As family and friends come together to celebrate Ben’s (Rohan Nichol) birthday, it seems that Ben is finally going to renew his relationship with his brother Marco (Tim Walter). But is Marco all that he seems…?

The surprise arrival of Marco on the farmhouse doorstep didn’t go down too well with Ben and Maggie (Kestie Morassi) last week, with Ben ordering Marco to sling his hook.

Having fallen out when they were teenagers, after Marco had Ben charged with assault when he beat up Marco for cracking onto Maggie, the pair have barely spoken over the past two decades.

When Ziggy (Sophie Dillman) and Dean (Patrick O’Connor) bump into Marco at Salt later that evening, Marco convinces Ziggy to hear him out.

He explains that pride got in the way of apologising to Ben all those years ago, and after focusing on work for so many years he’s finally come to realise that family is what counts, and he’s desperate to heal this twenty year rift with Ben. He’s staying in Yabbie Creek, and gives Ziggy his phone number to pass on to Ben, in the hope that he might agree to meet up.

Ziggy reports back to Ben and Maggie, who aren’t keen. After sleeping on it however, Ben decides the next morning that he might get in touch after all. His recent counselling has made him realise it’s not healthy to hang on to such negative emotions. Maggie is clearly hesitant.

Inviting Marco to the birthday party that afternoon, the brothers shake hands and finally put their past to rest as they join the festivities.