Could he be about to threaten Krista’s hard-won sobriety?
16-22 NOVEMBER
Krista is shocked when Leo reveals that the birthday boy who arranged the lavish party at Yorokobi has done a runner, leaving him to foot the hefty bill.
Leo gets a break when he’s able to develop some photos from the party, including one of the boy, that he can show the police, but upon seeing the incriminating photo, Krista covertly hides it from Leo.
A photo on Krista’s phone showing her and the boy as firm friends reveals a mysterious and troubling connection between the two.
When Krista ensures Yorokobi is reimbursed for the mysterious dine-and-dash party stunt, it’s clear she’s battling guilt at not revealing to Leo what she knows about the perpetrator.
Sensing something is off, Melanie follows Krista and overhears her on the phone trying to track down ‘Sebastian’. Instantly disapproving, Melanie recalls that Sebastian was responsible for Krista’s ejection from her upscale Sydney boarding school, among other wild behaviour.
Krista though, considers Sebastian her oldest friend and feels that while he may be a wild child it’s partly her fault for having encouraged him over the years and she thinks the dine-and-dash is simply his misguided way of trying to reconnect with her.
Before she can track him down, Sebastian appears at her apartment, asking if she can take him in for a little while. As Melanie advises against it, Krista is torn, but ultimately allows friendship to guide her, telling Sebastian she’s always there for him.
Having not yet found the right way to break the news to Leo about Sebastian, the matter is taken out of Krista's hands when Leo walks into her apartment to find Sebastian in the shower.
Guilty and apologetic, Krista tries to explain the situation, with emphasis on the importance of helping Sebastian who’s in a tough situation. But Leo finds it hard to see the past the secrets she’s been keeping and the threat Sebastian clearly posts to Krista’s hard-won sobriety.
Hoping to appease Leo, Krista directly suggests to Sebastian that maybe she could help him get clean and he goes along with the idea, but Leo’s not particularly convinced, especially when he later hears from Byron that it looked like Sebastian was buying drugs.
Confronting Sebastian, Leo is warned it's not a good idea to go telling tales to Krista as she won’t like it if it looks like Leo is working against her oldest friend. Which leaves Leo deeply wary of this whole situation.
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