TV WEEK articles:
"Mystery on the beach.
What's in the washed-up container?
A strange container washed ashore, a baffling illness breakout and several shock collapses all rock Summer Bay this week, as Home and Away plunges into a mystery worthy of an episode of The X-Files!
The intrigue begins when lifeguards John (Shane Withington) and Dana (Ally Harris) discover unusual debris washed up on the beach during their shift.
While his first action is to assume someone has dumped all their rubbish on the sand, John starts to think it might be something more sinister and alerts the authorities.
"When the authorities don't seem concerned, he's prepared to just move it," Shane, 65, tells TV WEEK.
However, when Dana manages to prise open the peculiar vessel, the pair are repelled by the stench...and then, John slumps to the sand!
What's inside the container? And did it cause John to collapse?
"His first thoughts are for Dana," Shane says of the moments after John collapses. "But then he's concerned that an illness might affect the community."
His fears are confirmed when other residents suddenly start fainting, and John is forced to reckon not only with his own mortality, but the idea that the arrival of the container may be the start of a sickening plot to take down the Bay.
"As John gets sicker, he begins to think that this disease could be the end of him," Shane says.
Will John - and the other residents of the Bay - be OK? "
EDIT: The DS article:
Home and Away to air mystery illness storyline
Is there really something nefarious going on?
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...ess-storyline/
Also, in TV WEEK:
"Is Irene being scammed?
When Irene returns to the Bay this week, she brings with her a new house guest named Bronte who claims to be suffering from an autoimmune condition.
Always wanting to help, Irene (Lynne McGranger) takes Bronte (Stefanie Caccamo) under her wing and showers her with food, care and a home to stay in.
Knowing how naive she can be, Irene's close friends Marilyn (Emily Symons) and Leah (Ada Nicodemou) tell her to be wary. Irene, however, is insistent: Bronte is genuine and she's going to be there for her no matter what.
But when it becomes obvious that Bronte may have an ulterior motive, is Irene already in too deep to realise she's been taken for a ride? And just how far will Bronte go to get what she thinks she deserves? "