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Lola is left devastated as her hopes for Lexi's return evaporate. Syed is worried when Christian refuses to go to the police, while Lauren makes a surprising move.

Lola demands Sharon鈥檚 help with the residency application; Sharon鈥檚 refuses to lie to social services after they helped her. Lola despairs Lexi will feel unwanted, searches for a distraction and fronts to Cora she鈥檚 going out every night now she鈥檚 free of Lexi. Sharon watches, concerned. Lola claims she doesn鈥檛 care about losing Lexi but hides in her room during Lexi鈥檚 visit, crying. Billy coaxes her out. Lola rocks Lexi, swearing to her she is wanted, and insists on being present at Phil鈥檚 assessment with Trish. Sharon arrives, introducing herself as Phil鈥檚 fianc茅e.

Syed wants to report a homophobic hate crime to the police; a bruised Christian refuses, claiming he didn鈥檛 see his attackers. Danny texts Syed. Roxy鈥檚 concerned when Christian despairs he鈥檚 losing everything. After Christian declines again to discuss his attack, Syed rings the police.

After discovering Joey sleeping in the car lot office, Max takes him in. Derek buys Liam a bracelet for Bianca in exchange for his granddad鈥檚 watch to give to Joey; he drops it in a pint. Carol asks Joey to get along with Derek. Joey refuses, recalling Derek once beat his mum with a phone. When confronted about his violent past, Derek doesn鈥檛 regret his dealings with David Wicks, still bitter over losing Jackie Bosch. Derek insists he deserves a second chance, and won鈥檛 let Joey spoil it.

Lauren sulks when Max lets Joey stay. She turns up drunk to R&R, flirts with men and hassles Joey. Joey takes her home and promises to leave if she wants him to. Lauren kisses him, Joey pulls away. Lauren鈥檚 mortified.

Kim鈥檚 fed up of her demanding B&B guests and hides in the Vic, drinking. After a pep talk from Kat, she devises a new breakfast menu.

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30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Ne-Yo

    Let Me Love You

  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

  • MIKA

    颁别濒别产谤补迟别听 (feat. Pharrell Williams)

  • will.i.am

    This Is Love

  • Ed Sheeran

    Drunk

  • Maverick Sabre

    These Days

  • Airship

    Kids

  • The Temper Trap

    Need Your Love

  • Cheryl

    Under The Sun

  • Taio Cruz

    There She Goes

Credits

Role Contributor
Lola Pearce Danielle Harold
Sharon Rickman Letitia Dean
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden
Trish Barnes Tessa Churchard
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick
Max Branning Jake Wood
Tanya Cross Jo Joyner
Derek Branning Jamie Foreman
Joey Branning David Witts
Lauren Branning Jacqueline Jossa
Lucy Beale Hetti Bywater
Whitney Dean Shona McGarty
Christian Clarke John Partridge
Syed Masood Marc Elliott
Roxy Mitchell Rita Simons
Kat Moon Jessie Wallace
Kim Fox Tameka Empson
Cora Cross Ann Mitchell
Abi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald
Jay Mitchell Jamie Borthwick
Carol Jackson Lindsey Coulson
Liam Butcher James Forde
Executive Producer Lorraine Newman
Director Clive Arnold
Writer Katie Douglas

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