is crushed by debris, whilst Lachlan narrowly avoids getting crushed. However, Gerry survived, and, despite his pleas, Lachlan hits Gerry over the head with a rock, killing him. Lachlan allows Gerry's friend Doug Potts (Duncan Preston) to take the blame. However, he tries to reassure Doug that Gerry's death was not his fault, all the while keeping his role in Gerry's death secret. Doug was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to community service. A man arrives, claiming to be Gerry's uncle, Terry. He threatened to sue Doug but Doug took care of him and Terry dropped the charges. However, Lachlan caught the Terry (who at this point was revealed to be a conman) robbing The Grange. When Terry revealed he had seen Gerry's incriminating drawings, a fight ensued but Terry got away. Lachlan and Belle stormed into a meeting between Priya and potential client Freddy. Freddy was unimpressed and pulled his investment but Belle gave him a talking to. Belle was offered a job in London, however Lachlan was furious to discover he wouldn't be able to see Belle for a year. After celebrating Belle's job offer in The Woolpack, Priya gets Lachlan to drive her home. Instead, Lachlan follows Freddy to a nearby hotel and sneaks up behind him with a rock, intending to cave his head in. However, he is interrupted with a call from Belle and is shocked to turn around and see a frightened Priya run into a taxi. His fears were put to rest though, as Priya confronted Lachlan with her beliefs that he was about to sexually assault her. Belle stood up for Lachlan and, as a result, Priya quit her job. Lachlan began receiving anonymous text messages, and assumed Terry had managed to obtain his number. Worried about the conman revealing his secret, Lachlan went to lengths to try track him down - going around the funeral homes to see if he could find Terry. Eventually, he had success and followed the man in his car. He caught up and killed Terry, burying his body in the Home Farm woods. After the Terry's death, Lachlan was confused and horrified when the texts continued. He discovered that Liv Flaherty (Isobel Steele) was the culprit and caused a carbon monoxide leak in Mill Cottage. Lachlan realized that Seb may have been inside the house and goes to look for him, and is relieved to