In Thursday’s triple bill in Australia, Home and Away dealt a cruel blow to Justin Morgan when he learned that defenceless teenager Andrew Lawrence is once more in danger.
When Justin learned that Andrew, 17, had been abducted by the doomsday cult his late father had once been a part of, he became concerned for his safety.
Audience members had witnessed Justin and his companion Leah Patterson tenderly tending to Andrew after his father’s passing left him alone and without assistance.
When a woman showed up pretending to be Andrew’s mother Esther and whisked him away, it seemed like a nice ending, but it has now come to light that she was lying about who she really was.
Tegan, Andrew’s sister, contacted local cop Cash Newman on Thursday’s Australian edition and disclosed that their mother had actually been missing for years.
The ‘Esther’ who came to the Bay turned out to be the head of the cult responsible for a great deal of the issues in Andrew’s horrific upbringing, it was later discovered.
When Justin realised how gravely Cash had erred in not adequately verifying ‘Esther’s’ identity, he became furious.
When Cash’s police superiors removed him from the case, he became concerned that no one else on the squad would work as hard to ensure Andrew’s safe return.
Though the issue is being handled by a specialised task force, due to Andrew’s age and proximity to adulthood, he is not given priority.
In a desperate attempt to set things right, Cash went up to Justin and proposed that they collaborate on an off-book solution to the issue.
Cash declared, “I’m not going to give up.” That’s the reason I wanted to speak with you; in fact, I think we ought to meet together.
“I am aware of who owns Andrew. Margot is her [actual] name. We must go through everything she did and said because you spent a lot more time with her than I did. Perhaps she made a mistake and uttered something that will lead me to her.”
In the meantime, Andrew was observed at the isolated cult’s property, where Margot was making him perform an exhausting workout regimen.
Andrew was clearly being punished by Margot for being so forthcoming with Justin, Leah, and the police. Is he going to be saved?
In July, Channel 5 will air these moments for fans of Home and Away in the United Kingdom.
