Storylines
Adam is first seen when he rescues Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke), Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) and Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) from being assaulted by Maurice "Revhead" Gibson (Gavin Harrison) and several of his friends. Adam manages to distract Revhead and the gang by stealing Revhead's car allowing the girls to escape. They thank Adam for his heroics. Adam plans to sail to the Great Barrier Reef and begin charter journeys on his yacht but Revhead and his friend Skid (Chris Harding) trash the yacht as revenge. After getting the yacht fixed Adam receives a booking from Millicent Staples (Julie Haseler) and is attracted to her. When they arrive on an island, Millicent's true colors are revealed when she and her associates steal the yacht and maroon Adam. Adam is eventually found by Bobby and Carly and is upset when his yacht has been found by the police who reveal to him that Millicent is a smuggler. This especially hurts as the Yacht was the last portion of his inheritance from his late parents.
Adam manages to put the incident behind him and begins getting involved in many antics with local guys Matt, Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) and Lance Smart (Peter Vroom). He also begins a relationship with Carly. When Rory Heywood (Gregor Jordan) is eaten by a shark, Adam vows to catch it and ultimately does. After Adam and Carly split up, He has a brief romance with Emma Jackson (Dannii Minogue) then becomes involved with Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons). Adam and Marilyn live together as a couple at the Beach House for a while but after about a year they break up but remain living as flatmates.
While taking a boat out for a spin with Bobby and Luke Cunningham (John Adam), Adam hits a large piece of driftwood which causes an accident and Bobby is thrown overboard. Bobby is hospitalized and she spends a week in a coma and then the decision is reached to turn her life support machine off. Bobby's husband, Greg Marshall (Ross Newton), blames Adam for the accident and evicts him from the house. When Adam tries to attend the funeral Greg attacks him and throws him out of the church. Adam is left to feel like an outcast and is generally treated as a pariah by most of the town. Bobby's adopted son, Sam (Ryan Clark) is angry to find Adam is responsible and throws a stick at him. Adam moves into Laura Brennan's (Kris McQuade) old shack near the back lot of the Caravan Park along with Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger) and her son Nathan (David Dixon). One day while Adam and Irene are out, Sam hides out in the house and accidentally starts a fire. Adam acts quickly to save Sam and is hailed as a hero. After being forgiven, Adam leaves Summer Bay.
Five years later, Adam returns to Summer Bay as the new manager of The Bonza Burger Kiosk in the Surf Club and begins throwing his weight around by threatening to sack Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) and generally making her life difficult. Adam is then embroiled in a prank war with Sally's boyfriend Vinnie Patterson (Ryan Kwanten). When Irene offers Adam a place to live he is shocked to find Hayley Smith (Bec Cartwright), who had argued with him earlier about his treatment of Sally, is living there. Adam then opts to move in with doctor James Fraser and Shauna Bradley, Adam is attracted to Shauna but he has no interest in him and things aren't eased when Shauna is being stalked and accuses Adam of taking things from her room. After James evicts Adam, He decides to leave the bay once more after securing a transfer with another Bonza Burger franchise.
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