Rob then made a return to Hollyoaks. This time he kidnapped Lucy and took her to a disused watertank. Ruth Osborne, Lewis Richardson, and Tony Hutchinson came to rescue her. Despite Rob’s attempts to drown Lucy, Tony stepped in to rescue her and all four of them got out safely. Rob briefly started dating Beth Morgan, but that came to an end when Beth overheard Lucy arguing with Rob about how he had ruined Lucy’s and her family’s life. During millennium eve, Rob tried setting a bus on fire, but he ended up dying in the blast.