The next morning, Alf is having his fry-up in the diner when, unseen by Leah (Ada Nicodemou) and Marilyn (Emily Symons), he has a sudden twinge in his chest.
The pain subsides as quickly as it appeared, but Alf is clearly unnerved given his cardiac history.
Such foreshadowing in finale week can only mean one thing, and sure enough Alf’s worse fears come true later that day.
Standing back outside the surf club, Alf clutches his chest as he experiences excruciating pain, leading him to collapse to the floor!
Tane, Perri (Cantona Stewart) and Harper (Jessica Redmayne) are nearby and witness the incident, with Tane and Perri rushing to assist as Harper calls an ambulance.
As Alf is rushed into Northern Districts, head of emergency Bree (Juliet Godwin) is nowhere to be seen, much to the confusion of nurse Dana (Ally Harris) who has been forced to page her.
Bree has been displaying some unusual behaviour of late, obsessing over certain tasks at both home and work, which has been noticed by a concerned Dana.
Cardiothoracic surgeon Levi (Tristan Gorey) happens to be on hand however, so he takes some initial observations as Dana goes through Alf’s medical history.
When Bree suddenly appears, she takes offence at Levi stepping on her toes and dismisses him, pointing out that he will be called if needed once she’s made her own diagnosis.
