Roo is furious that Oscar has gone looking for Maddy without her but Alf convinces her that Maddy is more willing to listen to a friend than an authority figure. Roo and Spencer pool their resources to provide Oscar with clues and he finds Maddy playing her violin in a rotunda; the scared girl still isn't ready to go home and Oscar insists on sticking with her. With mother Leah comatose in the city, VJ is being a brat towards de facto stepfather Zac and ends up dragging a reluctant Jett into stealing the surf club's buggy. He then selfishly abandons it at the caravan park and when Jett tries to return it he is caught by Alf and Roo.