Maggie's letters leave her family devastated
Coco and Ziggy spend some quality time together in their parents' absence, staying up late to watch a horror movie together. They reminisce on the good old times, but are brought back down to earth as they consider how drastically their lives would change if Maggie didn't make it through her cancer battle. The sisters start to get emotional, but luckily have each other for comfort.
After a perfect day together on their impromptu getaway, Maggie is finally inspired to write her goodbye letter to Ben. The following morning, Ben and Maggie return home earlier than expected, wanting to have breakfast with the girls. But as Ziggy unpacks Maggie's bags for her, she stumbles across the letters and freezes in shock. Ben pokes his head in to see what is taking Ziggy so long and she shows him what she has found.
Eventually Coco joins them and then lastly Maggie, who is shocked to see her family holding their letters in bewilderment. The family demands an explanation and Maggie reveals the purpose of the letters, confessing that she wrote them just in case. The whole family is devastated. Ben in particular is outraged that Maggie is starting to give up and is unable to accept her attitude, feeling hurt and betrayed.
Meanwhile, Alf enlists Robbo's help at the bait shop and offers him some work, but Robbo insists he isn't interested. Alf isn't disheartened and tries again, eventually revealing his true motivation – that he is concerned for Robbo and his lack of purpose. Robbo appreciates the effort that Alf is going to, but points out that shifting some bait around isn't going to help him figure out what to do with his life.
Despite this, Robbo still accepts the offer of work, figuring that it's better than sitting around all day, and in doing so has an epiphany of sorts. Robbo realises that although he doesn't miss being a cop, he misses the sense of purpose that it gave him. He liked being able to help other people. Robbo leaves feeling more hopeful, having taken the first step towards making something of himself.
Elsewhere, Tori is freaking out after kissing Ash. Together they decide it was just a case of old habits dying hard and it meant nothing. They agree it would be for the best if they forgot it ever happened, but it's clear that for both of them, forgetting that kiss is going to be easier said than done. Tori confesses to Brody that she kissed Ash, but tries to assure him that it meant nothing. Tori believes that maybe they're better off without each other but she still misses him.
Tori and Ash finally face their feelings and talk about the kiss honestly. Ash confesses that he came back to the Bay for Tori, and that his home is wherever she is. Tori can't deny what she felt the night before, but doesn't know if they can move past their hurt. The couple are unsure where to go next, but unable to deny their feelings for each other, they kiss again.
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