In upcoming episodes of Home and Away, Jo’s long, agonizing battle with memory loss takes a dramatic turn when she agrees to undergo hypnotherapy in

a desperate attempt to finally remember the crash that killed her mother, Christina. What she uncovers will rock her family, shatter long-held assumptions,

and send shockwaves through the investigation that has haunted them for two years.

For Jo, the tragedy has never ended. She was behind the wheel the day their car veered off the road and slammed into a tree. Knocked unconscious in the impact, she awoke to a nightmare: her mother unresponsive in the passenger seat, life already slipping away. From that moment on, Jo’s mind built a wall. The events leading up to the collision vanished, replaced by fragments of terror, guilt, and a relentless cycle of panic attacks.

PTSD has ruled her life ever since.

The uncertainty fractured the Lam family beyond repair. Without a clear account of what happened, blame found fertile ground. Her sister Lacey became convinced their father David — a police officer — had quietly manipulated the investigation to protect Jo. The suspicion was so corrosive that Lacey walked away from them all, distancing herself from her family name and refusing to accept any explanation that absolved her sister.

When David and Jo later arrived in Summer Bay following his transfer to Yabbie Creek, hopes for reconciliation were slim. Lacey’s anger had calcified into certainty. In her eyes, Jo was responsible, memory loss or not.

But the past refuses to stay buried.

David recently forced himself to reopen the case file he had avoided for years, determined to seek closure no matter how painful. Toxicology reports confirmed what he already believed: Jo had not been under the influence. Yet a baffling detail leapt out — the identity of the person who called emergency services had never been clarified.

Jo had always assumed a stranger made the call.

The truth was staggering. It had been her.

Listening to the recording left both father and daughter reeling. Jo could hear her own terrified voice, urgent and desperate, yet she had no recollection of making the call. She replayed it again and again, willing recognition to spark, horrified by the void in her memory.

For Lacey, however, the revelation only deepened her mistrust. If Jo could block out something so significant, what else might she be hiding — consciously or not?

Desperate and exhausted by suspicion, Jo made a life-changing decision. If her mind would not release the truth willingly, she would have to coax it out.

She began researching methods of recovering repressed trauma and soon fixed on hypnotherapy. The idea frightened her, and it terrified David even more. He has watched his daughter crumble under flashbacks; the thought of forcing her back into that moment seemed cruel.

Yet he also knows she cannot move forward without answers.

According to actor Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, who plays David, the character is torn between protection and necessity. He worries the process could intensify Jo’s panic, but his love for her means he will stand beside her regardless. If she is determined to try, he will be there.

Lacey, predictably, sees the move differently. To her, Jo’s amnesia has always been a convenient shield. Part of her believes any new memory might simply reinforce what she has suspected all along.

Still, Jo proceeds.

With guidance from Dr. Bree, she arranges a session with respected hypnotherapist Amelia. Nerves jangling, Jo insists the appointment take place at the police station, where David can remain close. Amelia assures her she will retain control throughout, but as Jo settles into the chair and her breathing slows, the magnitude of what she is about to face hangs heavy in the air.

David watches, helpless.

At first, Jo drifts somewhere gentle — a childhood memory, sunlight, the rhythm of a swing. But trauma is patient. It pushes forward, relentless, until the past slams back into focus.

The car. The road. The sound.

Jo’s body tenses as she relives the horror. Through Amelia’s calm voice, she begins to describe what she sees. Headlights. Speed. A vehicle hurtling toward them from the wrong direction.

She swerved.

In the chaos, another detail ignites like lightning: a gray Mercedes, its number plate sharp and unmistakable.

When Jo jolts awake, drenched in emotion, one truth eclipses everything else.

The crash was not her fault.

For the first time in two years, she has something solid — a memory, a lead, a way to fight the narrative that has defined her. Relief crashes over David, mingled with fury that another driver may have walked away while his family tore itself apart.

But vindication brings new danger.

Who was in that car? Why were they driving so recklessly? And could uncovering them reopen wounds far beyond the Lam family?

The revelation has the power to change everything between Jo and Lacey, yet reconciliation is far from guaranteed. Evidence might clear Jo legally, but emotionally, scars run deep. Lacey will need to confront the possibility that her anger has been aimed in the wrong direction for years.

As Summer Bay absorbs the bombshell, one thing is certain: the search for justice is only just beginning.

Jo wanted the truth.

Now she has it — and it may lead somewhere no one is prepared to go.