In Home and Away it’s finally decided baby Maia will be handed over to foster care, and Tane is crushed. Desperate to be a dad and after being failed by the government-care system himself, he’s worried about what her young life will be like without him.
Then when nurse Dana (Ally Harris) sneaks him into the hospital for a final goodbye despite the AVO policewoman Rose (Kirsty Marillier) has in place, Tane (Ethan Browne) makes a desperate decision.
Snatching Maia – the infant he found abandoned in a sports bag in the dunes in Summer Bay – and going on the run, he’s determined to keep the little girl safe.
“Tane feels failed by the system,” Ethan tells TV WEEK. “He believes he’s doing what’s right for Maia, which is all that matters to him.”
What Tane doesn’t know is that a woman has come forward claiming to be Maia’s mother. Rose is suspicious about the timing of someone appearing out of nowhere after she has spent weeks searching for clues as to where Maia had come from, but without the baby there, she can’t prove a thing.
If Tane can be found, DNA tests could confirm her story, but where is he? In a race against time, Rose tries to stall Maia’s mother while the whole Bay searches for the missing pair.
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Where have they vanished to?
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Tane clashes with police over little Maia in tense episodes of Home And Away this week. Will he chance everything for what he thinks is right?
As viewers well know, Tane (Ethan Browne) always wanted to be a dad, so when baby Maia came into his life in the Bay unexpectedly, it seemed as if the universe had answered his prayers.
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But will the authorities let him keep the little girl he found abandoned in a bag on the beach? And if they try to take her away, how far is Tane willing to go to keep Maia in his care rather than the government system?
“He believes he’s the only one who truly cares for her, and is worried she won’t be put into a loving home,” Ethan, 32, tells TV WEEK.
“He’s running on instinct, which is to protect Maia and provide a loving and stable home.”
Events come to a head when Maia’s health takes a turn – the infant is running a high temperature.
Although nurse Dana (Ally Harris) tells him it’s nothing to worry about, Tane rushes to the hospital, only to be confronted by doctors and the police. They tell him firmly that he has to stay away – and that if he doesn’t, they’ll take out an AVO to ensure he complies.
In his head, Tane knows he has to heed what they’re saying, but his heart is telling him otherwise. Which will he listen to?
