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Tanya and Max put their faith in Lauren when she is invited to dinner by Peter, but their date soon takes a turn for the worse when Lucy puts her plan into action.

After discussing it with Tanya, Lauren texts Peter asking him to pick her up at 8pm then, in earshot of Joey, says she has a date. Max鈥檚 suspicious of Peter and instructs him not let Lauren drink, as does Tanya. Adamant Peter can鈥檛 cancel, Lucy downplays Lauren鈥檚 drinking problems. Lucy feigns ignorance when Joey mentions Lauren鈥檚 date. At dinner, Peter and Lauren get on well until Joey and Lucy arrive. Joey realises it鈥檚 not a co-incidence. Thrown, Lauren starts drinking vodka. Lauren presumes Lucy鈥檚 told Peter about her drinking, Peter reveals it was Max and Tanya and admits they asked him to take her out. Lauren becomes rowdy and storms out, heading to R&R. There, Joey鈥檚 ignoring Lucy and refuses to serve Lauren. Lauren drinks with a group of men before climbing into a taxi, dropping her handbag. Lucy鈥檚 concerned when she realises Lauren鈥檚 gone.

Carl moves in to the B&B. Bianca鈥檚 sympathetic when a contrite Carl admits he met Derek in prison and tells Carl all about Ian. Ian鈥檚 on edge all day. When Carl visits Kirsty in the Vic, she makes it clear there鈥檚 nothing for him - she鈥檚 married and pregnant. At Scarlett鈥檚, Carl makes Ian confess to taking the 拢10,000 then proposes Ian pay him 拢500 a week for the foreseeable future. Kirsty confirms to Kat Carl鈥檚 bad news, admitting they were engaged. Bumping into Max and Kirsty, Carl insists Kirsty can鈥檛 avoid him forever, he鈥檚 not going anywhere.

Alfie鈥檚 devastated when Michael admits he told Tommy he鈥檚 his real father. Roxy comforts Alfie after he tells Tommy it鈥檚 true.

Sam refuses Kim鈥檚 offer of lunch and she later joins him in caf茅. Via text message, Ava refuses to meet Sam and he calls her a coward. Later, avoiding Kim, Sam and Ava sneak up to Sam鈥檚 bedroom.

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  • Music Played

    • Fryars

      Cool Like Me

    • Lisa Stansfield

      All Woman

    • Delphic

      Doubt

    • Roots Manuva

      Double Drat

    • Naught Boy & Sam Smith

      La la la

    • Glen Miller

      In the Mood

    • Adele

      Set Fire To The Rain

    • Jessie Ware

      Imagine it was Us

    • Pixie Lott

      Coming Home

    • The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

      Slave to Love

    • Sean Paul

      She Doesn't Mind

    • Django Reinhardt

      Blues Chair

    • Ed Sheeran

      Lego House

    • Vato Gonzalez vs Lethal Bizzle & 顿辞苍补别鈥檕

      Not A Saint

    • Wiley, Angel & Tinchy Stryder

      Lights On

    • will.i.am & Justin Bieber

      That Power

Credits

Role Contributor
Lucy Beale Hetti Bywater
Lauren Branning Jacqueline Jossa
Max Branning Jake Wood
Kirsty Branning Kierston Wareing
Carl White Daniel Coonan
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt
Peter Beale Ben Hardy
Joey Branning David Witts
Tanya Cross Jo Joyner
Bianca Butcher Patsy Palmer
Kat Moon Jessie Wallace
Michael Moon Steve John Shepherd
Alfie Moon Shane Richie
Roxy Mitchell Rita Simons
Ava Hartman Clare Perkins
Sam James Cornell S John
Kim Fox Tameka Empson
Jean Slater Gillian Wright
Executive Producer Lorraine Newman
Director Piotr Szkopiak
Writer Jesse O'Mahoney

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