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Yeah!
(MAN LAUGHS)

NARRATOR:
Previously, a 4-day retreat

strengthened most of
our couples' bonds...

I'm stoked to be doing anything
with Claire.

It just feels right.

..as Claire and Jesse
continued to defy the odds.

With Jesse and I moving forward,
I think anything is possible.

But despite Hugo's best efforts...

I've been spoken down to
and belittled.

She doesn't care about my feelings.

..he was unable to break down
Tayla's walls.

This is important to me.

I haven't done anything wrong.

You've become so fragile
over nothing.

And...

Your relationship,
it just seems really fake and toxic.

A determined Melinda
defended her relationship.

It is moving forward.
Are you sure about that?

Layton told Harrison
that the relationship isn't good.

But Harrison's blatant lie
about the state of her marriage...

He's just tried to meddle in
our relationship and upset me.

..drove her to expose his own
relationship before the group.

We don't buy you guys
'cause you aren't real.

Everyone says it, everyone.

Does everyone think my relationship
is fake with Harrison?

Speak right now.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Tonight...

She's gone.
What?

(MEL GASPS)
JOHN: Ooh!

Bride gone missing...

Tayla's left.

She messaged me saying,
"I'm back in Tassie."

(GASPS)

And...

JOHN: Ooh, that's not
a good entrance at all.

It's the most unexpected break-up.

He texted me,
"This relationship is over."

What, texted?

Harrison calls it quits with Bronte.

I did have
my rose-coloured glasses on.

You need to take off that shirt
and stick it on a pole

and wave it around 'cause
you're a giant red (BLEEP) flag.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

But will his path of destruction...

I actually think you're a great guy

and you deserve heaps better
than how you've been treated, mate.

..claim Claire and Jesse's
marriage, too?

JOHN: Harrison completely
getting inside Jesse's head.

JESSE: What Harrison said
is what I'm afraid to admit myself.

Which couple will officially
exit the experiment?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It's the morning
of the fifth dinner party,

and our couples are back at Skye
Suites after the couples retreat.

You look gorgeous, I love the fit.
Thank you.

You scrubbed up OK yourself.
This old thing?

Which colour looks better?

You got this pink, hot pink?

They look the bloody same.

They're not the same.
They're two different pinks.

Babe, I don't know
what colour hot pink is.

This is hot pink.
Well, what colour's that?

Baby pink.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

The turbulent retreat
put relationships to the test.

But, for one couple, things
are about to get even hairier.

(ROCK'N'ROLL MUSIC PLAYS)

CAM: Hair is out. Rock and roll.

Cam's transformed.

I think this might be mine and Cam's
best dinner party entrance yet.

I'm sex on legs.

Far out.

I've just got that
rough, rugged country vibe.

Huh?
Oh, boy.

Can we go hang out
with everyone else now?

Despite living in
different apartments,

one couple have grown
by leaps and bounds

as a result of spending quality time
together during the couples retreat.

Knock, knock.

(GASPS) Hello!

Hello.
Hi!

Oh, my God, you look so good!

No suspenders?

Yeah, I got the suspenders.
I'll help you put them on.

Hello. You look great.
Mwah.

How you going?
I'm good.

Good, good.

On the retreat, Claire and Jesse

decided to share a bed together
for the first time in weeks.

We're in here.

Nice! Ooh!

And having found a whole new
appreciation for one another...

Oh, my God!

(SQUEALING)

..the pair connected more than ever.

Yay.

Is that a new dress?

It is a new dress.

I like the gold chain.
Thank you.

I'm really feeling happy

that we're going into
this dinner party together

in the best place that we've been
so far.

How was your sleep?

Um, surprisingly heavy.

Yeah, nice.
Like I was a brick.

Nice, that's good.
How did you sleep?

I mean, pretty, like...

Being used to, like,
sleeping back with you again

and then, like,
not having to sleep...

like, having the bed to yourself
is great

but I was like, "Oh, it'd be nice
if Jesse was here."

Yeah, when you left,

I was like, "Oh, I kinda
don't want her to leave."

Well, you know you can move back in
whenever you like.

Yeah, well, let's talk about that.

Oh, really? OK.
Yeah.

I want to, like, cook for you.

I want to, like,
have dinners together

and, like, you know,
that's cute bonding for me.

Yeah.

I feel myself liking Claire
more and more as time progresses,

and I'm here to take part
in the experiment

and to do what needs to be done
in order to build a relationship,

and living with someone
is a big part in that,

is a massive part in that.

OK, cool.
OK, cool.

Shall I help you put your suspenders
on and we can get going?

Yes, please, yeah.

My feelings for Jesse
are on a deeper level, and I hope

that now we can just keep moving
forward and forward and forward.

Nice.

Down the hall, Hugo and Tayla's
relationship has hit rock bottom

after a confrontation at the retreat
pushed them even further apart.

Uh, the last time
I saw and spoke to Tayla

would have been the final morning
of the retreat.

Since then, we've just
stayed out of each other's way.

I think she's a nice enough person.

I don't think it's that she's got
a bad bone in her body,

but she hasn't showed up since
day one and she hasn't wanted to.

You want me to sleep
next to a freezing window.

Yes, that's fine.

What did you ask for in a partner?

It was probably someone...

..the opposite of you.

I really do want us to be trying
and I didn't want to...

That's not even your wedding ring.
Where is it?

You forget everything.

It's in our bedroom somewhere.
Where?

Going into tonight's dinner party,

I'd like an apology,
maybe not even an apology,

maybe just enough self-awareness
to be like,

"Look, you know, I was meant
to come into this experiment

"and give it a go."

I think it's plain to see from
everybody that I never did that."

But unbeknownst to Hugo...

(FRAUGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

..there's been a startling
turn of events.

CLAIRE: Yeah, so,
I received a message from Tayla.

She just wrote "Hey, Claire.

"Everything got so hard with Hugo
acting like he did.

"I feel so overwhelmed.

"I went back to Tassie
yesterday morning."

Um...

So, yeah, it seems as though
that she has left the experiment.

I haven't told anyone.

I don't think Hugo knows.

And I know that they didn't
really end it on good terms.

So, it's just a shame

she didn't have Hugo the clarity
and the closure that he deserves.

It makes me sad for Hugo.

Meanwhile, Alyssa and Duncan

are still recovering from their
rocky experience at the retreat

where time spent apart
from one another

stirred Alyssa's insecurities
about their relationship.

It's about just, like,
checking in on me.

I had no idea where you were.

I'm not gonna go up to you, like,
playing tennis and be like...

So you did know where I was.

Look, I wouldn't say
it was a couples retreat.

I would say it was a boys retreat.

My biggest fear was not
feeling like a priority,

and that's exactly how I felt,

and I haven't actually spoken
to Duncan too much about it

after the retreat.

But, before the dinner party,

I'm hoping that I can
get a bit of closure,

a bit of peace and a bit more
reassurance about our relationship.

Do you want to help me?
I do want to.

You know, there's no secret

that myself and Alyssa didn't see
eye to eye at the couples retreat.

So, it's just a bit more working
on that communication style.

We haven't really had a chance to
have much chat after the retreat,

but that was a bit hectic for us.

It was tough, um...

You know, me playing tennis
in the afternoon,

it felt like, to me,
that it's a bigger issue,

which is around the more
emotionally invested we both are.

Things that we both view each other
doing can mean really big things.

Yeah.
Because we both really care.

It's nice to hear him say
that he cares about me,

but then it's like,

well, is he just saying those things
because that's what I want?

But, yeah, I think there's still
a bit unresolved but that's OK.

You tie it at the back.
Tie it at the back!

Down the hall,

up-and-down lovebirds
Melinda and Layton

are heading into
tonight's dinner party

with a newly forged connection.

Babe, I don't know if I should do...
(WHISTLES)

Thanks, babe.

At the retreat, an allegation
brought forward by Harrison

threatened to destabilise
their relationship.

You've gone and told Bronte wrong
information, she's come to me

to check in on my husband 'cause my
husband's not telling me the truth.

I don't think that happened.

But, instead of driving them apart,
it united them.

I was really happy with Layton
tonight and how he handled it.

I wanted him to be protective
and that's exactly what he did.

Can I have some more?

And their fight
against outside pressure

has brought about a new assurance
in their relationship.

Am I nailing this wet look or have
I really gotta wash my hair again?

Nailing it.

If I ever do a wet look, I'm coming
straight to you for guidance.

At the retreat,

I could see Harrison trying to
meddle in our relationship.

But he failed.

If anything,
we became closer together

and feeling
a little bit more stronger

and a little bit more united.

I came here for
a great relationship.

I wanted to find that connection
and relationship

that my nan and pop had.

That's my wedding day, yes.

My nan has these love letters
from Pop that are handwritten.

When he was off in the army,

he would write to her
from the trenches.

They're super special.

"Did I ever tell you that
I loved you, Mrs Willis?

As that is all that runs through
my mind nowadays."

"I can't tell you how proud
and happy I am

"that you are going to give me
a child of my very own.

"It hardly seems possible that such
a wonderful thing can happen to me."

What my nan and pop had shows me
that you can have that eternal love

and true love if you'll fight
for the relationship.

Marriage means forever, and it means
through the ups and downs,

and I am proud of me and Layton
and, like,

how much we stayed and fought
when many would have given up.

What do you think?
Beautiful.

Do you like them?
Yeah.

You ready?
I am.

I think.

Alright, let's go.
Let's go.

(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYS)

While Melinda and Layton's
connection has deepened...

..one relationship
has been hit by a bombshell.

Last night, Harrison had
a shocking change of heart

and ended his marriage
over a text message.

Well, Harrison and I went into
the retreat really strong.

I think we had a lot of allegations

thrown our way that our
relationship was fake.

We don't buy you guys
'cause you aren't real.

But, like, babe, hold on a second.
Well, you aren't.

Melinda says stuff...

Not me, everyone says it, everyone.

And then, all of a sudden, he wanted
to speak to me about our future,

saying he wanted reassurance.

I don't know how much more
reassurance I could've given him.

I go, "I want a family, I want
a marriage and I'm willing to move."

But that's not enough for him.

I said, "Fine, do you
want me to go home?"

And he stormed out, texted me,
saying he can't trust me.

This relationship is done.

I don't really understand

how you can go from saying that you
are falling in love with somebody

to breaking up with me
over a text message.

How do you do that?

The couples retreat, Melinda said,
"You're in a fake relationship."

And so I kinda just wanted,
like, a bit more clarity

around where Bronte was at,
how she feels,

about, like, whether or not
we'll continue after the experiment.

And Bronte got upset and said,
"I want to go home."

And for me, that was...that was the
moment that ended our relationship.

And despite breaking up
their relationship...

Hello.

..Harrison is hoping
to talk to Bronte

about entering the dinner party
on good terms.

I guess I'll sit down.

Uh...

I feel like we have an opportunity

to actually end, like,
amicably as friends.

I don't want to fight with you,

I don't want to say anything
bad about you.

I don't want to be your friend.

I had feelings for you, and I cannot
be friends with somebody...

..that I was genuinely falling for,
Harrison, like, I can't do it.

And you walked out,
you ended our relationship,

our marriage over a text message.

I think...

I think the commitment ceremony's

where we say whether
our marriage is over or not.

I think I ended our relationship.
Yeah, which is our marriage.

Can you just leave?
Can you just go?

Yeah, sure.
Please.

I don't understand
why you're so upset.

I don't... We have an opportunity
to just be friends.

Can you just leave?

Seriously, please, leave.
Yeah.

That would be great.
I think it's best, yeah.

I feel like I've been taken
for an absolute ride.

The group after the retreat
just kept throwing at me

that I'm being naive, and I see it
now, I see it bright as day.

(ANTICIPATORY MUSIC RACES)

I'm so excited for
this dinner party.

I think it's gonna be great fun.

Whew!

It's getting hot in here.

Yeah, it's 'cause
I'm sitting next to Catwoman.

DP number five.

# Let's see how far we've come. #

JOHN: Well, here we go,
another big dinner party

and, this time, we're gonna see them
after their couples retreat.

So, this is gonna be interesting.

I mean, I do like
this part of the experiment

because we're always throwing
real-world challenges at them,

and we all have to
go outside of our comfort zones

and see how we get along with people
in different environments.

Some get stronger,
but others really struggle.

Each week that goes by, I think,
surely, the next week is when

..Harrison and Bronte come undone.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

(GASPS AND CHUCKLES)

Lucky first.

ALESSANDRA: It's Claire and Jesse.
Ooh!

Wow.

Walking hand in hand like that,
how beautiful.

Hi, everyone.

Hi, how you going?

Oh, my God, do you know
what I've always wanted to do?

(SIGHS CONTENTEDLY)

Amazing!

(JESSE GROANS)
OK, goodnight.

(BOTH LAUGH)

They've come a long way,
haven't they?

Oh, haven't they?

Since that terrible time
when she confessed

that she kissed another guy
and he was reeling.

And they've just turned it around.

It is good to see Jesse
looking relaxed.

Mm!
Yes!

We should hide from the next couple
that's meant to come in.

Come and hide behind the bar, and,
when they walk in, they'll think

they're first, and then we'll
just jump up and be like, "Rawr!"

Like, that's me to go
and jump on the couch and lay down.

That's me to hide behind the bar
and give someone a scare.

This is perfect.
Yeah, I reckon it'll be so funny.

That playfulness, Claire and I
are on the same level there.

Cheers.
Cheers to being the first couple.

Cheers to us.

Oh, they're coming!
(UNDER HER BREATH)

(PLAYFUL MUSIC PLAYS)

Ooh, Layton and Melinda.

Where is everyone?
Or is it just us?

They look strong, happy and united.

What do you want to drink, babe?
Champagne?

(BOTH ROAR)

(ALL LAUGH)

(JESSE LAUGHS HEARTILY)

Hey, guys.
How are you, Layton?

But that tells me

that those couples,
they really are getting along.

Yes.
They've done well at this retreat.

Yeah.

How are you guys going?

We're in a good place, yeah.

We need to move in together.

I think that's the next step.

Um, yeah.
Yeah.

I want to get as great
as we possibly can,

and a big part of that
is, yeah, moving in.

It's gotta happen.

They're certainly very strong
about wanting to be closer,

to take it to
a more intimate level.

Could this mean that Jesse
actually has truly forgiven her?

I love it.

I'm here for it.

We're hugging.
We're having a few kisses.

So, I feel like
that's a huge step for me.

Yeah, I feel really comfortable.

I just want to spend
more time together.

Hello!
Hey!

Tahnee and Ollie.
Tahnee and Ollie.

CLAIRE: Look at you cutie guys.

I really like these two.

Hello!
Hello!

These two have been strong

throughout the experiment,
haven't they?

Yes!

Like, they are really happy
with one another.

I'm so proud of them.
Yeah.

(OLLIE LAUGHS)

Alright, you do your little girl
thing, I'll do my little boy thing.

Hey!
Hey!

Hi!

Rupert and Evelyn.

Sequins! Stop.
Sparkles, love it.

Didn't they have an experience
on the couch last week?

They were so flat-line
on the couch last week.

Wow.
Oh, they were.

Cheers.

Walking in with Evelyn,

I'm feeling the best I have
through this experiment.

I had a really good week this week.
I'm feeling very positive.

Spring in the step?
Yeah, spring in the step.

You look like you've got a glow.

We're feeling really positive

and, yeah, it feels great
walking in as a united front.

This looks like
a different kind of glow.

Has there been an escalation?

Um, nuh, there's been
a little bit more affection.

I haven't...

I haven't gone the distance
just yet,

but we've built a great foundation.

Have you guys heard from Tayla?

I got a message from her
the other day.

She's gone.
What?

She's gone back to Tasmania.
Shut up.

(SHARP GASP)
Ooh!

Tayla's left.

She messaged me saying, "I've left.
I'm back in Tassie."

And she didn't say bye
to any of the girls?

Bit disappointed that she kind of
didn't really say goodbye

to any of us, but I don't think any
of us are super, super surprised.

Let's not forget,
she didn't want to be at the...

Like, it was a push to
get her to the retreat.

She didn't want to be there.

And then retreat went
pear-shaped for them.

And then it went not great for them.

They were going into the retreat
in a very bad way, Hugo and Tayla,

but that's a very extreme reaction

to just leave the entire experiment
and jump on a plane.

Maybe that was, like,
the final straw for her.

She's like, "See ya."

The fact that
she wasn't brave enough

to explain her side of the story
and she just ran off into the sunset

really says a lot,

and I think that's all
anyone needs to see or hear.

Yeah.
Wow, and Hugo knows all this?

I don't know.

Surely, Hugo knows his own wife
has jumped on a plane

with all her luggage and she's back
home now, like, feeding the goats.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

CLAIRE: Straight... 100%!

Oh!

Hey, gang.
Hey!

And Hugo knows all this?
I don't know.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

Straight... 100%!

Oh!

Hey, gang.
Hey!

How are we?
Oh...

There he is.

How's it going?
Good to see ya, buddy.

Good to see ya.

Hey, mate.
Nice jacket.

Lookin' even better.
Thank you.

We're always playing for second
around you.

And the big question is
does he know that Tayla's taken off?

How are you?
Hey, I'm great.

Lovely to see you.
And you.

And where's Tayla?

Well, we, after the retreat,
went to separate rooms,

so we've arrived at
the dinner party separately.

Separately.
Yeah.

Hugo doesn't know.

She just bailed.
Like, what's happened?

He's thinking she's gonna walk in
by herself at some point.

Right.
Of course.

HUGO: What else is going on
with everybody?

It's casual chic, I'm here for it.
Thank you, thanks.

So, nobody's giving him the news.

(JAUNTY MUSIC PLAYS)

This is so awkward.

Is this coming off?

Can I pull you for a quick chat?

Do it, please.

So, what's going on?

Um... So, I heard from Tayla.

OK.

My understanding, um,
is that she's left the experiment.

Oh!
And she has gone back to Tasmania.

Wh--

Is that...?
Is that legitimate?

She messaged me.
OK.

A couple of days ago.
OK.

She said it just got too much.

"I...

"I'm leaving.

"It became too much with Hugo.

"And I've left.

"I'm back in...back in Tasmania."

Wow!

And I just wanted to tell you
because I wasn't...

Yeah, obviously you didn't know
and I didn't...

Goodness me.
Aw, how you feeling?

Uh, give me a minute.
Oh!

What the (BLEEP) just happened?

(EMOTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm just processing
everything under the sun.

I walked in here thinking that
things might be difficult between

me and Tayla, only to find out that
Tayla had gone back to Tassie.

Oh! Oh, darling.

Oh, wow.
Yeah.

I do...

I do hope that you have
checked in with her,

and, maybe, is she feeling, I guess,
a little bit better

that she's, you know, been able
to plug back into her family?

Because, from day one,
she's always said, you know,

"I miss my two Maremma Sheepdogs,
I miss my friends, I miss my dad."

It's interesting the way
he's talking about it.

You know, he's trying
to see sides to her,

rather than throwing her
under the bus.

He's giving her a lot of credit.
Yeah.

Uh, look, at the end of the day,
Claire, you play the hand

you're dealt and sometimes you
just get dealt seven and twos.

That's not good, is it?
It's not good.

Is that a poker terminology?
Is that a shit hand?

It's a shit hand.
OK.

I mean, I'm gonna find out
what I'm gonna find out.

Clearly.

Thank you for pulling me
for a chat and sharing.

Yes, I'm disappointed Tayla's left.

Uh, I guess, I was hoping
to get some closure,

and that's not gonna happen.

This is gonna probably be
my last dinner party,

so I'd like to just spend it
catching up with friends

and I'm keen to have a couple of
vinos and beers with the boys.

Oh!
Hey!

Hey!
Hi!

Alyssa and Duncan.

Hi, boo, how are you?

Do you want a rose?

How are you going? Good?

I'm not worried about
you guys at all.

I'm actually not.
I was for a minute.

A hot minute.

For a hot minute but we're good now,
we're good now.

Something's happened at the retreat.

They're back to normal, which means

that they weren't normal
at the retreat.

I think, with Alyssa,
as we've seen her each week,

she's gone from kind of being happy
or appearing happy

to being more anxious every week.

Do you want ice in yours?
No, thank you.

She's insecure about is
Duncan in this for the long term?

And so I think she wants
that reassurance from him.

(ANIMATED CHATTER)

Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm good. Are you?

Yeah. Good.

Hey!
Hi!

Hey!

Look at the hair!

Oh!

Oh, look at the locks,
they've come down!

We have Cam's hair down.

This is a whole new man.

I can't believe it's not butter.
(SAID IN AMERICAN ACCENT)

Jeez.
Like, swagger when he walked in.

Swagger!
He had, like, a little thing, right?

Hi!
Hello.

Oh, my gosh,
we both have our hair out.

Got the hair out.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

Do you think maybe
Bronte's taken on board

what all the girls said to her
at the retreat?

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

When you're in a relationship,

you have rose-coloured glasses
or you don't see it.

But, at the end of the day,

it's always you have to come to
that conclusion by yourself.

(MUSIC BUILDS)

Hi!
Hi.

Ooh, that's not a good entrance
at all.

Very icy.
Oh, look at that.

That's a separate entrance.
We are separate.

And that is Bronte
making a statement.

"I'm not standing next to you."

(SPEAKS SOFTLY)

Good, mate.

And the whole vibe and the
atmosphere in that room has changed.

Yes.

You OK?

What's happened?

What's happened, what's happened,
what's happened?

(SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYS)
Let's go.

How are ya?
Nice to see ya.

Nice to see ya.
Thanks, bro.

Wow.

She looks really upset.

She's clearly not Harrison's
cheerleader at the moment.

Yeah.

You know, everything that got said
at the retreat,

like, it's played on my mind
the whole time,

and it's put a massive wedge
in my relationship with Harrison.

We had a big argument.

I've cracked and said
I want to go home,

he moved out,
he texted me and said

"I can't trust you.
This relationship is over."

What?
Texted.

Over a text.
Text message.

JOHN: Oh, they've broken up.

I've been there for him
through everything.

You've put up with a lot.
I've put up with a lot.

And he's texted me that
the relationship's over.

Now, this is a remarkable turnaround

because those two were on the couch
last week as a strong team.

She had just met the child.
That's right.

They were talking
about their future.

How can you say,
"I'm falling in love with you."

Four, five days later, I'm breaking
up with you over a text.

That's a cop-out.
That's a cop-out.

Bronte has finally seen Harrison
for the giant pimple that he is.

Everything that the girls and I have
been saying has come to fruition.

Like, I don't mean to say
I told you so, Bronte,

but I (BLEEP) told you so.

You deserve better.

What he needs is something
to blame you on.

"She left me, boo-hoo,
feel sorry for me."

(HARRISON SIGHS DEEPLY)

Um, I don't really want to get
involved in it, boys, to be honest.

Yeah, fair enough.

Something was said
that's just ended it for me,

and that's all I really
want to say on it.

Ended?
Really?

Yeah, I ended it, yeah.

(SNIFFLES)
Mate...

Um... Yeah, so that's it.

(POIGNANT MUSIC PLAYS)

I've worked out what my dealbreakers
are and, for me, I need consistency.

I need trust.

Consistency, trust and...

Oh, my brain's just
not working today.

Take it easy, bro.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Yeah.

It feels fake, what we're seeing.
Completely blaming her.

And this is the role he plays a lot,
which is,

"Life's unfair, it's against me,
I'm now the victim" state.

Yeah.

It certainly seems Harrison, for me,
puts on a show all the time.

Yes.

(EMOTIVE VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYS)

So, I've worked out,
I've got three dealbreakers -

commitment, consistency and trust -
and, you know,

I'm not really getting that here so
it's just not what I came here for.

(WEARY EXHALE)

(JAUNTY MUSIC PLAYS)

I say this with respect
for Harrison, but...

..you know, every time
he does tear up,

God bless him,
he actually doesn't cry.

He actually doesn't.

So, that's what you gotta
look out for that.

(DISQUIETING MUSIC PLAYS)

Yeah, it's just a lot, man.

(SIGHS)

So, he's like...

Get a load of him
over there right now.

(PLAYFUL MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm sitting in this chair
watching Harrison over there

trying to win an Academy Award.

Just the mannerisms
and the eye rolling

and the fake crying and the fake
angry, I just don't believe it.

Harrison getting into action and...

This is every single girl in
the building with you right now.

Yeah.
You're OK.

(BLEEP) whatever happened
at the retreat,

I don't care about that,
I care about you, yeah?

I care about you, and I just want
you to know I (BLEEP) love you

and this was coming from love,

and I know I don't know
how to express myself...

I see that now.
I think I was just in...

(BLEEP), my rose-coloured glasses
were in full swing.

You were being loyal
to your partner.

These women are right now
getting all the permission

and all the power they need to
really go after Harrison tonight.

All I've done is support him
and be there.

We see that, Bronte, we see that.

It's just...
Yeah.

I feel like Harrison is gonna be
on a silver platter

with, like, the apple in his mouth,
like the little pig in his red shirt

and everyone's just gonna

(BLEEP) have a go at him,
have a little piece.

Rightfully so.

MELINDA: For the last few weeks,

we've all been a bit shut out of the
Harrison and Bronte relationship.

It's been very secretive.

Well, the floodgates
have now opened.

He's a manipulator.
He's a gaslighter.

He tried to (BLEEP)
with my relationship.

I feel like tonight

we have to get to the bottom
of the Harrison performance.

Seems that you've got a bigger
grimace on your face than I do.

Yeah.

I've had enough.
I feel like everyone's had enough.

So, watch out for
boom, boom, boom, boom.

Ladies and gentlemen,
dinner is served.

(SIGHS)
(BLEEP) me dead, seriously.

Boom.

(BOLD ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(WAITER DINGS GLASS)

Ladies and gentlemen,
dinner is served.

Here we are!
OK.

Here you are.

I'm actually really looking forward
to this dinner party

because I want to see
whether the group

is going to hold Harrison
to account.

They tried in the past and failed.
Yes.

Will it occur tonight?
Yeah.

Absolutely.

Cheers!
Cheers!

Thank you.

Has everyone got enough butter?

I can't even stand to
look at him right now.

Like it's...it's that bad.

After the retreat, he literally
gave up on me like that.

It makes no sense.

Please, just somebody
make it make sense, man.

Like...

..the longest we've gone without
a glass ding and I'm diggin' it.

Can I have...?
Can I have some butter?

(WOMAN CLEARS THROAT)

There's just a massive, obviously,
elephant in the room.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

I think we can get to it
when, like, the time's right.

I might just enjoy something to eat
for a minute.

(TENSE PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)

Just settle in, you know?

I don't feel like
we can really settle in.

Harrison, what I'm trying
to piece together is

a few commitment ceremonies ago,
like, you know,

the love word started to come out,
falling, falling, this and that.

And then, to be here,
it's not adding up.

I'm gonna have to agree.
It's confusing for everyone.

It's extremely confusing.

OK, so, so...

To give clarity, this is the heart
of the issue for me.

Melinda made a comment
at the couples retreat

about our relationship being fake,
and I wanted reassurance.

I wanted clarity around

what our relationship will
look like in the future.

So, I'm trying to have
that discussion.

Bronte gets up,
walks out of the room

and says, "I'm leaving, I want to go
home," and that broke my trust.

(CLAIRE LAUGHS)

Is that funny? Is that funny that
someone's breaking my trust?

That's (BLEEP) hilarious, actually.

"This broke my trust."

He's very quick to turn it around,
isn't he?

Ooh, yeah.

It's very, very skilful,
what he does.

Throws it in.

This is the problem that I have
in this relationship...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

..is you continuously
break my trust.

Holy shit.

What the (BLEEP)?

The man's delusional.

That's emotional manipulation
at its finest.

Honestly?

So, you getting another girl's
number is not breaking my trust?

I chose to forgive you.

I've supported you from day one.
Why are you bringing up the past?

(EMOTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

What would you be happy with

that Bronte would say that
would make you trust her?

I think that's a great point.

I just want to be sure

that, if we're gonna
continue this relationship

and we have talked about a family
and we have talked about a home,

I just want to be sure
that the person I'm with

is as committed as I am.

And, for me, when
I've asked the questions around

what this is gonna look like
in the future,

I haven't got answers
that fill me with confidence.

Living with you 24/7,
taking you into my life,

introducing my son,
those things meant something to me.

I have actually genuinely
fallen for you,

and it scares the absolute shit
out of me that you aren't in this.

What do you want me to say?

I don't know how many times...

I could've said it in five
different languages to you,

that I'm in this relationship,

that I wasn't going anywhere,
that I'm willing to move to Sydney.

How much more clear
could I have been, Harrison?

That's a wishy-washy,
flippant answer, I'm sorry.

(DARK, BROODING MUSIC PLAYS)

Think about what's going on
in Bronte's head right now.

She's actually starting to think,

"I can't be heard,
maybe I did hurt him."

That's right.

It's a very deliberate way of making
someone second-guess themselves.

Yes.
That's right.

This man, I can't win.

(SOMBRE STRINGED MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm hurt, I'm pissed off.

I am angry.

I'm done, I'm out of here.
See ya.

I'm done, I'm out of here.

Bronte...
I'm done, I'm out of here.

I know, I know.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Brons...
I'm done, see ya.

Come here.
I'm not. See ya later.

I'm (BLEEP) leaving.

(TUMULTUOUS MUSIC PLAYS)

(SIGHS)

This is literally
emotional manipulation.

Like, this is literally
what I'm talking about, like...

I know, and you didn't have a voice.

Hey...

(BRONTE SOBS)

You deserve so much better.

(BRONTE CRIES)

(MOROSE MUSIC PLAYS)

(SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS)

(BRONTE EXHALES)

I wasn't surprised
to see Bronte leave.

Harrison kept cutting her off
every time she spoke.

She couldn't get her opinion across,
her voice across.

Like, I guess,
bringing Bronte into my world.

I think it's easier for Harrison
to be the victim.

And say, "Well, I needed reassurance
and Bronte couldn't give me that

"so I'm leaving," and it makes him
seem like the good guy.

But none of us are falling for it.

I feel like...

I feel like I've been getting
taken for a bit of a ride here.

Bronte and I do have
a real crisis here.

Like, I'm saying that, like,
I've fallen for someone

where I don't see a future.

How can you say
you've fallen for her

but then you're sitting there
saying it's over?

That...exactly there, that...

Harrison, that is the emotional
manipulation I'm talking about.

You sit there and you look at her
and you say,

"I've fallen for you,
how could you do this?"

But then you've just turned around

and been like, "Nuh, it's over,
I'm done."

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

You are literally the loudest mouth
in here with the worst relationship.

I do not have
the worst relationship.

Have a look at yourself
in the mirror.

That is the worst relationship.

Your emotional reaction
is proving my point.

No, my emotional reaction
is just a reaction.

And you trying to manipulate my
reaction by calling it emotional,

do you know what you need to do?

You need to take off that shirt
and stick it on a pole

and wave it around 'cause
you're a giant red (BLEEP) flag.

Don't (BLEEP) tell me how to be.
Alright.

(BLEEP) off.
OK.

Bro...

(CHUCKLES)

I think there's a few sharks
in the group coming out tonight.

Claire's opening her mouth
about our relationship.

Really?

I feel like someone needs to open,
you know, their mouth about Claire.

Claire, Bronte said

that you're only here to repair your
image after what you did to Jesse.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm here because I care about Jesse.

Why did you tell Bronte that, then?

I didn't.

Bronte told me that you that said
you've stayed to repair your image.

No. I said I stayed to
repair my relationship.

You have absolutely no attraction
to Jesse.

You guys don't have any intimacy.

I didn't say that,
actually, Harrison.

OK.

And...

Why would Bronte lie to me?
I doubt Bronte even said that.

When Harrison's getting called out,

he's able to target others,
and the conversation moves on.

And Harrison's just gone back
to eating his dinner.

Yeah.

Do you think there's a future
with Jesse?

Do you see a future with Jesse
beyond this experiment?

Am I attracted to Jesse? Yes, I am.

Do I like him? Yes, I do.

Do I care about him?
Abso-(BLEEP)-lutely.

I'm here because I care
and I'm trying

and I'm showing up every single day
to do better and be better.

And I hope that that's enough.

It's, what, week seven or eight

and you guys are arguably
where you were in week one.

Bro, shut the (BLEEP) up,
Harrison.

Seriously, shut the (BLEEP) up.

Can I just say, Jesse, I actually
think you're a great guy

and you deserve heaps better
than how you've been treated, mate.

(SIGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)
Sorry, buddy.

Harrison completely
getting inside Jesse's head.

It's just so transparent.

(CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

What Harrison said

is what perhaps I'm afraid to
either say or even admit myself.

(SIGHS)

Claire only wrote 'stay'
to repair her image

'cause she doesn't want
to be seen as a cheater.

So, she wrote 'stay'

so she could make it up to me
and repair her image.

(SIGHS)

You OK, Jesse?

No.

Why not?

I feel...

And I'm sorry, Claire.
That's OK.

Sorry to say this 'cause I know
it doesn't sound good

but, when you wrote 'stay'

after I told you that I want
to go back to Perth that night,

when Harrison said it before...

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

..I said, "Is she just
sticking around

"so she can fix her image here?"

(MUSIC BUILDS)

EXPERTS: Ugh!

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

You OK, Jesse?

No.

Why not?

I feel...

And I'm sorry, Claire.

But, when you wrote 'stay'

after I told you that I want
to go back to Perth that night,

when Harrison said it before...

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

..I said, "Is she
just sticking around

"so she can fix her image here?"

(UNSETTLING MUSIC PLAYS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

But you should speak about it
with me, too, yeah,

'cause I don't know
you're feeling this until now.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

I didn't know any of this.

And I'm sorry that you felt...

I had written you that letter
and I wrote 'stay' in the hopes

that you would read that letter
and you would see how I felt...

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

..and where I was coming from and
that we could try and repair it,

and then we did for that week
and we had a great week,

and I was like,
"Great, I'm so glad I wrote 'stay'."

But how can I trust that
the reason you wanted to stay

was to build a connection with me
and not to repair your image?

And this is the problem
that cheating does.

Because I...

I've just said it.
Like, I can't...I can't trust.

I'm scared to bring it up
because I don't want you to be like,

"You arsehole,
how could you think that of me?"

(SIGHS)

Yeah, and this is
another thing, like...

I feel like you truly,
in your heart of hearts, Claire,

you might...you like
a little bit about me

but, in your core of your core,
you don't like me.

We're mates.

We're friends.
Mm-hm. OK.

I know what it's like
when someone likes me.

And we don't...we don't have that.

(EMOTIVE PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)

The way Claire and Adam
connected that night

was the way I wanted to
connect with Claire,

and that was, like,
two or three weeks in, right,

and we hadn't had that yet.

(WEARY EXHALE)

And I feel like we're just
gonna get to final vows,

and, for what, for what, like...?

We're putting ourselves
through this experiment.

(STAMMERS)

I've seen what it looks like
when you like someone.

And...and you like me because of...

..because of the experiment, right,
because of the experiment,

but, in the real world, which is
what happened at the bar that night

with Adam, that was you
actually liking someone.

(REFLECTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

From what I remember that night,
how Adam and Claire were connecting,

that's what it looks like
when you like someone.

(EMOTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(DEEP SIGH)

Yeah, I'm sorry you feel that way.

I wish you...

I wish you would've told me
all this sooner.

I'm sorry that I made you
feel that way, I really am.

And I can understand totally,

like, how that would make you feel
and where you're coming from.

(BLEEP).

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(SIGHS)

(SOFT SOBBING)

Like, I really do care about Jesse.

I really care about...
(VOICE BREAKS)

..how he feels.

And I hate to think that, like, he
thinks that I only did this for me.

Like, I don't give a (BLEEP)
what anyone thinks of me.

I stayed to show him
that I care about him.

(EMOTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

Um...

I think the things
that did get brought up

really struck a chord with me.

They really ticked some boxes
and aligned some dots in my head.

You don't like me,
at the end of the day.

You might like some of me, but that
like is not rooted in this...

this deep, passionate, "Wow,
this guy is something special."

It's not.

(FRAGMENTED CHATTER,
POIGNANT MUSIC PLAYS)

Wow.

And we had high hopes for
this couple, and it's sad to see.

It's very sad to see.
Yeah, it is.

And he's...

He's, like, nodding and,
like, success, he did it.

He destroyed it.
He destroyed them, yeah.

"I destroyed them."

(FRAUGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(SOBS)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

(EXAGGERATED GASP)

(GASPS)

Oh!
(GASPING)

Who's that?
Oh, my God!

Oh, what?

(EXAGGERATED GASP)

(GASPS)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

Oh!
(GASPING)

Who's that?
Oh, my God!

That's Tayla.
It's Tayla, Tayla's back.

Stop.
Oh, what?

Wow!
Wow.

Oh...

That's so gnarly, bro.
What is this?

That is so gnarly.

I was not ready for that.

I don't think anyone expected me
to be returning.

What the hell?

They were all shocked, and Hugo
looked like he'd seen a ghost.

Oh, my God.
(CHORTLING)

What is happening here?

I...

I don't know.

I did not see that coming.

I think I stopped breathing
for, like, that whole time.

What a plot twist!
Oh, wow.

Did you go back to Tassie?

Yep, I did a runner at 4:00
in the morning on Friday.

I wonder whether
she's actually been able to go away

and think about how
she's treated Hugo,

and whether there'll be
some accountability here.

Do we...?
Can we have a...?

Do we want to go have a quick chat?

(UNSETTLING MUSIC PLAYS)

Here we go.

I hope Tayla's here because
she wants to end on a high note.

I'm not sure what I'm walking into,

but I'm hoping that things will be
able to be as respectful with Tayla

as much as is possible.

(SIGHS)

Wow, goodness me.
Yeah, I know.

Mm.

I think...
Yeah?

I'm going to choose to not grill you
on everything.

I could sit here all night.

What does she mean, grill him?

This is why she's come back.
Mm-hm.

I kinda wanted to talk about...

What happened at the retreat.

What happened at the retreat?

Why were you getting everyone
offside with me?

Tayla...

There's not been one thing

that you've done throughout
this entire time together

that made me think that you did
genuinely want to make this work.

You completely shut me out.

Wow.

So, this is all about Hugo.
Yes, that's right.

Nothing on me.

And you really let me down.

You know, just as a person,
you let me down.

But...

(SIGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I will give this a go.

Give it a go?
What?

Um...

Really?

I believe everyone
deserves second chances

if their heart
is in the right place.

Sure.

(SIGHS)

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

What?

I don't...

I don't un-- I don't understand.

I'm...

My wheels are spinning
on so much of what she just said.

I...

I'm honestly...I don't even know
how to feel.

I...

I think Hugo would be feeling really
bad for how he's treated me so far.

I know what will happen.

He will apologise
over and over and over again,

and I'm willing to give him
the opportunity.

I...

I'm really sorry
that I let you down.

But...

When...when you said,

"I'm willing to kind of give the
relationship a go if you are," um...

I think it all depends on...

May...may I just...?
One thing.

Like...
(SIGHS)

We...

Individually, like, we're...
we're both great people.

You are one of the strongest,
fiercest people I've ever met.

You're...you're gonna
be absolutely awesome

when you find the person
that you connect with,

but, like, we both know that
that's not me and that's OK.

This has thrown her.

Yeah, yeah.
Mm-hm.

You know what? I...

I was honestly going
to give you a chance.

I was trying to give you a chance.

It's OK.
It...

Do we even need to go to the
commitment ceremony tomorrow?

Like, we both know that we
don't...we don't want this.

I think it's time for me and Tayla
to call this relationship quits.

(ABSORBING THEATRICAL MUSIC PLAYS)

I think Tayla's a great person
in her own way,

but Tayla is not someone

that I want to continue to
be in a relationship with.

Shall we...?

Shall we just go in
and tell the guys?

Look, I came in here wanting
a genuine spark and a connection

with somebody, and, you know,
me and Tayla didn't find that.

(SIGHS)

Here we go.
Tayla and Hugo.

Here we go.

Hey, guys.
Hey.

(NERVOUS CHUCKLE)

Um, I think me and Tayla have
had a chat, um, and I think...

So, we're leaving the experiment.
Oh!

Yeah.
Is what he's trying to say.

Yeah, yeah.

Straight to the chase.

Yeah, I think, for now,

we're just gonna individually
ride off into the sunset.

It's good to see that
you're on, like, good terms.

You're both on the same terms.
It's very mature.

It is.
I like it.

Close the book.
Yes.

Well done.
(CLINKING GLASS)

To Tayla and Hugo!

I think Tayla and Hugo leaving
is probably for the best.

Cheers, guys.

It's very clear that
they do not communicate very well.

Hugo definitely
was not the one for me.

I deserve more, most certainly.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

I have one more thing to say.

Oh, yeah?
Mm.

I need to come clean
about something.

(MUSIC BUILDS)

I am responsible for
Hugo's lost wedding ring.

I put it in my Blundstone
and forgot about it

and, when I went home,
I went on a bushwalk and found it.

So, yeah, that was me.

He didn't lose his wedding ring.

You took his wedding ring.
Yeah.

When did you take his wedding ring?
When I was angry at him.

I hid it...

..and forgot to give it back to him.

PRODUCER: Um...

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Tonight, we do have a number of
couples that are in deep crisis.

Yes.

And we have seen the break-up
of Tayla and Hugo.

We saw Harrison,
he was like a wrecking ball,

and we're starting to see some
of the damage that he's done.

He holds such a strong position
of power in that group.

Any time they speak up
and challenge his behaviour,

he has this ability to completely
derail you and destabilise you.

And now he's thinking,
"I'm untouchable."

(DARK, BROODING MUSIC PLAYS)

I actually feel like
we're in a circus tonight,

and we've got Harrison
doing circus tricks,

throwing a couple under the bus,

trying to deflect from
his own relationship,

but I'm watching you,
I'm always watching.

And he needs to be held accountable.

So, Harrison, where to from here?

I mean, you're in a separate
apartment. Bronte's gone home.

Where to from here?

Oh, look, I just don't...

I just don't see a future for us.

Just overnight, like that?

(SIGHS)

'Cause you were, like,
falling in love.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

No?

I don't understand, I've explained
this probably four times now.

What are you digging for?

Oh, I wasn't digging.

I'm calling you out on your bullshit
'cause it is bullshit.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm gonna have to
agree with that, also.

And from what I was told,

the beginning of the experiment,
you guys weren't well

and, in the flick of a switch,

everything was great and then
now it's all about a show.

Yes, because Melinda made a comment
at the couples retreat,

and, I'm gonna be honest,
it did strike a nerve.

And I think it's...

I can see the same thing with Jesse.

He knows in his gut something...

Harrison, stop trying to turn it
on someone else.

It's so obvious
what you're doing right now.

You're deflecting it
on Claire and Jesse.

I feel like, when Harrison
gets backed in a corner,

he really ducks and weaves.

Like, what's goin' on, dude?

The table sees you, Harrison.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Harrison is fake.

This is the performance
that has been going all year,

and here is his worst act
in the world.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

We all see through it.

I feel like I just got, like,
handed these tickets

to this performance and I'm just
wondering where I can get a refund.

(SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS)

So, he's really been exposed.
Mm-hm.

And he'll be thinking, "I look bad."

"I look very bad."

He's stewing on it.
He's stewing on it.

Wheels are turning.

You, from what I've heard
about you behind closed doors,

you sound like a living nightmare.

Oh, that's not true, Harrison.

Come on.

This (BLEEP) guy, man,
he doesn't stop.

This is what he does.

He did it with Claire.

Now he's going for
Melinda and Layton.

Harrison, mate, you can't go there.

Layton, I rang you the other day
and said, "Let's go to the gym."

And you said to me, "Oh, I'll try
and sneak out behind Mel."

No, no, I did not say that.
Who says that?

Why are you throwing him
under the bus now, too?

First of all, I didn't say that,
I said, "I can't do that."

I said, "I can't do that."
Oh!

Because it's not fair on Mel, mate.

Don't try and twist my words, mate.

This is what you do.

You throw little grenades and then
they go off as you walk away.

This isn't a new thing

that you're bringing up right now,
we know about it.

I know the conversation,
I know the call.

You threw him under the bus in the
hope that it'd hurt me and break us.

But we're strong
so it's not gonna rock us.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

I will never, ever

let Harrison be the downfall
or break-up of me and Layton.

Absolutely not, never,
not gonna happen.

Just stop, Harrison.

Just frickin' stop.

I don't need to prove
my relationship to you,

and, at the end of the day,
you're not worth my time.

I really feel like, when you make
these comments, right, it's...

Hurts, doesn't it?

(UNSETTLING MUSIC PLAYS)

Just looking at him,
he's deep inside his head now

about how he looks so bad
right now in front of everybody.

JOHN: You only have two weeks

before you have to come

to a massive decision.

Whether or not you take
this intimate relationship

into the real world.

NARRATOR: This Sunday...

ALESSANDRA: We've just seen you in
the process of falling in love.

TAHNEE: Yeah.

OLLIE: Ditto.

CAMERON: I have got strong feelings
for Lyndall,

they're growing each day.

The most captivating commitment
ceremony...

ALYSSA: Please, don't.

(SOBBING) I just need a minute.

..of the entire year.

I just wanna go.

BRONTE: I am not ready to
let this go,

and I don't think we owe
anybody an explanation for that.

MEL: Things shifted between
the two of you.

JESSE: Claire cheated on me.

ALESSANDRA: Duncan, where is Alyssa?

DUNCAN: Uh...

Powerful,

gripping,

emotional.

DUNCAN: Stay or leave.