Jilly finds Phillip's body and the courier receipt for the tape. She goes to Eden where she manages to retrieve the tape before anyone hears it. Jake's lawyer tells Jake he needs to control Jilly.

Jilly destroys the tape but at Phillip's funeral his niece Jessica shows up and tells Jilly Phillip sent her a copy. Jessica tells Jilly that unless Jilly sees her right everyone will hear the tape. Jessica had been burnt in a fire years earlier which she blamed Jilly for.

Stephanie lets Sheik Ahmal tell Tom he is his father and after Stephanie tells Tom she was forced to give him away right after looking into his blue eyes moments after his birth. Tom states his eyes are brown not blue which makes him think he is not Stephanie's son, he rushes off to tell Sarah. Sarah still refuses to believe they are not related.

Jake offers Stephanie one last chance of a 50 / 50 partnership which she refuses. Jilly and Cassie clash at Tara's both blaming each other for Phillip's death.

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Dan is angry when he reads a newspaper report stating Stephanie is prepared to risk everything to get Harper Mining back. Dennis, Sarah and Bill pledge their support to Stephanie and ofter her their shares in the company.

Stephanie and Jake prepare for a live TV debate and Jake proposes just before they go on air. Stephanie reminds Jake she is already married to Dan. During the debate Stephanie brings up the proposal and tells Jake she would never marry him and throws a jug of water over him.

Tom still refuses to believe he is Stephanie's son and decides to go to old Eden to see the house keeper of the time of his birth. Cassie offers her help to Stephanie in the battle with Jake. Dan is disappointed Stephanie is spending so much time trying to get back the company.

Jake is angry at being humiliated on TV and Jilly tells him Ahmal is Tom's father. As she leaves she hears Anton, Jake's lawyer, mention Jake's visits to the cemetery.

Eden is forcibly put up for sale and the Harper's prepare to move out. Ahmal offers to buy it for Stephanie but she knows Dan could never accept it. Jilly comes to gloat, showing her true colors. Jake confirms to Stephanie that Jilly was in on the plan from the start. Having discovered Jake is Greg's brother Jilly forces Jake to give her a place on the board otherwise she will expose him.

Jilly goes back to Eden as the Harper's move out and Stephanie pushes her in the pool. Dan, Sarah and Dennis scrape some cash together to try and buy Eden at the auction but before the auction starts its announced a private bid has already been accepted, Jilly is announced as the new owner.

On information received from the housekeeper at old Eden Tom discovers from some nuns that Stephanie's baby was adopted before Bill and Reena adopted him from the orphanage meaning hes not Stephanie's son. Sarah meanwhile has been romancing Angelo.