Home and Away spoilers: Will Harper leave Summer Bay?
“Harper fears nothing will stop Beau from returning to the Bay."
It could be time to say goodbye to another Home and Away favourite as Harper contemplates her future.
With the police unable to find Beau (Blake Richardson), Harper (Jessica Redmayne) is living in constant fear of her violent ex-boyfriend. But Tane (Ethan Browne) has an idea and sets a dangerous trap to flush him out of hiding – and, hopefully, into the arms of justice.
Where is Beau hiding?
In recent episodes, Harper finally made a statement to police that could put Beau behind bars. But he disappeared before he could be arrested, leaving Harper feeling in danger that he could reappear at any moment.
“Cash is the one who saw something is not right with Harper and notices the mark on her face. He convinced her to make a statement,” Jessica tells TV WEEK. “The AVO doesn’t stop Beau from returning to the Bay though…”
Unbeknown to Harper, Tane is texting Beau, pretending to be her. He hopes it will bait Beau into agreeing to meet her. After days of back and forth, the meet-up is on. Beau will meet ‘Harper’ at the beach.
Dana loses it at Sonny: ‘It’s over!’
Elsewhere, Dana (Ally Harris) is livid. She has learnt that Sonny (Ryan Bown) has relapsed into drug use. She can’t stand any more lies and, despite his insistence he’ll stay clean, she knows the trust is broken: ‘It’s over’, she tells him, bluntly.
Watching it play out is Beau…
When Dana leaves, Beau seizes his chance to confront Sonny. He wants him to retract his statement to the police – or else. But, having just lost everything dear to him, Sonny refuses.
Laying a trap
Beau decides to meet Harper, to convince her to be on his side. He is waiting on the beach with flowers – when Tane appears.
Beau makes a run for it but is swarmed by the cops. Sergeant David Langham (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) arrests him, promising that Harper’s nightmare is finally over.
Back at the safe house, Tane relays the good news: Beau will be going to jail. But Harper can’t believe she’ll ever be safe. Later that day, she drops a bombshell on Tane: she and Archie won’t come back to Summer Bay.
“Harper fears nothing will stop Beau from returning to the Bay in the future to seek revenge on Harper and potentially put Archie’s life in danger,” Jessica explains.
“She decides there’s no other option than to leave the Bay and go somewhere Beau can’t find them, so she can protect her son.”
Is this goodbye for Harper, forever?
