Summer Bay is no stranger to emotional earthquakes, but the week ahead promises tremors that could reshape futures, fracture friendships, and test loyalties in ways

no one sees coming. At the center of it all is an arrival filled with promise, a dream balanced on heartbreak, and a single moment of truth that might either launch

a career or sink it before it even begins. Remy Carter has always lived for music. It’s been his escape, his compass, and lately, his lifeline. Still grieving the devastating loss of Theo,

the friend who was meant to be the first artist signed to Back on Track Records, Remy has thrown himself into building something lasting in Theo’s honor. The studio space in Yabby Creek is far from finished, wires still to be connected, equipment still somewhere between Europe and Australia, but the vision is alive. And sometimes, in Summer Bay, belief can be just as powerful as bricks and mortar.

Together with his ever-enthusiastic partner Sunny, Remy has been hunting for talent online, determined that the label won’t fade before it has a chance to breathe. When they stumble across a musician named Eddie Shepard, excitement ripples through their fragile enterprise. Eddie has presence, skill, and just enough edge to make him stand out in an oversaturated industry. To Remy, he feels like fate. To Sunny, he’s an opportunity that must be seized with fireworks.

Hope surges. For the first time since Theo’s death, the future doesn’t look like a closed door.

Remy can’t help himself—he invites Eden to see the space properly, eager for her reaction, hungry for reassurance that this gamble isn’t reckless. As he walks her through the courtyard, gestures toward the bar, and proudly reveals the dart board like it’s a platinum plaque, Eden is moved. She sees the grief stitched into every choice, the determination behind the chaos. When Remy strums his guitar and she lines up a shot, they allow themselves to imagine success: artists filling the rooms, music spilling into the night, Theo’s spirit woven into every note.

It’s a beautiful fantasy.

Then Sunny, ever the showman, adds fuel to the dream—and maybe a touch of danger. He’s already thinking about optics, about spectacle, about how to sell something that isn’t fully built. First impressions matter, he insists. Without the equipment, without the polish, they risk looking like amateurs playacting at empire. So why not distract Eddie with luxury? A charter boat. Champagne. Eden pretending she’s already a satisfied client whose career has soared under their guidance.

To Sunny, it’s harmless theatre.

To Remy, it’s a slippery slope.

Complications hit before the plan even leaves the dock. As Sunny prepares for the meeting, Leah calls. Still shattered by Theo’s passing, she leans heavily on Sunny’s support, and he can’t ignore her pain. Torn between business ambition and emotional duty, he chooses compassion. By the time he extracts himself, precious minutes are gone.

Back at the studio, Eddie has arrived.

The borrowed car, the hopeful handshake, the expectation hanging in the air—it’s all suddenly real. Remy introduces him to Eden, doing his best to radiate confidence while silently begging Sunny to hurry. With time dragging, the trio make awkward conversation. Every unfinished detail feels louder. Bare walls. Missing tech. Dreams without proof.

Without Sunny’s charm to smooth the edges, doubt creeps in.

When Sunny finally bursts through the door, the boat plan is dead in the water. Improvisation becomes survival. He launches into the pitch, painting a picture of momentum, hinting at connections, even suggesting that Kirby’s album is already making waves overseas.

Remy feels the ground tilt.

Because this is the secret, the fragile truth beneath the glitter: Back on Track Records is brand new. There is no success story yet. No chart positions. No testimonials. Only belief, grief, and grit.

And Remy can’t let the lie stand.

Cutting across Sunny, he confesses. Eddie wouldn’t be joining a thriving roster—he would be the roster. The studio is unfinished. The journey would be risky. But the commitment? Absolute. Remy promises passion, loyalty, and a producer who will fight from day one.

Honesty fills the room like oxygen.

It’s also terrifying.

Eddie’s expression hardens. He feels misled, seduced by smoke and mirrors. For an artist trying to build a future, uncertainty can feel like a cliff edge. Despite Remy’s heartfelt plea, Eddie walks.

Just like that, the dream starts to crumble.

Sunny races after him, desperation replacing bravado. On the pavement, he does something unexpected—he takes the blame. The exaggerations, the theatre, the pressure to impress—it was him, not Remy. And then he delivers the argument that might matter most: Remy believes in Eddie. Fiercely. Completely. Enough to build an entire company around him.

“You’re the one he wants to launch with,” Sunny insists. “That has to mean something.”

In Summer Bay, loyalty is currency. But is it enough?

As Eddie stands there, weighing risk against faith, the future of Back on Track Records hangs by a thread. Inside, Remy waits, bracing himself for another loss in a season already defined by them. Eden watches the door, understanding that this moment could either heal something in Remy or break him all over again.

One arrival.
One truth.
And a community holding its breath.

Because if Eddie walks away, it won’t just be a missed business opportunity. It will be a verdict on whether hope built from heartbreak can actually survive in the real world.

And in Summer Bay, survival is never guaranteed.

Will Eddie take the leap? Or will Remy’s brutal honesty cost him everything he’s trying to rebuild?

The answer could change the town forever.