She considers becoming a foster carer to help Tane.
Felicity Newman from Home and Away is thinking about taking on a newborn baby as an emergency foster carer starting next week.
After learning of her estranged husband Tane Parata’s developing bond with a kid he discovered on the beach, Felicity conducts preliminary investigation.
The UK-paced episodes this week include Tane finding an abandoned newborn girl and bringing her to safety. Subsequently, he remains at the small child’s side in the hospital, insisting that he is her only companion.
Next week, in follow-up scenes, Tane willfully disregards the counsel of his housemates, Mackenzie Booth and Mali Hudson, who beg him to back off.
Tane refuses and even gives the baby an unofficial name – Maia, which is the Māori word for “courage”.
Tane’s concern for Maia grows when he learns that her parents haven’t come forward to claim her, despite the police making public appeals for information.
When Tane learns that an emergency foster carer may be appointed, he instantly volunteers himself. Harper Matheson dismisses him, pointing out that he isn’t eligible as he wasn’t born in Australia and isn’t registered as a permanent resident.
Later in the week, Felicity finds out what’s going on and she can’t help but feel involved in the emotional situation, aware that she left Tane heartbroken when she didn’t want to have children with him.
Felicity opens up her laptop at home and she starts researching how to apply to become a foster carer.
When Felicity confides in her brother Cash, he’s shocked and urges her to give this some serious thought before she makes a decision.
Cash questions Felicity on whether she wants to take care of a baby when her refusal to have children is what ended her marriage to Tane in the first place.
Felicity protests that she owes Tane for the pain she caused him when she pretended to be trying for a baby with him.
However, Cash finally reaches a breakthrough when he asks Felicity whether she’d take on this responsibility if Maia had no connection to Tane.
Felicity is forced to admit that she wouldn’t – will this close the door on her involvement before it’s even begun?
Home and Away airs these scenes on Monday, April 22, Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24 on Channel 5.
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