Hold onto your surfboards, Home and Away fans — Summer Bay is about to be shaken to its core! In an explosive new twist set to air next week, Tane Parata delivers the kind of news that will leave Cash reeling… and the whole Bay in DANGER.

In a heart-stopping scene that fans won’t see coming, Tane (Ethan Browne) arrives at the police station looking pale and shaken. Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) immediately senses something’s wrong — but nothing could prepare him for what Tane is about to say.

“He’s escaped,” Tane whispers, his voice trembling. “He’s out. He’s coming back.”

💥 KA-BOOM! Just like that, the nightmare that everyone thought was over is BACK.

But who has escaped? That’s the question tearing the Bay apart. Sources hint it’s someone with a dark, violent history — a man who’s already left scars on more than one of Summer Bay’s residents.

“This is one of those moments that will make fans’ jaws drop,” a Home and Away insider exclusively tells TV Heat. “When Tane bursts in and tells Cash what’s happened, you can feel the fear in the room. It’s not just about the escape — it’s about who’s coming for them next.”

As the storyline unfolds, Cash springs into action, launching an emergency operation to track down the fugitive. But the tension quickly spills beyond the police station walls. Tane, terrified that the escapee could target those closest to him, rushes to warn Felicity — but is it already too late?

“Everyone is on edge,” says our insider. “You’ll see fear, confusion, and panic ripple through the community. No one feels safe, especially when word spreads that the escaped prisoner has already been spotted near the Bay.”

Fans are already speculating online that the escapee could be Paulie Reece, the dangerous criminal responsible for the warehouse fire that nearly claimed Tane’s life last year. Others believe it could be Nathaniel Ward, a figure from Cash’s past whose vendetta still haunts him. Producers, of course, are staying tight-lipped.

But one thing is certain — this storyline will push both men to the edge.

“Tane and Cash have always had a strong bond built on trust and respect,” actor Ethan Browne shared in a behind-the-scenes interview. “But when danger comes knocking again, and secrets start to resurface, that bond is tested in ways neither of them expects.”

🔥 Expect action, fear, and shocking betrayals as Summer Bay faces one of its darkest threats yet. Who will be caught in the crossfire when the escaped prisoner returns? And will everyone make it out alive?

The race is on — and no one in the Bay is safe.

Don’t miss a second — the shocking escape rocks Home and Away this week! 💣👀