After a disturbing dream, Art sets about establishing some new 'tough love' ground rules for his son Josh. Gerry, after angling unsuccessfully to stay at the Far Out East, only makes it as far as the beach - where he receives legal counsel from a wanderer called 'Rick', who looks suspiciously like Terry Adams . When Eve is shunned around town because the council has put Palm Valley up for sale, Art attempts to comfort her. But he's derailed when he realises the extent of her relationship with Carter . Devastated, he ignores the advice he's just given his son, and decides the only thing to do is run. He heads bush - leaving the hung-over Josh in charge of the Far Out East. With Eve in pursuit, Art hides, but when he's bitten by a potentially lethal snake, he screams for help. They spend the night lost in the bush, with Art drifting in and out of delirious and disturbing dreams. At the hospital, Art's medical emergency is upstaged by his father's, with Gerry collapsing from septicaemia from sandfly bites. Unfortunately for Art, once the venom is tested and found to be harmless, Eve is unimpressed. Lizzy and Vance realise they have feelings for each other, but neither is game to make a move. Meanwhile, Rosemary offers Bev full partnership of her dance academy - where Owen unexpectedly discovers the passion of the tango.