The Morgan Brothers: Justin, Brody & Mason

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article:


Home and Away: Justin is facing serious jail time...
Will he plead guilty or not guilty?

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...and-away-77295

Sitting in a courtroom, Justin waits to hear his fate.

There's no getting away from what he did, and now he faces going to prison.

Could this be goodbye?

In a tense week of Home and Away, Justin (James Stewart) awaits his fate after being arrested and charged for brutally attacking a stranger on the street.

He believed his daughter Ava (Annabel Wolfe) had been abused by the man after she jumped into his van later sent a text message asking for help.

When he found her on a mattress in the back of a Kombi, Justin saw red - not knowing it was all a stunt by Ava to get Theo's (Matt Evans) attention.

Justin, who was arrested at the scene, could lose his freedom as well as his relationship with Leah (Ada Nicodemou), who can't believe the events that have unfolded in their lives.

''It impacts the entire family greatly,'' James, 47, tells TV Week.

''Ava has never seen her father lose control like that. He's scared her - and he's startled Leah and Theo as well. Rightly so - that's not the Justin that Leah fell in love with.''

On the day of his hearing, a downcast Justin has resigned himself to his fate. He feels he should be punished and seems reluctant to fight the charges.

''He doesn't want to go to jail, but is prepare to,'' James explains.

His only hope is Theo, who will corroborate his story.

But under questioning on the witness stand, Theo crumbles.

Justin then suggests he go on the stand, but it's a gamble: one sign of anger and his defence will fall apart.

While his lawyer feels it won't help their chances, Justin can see no other option - no one else saw the incident or can testify as to who he really is.

But, just when all looks lost, Alf (Ray Meagher) walks in and offers to be a character witness.

Justin is grateful, but Alf's reception is frosty - he's shocked by the violent event.

''Alf comes to court and provides a heartfelt testimony,'' James says.

''He's not happy about it [the assault], though, and believes Justin should go to jail. But he's there as a fate at this serious moment in Justin and Leah's life.''

''Will Alf's words make any difference?

[Pantherboy]

DS article:


Home and Away reveals mysterious new storyline for Justin Morgan
"This note will change the course of so many lives."

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...new-storyline/

Home and Away spoilers follow from Australian pace episodes, which some UK viewers may prefer to avoid.

Home and Away has revealed a mysterious new storyline for Justin Morgan, which is set to air on Australian screens next week.

In a new promo video posted to the soap's official Instagram page, it was revealed that a note put in Justin's bag by a mysterious young boy "will change the course of so many lives."

Justin soon discovers the note ? which appears to have been written by a child ? and is taken aback by what he reads: "Pleese help. Need food. I live in the house with the blu letta box."

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrRl8cQJ...0-d88e4cfbf645

We then watch as Justin heads over to the house with the blue letterbox and knocks on the door, before he looks through the window and notices a young boy collapsed on the floor.

At the hospital, Justin tries to persuade the youngster to tell him who he is and what happened to him, but he refuses, prompting Justin to tell Cash: "It's like he's been told to keep his mouth shut."

Justin is then told that the boy is "severely dehydrated and undernourished", to which he says to Leah: "Something is seriously wrong here."

Some believe that the boy could either a long-lost son or brother of Justin's, while another commented: "Justin will probably adopt or foster him."

Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in June.

Australian viewers recently saw the conclusion to Justin's court drama, where he was eventually handed a sentence of 500 hours of community service. Justin had faced the possibility of jail time over an attack on a stranger.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.

In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus.

[Pantherboy]

DS article:


Home and Away's Australian spoilers reveal danger in Justin and Andrew plot
The show is exploring a cult storyline.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...andrew-danger/

Home and Away spoilers follow.

Home and Away has released the official teaser spoilers for next week's Australian episodes, as the mystery surrounding newcomer Andrew Lawrence continues.

Traumatised teenager Andrew recently entered Justin Morgan's life by reaching out for help after spotting him doing community service work.

Since then, the show has explored various disturbing revelations about Andrew's background. He was found unconscious and alone at home following the death of his father, who'd been involved in a cult.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr_-qoNr...0-2a9ce5906171

Further detective work from the local police force confirmed that, when Andrew was four years old, he was registered as a missing person as his father had abducted him. The authorities are now struggling to get in touch with Andrew's relatives ? including his mum, who has been separated from him for so many years.

Meanwhile, Thursday's triple bill of episodes in Australia (May 11) saw Justin's partner Leah Patterson conduct some research into the doomsday cult that Andrew's dad was involved in.

Leah told Justin: "Kids spoke out of turn, they'd be put into a dark room with no food or water for days. That's illegal ? that's torture.

"It does explain why Andrew is so closed-off. He's been brainwashed into silence."

Next week's teaser spoilers hint that Andrew could still be in danger, so could the cult still have an interest in him following his father's death?

These episodes will air on Channel 5 in early July, due to the ongoing transmission gap between the UK and Australia.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.

In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus.

[lizann]

adopted fostered by leah and justin?

[Pantherboy]

DS article:


Home and Away's Justin Morgan left furious after major Andrew twist
Cash has made a devastating mistake.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...n-fury-andrew/

Home and Away spoilers follow from Thursday's Australian episodes (May 18), which some UK viewers may prefer to avoid.

Home and Away aired a nasty shock for Justin Morgan in Thursday's triple bill in Australia, as he received news that vulnerable teenager Andrew Lawrence is in danger again.

Justin feared for Andrew's safety after discovering that the 17-year-old had been kidnapped by the doomsday cult that his late father was previously involved with.

Viewers had seen Justin and his partner Leah Patterson kindly take care of Andrew after the death of his dad left him unsupported and alone.

There appeared to be a happy ending when a woman turned up claiming to be Andrew's mother Esther and took him away, but it has now been revealed that she was lying about her true identity.

In Thursday's Australian episodes, local policeman Cash Newman received contact from Andrew's sister Tegan, who revealed that their mum had in fact been missing for years.

It later transpired that the 'Esther' who visited the Bay was the leader of the cult that had caused so many problems in Andrew's traumatic upbringing.

Justin was livid to discover that Cash had messed up so badly by failing to properly verify the identity of 'Esther'.

Cash was taken off the case by his superiors in the police force, but this left him worried that nobody else in the team would put as much effort into securing Andrew's safe return.

Although a specialised task force is overseeing the case, Andrew's age means that he's not a top priority as he's so close to adulthood.

Desperate to make amends, Cash approached Justin and suggested that they should work together with an off-the-books approach to the problem.

Cash promised: "I'm not giving up. That's why I wanted to talk to you ? actually, I reckon we should put our heads together.

"I know who's got Andrew. Her [real] name's Margot. And you spent a lot more time with her than I did, so we need to go through everything that she did, everything that she said. She might have slipped up and said something that's going to help me find her."

Meanwhile, Andrew was seen at the cult's compound in a remote location, being forced to carry out a gruelling exercise regime by Margot.

Margot made it clear that she was punishing Andrew for being so open with Justin, Leah and the police. Will he be rescued?

Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in July.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.

In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus.

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article:


Home And Away Spoilers: Justin goes all out to save young Andrew
Nothing will stop him.

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...tin-cash-77711

The truth about "Esther" has finally been exposed ? but is it too late to save Andrew?

In Home And Away this week, Justin and policeman Cash are frantically searching for links to Vita Nova, the shadowy cult linked to the teenager's abduction.

In recent episodes, a woman named Esther claimed to be his mother, and Andrew (Joshua Hewson) willingly went to live with her. But it was a lie ? her real name is Margot Dafoe (Mandy McElhinney) and she's the leader of the sinister group.

"Once Justin realises Cash has released Andrew into the hands of an imposter, he's gravely concerned," James Stewart, 47, tells TV WEEK. "He feels an obligation to help this young man, but Cash's actions have put Andrew straight back in danger's way."

With no address to search for and Cash kicked off the case for negligence, the situation is dire. Meanwhile, at the compound, Andrew is being lectured by Margot as she holds him in a cell and brainwashes him into accepting his place at Vita Nova.

"She's a woman of great belief and faith in her way of seeing the outside world ? as a dangerous place that's falling apart," Mandy, 52, says of Margot. "There's an element of truth in that ? you just have to look at the news. So she's created a place that protects her family from the world."

The following day, Cash eavesdrops on police conversations, hoping to steal information. When he stumbles upon the location of the Vita Nova compound, he and Justin set off.

When the pair arrive, men surround them, but Justin won't back down: he wants to see Andrew now. Margot happily obliges, saying she has nothing to hide.

Everything she's doing is to protect Andrew," Mandy says. "She feels it's her duty to save him, even if that means punishing him to make him see what she does."

Relieved to find Andrew unharmed, Justin gestures for him to leave, but he won't budge. He claims he's happy at Vita Nova, that it's home.

Stunned, Justin decides to tell him the truth: the police have found his sister. Still, Andrew insists on staying.

When he and Cash are ordered to leave, Justin vows to return. He's not giving up on Andrew, and no-one can stop him?

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article:


Home And Away Spoilers: Justin is shot in a desperate dash for freedom
Cult leader Margot and her followers aren?t letting their trespasser go.

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...s-andrew-77777

Lying unconscious and bleeding in the Vita Nova compound, Justin is in a bad way on Home And Away this week. No-one knows he's there and as time ticks away, he may not make it out?

With the police making slow progress, Justin (James Stewart) decides to go rogue to try to free Andrew (Joshua Hewson) from the notorious cult led by the ruthless Margot (Mandy McElhinney).

So far, Justin and cop Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) have been blocked at every turn. Andrew himself turned them away, insisting the cult's compound is his home.

But this week, when Justin finds a note from Andrew in his belongings, he knows he has to act.

"Andrew is brainwashed... but it's also a case of Stockholm Syndrome ? he doesn't know any better," James, 47, tells TV WEEK.

"Justin sees the note as proof Andrew is still thinking for himself, having independent thoughts that Vita Nova and Margot aren't controlling."

Home And Away's Leah (Ada Nicodemou) warns her partner to wait for Cash. But the following morning, Justin is nowhere to be found. When Cash fronts up to Vita Nova, he's turned away and is forced to leave ? he has no warrant.

Inside, Margot wields her power, taunting a helpless Justin, his phone locked away. When she leaves, however, Andrew comes to his aid.

"Who knows what their intentions are, but they're not good," Justin says of his perilous situation. "Then, Andrew sneaks in and tries to fix his wounds."

Andrew urges him to leave while he creates a distraction. It's now or never. Justin makes a break for it, racing across the compound unseen. But just as he's in the clear, he cops an arrow to the thigh.

Justin crumples to the ground, bleeding. Andrew tries to help, but can't move him. It's only a matter of time before Margot's henchmen find him. Can he escape before it's too late?

For long-serving Home And Away actor James, the storyline has been a welcome challenge that involved research into Doomsday preppers and the balance in bringing it to screen.

"I had long conversations with our directors about our responsibility as adults in educating young adults and children," he says of the arc. "Big stakes, dangerous situations, great cast and the best crew ? couldn't ask for more as an actor."

[lizann]

how does justin go from in court convicted of grievous bodily harm assault with no prison, doing one or two days community service and counselling only, to becoming a foster parent no return to community service or counselling

[Rowdy12]

So Justin belts some bloke gets community service , ditches the garage and buddy the dog becomes a band manager that makes no money yet still doesn't have to do the community service?

[lizann]

justin dying and then awake, unaided breathing and sitting up, another fast recovery