Ken arrives in Summer Bay after spotting his estranged daughter Hayley's (Bec Cartwright) entry in art competition along with her photo and decides to get in contact with his children again. Hayley is pleased to see him again but his son Will (Zac Drayson) is not as Ken is an alcoholic who mistreated him in the past during his fragile marriage to Will's mentally unstable mother, Eve (Robyn Gibbes).
Ken travels to Summer Bay after seeing his daughter Hayley's art competition entry. He hopes to reconnect with his children, but his son Will is hesitant due to Ken's history of alcoholism and mistreatment during his marriage to Will's mother.