Neighbours Spoilers 25th - 29thth July 2016

[indigodance]

Jack is far too good for Paige. To be so manipulative to gain someone's affections does not bode well for the future - especially for Jack having to make such a big decision in his life.

[Topaz]

Getting fed up with Paige at the moment! They should have just married her off to Mark and she might have been a bit more decent!

[pyrocanthus]

I agree Ruffed lemur.

[Perdita]

Monday

Heartbroken by Jack's decision to choose his religion over her, Paige decides to lose herself in a spontaneous party. With the main goal for the night being to make sure the bar never runs dry, things soon get out of control. When Mark arrives in response to a noise complaint, the partygoers speculate over who placed the call. Paige is certain that it was Jack, intent on ruining her fun. She accuses him of such, but he denies it.

Later, Paige finds herself alone with Tyler, who is similarly tired of the stress and games associated with ill-fated love affairs. Turning to each other for comfort and uncomplicated fun, they drunkenly fall into an embrace. But as morning dawns and they realise what they did the night before, both are horrified.

Paige Smith and Tyler Brennan get closer in Neighbours
© Channel 5
Meanwhile, grounded and attempting to distract herself from her heartache by studying with Ben, Piper finds herself confronted by the discovery that Tyler is partying with Paige and others across the road. Ben urges Piper to put Tyler out of her mind, but a steady stream of social media photos of the party sees Piper obsessing.

When Ben gets sick of Piper ignoring him in favour of curtain twitching to decode Tyler's movements, he delivers some tough love, telling Piper that it was behaviour like this that caused her to lose him in the first place.


Elsewhere, Amy is horrified when she learns that, in a vengeful tactic against Terese, Paul has initiated an expose story of Ryan's lingerie cleaning service. It's due to hit the front page of the West Waratah Star. Forced to admit her involvement to Paul, she begs him to stop the story from going ahead, as Jimmy can never know. Paul agrees and begs the editor, Penny, to pull the story.

Penny refuses, leading Paul to turn to Toadie, who is already focused on stopping the paper from further vilifying Sonya in the press. Paul hopes they can join forces to stop the run of salacious stories due to be printed. Initially fruitless in their efforts to uncover the identity of the new owner of the Star, they are all shocked when they realise it's Tim Collins, who states his intention to destroy Sonya's mayorship and expose Amy's sordid past. Amy is devastated as the headlines head to print.

Tuesday

Paige and Tyler rush to hide the evidence of their wild party before Brad and Lauren arrive home. Once that bullet is dodged, they face a more serious predicament - should they tell Piper that they hooked up? When Tyler bumps into Piper, she makes a huge effort to be more mature, apologising for calling the police. Tyler relays this to Paige and they're inspired to equal Piper's maturity by telling her the truth before she hears it from someone else.

Paige is cautiously optimistic, as the hook-up was purely casual and now she's doing the right thing by being honest. She hopes that, for these reasons, Piper might react reasonably. However, Piper is shattered when she hears the truth, breaking down in tears.

Piper promptly tells Brad everything Paige has done, so Brad and Lauren confront Paige about her behaviour. Paige realises that this hook-up was a serious mistake and makes it clear to Tyler that it can never happen again. They agree to be friends only from now on, but how long can they really ignore their undeniable attraction?

Meanwhile, Terese is stressed, having heard that the Quills plan to sell Lassiters. She's not sure what this means for her future. She's also intrigued when Lucy Robinson arrives in town, wondering whether this has something to do with the sale? After catching up with Paul, Lucy confirms that she will have approval over whoever ends up buying Lassiters.

Later, Paul is setting up secret meetings with Lucy, clearly planning something. All is revealed when Lucy and Paul explain to Terese that Paul is putting in a bid for Lassiters. He's managed to cobble together enough investors and loans to make it possible, and is determined to own the hotel again. In a quiet moment with Terese, he takes glee in telling her that his first act as new owner will be to fire her and send her packing.

Elsewhere, Amy is deeply ashamed when her past as a lingerie-wearing cleaner goes public. She tries to hold her head high, insisting that all that matters is protecting Jimmy from the scandal. She hopes she can keep him from finding out, as he's home from school and banned from his phone after his accident. However, sneaky Jimmy manages to get his hands on his phone. A friend has sent him the picture of scantily-clad Amy from the paper and he's stunned.


Wednesday

Terese is in shock following Paul's promise to fire her once he's successful in repurchasing Lassiters. The ramifications are huge - not only will she lose her job, but she'll have no way to pay her huge mortgage. However, Madison suggests her fate isn't sealed, as she could put in a bid for Lassiters herself with the help of investors and a loan.

Terese lacks the courage to back herself, until Susan points out that she's everything Paul is and more. If she wants it, she should go for it. Terese decides she's got nothing to lose and asks Madison to set up a meeting with the bank.

Meanwhile, Piper is upset over Paige and Tyler's hook-up and ignores Paige's attempts to contact her. Making matters worse is that Xanthe is still freezing her out, instead choosing to hang out with lowlife bully Alison. In a mood, Piper has a go at Elly, who unbeknownst to Piper is already brimming with emotion. Elly bursts into tears and hurries away, leaving Piper feeling terrible.

Ben is unimpressed with Piper, and when Susan also finds out about her narky comment, she's put on detention.

Elsewhere, Elly's mood stems from an upsetting phone notification. Through her tears, she almost makes a huge mistake at the wheel of her car, narrowly missing Steph and Charlie as they cross the road on foot. Steph recognises Elly and goes to Mark, insisting he fine her for dangerous driving. Elly is genuinely sorry and confides that she was upset about a recent break-up and couldn't see past her tears. Feeling for her, Mark lets her off with a warning, confident it won't happen again.

Steph is frustrated and unable to understand why Mark, who usually sees things as black and white, is being so lenient on Elly. But a passing comment from Charlie prompts her to look Elly up on the internet and she's more than a little surprised by what she finds - several photos of Elly with Mark in the pool, complete with affectionate emojis and captions. Steph reels as she realises Elly is after her man.


Thursday

After seeking reassurance from Sonya that Elly's social media photos are not appropriate, Steph borrows her car to sound out Mark and questions whether he is okay with this. Mark points out he didn't have a say in the photos and suspects it's merely Elly's way of getting back at her ex. Steph is still not happy and Mark is puzzled by her apparent jealousy.

Later, Steph can't help venting her displeasure to Elly about the photos. Elly echoes Mark's suspicions, questioning whether Steph is jealous. Steph denies it, but her lingering unease prompts her to talk to Susan about Elly. Susan recommends Steph not read too much into it, as posting selfies with all and sundry is common behaviour these days.

Upon reflection, Steph reveals to Mark that she has come to realise he's right - she is jealous of Elly.

Meanwhile, it's Xanthe's first tutoring session with Elly, but she is too preoccupied with Ben's betrayal to focus. Sympathetic Elly suggests Xanthe take back her power by showing him how much fun she's having without him. With this in mind, Xanthe plays up to the attentions of Cooper, the school captain, posting an image of them together on social media.

Ben asks Gary to talk to Xanthe on his behalf to let her know how sorry he is. Gary, who's in the bad books himself, believes Ben has to find a way to communicate with Xanthe from the heart. Ben digs deep to compose a song, but as he's preparing to woo her with it, he catches sight of her flirting with Cooper and loses heart. Xanthe sees Ben, but it's only in time to spot him walking away with his guitar. Has her pride only widened the gulf between them?

Elsewhere, Karl and Aaron are thrilled when Sonya brings news that money might be found for the bike lanes, provided council can siphon off funds from other projects. Susan is far from pleased at learning that the school's remedial programme funding will be one of those projects sacrificed. When the bike lane project - supported by Sonya - is approved at a community meeting, Sonya discovers the word 'DIE' painted over her car windscreen. Then, as Sonya is relating this to Toadie, a brick smashes through the law office window.


Friday

Mark launches an investigation into the attacks on Sonya's car and Toadie's office. The most likely culprit is Clive West, but when Mark questions Sonya and Toadie, they realise there is the possibility of two people out there with a vendetta. However, Aaron is still convinced it is Clive and publicly names and shames him in order to track him down, which infuriates Mark.

While Mark is no closer to finding Clive, or any other suspects, Toadie worries whether Sonya's stance on the bike path is worth putting their family in danger. Sonya is adamant to stay the course.

Meanwhile, Susan and Karl hear about the attack on Toadie's office when Mark comes to question Susan about a candid interview she gave to the West Waratah Star over the axing of the school programme, raising the possibility of them inciting bad behaviour. While Susan doesn't believe it would have, it leaves her a little guilty and she approaches Sonya to clear the air.

Sonya is rattled and stressed, so she accuses Susan of not thinking her rash behaviour through. Susan defends herself, but Sonya makes it clear this issue is bigger than the both of them and tension remains between the two.

Elsewhere, Paige still has no luck trying to apologise to Piper. When she hears Brad is having trouble helping Dustin, she seizes the opportunity to do some good. She lends her punching bag to Outreach and is buoyed when both Jack and Dustin react positively. However, when Lauren suspects she is deliberately putting herself in Jack's orbit, she insists Paige keeps her distance.

Paige disregards her mother and when she is confronted with a shirtless, hot and sweaty Jack sparring with Dustin, she takes out her frustrations by stripping down to her sports gear and taking Jack's place in the ring. Jack is also confronted by the sight of Paige and tells Brad she's sparring. Concerned for Paige's safety, Brad interrupts the bout - with disastrous results.




Digital Spy

[MarkMcG97]

okay i watched the tonights preview and it looks like after the pool party hook up Paige and Tyler hook up again and Jack and Tyler face off in the Waterhole and Amy has to stop them from getting in a fight

[Perdita]

Monday 25th July 2016 - Episode 7416
Paul tries to stop Amy's secret from coming out. Piper struggles in the wake of her heartbreak. A spontaneous party leads to a shocking hook-up.

Tuesday 26th July 2016 - Episode 7417
Paige and Tyler struggle to make amends. Does Lucy's return spell trouble for Terese? Amy wrestles with her shame.

Wednesday 27th July 2016 - Episode 7418
Terese realises she still has a card left to play. Steph and Charlie narrowly avoid being run over. Piper hits rock bottom. Steph realises she's got competition.

Thursday 28th July 2016 - Episode 7419
Conflict over the bike path project gets deadly serious. Ben's hopes to win back Xanthe are shattered. Mark and Steph declare their feelings.

Friday 29th July 2016 - Episode 7420
Who is attacking Sonya? Paige gets physical around Jack.Sonya clashes with Susan.


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[tammyy2j]

I have a feeling the Tyler/Paige hook up will lead to a pregnancy storyline that will lead to drama with the Tyler/Piper and Jack/Paige storylines

Oh I really do hope not