Dotty's christening takes place, but Ashley is upset to forget his daughter. Lachlan tries to get help after getting locked in Robert's boot but to no avail. Later, horror unfolds on the Hotten Bypass as a twelve car (and one motorbike) pile-up occurs after a mentally unwell Emma accidentally pushes James from the bridge. The mourners gather round the grave as Harriet prays. Dazed Ashley sits in his upturned car.