On this week’s episode of Home and Away in Australia, Mackenzie finds out her fate in court, while Chloe discovers a rich family secret…
Mackenzie Booth’s (Emily Weir) day of reckoning has finally arrived, as she appears in court to be punished for organising illegal poker sessions at Salt.
With her restaurant Salt on the verge of bankruptcy, it was employee Felicity’s (Jacqui Purvis) idea that led Mac down a path that, while initially profitable, quickly engulfed several people in a web of lies and deception.
When gambler and conman PK (Ryan Johnson) was discovered dead, Mac’s brother Dean (Patrick O’Connor) was the leading suspect.
The poker sessions became known to the police once the real culprit Nathan (Ryan Panizza) ultimately confessed to killing him, thanks to a little help from Dean and his River Boy comrades.
Mac fell on her sword and delivered a full confession, exonerating Flick from any responsibility, after Cash was forced to arrest his own sister for organising them.
“The poker nights put a lot of relationships under stress right away,” Emily told TV Week. “Mackenzie feels guilty for the most of it, considering that her massive debt is what brought it all to reality in the first place.”
Mac has been advised that she would most likely be imprisoned, and she has pretty much accepted this.
Mac ended up sneaking out of the home to drown her sorrows alone in Salt after spending a final day with Dean and Ziggy (Sophie Dillman) doing everything she loves.
The next morning, John (Shane Withington) discovered her passed out on the sofa, and when Dean and Ziggy arrived, Mac burst into tears as her worries surfaced.
“It was a fantastic frenzy filming this tale,” Emily continued. “It was high-octane and emotionally charged the entire time.”
As we return to the action this week, Mac gathers herself as she prepares for her day in court, and in order to tie up any loose ends, she decides to sell Salt.
Flick arrives at work to find a letter from Mac, informing her that she has been given command of the company.
Flick shouts to Tane, “Mac doesn’t think she’ll come back.”
Mac hugs Ziggy at the farmhouse as she and Dean prepare to depart for the last time, and she asks Ziggy to watch after her brother.
With Dean at her side, Mac heads to court to find out her fate… will she go to prison?
