Neighbours confirms double kidnapping as menacing blackmail threat is dealt

Neighbours is lining up a horrific ordeal for Sadie Rodwell (Emerald Chan) and Max Ramsay (Ben Jackson) next week, as they both vanish from Ramsay Street. Max’s paranoia is intensifying following Aaron Brennan’s (Matt Wilson) spiking, and is firmly under the belief that he was the intended target.

His worst fears come true when Sadie disappears on a night out with Holly Hoyland (Lucinda Armstrong-Hall), and the next day, drug lord Carter (Linc Haasler) arrives in Erinsborough. Will they be okay?. Roxy Willis (Zima Anderson) is up to no good when she clashes with Vera Punt (Sally-Anne Upton) at Eirini Rising, and it soon becomes clear that her work at the retirement complex doesn’t come without an ulterior motive.

Elsewhere on the Amazon Prime Video soap, Krista Sinclair (Majella Davis) tries to repair her relationship with Leo Tanaka (Tim Kano), unaware that her half-sister Fallon Morrell (Kate Connick) is harbouring feelings for him too. After finding himself in some financial trouble, Taye Obasi (Lakota Johnson) deals a troubling ultimatum.

Plus, Jane Harris (Annie Jones) and daughter Nicolette Stone (Hannah Monson) finally uncover who has been stealing cleaning products in the area. For all the goss from our friends Down Under, I’m your man. Here’s next week’s Neighbours spoiler round-up….

Max reaches breaking point with his paranoia and is urged by Roxy to come clean to Andrew. The Sarge contacts colleagues in Queensland, whilst Max locks himself away at home. Sadie proposes a girls night out at the Back Lane Bar after Holly has a run-in with Roxy, though when they arrive at the club, one of Carter’s henchman is watching from the shadows.

He’s preparing to move in on the person he believes to be Max’s girlfriend, and panic sets in when Sadie disappears, leaving her phone and handbag behind. Elsewhere, Aaron and Byron are saddened to see Jane accept defeat following her school suspension.

They hope that a date night will be just the ticket to lifting her mood, though when she heads out with Clint, he realises that she’s actually more upset about losing her friendship with Terese. He takes it upon himself to call her, and despite her suspicions about him, she calls round and gets things back on track with Jane.

Boosted up, she invites Clint to her bedroom…. Down at Eirini Rising, Roxy clashes with Moira but manages to smooth things out. Terese is in disbelief at how well she’s working, with Roxy assuring her that she’s been looking for a challenge. She’s definitely in the right place, at the right time!.

Following Sadie’s disappearance, Max reveals the grizzly truth of his arrival in Erinsborough to Byron and Aaron. Andrew tracks down a man who escorted an apparently drunk Sadie from the bar, though Holly remains adamant that they’d only had a couple of drinks by that point.

Byron is furious that Max’s history has caused his girlfriend to find herself in such a predicament, and he’s forced to seek refuge elsewhere. However, he doesn’t get far when he bumps into Carter. The criminal insists that Max get in his car in order to free Sadie, and Holly is surprised when she gets a text from him saying that he’s laying low so that nobody else gets hurt.

Realising that there’s little more they can do, the friends respect his decision… unaware of the danger he’s in. Elsewhere, Nicolette makes Cara feel uncomfortable as talk turns to her meetings with Maddy. When news reaches her about Sadie’s disappearance, she finally comes to terms with the fact Chelsea doesn’t want to be found and calls off the search.

Nic is thrown and apologises for interfering in her business, but Cara is reflective and hopes that one day she can build bridges with her sister. Following last week’s revelation that Krista and Seb kissed, Leo is still frosty with his fiancée. She makes an attempt to clear the air, with Fallon agreeing to help – but in the midst of her jealousy, doesn’t bother to follow through with her claims.

Krista invites Leo to a surprise dance at the vineyard, and after an initial surprise, he finds himself enjoying the romantic moment. Taye can see that Fallon is developing feelings for Leo, and that her resentment towards her wealthy sister is growing. She’s also still not over her rejection from Seb.

Later, he impresses Krista with a deal he’s brokered to book a well-known jazz act to perform at the Piano Bar, though things quickly turn sour when the artist demands his fee to be tripled. With nowhere to turn, he asks Fallon to convince Krista to cough up the cash. When she refuses, Taye deals a troubling ultimatum.

Find a way, or he’ll tell Krista everything. Fallon is shocked by Taye’s words, having thought they were friends. He apologises to her, but isn’t backing down – leaving her with a dilemma. She bites the bullet and asks for a loan to cover her ‘credit card debt’, and after getting the money, hands it over.