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Alfie stumbles across an alternative way out of his mess. The atmosphere of the barbecue is ruined when the Walford police arrive.

Alfie sadly puts a 鈥楩or sale鈥� sign on his Capri. He feels bad when Kat hands over Ernie and rushes out to work on the stall. Mick determinedly continues preparing for the barbeque. Tina鈥檚 surprised it鈥檚 going ahead without Linda. Mick鈥檚 mate, Tony, comes to view the Capri. Alfie desperately goes in for the hard sell and ends up scaring him off. Alfie goes to the bank to apply for a loan.

Ernie cries and Alfie tries to distract him with a toy. The loan manager regrets they can鈥檛 approve him for a loan. Alfie beseeches they鈥檙e going through a rough patch and makes a heartfelt plea for help... Later, Kat finds the branded bank toy in the twins鈥� pram. Alfie announces he鈥檚 secured a loan to cover a deposit for a new flat. Kat鈥檚 delighted. As he walks away, Alfie鈥檚 smile slips.

Later, as Alfie helps Mick with the barbeque in the Square gardens, he overhears Tosh telling Tina of a man who burnt his house down for an insurance claim. Tosh鈥檚 bemused by Alfie鈥檚 sudden interest. Alfie enquires about work in the caf茅, but Phil鈥檚 no help. Alfie鈥檚 embarrassed when Mick tries to pay him for helping with the barbeque and overreacts, insisting he doesn鈥檛 need charity, before storming off. Mick pursues him. Upset, Alfie admits he lied to Kat about the loan 鈥� he鈥檚 got no job, no money 鈥� he鈥檚 out of options. Back at No. 23, Alfie sits alone at the kitchen table. He takes a box of matches from his pocket and lights one, staring into the flame鈥�

Kat鈥檚 unsure about Stacey working on the car lot. Stacey鈥檚 shocked to learn Max was sleeping with Lucy Beale. Later, Stacey confronts Max, who admits he made a mistake. Max repeats his job offer but says he wouldn鈥檛 blame Stacey if she didn鈥檛 give him a second chance. Stacey hesitates, and accepts. Kat warns Max against going near Stacey.

Carol gets the DNA test results. Charlie hugs a delighted Dot as the test confirms he鈥檚 her grandson. Carol鈥檚 surprised when Charlie calls round to check she鈥檚 okay. Carol smiles 鈥� she has her family, and that鈥檚 all that matters.

Bianca insists on walking Liam, Tiffany and Morgan to the school bus and drags Whitney along too. They鈥檙e intercepted by Terry, who asks them to get in his taxi and fobs off Tiffany and Morgan with a lie about a trip to the zoo. Liam and Whitney aren鈥檛 convinced but reluctantly climb in. Later, the taxi pulls up outside a house in Milton Keynes. Bianca announces she and Terry are back together and she wants them to move away together.

Liam鈥檚 unenthusiastic but agrees to look around the house. Bianca and the kids lie back on the grass in the garden, savouring the peace. Tiffany鈥檚 won over when Bianca agrees she can paint her room pink. Morgan agrees too, but Liam and Whitney are resolute 鈥� they鈥檙e not moving. Bianca explains Carol鈥檚 cancer has made her appreciate a chance to make things better and insists a fresh start is best for their family. Liam reluctantly agrees to give things a go, and Whitney is left with little choice but to agree. Back in Walford, Tiffany tells a stunned Carol and Sonia they鈥檙e moving to Milton Keynes. Carol struggles to cover her upset, and Sonia鈥檚 furious that Bianca could be so selfish.

At the Beales鈥�, Cindy鈥檚 grateful for Sharon and Phil鈥檚 help with Beth. Jay鈥檚 annoyed that Phil鈥檚 dragging his heels on writing him a job reference. Abi teases Jay and Phil will miss each other. Jay admits she鈥檚 right. He worries to watch Emma arrive at the Beales鈥�. Inside, Emma apologises for the confusion about the man on the bus in the CCTV, but hints they鈥檝e had another development. Later, Jay questions Phil about Emma, and Phil informs him the police have a lead on the man on the bus.

Abi鈥檚 bemused when Jay suggests leaving for Bolton immediately. Abi agrees to go for the weekend. At the Vic barbeque, Phil presents Jay with his reference. Jay鈥檚 touched and, on Abi鈥檚 advice, stops by with football tickets for Bolton vs Watford for Phil on the way to the train station. DI Keeble and Emma approach and ask Jay to come to the police station for questioning鈥�

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Credits

Role Contributor
Alfie Moon Shane Richie
Kat Moon Jessie Wallace
Stacey Branning Lacey Turner
Max Branning Jake Wood
Abbi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden
Sharon Rickman Letitia Dean
Peter Beale Ben Hardy
Cindy Williams Mimi Keene
DC Emma Summerhayes Anna Acton
Mick Carter Danny Dyer
Shirley Carter Linda Henry
Tina Carter Luisa Bradshaw-White
Fiona 'Tosh' Mackintosh Rebecca Scroggs
Terry Spraggan Terry Alderton
Bianca Butcher Patsy Palmer
Liam Butcher James Forde
Whitney Dean Shona McGarty
Sonia Fowler Natalie Cassidy
Carol Jackson Lindsey Coulson
Charlie Cotton Declan Bennett
Dot Branning June Brown
Morgan Butcher Devon Higgs
Tiffany Butcher Maisie Smith
DI Samantha Keeble Alison Newman
Colin Chalmers Richard Cunningham
Tony Gallagher John Webber
Executive Producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins
Director Gill Wilkinson
Writer Peter Mattessi

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