Terence is summoned by Betty but he arrives at the Hartley home too late as Tony is already dead. Seeing what has happened in her absence, Betty alters her story of the night's events to protect her son when it appears that it was the fall of the cabinet that killed Tom. Frank is given the task of investigating the case and is quick to see that Betty is attempting to protect her son. In hospital after the incident, Betty keeps Jimmy on a short leash, trying to keep him from being questioned about what happened. However, while alone with Brendan, Jimmy admits that he was the one who killed his father. Autopsy results surprise all however as Terence discovers that Tom did not die from his injuries but as the result of a brain haemorrhage most likely suffered just moments before Betty struck him. Dr. Trevor moves on but not before a heated argument with Vicky and the revelation of her disgust at Simon for keeping his "filthy wombat" in the house. Terence finds himself alone yet again as he watches a reconciled Marta and Ben leave the hospital together. Shirley finishes her nude portrait of Frank who, after a conversation with Esme, thinks Shirley is planning to display it in a shop window before having it raffled off by the CWA.