Home and Away Spoilers – Alf begins to isolate himself after accusation

This week on Home and Away in Australia, Alf begins to isolate himself from his friends and family as suspicion grows that he was involved in Abigail’s accident.

Alf (Ray Meagher) recently found himself on the wrong side of the law when he was pulled over by Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) and enthusiastic new Probationary Constable Richie (Rocco Forrester-Sach) for driving with a lapsed registration.

As Cash was forced to ask Alf for his licence, Alf responded that there was a slight problem there – “it’s expired too!”

However, Alf insisted that they give him a fine, not wanting special treatment, and went on to cancel his medical assessment in frustration.

It took David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) to convince him that he had no choice but to book an appointment with the doc if he wanted to continue driving, after Alf opened up to him and explained that he was scared that the doctor would find something of concern.

Meanwhile, Abigail (Hailey Pinto) was on her way back from a night out in Reefton Lakes with Lacey (Sophea Pennington), when she got a flat tyre near to Banksia Creek.

Stopping at the side of the road to fix it, she was hit by the side mirror of a passing vehicle, injuring her leg and leaving her with a gash to her arm.

The driver failed to stop, leaving Abigail to limp home alone.

News soon spread around the bay, and Roo was taken aback to hear that the car that had hit Abby sounded awfully similar to her dad’s ute.

Knowing that he’d been at Banksia Creek at the same time, she confronted him at the surf club and asked if there was any chance he’d inadvertently hit someone whilst driving back from his fishing trip.

With the evidence impossible to ignore, the pair headed to the surf club, where they were forced to ask Alf to accompany them to the station for questioning.

Alf was furious at the accusations, telling David that he’d stop and help if he saw someone with a flat tyre, not plough into them, and couldn’t believe it when he’s told that his ute will have go to in for forensics.

At the end of last week, Alf approached Abby at the surf club, planning on having a conversation with her about the incident and to check that she was okay, but when she flinched as he moved towards her, he realised that she too thinks he’s to blame.

However, there’s one other big topic of conversation going around the bay – did Alf hit Abigail? And with Abby unable to remember the details, Alf is growing increasingly agitated.

“Everybody thinks it’s Alf and no one is taking him seriously,” Ray explains to TV Week. “And the gossip begins to gain momentum around town so much that he becomes frustrated and kind of loses it at Abigail for not remembering – because this is his life.”

When Harper (Jessica Redmayne) invites Alf along to the party, considering him an ‘honorary grandfather’ to her son, he’s not willing to go. He explains that he can’t face the community when everyone believes that he was responsible for Abby’s injuries.

To top it off, with even his own daughter doubting him, he begins to doubt himself.

Not wanting to risk hurting anyone else, he hands over his car keys and makes an announcement – he’s giving up driving.

Meanwhile, the party gets into full swing, with Sonny (Ryan Bown) playing his part by building a toy tricycle for Archie, while Tane enjoys the chance to reconnect with his friends after his extended stint away from Summer Bay.

Tane also takes the chance to tell John (Shane Withington) and Mali (Kyle Shilling) that he’s okay with the fact that they re-opened Summer Bay Fit without his permission, as part of their plan to help Sonny with his recovery.

It seems normality is finally returning for Tane, Harper and Archie.

Marilyn (Emily Symons) is of course on hand with the food, as Harper delights in how well the day has gone.

But with everyone in such high spirits, there’s just one person missing – Alf.

Will he really continue to push away his friends and family, or can he be convinced to join in on the fun?