Dr Karl races to save Haz after he was hit by a car driven by his own girlfriend, Mackenzie. But when Haz shows little signs of life before ultimately collapsing, Mackenzie must face a sickening reality – has she killed her boyfriend?
This week in Neighbours, Karl (Alan Fletcher) jumps into action and attempts to resuscitate Haz (Shiv Palekar). The cafe owner was accidentally struck when he was chasing down Wade (Stephen Phillips), a shady criminal from his past who was trying to evade the police. And Mackenzie (Georgie Stone) is in stunned disbelief once she realises what she’s done.
“Once Mackenzie reaches Haz and sees him on the ground, she’s definitely scared he’s dead,” Georgie, 23, tells TV WEEK. “She’s feeling fear about the prospect of losing him – especially given everyone she’s already lost up to that point.”
Prior to this, Mackenzie lost her husband, Hendrix (Ben Turland), after he underwent a lung transplant and his body rejected the new organ.
The pain she endured after losing Hendrix means she couldn’t bear it if someone else she loves were to die.
Though Haz and Mackenzie weren’t in a good place at the time of the crash, everything she has learned since about Haz’s criminal past and how he was actually helping the police to catch Wade has changed her feelings towards him – and the accident has put everything into perspective.
“She hasn’t necessarily forgiven him [for being involved with criminal Wade],” Georgie says. “But she knows Haz was working with the police to bring Wade to justice. Mackenzie would definitely try to protect Haz as best she could without compromising her integrity.”
But if he dies, what will this mean for Mackenzie?
“If Haz dies, I think it would break her,” Georgie says. “There’s no way she could recover from another loss – there would be no coming back from that trauma.”
Neighbours airs Monday to Thursday, 6:30pm, on 10Peach. Read our full TV Guide here.
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