Gloss

With Olivia's whereabouts unknown the family is leaderless as they await news from Miranda's kidnappers. There is also a confrontation between cousins and deliverance for Maxine from a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.

The Redferns go hunting. The search for Miranda leads to a very nasty surprise for Rex. Maxine sets out on the trail of a fortune - alone. Gemma is restless while Alistair is away stalking the kidnappers. Meanwhile, at "Gloss" Magda's after a new man and Poppy (Raewyn Blade) is acting strangely.

The Redferns are on the move. Rex and Maxine make their big play for Aaron's fortune, Chelsea gets help with her magazine and relationship problems loom large between Alistair and Gemma. Meanwhile, at "Gloss" there are big problems for Poppy.

Big changes are afoot for the Redfern clan. Alistair has grand ambitions, Gemma sets her cap at the editor's job, Rex anticipates a windfall and Maxine goes house-hunting, Chelsea interviews heavy metal rocker Mike Havoc. Meanwhile, there is an embarrassing moment for Poppy.

With their empire only just born, Maxine and Rex decide two's company but three's a crowd. Giles (Mark Ferguson), however, has a rather different view. A new magazine is launched. For Chelsea there's a new man stepping from the shadows and for Gemma it's a day of winning and losing. Lucy Lawless appeared in a non-speaking part.

Ups and Downs. Alistair and Gemma's marriage heads down the drain. Rex and Caro collide in a very revealing way. With Maxine onto bigger game, Magda assumes control at Gloss, or does she? And just what is Chris Dunbar-Jones' (Ross Girven) dark secret?

Backlash. Gemma pays the price and Alistair seeks sanctuary in the country, where a whole world of possibilities opens, Meanwhile, Rex feels the need to move quickly in his conquest of Caro. And a television appearance holds a hidden agenda for Maxine.

Olivia raises a spectre from the past in an attempt to drive a wedge between Rex and Caro, but the results are far from expected. A bet among the boys leads to some ugly repercussions.

Gemma is out for revenge, Alistair is out to find the truth, and Maxine is out to find a new career.

Alistair's quest gets the vision mob a bit tetchy. Gemma has a rather sinister shopping list she needs filled while Chelsea is losing control of her magazine.

Wedding bells ring for Rex and Caro but there are a couple of potential party poopers in Gemma and Olivia, Alistair learns the truth, and life is not all joy and happiness for Magda.

As news of Rex's "accident" spreads, all sorts of muck is dredged to the surface. For Maxine it's a piece of publicity this would-be mayor can live without and for Alistair the noose begins to tighten.

Alistair will stop at nothing to prove his innocence. Maxine, her mayoral campaign in tatters, is pursued by the gutter press but it is sister Cheryl (Jennifer Ludlam) they land. There is a fire and a "death" at a certain mental hospital. And a visit to the hairdresser's changes Magda's life.

Alistair puts the heat on Gemma, Aaron's funeral is poorly attended, Maxine decides it's time to face the press, there are big shocks in store for Magda, and Jasmine is in dire straits.

Gemma is pushed and comes out fighting, a party at the mansion tests old relationships and builds on others, Magda has some good and bad news from Sean, and Aaron makes his first approaches.

Giles is in for a surprise when he organises a surprise party for Maxine and Rex, Magda thinks about getting away from it all, while Chris looks like he may lose it all, Cheryl tries to tame the wayward Damien (Kevin Smith) and Olivia makes a new resolution.

Maxine and Rex pay dearly to get Aaron out of their lives, as must Olivia in a very different way, and battle lines are drawn between Chelsea and Damien.

Maxine is pressured to give up an old love.

Maxine's holiday is not the break she hoped for. Matt (Andy Anderson) turns sleuth and Jessica (Judy McIntosh) has more bad news for Alistair.

The court's judgement on Gemma is not quite the biggest news of the day. Rex and Caro's closeness spells disaster for Alistair and Chris takes an irrevocable step.

Alistair's fate depends on Caro's vote. Gemma's baby will be looked after - but by whom ? And Matt pursues Maxine.

Maxine realises how little she knows her fate. Alistair attempts a fresh start and Rex grabs his chance to betray the family.

Rex's revenge on the Redferns is almost complete but Olivia sets out to make his triumph short-lived. Magda and Sean learn more startling information about Matt.

Gemma makes her farewells, Chris stays close to his seriously injured sister, Rex now wants back what he abandoned so freely, and what will Maxine do once she discovers the truth about Matt?