[2] West previously played Dee Bliss, who was presumed dead in 2003 when her husband Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) accidentally crashed their car into the sea.
Maeda-Judge joined the show's cast on a recurring basis, and on-screen Jasmine challenges business rival Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis).
[14] Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) soon becomes suspicious of Jasmine's vendetta against Leo and snoops in a secret file and is shocked to learn he could potentially gain control of Lassiter's.
When Jasmine confronts Toshiro, he contacts Kim Tanaka (Jenny Young) who is forced to reveal that her sons are not related to the Udagawas and that they are actually Paul's biological children.
[21] Executive producer Jason Herbison stated that he loved the character, and explained, "It's always a great dynamic when you have a child who's forced to parent an adult.
[23] Willow departed again on 4 August, after deciding to live with her father Fergus Olsen (Andrew Percy),[24] before making a guest appearance from 8 December for Toadie and Sonya Rebecchi's (Eve Morey) vow renewal.
[26] Willow's mother Andrea brings her to Erinsborough when she decides to scam Toadfish Rebecchi by posing as his deceased wife Dee Bliss.
Willow's secret is revealed when Sindi abruptly arrives with Andrea and Toadie's baby son, Hugo Somers (John Turner).
Months later, Willow returns to Erinsborough and finds that her grandmother, Heather Schilling (Kerry Armstrong), is posing as "Alice Wells", the Rebecchis' nanny.
When Dee returns to visit Andrea and Heather in prison the following year, she reveals that Willow has passed her final school examination and has commenced pilot training.
[29] Finn is "a progressive and respected school teacher", who joins the staff of Erinsborough High after being hired by Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne).
[35] Johal originally auditioned for the role of Dipi's sister Mishti Sharma, but the character's age was lowered and Scarlet Vas was cast.
Dipi, Kirsha and her aunt Mishti Sharma (Scarlet Vas) show Aaron Brennan (Matt Wilson) Shane's solar-powered lawnmower in the hope he can help them sell it to an investor.
Shane saves Kirsha from being struck by Jimmy's bike, but he is injured and cannot accompany her to a Deaf Children Australia event, which knocks her confidence.
Kirsha eventually tells Shane about the blackmail and he promises to sort it out, but Marisa records him confronting her and the family are dropped as the Faces of Lassiters.
Leo asks his brother David Tanaka (Takaya Honda) to treat Mannix and reveals that he was actually responsible for telling the police about a nightclub's "dodgy practices".
Conor McMullan of Digital Spy thought the conclusion to the storyline "seemed a little too easy" and said "would someone like Mannix really be scared that easily when he holds all the cards?
The police raid the apartment with Mackenzie and Harlow Robinson (Jemma Donovan) inside, but Mannix escapes, and turns up at Paul's house.
Aaron's partner David Tanaka (Takaya Honda) contacts the hospital for more information and reveals that Russell's last words were Memory Cove, a place the family used to visit.
Chloe goes to Adelaide to see her and, after talking it over with her husband Pierce Greyson (Tim Robards), invites Fay to stay with them for a while to give Mark and Tyler a break.
Chloe and Pierce make the house more accessible, as Fay is now confined to a wheelchair, and they hire Nicolette Stone (Charlotte Chimes) to be her live-in nurse.
Hamish continues to charm Sheila, before he meets up with his partner Louise McLeod (Maria Theodorakis) to tell her that he is working hard to secure the boat, so they can leave the country and avoid paying a large tax bill.
When Louise becomes convinced that Hamish will betray her, she threatens to expose the fact that they worked together to get Russell to change his will, stole the original version, and murdered him.
While picking up potting mix from Sonya's Nursery, Cassius knocks a box of apples that Piper Willis (Mavournee Hazel) was planning to juice, into a wheelbarrow full of manure.
Elly Conway (Jodi Anasta) brings Cassius to Number 28 and tells Susan (Jackie Woodburne) and Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) that he is looking for work.
It emerges that Cassius came to Erinsborough to confront Hamish and ended up drowning him in the Canning's spa, before letting his half-brother, Tyler, take the blame.
Bea Nilsson (Bonnie Anderson) catches Cassius taking Tyler's case file from Rebecchi Law, and he claims that he was interested and wanted to see if he could help.
He then learns that Piper's brother Ned Willis (Ben Hall) has contacted Elissa, who tells him that she has booked a flight to Senegal, from which he cannot be extradited.
Williams admitted that Rory has an agenda, saying "I'm pretty naughty, trying to run a business and also trying to find love, and it's good playing a character like that.
Rory visits The Flame Tree Retreat for a massage and Amy Williams (Zoe Cramond) offers him a job teaching yoga.