Callum wrestles with keeping Sophie's secret but, when Toadie unwittingly confirms Sophie's fear that she'll be sent into foster care, he decides to stay quiet. Losing hope that Kate will return, Callum's buoyed when she finally does. Now confident her return will bring Sophie home, Callum reveals she's staying at Rani's and they make it to her in time. As the DHS meeting fast approaches, Paul prepares their game plan assuming Kate will continue being Sophie's guardian, but Sophie and Kate are distant. Discussing what made Kate come home, the sisters' stories don't add up and Callum's forced to admit the pleading email to Kate came from him, not Sophie. Kate and Sophie reluctantly hear each other out, and despite making up, they come to the tragic realisation that living together isn't working for either of them. Paul stalls Roz as the DHS meeting begins, only for Kate and Sophie to arrive and declare they no longer want to live together. Rhys is concerned when he suspects his superior, Jessica, is developing a romantic interest in Karl. Knowing Karl's not a fan of his, Rhys fears his career could be in jeopardy if Karl and Jessica become close. When Susan interrupts Karl and Jessica's lunch, Rhys hopes things will get uncomfortable. But with the three of them getting along, Rhys realises he's going to be up against it now more than ever.
