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More secrets and lies come to light for the Cottons. Aunt Babe surprises her family by revealing the truth about Sylvie's past. Shabnam continues to conceal her secret.

Yvonne claims to Charlie she only found out that Nick cut Roxy鈥檚 car brakes that afternoon. Back at Dot鈥檚, Charlie asks Nick if he tried to kill Ronnie. Nick swears on the baby鈥檚 life that he didn鈥檛, claiming Yvonne鈥檚 only saying it because he doesn鈥檛 want her and she鈥檚 jealous that he and Charlie are getting close. Charlie admits Yvonne鈥檚 lied and made up stories about every girlfriend he鈥檚 had. Yvonne tries to find the bag of money to prove her story. Meanwhile, Aleks is juggling looking after Matthew, Amy and Ineta and doesn鈥檛 have time to help Ineta with her homework.

When Aleks asks her to keep an eye on the baby, Ineta disappears with him. Aleks alerts the Cottons. Charlie, Aleks and Dot rush out to search, leaving Yvonne and Nick alone. Nick prepares to leave. A frantic Charlie finally finds Ineta at the bus stop. Ineta tells Charlie she鈥檚 taking the baby to the hospital to see his mummy, then she鈥檒l have her daddy back. Charlie persuades her to give him the baby. Back at No.27, Aleks apologises to Charlie. Charlie鈥檚 finally realised he should have been looking after Matthew all along and asks Amy to help him pack the baby鈥檚 stuff.

Dot arrives home, quickly followed by Charlie and Matthew and they discover that Yvonne鈥檚 set fire to Nick鈥檚 money in the kitchen sink. Nick tells Charlie Yvonne was in on it - she planted the evidence on Phil and went to the police as a witness. Charlie tells Yvonne to get out - she chose Nick like she always does and she disgusts him. Charlie then announces he鈥檚 going to move back to Ronnie鈥檚 as he can鈥檛 be in the house with Nick. Nick appeals to Dot, who tells him each chance she鈥檚 given Nick has hardened her heart more and she doesn鈥檛 trust any of them. She tells Nick there鈥檚 a baby asleep upstairs and to close the door quietly when he goes. Nick walks out, leaving Dot heartbroken.

Stan, Cora, Tina, Pam and Les look for Sylvie but she鈥檚 nowhere to be found. Dean finds her and Stan explains she鈥檚 his grandmother. Cora returns to the Vic, insistent she鈥檚 nobody鈥檚 gooseberry. Dean dances with Sylvie and Stan explains to Tina that Sylvie thinks she鈥檚 dancing with him. Sylvie ignores Stan until, at Dean鈥檚 suggestion, 鈥榯heir鈥� song 鈥楿nforgettable鈥� is played. Sylvie dances with Stan. They kiss just as Babe and Cora rush in. Babe pulls Sylvie off Stan - it鈥檚 not their song, it鈥檚 hers. She blurts out that Stan should have been hers too but Sylvie had to get in there, then she walked out and left Babe to pick up the pieces. Babe drags Sylvie away. Stan takes Dean back to the Vic for a drink; Nancy and Lee refuse to serve him. Stan claims to Dean he never believed what Linda said and assures him the others will come round.

Jay cleans Ben鈥檚 wounds. Ben admits he鈥檚 messed everything up and has signed the Arches over to Max. Jay鈥檚 angry but Ben begs for his help. Jay agrees to talk to Max and go with Ben to see Phil. Ben starts to cry and Jay comforts him. But when Ben tries to kiss him, Jay walks out telling Ben to sort his head out. When Abi arrives, Ben starts kissing her urgently. Jay comes in with beer and a takeaway as a peace offering. Abi assumes Jay hit Ben. When Jay tells Ben Abi deserves to know, Ben jumps in and tells Abi her dad cheated him out of the Arches.

Shabnam鈥檚 surprisingly pretty good at darts and eventually agrees to play in a team with Kush. When Dean comes in, Stacey leaves. Shabnam follows and demands to know why she and Dean split up. Stacey claims to Shabnam that nothing happened between Dean and Linda, Linda just wanted Stacey to know he wasn鈥檛 a good guy. Shabnam notes she could have told her that. When Stacey claims Linda doesn鈥檛 want gossip to ruin the family, Shabnam says she understands that.

Stacey teases Shabnam about Kush and she admits he鈥檚 a good guy. Later, Kush brings Shabnam鈥檚 handbag to the house as she left it in the Vic. When he makes a joke about having looked inside, Shabnam flies off the handle and tells him to get out. Once Kush鈥檚 gone, Shabnam asks Stacey to leave too. Once she鈥檚 alone, Shabnam takes a newspaper clipping out her purse and clutches it to her chest.

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30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Frank Sinatra

    Chicago

  • Take That

    These Days

  • Nat King Cole

    Unforgettabe

  • TCTS & KATE STEWART

    Games

  • COASTS

    Oceans

  • Embrace

    Follow You Home

Credits

Role Contributor
Nick Cotton John Altman
Dot Branning June Brown
Yvonne Cotton Pauline McLynn
Charlie Cotton Declan Bennett
Aleks Shirovs Kristian Kiehling
Tamwar Masood Himesh Patel
Masood Ahmed Nitin Ganatra
Shabnam Masood Rakhee Thakrar
Kush Kazemi Davood Ghadami
Pam Coker Lin Blakley
Les Coker Roger Sloman
Babe Smith Annette Badland
Shirley Carter Linda Henry
Tina Carter Luisa Bradshaw-White
Stan Carter Timothy West
Cora Cross Ann Mitchell
Sylvie Carter Linda Marlowe
Lee Carter Danny-Boy Hatchard
Nancy Carter Maddy Hill
Dean Wicks Matt Di Angelo
Stacey Branning Lacey Turner
Ben Mitchell Harry Reid
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick
Abi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald
Amy Mitchell Abbie Knowles
Ineta Shirovs Gledisa Osmani
Writer Pete Lawson
Director David Tucker
Executive Producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins

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