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On the day of Ronnie鈥檚 sentencing she鈥檚 desperate to talk to Roxy, but Roxy ignores her calls. Taking her mobile, Michael sends Roxy to the salon and thinks she should forget about Ronnie. Jack reveals he and Ronnie are flying to Mexico after the sentencing to start a new life. Carol鈥檚 convinced Ronnie broke into the Vic, guilty Abi confesses it was really her and Jay. Kat says it doesn鈥檛 matter, Ronnie still did what she did. Alfie鈥檚 wary when Michael offers to take Tommy to the playground, Kat overrules him and agrees. Ronnie receives a message from Roxy鈥檚 phone asking to meet at the playground, but arrives to find Tommy alone and crying in his pram. She picks him up to comfort him and, seeing Michael watching her, realises she鈥檚 been set up again. Michael tells Kat and Alfie that Ronnie snatched Tommy. Panicking Kat begs for her baby back. Ronnie hands him over, insisting that Michael text her from Roxy鈥檚 phone. Incandescent with rage, Kat slaps Ronnie and hisses that when Ronnie gets sent down she鈥檒l be laughing. Ronnie begs for Kat鈥檚 forgiveness; they鈥檙e the same, they鈥檝e both lost babies. Kat refuses, declaring that Ronnie鈥檚 lucky she鈥檚 still breathing. With the police on the way, Jack鈥檚 horrified that Ronnie鈥檚 sentence could now be much more severe and insists they need to run away now. Finding Roxy to say goodbye, Ronnie shows her the text message sent from Roxy鈥檚 phone, telling her Michael set her up for rejecting him. Ronnie swears on Danielle鈥檚 grave that she鈥檚 telling the truth, giving Roxy her locket. Roxy won鈥檛 believe her, insisting that Ronnie鈥檚 twisted and declares she never wants to see her again. Devastated, Ronnie sets out determinedly for the Court. Doubts forming, Roxy confronts Michael who admits he set Ronnie up and calls her damaged goods. Kat鈥檚 appalled. When Jack discovers the truth, he punches Michael. Jack and Roxy hurry to the Court. Jack鈥檚 desperate, telling Ronnie it鈥檚 not too late to run but Ronnie鈥檚 determined, she has to put this behind her to feel some peace. Ronnie tearfully asks Jack to let her go. In court, Kat鈥檚 victim statement is read out. Roxy loudly objects, is held in contempt and taken into custody. As Ronnie鈥檚 QC starts to speak in her defence Ronnie stops him, refusing to have excuses made for her. Ronnie鈥檚 sentenced to three years in custody. Stricken, Kat realises she doesn鈥檛 want Ronnie to go to prison and forgives her, agreeing they are the same after all. As Ronnie鈥檚 led into the cells, Roxy hugs her and slips her Danielle鈥檚 locket. In tears, the sisters swear they鈥檒l be together forever. Alone in her cell, Ronnie takes a deep breath and smiles; finally at peace.

Max鈥檚 taken out a three month lease on a flat for him and Tanya to escape to. Tanya鈥檚 worried by the commitment, and warns Max she鈥檒l always choose family over him. Max convinces her to keep the key to the flat. Later when Max is in court, Lauren storms in; she knows about the affair and warns him to stay away from Tanya.

Lauren steals Ryan鈥檚 keys and waits on his bed for him. Ryan throws her out, much to her embarrassment. Noticing Max and Tanya have copies of the exact same key, Lauren interrogates guilty Tanya. Lauren realises Max and Tanya are having an affair.

Furious that she鈥檚 grassed him up about the break in at the Vic, Jay breaks up with Abi.