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Janine shows Jay who is in control as her dirty work comes to light, and Danielle lets Stacey down, with serious consequences. Meanwhile, Lauren makes a heartbreaking decision.

Lauren is desperate for her court case to be over so she can be found guilty and locked up. In prison, Tanya is distraught when she discovers she won’t be released immediately. Max promises Lauren he will sort everything. Lauren returns from her hearing and tells Max she can stay at Jack’s until the trial. Abi arrives and attacks Lauren. Max and Jack pull them apart. Later Lauren reveals to Jack she can’t live in Walford anymore, she’s moving out.

Stacey worries about Jean. Danielle offers to look after Jean but then receives a call from Ronnie offering her a waitressing job at R&R’s. Jean assures Danielle she will be fine but accidentally puts her duvet on the heater and doesn’t notice when it starts to smoke. Stacey arrives home just in time to stop a fire. Danielle returns and Stacey tells her she wants her to move out.

Janine continues to spend on Peggy’s credit card until Peggy receives a call from her credit card company. Janine then plants Peggy’s credit card on Jay. Peggy confronts Janine, Billy and Jay as she’s found out all the items bought on her credit card have been delivered to their address. Billy finds Peggy’s credit card in Jay’s jacket. Jay protests his innocence but Billy doesn’t believe him. Jay realises Janine’s trying to get rid of him.

Dot lies to Bradley that she might be looking after Dotty for a while whilst Nick works away and assures Bradley she can cope with Dotty and Jim when he returns.

Denise is angry when she discovers Zainab called Lucas but later admits she’s more upset that he hasn’t called back. Zainab tries to cheer Denise up with Libby’s book club but soon regrets it when the book under discussion is a little too academic.

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30 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Lauren Branning Madeline Duggan
Jack Branning Scott Maslen
Kendra Hill-Smythe Rebecca Egan
Max Branning Jake Wood
Abi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald
Stacey Branning Lacey Turner
Danielle Jones Lauren Crace
Jean Slater Gillian Wright
Callum Monks Elliott Jordan
Janine Butcher Charlie Brooks
Peggy Mitchell Barbara Windsor
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick
Denise Wicks Diane Parish
Zainab Masood Nina Wadia
Libby Fox Belinda Owusu
Tamwar Masood Himesh Patel
Bradley Branning Charlie Clements
Dot Branning June Brown
Lucy Beale Melissa Suffield
Tanya Branning Jo Joyner
Paul Jack Gordon
Producer Diederick Santer
Director Jamie Annett
Writer Jake Riddell

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