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Shirley fills a shocked Ben in on everything she knows, but in Ben's desperation to protest, he inadvertently lets a vital piece of information slip.

Ben desperately tries to convince a distraught Shirley that Phil didn’t kill Heather. In the bathroom, Ben leaves Phil a voicemail, hiding the phone when Shirley comes to the door. Shirley tries to piece together the events of the night Heather was murdered, stopping Ben from going to find Phil or Jay. Frustrated, Ben tells her too many people have now touched the frame, if Phil denies killing Heather there’s nothing she can do. Ben then asserts that Phil would never have left George alone in his bed. Realising Ben couldn’t have known where George was, Shirley realises he killed Heather and forces him to confess. Ben flees upstairs and locks himself in the bathroom. He tries to make a phone call, but drops the phone when Shirley kicks the door open. Insisting Ben can tell Heather he’s sorry in person, Shirley plunges his head into the bathwater just as Phil bursts in.

Each time Phil attempts to go home to Shirley he’s waylaid. Sharon refuses to wear the clothes he buys then Max appears telling him Ian’s at the car lot. Avoiding Sharon’s questions, Phil sends her off with Max while he deals with Ian. Phil eventually talks Ian round, then tells him there’s someone who wants to see him. Max lends Sharon some of Tanya’s clothes. Jack arrives to borrow one of Max’s ties for a date. Jack’s disgusted when he discovers Sharon in the living room. She’s incensed when he asks how much Max’s paying her, slapping then kicking him. She explains she’s a friend of Phil and Ian’s. Jack abandons his planned date and tells Sharon he’s free, but she replies she’s not. Phil and Ian arrive at Max’s. Sharon’s shocked to see the state Ian’s in. She hugs him, assuring him she’s back.

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Role Contributor
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden
Shirley Carter Linda Henry
Ben Mitchell Joshua Pascoe
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt
Sharon Rickman Letitia Dean
Dennis Rickman Harry Hickles
Max Branning Jake Wood
Jack Branning Scott Maslen
Executive Producer Lorraine Newman
Director Karl Neilson
Writer Jeff Povey

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