Next week on Home and Away, happiness finally returns for Mackenzie Booth and Levi Fowler as their IVF journey brings the news they’ve been praying for — but across the bay, Lacey Langham takes a dangerous gamble that could destroy her family’s fragile peace.

A Break in the Case — and the Law

After months of grief and suspicion following their mother Kristina’s death, the Langhams have been searching for closure. Thanks to Jo’s hypnotherapy sessions, she finally remembered a key detail from the night of the fatal crash — another car, on the wrong side of the road, forced her off course.

This revelation reignited David’s unofficial investigation, leading him to a new suspect — Councillor Craig Wendell, who suspiciously sold his car mere days after the accident.

Despite Wendell’s insistence that he remembers nothing, David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) smells a cover-up. But when he tries to press the councillor, he’s hit with two brutal blows — a legal warning to back off and a call from his superintendent ordering him to close the case entirely.

While David is forced to stand down, Lacey (Sophea Pennington) refuses to. She manipulates the situation, faking a panic attack with Jo’s help to lure David away from the station. As soon as he leaves, she sneaks in and snaps photos of his investigation board.

Lacey’s solo crusade could expose the truth about their mother’s killer — or destroy her father’s career.