Neighbours spoilers follow.
Neighbours businessman Leo Tanaka is pushed to his absolute limit next week as he decides to flee from Erinsborough forever.
As the walls continue to close in over Sebastian Metcalfe’s mysterious death, Leo starts to wonder whether a life on the run could be his best option.
Another hellish week for Leo unfolds as Sebastian’s grieving father Stan (played by guest star Justin Hosking) visits Erinsborough for a showdown.
Stan knows that Leo has been arrested and charged for Sebastian’s murder – and he’s determined to see justice served come what may.
“It’s fair to say that Stan isn’t the warmest of characters – nasty outbursts seem to run in the Metcalfe family,” our Neighbours source teases.
“Stan leaves Leo terrified by threatening to make his life absolute hell for killing his son. Leo knows that he’s innocent, but there’s no chance that Stan will listen to him.”
Things only get worse for Leo when he receives a devastating update from the expert legal team who are supposed to be saving him.
Byron Stone breaks the bad news that the lawyers have lost an expert witness who’d originally promised to testify in Leo’s defence.
The key figure in question is now siding with the prosecution instead, leaving the entire defence strategy in tatters.
“Leo’s more convinced than ever that he’s going to jail. He asks Byron to take over even more duties at the vineyard to prepare,” our insider adds.
“Krista is on hand to try boosting Leo’s spirits, but he warns her to be more realistic about his slim chances of avoiding prison.”
Unaware that JJ Varga-Murphy has just discovered who really killed Sebastian, Leo makes a drastic plan to escape town while he still has a chance to. Can he really cope with a life on the run? And will his daughter Abigail be going with him?
Neighbours airs these scenes on Thursday, April 17.
Neighbours releases new episodes from Mondays to Thursdays for free on Amazon Freevee and Prime Video in the UK and US. In Australia, the show airs from Mondays to Thursdays at 4pm on Channel 10, with a 6.30pm repeat screening on 10 Peach Comedy.
