Jo’s Shattered Memories Fall Into Place

For weeks, Jo has been living in a haze of broken memories, haunted by flashes of that tragic night. Headlights in the dark. Screeching tyres. Her mother’s scream. Until now, she could not piece it together. But in a chilling breakthrough, Jo finally remembers the detail that unravels everything: the license plate of the car that struck them.

And with that number, the mystery is no longer a mystery. The car belongs to someone shockingly close to home.

The Key That Unlocks the Past

The memory comes suddenly, during an emotional conversation with a loved one. Jo’s mind snaps back to that moment, the metal gleam of a license plate caught in a beam of light. At first, she doubts herself. Could her mind be playing tricks? But as she repeats the numbers, the horror becomes undeniable.

Records confirm it: the car is not an anonymous vehicle, not a passing stranger’s. It is tied to a name that shatters Jo’s fragile trust and sends the Bay spiraling into chaos.

Lacey’s Secret Can No Longer Be Buried

The shocking truth points back to Lacey and her ex-lover. Their car, their recklessness, their cowardly decision to flee the scene — it’s all there, carved into the cold certainty of numbers and evidence. Jo is no longer guessing, no longer trapped in the fog of half-memories. She knows. And with that knowledge, she finally holds the power to bring the truth into the light.

But the discovery comes at a cost. Lacey, realizing that Jo has remembered, grows more dangerous and unpredictable. She lashes out, desperate to keep control of a secret that is crumbling by the second. The closer Jo gets to exposing her, the more violent and desperate Lacey becomes.

A Community Divided

The revelation of the license plate doesn’t just tear apart Jo and Lacey — it ripples through the entire Bay. Friends, neighbours, and families are forced to confront the unthinkable: that one of their own was behind the tragedy that claimed a mother’s life.

For Jo, the memory is both salvation and torment. At last she knows the truth, but that truth reopens every wound she has struggled to heal. For others, the evidence leaves no room for denial. Some call for justice, for Lacey and her ex-lover to face the full weight of the law. Others argue that dragging the past into court will only deepen the suffering.

What Comes Next

This revelation is not the end — it is only the beginning. Jo now faces a terrible choice: does she come forward and expose Lacey, or does she keep silent, knowing the chaos her testimony will unleash? Will the Bay rally behind her, or fracture under the weight of blame and betrayal?

And most of all — will Lacey attempt to silence Jo once and for all before she has the chance to speak?

One thing is certain: the license plate has changed everything. The truth can no longer be denied, and Summer Bay is about to pay the price.