Lewis's 15-year-old son, Dylan comes to stay with him and Frankie. A monosyllabic Goth, Frankie finds his presence disturbing. Julia is living alone in a serviced apartment, feeling lost.

Tom starts a campaign of revenge against Frankie turning off all the power at the house, sinking Frankie and Lewis into darkness. Gerry is finding the pressure of both boys back home too much.

Di is called on to honour the deal she made agreeing to help Clive die peacefully at home. Unsure if she can uphold the deal, Di asks Frankie, Lewis and Dylan to help.

Frankie's first day at art school plunges her into a competitive, backbiting world. Her presence back in Tom's house is causing him panic attacks. Too much unfinished business.

Frankie and Lewis have not left each other's sides for three weeks. Frankie is blown away by the fact that she can love someone again. Tom has moved back home and Charlie and he are back in their old bunk beds.

Tragedy strikes and brings the group of friends together.

Charlie decides that Brenda and Gerry love Tom more than him. In an unguarded moment, Brenda agrees, hurting Charlie more than he ever expected. Frankie locks herself in the Art School overnight to work on her assessment.

During a Christmas shopping spree, Julia is caught and charged for shoplifting. What a great start to the Christmas season. Frankie decides to go all out for Christmas with everyone coming to Dover Heights for lunch.

Following a drinking binge with some friends, Dylan lands in hospital with his stomach pumped. Frankie, unable to get in touch with Lewis or Tess, goes to collect Dylan herself.

Frankie is trying to deal with the humiliation of rejection. Tom is forced to question whether his quest to rehabilitate himself is doomed or not. Charlie and Julia can't decide on a name for their new baby.

Tom's gone off his meds, and as he spirals further and further down into himself, into the place he loves to hate, those that surround him wants the blow-by-blow description of the fall. Meanwhile, Frankie takes on the role of babysitter to little Toby when Julia decides to start working again.

Lewis comes up with a creative solution to lower his debts. Charlie and Julia's strained dinner with Simone takes an eventful turn when Tom arrives with a surprise.

Frankie is a mad ball of life. Her substance abusing flatmate Tom doesn't want to know about her dreams, but they're obvious to her workmates at the newspaper. Meanwhile, Charlie and Julia anxiously await the arrival of their baby.

Now living with Di, Frankie plunges back into her art as she deals with her separation. Lewis has a dangerous relapse. Simone and Julia have a wild night out. Tom has an epiphany after a near miss.

Julia's birthday gets off to a bad start, then a shopping trip only makes it worse. Frankie has a date with Howard. Tom tries to pull himself together.

Dylan takes a walk on the wild side as he explores his newfound freedom. Meanwhile Tess and Lewis find a new bond as they search for their missing son. Tom's flirtation with Billie develops, but they're unsure what they want.

Julia's ex, Howard, is back in town, and this puts her marriage under additional stress. Frankie considers Lou's future. Di relationship with Bill grows, while Tom's relationship with Gina goes in the opposite direction.

Frankie has a change of heart about Howard but her newfound enthusiasm puts Howard on the back foot. She can't help feeling jealous of Tom's wild, anti-love-fest with Sonia.