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With Tamwar and Afia staying, Christian and Syed鈥檚 flat is crowded. Zainab and Yusef separately ask Tamwar and Afia about their honeymoon, the conversations are awkward. Zainab鈥檚 sad when she sees Afia and Yusef hug. Christian lures Zainab to the flat, forcing her to talk to him about the adoption. Zainab doesn鈥檛 hold back, detailing her hatred of Christian and of homosexuality, but Christian argues back and eventually wins Zainab round. Yusef offers to lend Christian the deposit for a bigger flat. Meanwhile, Masood realises Syed鈥檚 having doubts about the adoption and counsels him to make his mind up before it鈥檚 too late. Zainab persuades Tamwar and Afia to move in with her. Christian excitedly tells Syed he鈥檚 found them a new flat and Zainab鈥檚 agreed to meet the social worker. Syed admits he doesn鈥檛 want to be a dad. Christian tells Syed to get out, insisting he鈥檚 going to adopt, even if he has to do it on his own.

Lola tries to find Billy. Abi misses Jay and is upset when she sees Lola flirt with him. After Lola steals Abi鈥檚 phone, Tanya frogmarches her to Julie and Billy鈥檚 flat. Lola returns Billy鈥檚 wallet. Julie thinks Lola鈥檚 trouble, but Billy鈥檚 convinced she鈥檚 their second chance. Lola flees after overhearing Julie suggest sending her back to the children鈥檚 home. Lola washes cars for Fatboy and then attempts to steal one. Fatboy jumps in as Lola drives away and begs her to stop the car. She eventually crashes into the chip shop, having swerved to avoid Billy. Billy tells her to run.

Fatboy鈥檚 grumpy, missing Mercy. Dot and Ian are sympathetic, but when Fatboy insists he鈥檚 not in the mood to go to work at the car lot, Dot tells him he鈥檚 being selfish.