait shop and campground while Alf (Ray Meagher) joined Roo (Georgie Parker) and Martha (Belinda Giblin) in Merimbula while they recovered from their recent kidney transplant. Marilyn had been left in charge of running the businesses.
Maz has occasionally had to give Tex the boot because of his seeming lack of work ethic, but she has finally been impressed by his craftsmanship, which has, so far, all been taking place off-screen.
We had only really seen Tex while he was chasing after Rose Delaney, a neighbourhood cop, played by Kirsty Marillier, outside the surf club.
She originally refused his offer of a drink when he subsequently made it, but after running into him again, she agreed to meet that night at Salt.’
Rose had hoped that seeing Tex would help her move on after realising that she was in love with Cash (Nicholas Cartwright), her step-boyfriend sister’s no less. However, her excessive PDA with Tex during a family meal with Cash and Xander (Luke Van Os) didn’t help matters.
Tex knew Rose was using him at the lunch, but he didn’t care and agreed to leave town with her for a few days so she could get her bearings.
Tex had made the decision to visit the gym in the interim, and after speaking with Tane (Ethan Browne), he discovered that his late brother Ari (Rob Kipa-Williams) and his wife Mia had owned it. However, Tane’s fiancée Felicity’s entrance cut off the chat (Jacqui Purivs).
Marilyn was at a loss for words when Roo arrived from Merimbula early since she had promised Tex a month’s worth of work.
Roo consented to speak with him, but it seems that Tex anticipated this and used his charm to convince Roo that the job had been beneficial for him and had helped him get back on his feet. Tex flashed her a charming smile, but Roo didn’t have the heart to let him go, so she and Marilyn set to work making a list of duties for Tex to take on.
This last week, it became apparent that Tex was in Summer Bay for a secret purpose that might be evil.
Returning to the gym, Tex enters the office and begins looking through some of the papers until he notices the image Tane had earlier shown him of Ari and Mia.
In the promo for Monday’s episode, as we hear Rose explain to a concerned Xander that Tex makes her happy, we see Tex rock up at a biker gang hangout, where he clearly seems at home.
Having swiped the photo, Tex shows it to one of the fellow bikies, who confirms that Ari is the man who they’d been looking for.
Tex explains that he’s also dating the local policewoman, which is bound to come in handy as his interest is laid bare…
Tex’s friend states that they’re going to get the money back that Ari stole from them!
It’s no secret that before moving to Summer Bay, Ari had served ten years in prison for armed robbery.
When he and Mia were considering their options for purchasing the gym, Mia made the decision to use the heist proceeds that had been stashed away in a safe for the previous ten years.
Ari first resisted utilising it because he had moved on from that life. However, he grudgingly decided to launder the money with Tane’s help since he thought it would give them an excellent foundation for starting their planned adoption.
Coincidentally, Ari’s stepdaughter Chloe (Sam Barrett), who took over the gym’s accounting and questioned how Ari and Mia had managed to afford to acquire it in the first place, recently learnt about the shady money herself.
Whether Ari is alive or dead, it seems the bikie group is committed to obtaining it.
Tane is concerned when the photo later shows up on his car, with an ominous note—”Your brother stole our money. We want it back”
“He’s a bit confused and slightly rattled,” Ethan revealed to Yahoo Lifestyle. “He doesn’t want to jump to conclusions, but he doesn’t have a good feeling about what it means.”
When Tane agrees to meet the gang alone, they place a bag over his head and throw him into the back of a van—what’s Tane getting into?
If that wasn’t enough, Tex’s attention then turn to Chloe, when he learns that she is Ari’s stepdaughter. Keeping her under close surveillance, he soon learns where she both lives and works….
“Whānau (family) is everything to Tane.” Ethan added. “His core beliefs and needs revolve around family and taking care of them, so he’ll do whatever he needs to do to protect them. Even if it means putting himself in serious danger.”
Are Tane and Chloe about to pay for Ari’s crimes?
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