Sonya's dark secret
Will she be pushed back to the bottle?

One simple, anonymous letter is all it takes for Sonya (Eve Morey) and Toadie's happy existence to start unravelling this week on Neighbours.

"Poor Sonya just can't quite escape her past," Eve, 31, tells Soap Extra. "We've already seen quite a lot of it but this is really going into dark territory."

After Toadie (Ryan Moloney) receives a mystery letter detailing Sonya's dodgy past, he becomes unsettled by the idea of someone trying to intimidate his young family.

Wanting to sheild Sonya from any pain or suffering, he decides to enlist the help of Brennan (Scott McGregor) to expose the culprit without her being any wiser.

"Brennan and Toadie are on the are on the case trying to work out what's going on," Eve says. "It's drip-fed harassment and it's stressful.

After considering Naomi (Morgana O'Reilly) as a plausible suspect, Toadie and Brennan soon dismiss the idea. Brennan tries to convince Toadie to tell Sonya what's been going on but hoping it's all just a prank, Toadie decides to keep her out of it... for now.

However, the letters keep appearing - and soon enough, one ends up directly addressed to Brennan. When Sonya almost catches Brennan reading it, he cleverly covers his tracks.

Meanwhile, the super-sleuth duo continue their search for answers, deciding the person behind the letters must be someone from Sonya's Gamblers Anonymous group. They approach an old GA convenor but he refuses to discuss any former members. Yep, the group's got 'anonymous' in it's title for a reason!

"Sonya would be totally devastated if it was someone from her GA group because they provide so much support to her," Eve explains. "It's her sanctuary."

While the boys keep the truth hidden, events come to a head when Brennan receives his own hate mail. Not surprisingly, Sonya is rocked by the devastating news.

"As the story arc builds, you see Sonya get increasingly stressed and worried," Eve admits. "She has absolutely no idea who could be behind the harassment."

Sonya's fears intensify on Halloween night and she cancels her plans to go out, feeling it's safer to simply stay at home.

"We haven't really seen Sonya get to a point where she's going to pick up a bottle of wine but she's close now, really close," Eve reveals of her distressed character. "She's teetering on the brink.

Who could be behind these devastating letters and for what purpose? Worse still, what else do they have in store for Sonya?

Source: Soap Extra 23rd October 2014