TRIGGER WARNING: This article mentions illicit drug use and sexual assault.
With no end to her trauma in sight, Felicity makes a bold move to find her attacker this week. But will her search bring closure or crisis?
In Home And Away, Felicity (Jacqui Purvis) is trying everything she can to move on after she was sexually assaulted during a night out with her friend Eden (Stephanie Panozzo).
While celebrating Lyrik's performance at the Battle Of The Bands competition, a mystery assailant spiked Flick's drink. She later realised she'd been attacked.
At first, Flick hid what happened from her brother (Nicholas Cartwright), but when she finally told him, he promised to be there for her.
"It's a weight lifted off her shoulders," Jacqui tells TV WEEK. "Cash, of course, doesn't blame her, and wants to help her in any way possible. They both agree she needs to tell police so they can try to catch this criminal."
Despite the support of her friends, counselling sessions and a police investigation, Flick still wants answers. She goes to the police station and demands to see the CCTV footage from the night. Cash warns against it, but at her insistence, lets her into his office.
As Flick trawls through the footage, Cash calls her partner Tane (Ethan Browne). But his arrival causes further problems as Flick lashes out.
"Let me do this!" she cries. Cash and Tane leave, unsure of how to help her.
Hours tick by and Flick is no closer to finding the offender. She's haunted by a moment she can't remember.
The next day, Eden implores Cash to take a break - he too is consumed by the search to find the attacker. While he's on the phone to Eden, the DNA results from Flick's tests come back. Could this be the breakthrough they need?
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