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Home and Away's Willow Harris finds surprising ally after Witness X drama
Can she win back her friends?
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Home and Away spoilers follow from Australian episodes, which some UK readers may prefer to avoid.
Home and Away has aired Willow Harris's return scenes on Australian screens.
Willow (Sarah Roberts) has been absent from Summer Bay ever since she testified against Colby Thorne at his murder trial, which infuriated Bella Nixon and Dean Thompson at the time.
In the show's latest triple bill of episodes on Channel 7 in Australia (February 25), Willow was drawn back to the Bay following the news that Colby had been charged with a second murder after an altercation at the prison.
Willow was keen to check on how Bella and Dean were doing, but her unannounced arrival didn't go down well as neither were pleased to see her.
Bella was particularly angry that Willow had returned, but she and Dean both reluctantly agreed to listen to her reasoning behind the "Witness X" betrayal.
Revealing the full story for the first time, Willow explained that she was the one who approached Angelo Rosetta to make a deal with him over Colby's secret. She did so after Angelo had made a failed attempt to strike a similar deal with Dean.
Although Willow felt guilty about betraying her long-time friend, she could also see that Colby was spiralling out of control and threatening to bring everyone down with him.
For this reason, Willow decided it was best to sacrifice Colby to ensure that the rest of their group stayed out of trouble.
Bella refused to accept any of these excuses, still full of resentment over the disastrous turn that Colby's life has taken since the court case.
Dean felt differently ? seeing the sense in Willow's words and ultimately deciding to forgive her.
With Dean's support, can Willow rebuild her life in Summer Bay and ever make peace with Bella?
Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in March.
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia). Selected classic episodes are available via Amazon Prime Video in the UK.