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It's Mitchell v Mitchell at the beauty salon auction, but will the loser find a better way to get even? Phil tries to woo Shirley with mixed results.

Mitchell sisters Ronnie and Roxy go head-to-head over the salon, Booty. After a day of frozen stares, the two face-off at the auction. After going way over her limit, Roxy makes the highest bid but at greater cost as her sister leaves with wounded pride.

Billie is fitting in well at the Arches but Minty sees that something is not quite right. Eventually, he confronts Ricky who admits that he cannot afford to keep Billie there. Minty tells Ricky that he needs to step up and sort it out but Ricky is not keen to spend six weeks sleeping on the sofa, in the doghouse with Bianca.

A worried Lucas is trying to control the hubbub as the inhabitants of Walford gather to give their garden a makeover. He manages to keep the diggers away from Trina鈥檚 tree until Mo arrives with a metal detector on the hunt for treasure. As the metal detector goes berserk over the tree, Lucas is terrified. He regains his calm, tough, when all Mo uncovers is an old tin foil pie tray. Not satisfied with the good work done, Denise decides to go one step further and convinces Roxy to pay for a fountain to put in the middle of the garden. Lucas knows that he is going to have his work cut out for him as he continues to try to keep the soil under the tree untouched.

Concerned for their daughter鈥檚 well-being, and the health of the child she is carrying, Jane and Ian arrange a meeting with the headmaster of the school, Mr Allcock. Lucy is livid when she discovers that her parents have arranged for her to leave the school in favour of home tuition. She is even more mortified to discover that her teacher will be none other than Ian himself.

Trying to impress Shirley, Phil asks Jean to choose some flowers but when he offers the bouquet to his beau, she appears unmoved. Realising he must make a bigger gesture, Phil returns to Shirley and shows her his arm. Shirley seems to melt at the sight of a tattoo etched in her honour on Phil鈥檚 arm. Later as they snuggle together, Shirley leans over and rubs the false tattoo from her lover鈥檚 skin. The man is alarmed, thinking that he may have ruined his chances, but Shirley simply laughs admitting that he had already won her over with the flowers. Heather is not too happy about the reunion, though, and she warns Phil not to break Shirley鈥檚 heart again.

As Ronnie stomps home from the auction, she sees a woman waving goodbye to a little girl left on her own. Looking for her father, the girl holds up a photo. It is a face that Ronnie knows well and she walks off with the little girl, hand in hand.

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  • Opening Titles

    Duration: 00:24

  • The Beales keep Lucy off school, much to her frustration

    Heather defends Shirley to Minty after he suggests to Phil ways he can get into Shirley鈥檚 good books, and Lucas stalls Denise in her bid to dig up the Square.

    Duration: 05:27

  • Mo thinks she has found treasure near Trina鈥檚 tree.

    Ian and Jane think they may need to reconsider their baby plan, and Ronnie and Roxy are both confident of triumphing at the auction. Phil鈥檚 romantic gesture is shot down by Shirley.

    Duration: 05:00

  • Danny tells Roxy to fight against Ronnie

    Denise has bigger and better plans for the Square garden, but it involves moving Trina鈥檚 tree. Elsewhere, Phil realises he must do more than buy flowers to appease Shirley.

    Duration: 06:03

  • The auction gets underway

    Lucy is to be home-schooled by Mr Beale, and Phil manages to win over Shirley by getting a tattoo. Also, Ricky admits he can鈥檛 afford to keep Billie at the Arches, and Lucas still isn鈥檛 in the clear.

    Duration: 05:22

  • Roxy is the highest bidder at the auction

    Shirley sees through Phil鈥檚 gesture, but she鈥檚 still smitten. Ronnie has a chance meeting with a friend鈥檚 daughter.

    Duration: 06:40

Credits

Role Contributor
Ronnie Mitchell Samantha Womack
Little Girl Brittany Papple
Roxy Mitchell Rita Simons
Danny Mitchell Liam Bergin
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden
Shirley Carter Linda Henry
Heather Trott Cheryl Fergison
Minty Peterson Cliff Parisi
Ricky Butcher Sid Owen
Billie Jackson Devon Anderson
Lucy Beale Melissa Suffield
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt
Jane Beale Laurie Brett
Denise Johnson Diane Parish
Lucas Johnson Don Gilet
Mo Harris Laila Morse
Jean Slater Gillian Wright
Libby Fox Belinda Owusu
Auctioneer Gregory Cox
Executive Producer Diederick Santer
Director Alex Kalymnios
Writer Colin Wyatt

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