Elle invites the Ramsay Street residents to Paul’s party and begs them to conceal his past, unaware Gail is finally telling Paul the truth about his evil ways. Opinion is divided amongst the neighbours on whether or not to accept the invite but a vote decides they will all go. Everyone’s shocked when Paul breaks down at the party, publicly apologising for the terrible things he’s done over the years. But while hopes are raised about the new Paul, Elle’s devastated when she overhears what he really thinks about her.Carmella’s furious at being stranded but Ringo finally makes her see how bad her problem has become. Back home, Carmella and Ringo’s absence causes anxiety and Rachel reveals her insecurities about the friendship to Oliver. Buoyed with sudden clarity, Carmella returns and ends her tortured romance with Oliver for good.Adam can’t help feel differently about Pepper knowing she let Paul treat her so appallingly. Pepper vehemently defends herself: she’s learned from her mistakes and how dare Adam judge her! Adam apologises but reveals he can’t bear the thought of Pepper being hurt. The two make up and Steiger demands to meet Adam when Pepper thinks he may be ‘the one’.Bree helps Susan woo an unwitting Karl back to medicine by showing what a clever doctor he still is.

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