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It is the night of Michael's plan to murder Janine. But after receiving a call from a distressed Alice, Michael heads over to Janine's house and is shocked by what he finds.

Michael鈥檚 wired in anticipation for the day ahead. He throws up in the sink while a nervous Alice hovers. Janine reads Scarlett Little Red Riding Hood. Michael and Alice discuss their plot; Michael plans to make a date with Janine which she鈥檒l never show up for. Joey鈥檚 relieved Alice has returned, and berates her for not contacting him. Michael buys two tickets from Alfie for the Vic鈥檚 Halloween Monsters Ball but Janine refuses to attend, despite Michaels pleas that he鈥檚 trying to make amends. Ostensibly downcast, Michael confides to Alfie and Roxy that Janine is getting worse. Despite this setback, Michael insists their plan will still go ahead, although Alice worries that it鈥檚 a sign not to go through with it. Michael soothes Alice - it鈥檚 all so they can be together with Scarlett. Michael presses the two pill bottles on Alice 鈥 she just needs to ring him when it鈥檚 over and claim she found Janine dead when she arrived to babysit. Alice heads to Janine鈥檚 and is reporting she wasn鈥檛 able to persuade Janine to go, just as Janine rings Michael, changes her mind about the party and arranges Alice to babysit. Michael鈥檚 jubilant. Alice is shaking as she sets off for Janine鈥檚. Michael reassures her with a passionate kiss, suggesting that once Janine is dead they don鈥檛 have to run; they can stay in Walford with Scarlett 鈥 happily ever after. Once Alice leaves, Michael goads Joey. Joey can see why Derek used to beat Michael up and storms off clubbing. Michael attends the Vic鈥檚 party where he tells Alfie he鈥檚 meeting Janine. Alfie and Michael clear the air and Michael shakes Alfie鈥檚 hand 鈥 Alfie always was his favourite Moon. Roxy hopes Michael and Janine work things out. Meanwhile, Alice emerges from Janine鈥檚 house, leaving the front door ajar. In the Vic, Michael gets a panicked call from Alice and rushes across the Square to No. 23. He enters the darkened house and finds a distraught Alice upstairs in the bathroom, her hands and top stained with blood.

Lucy gets a fright when Cindy leaves a gruesome Halloween mask in the fridge. Peter鈥檚 annoyed to find green slime on the door handle. Cindy鈥檚 keen to go to the Vic party but can鈥檛 go alone as Denise is going with Patrick and Lucy and Peter claim they鈥檙e busy. Lucy and Peter secretly plan to watch horror films with Abi, Lola and Jay and are desperate to get rid of Cindy. Cindy cottons on to their plans after finding their stash of beer and snacks. Lola lands Cindy a babysitting job to get her out of the way. During the film, Peter and Lola exchange flirty glances. Jay鈥檚 spooked by noises outside, Lucy鈥檚 sent to investigate. Everyone shrieks when Cindy bursts in, dressed as a ghoul, with Bella in tow. Triumphant, Cindy insists they can鈥檛 leave her out. When everyone heads to the Vic, Peter鈥檚 left to look after the girls, to Lola鈥檚 disappointment.

Sadie鈥檚 bought a witches hat and gossips with Sharon about who to avoid at the Vic party. Later, Sadie鈥檚 downcast that her babysitter has cancelled and is grateful when Lola finds her a replacement 鈥 Cindy. At the party, Sadie鈥檚 self-conscious at first but ends up drinking green cocktails with a tipsy Denise, who reminisces about book club.

With Dot鈥檚 charity money still missing, the football team starts to blame each other. A heavy hearted Danny is about to tell Dot when Billy produces the 拢4,000, claiming he found it in a football sock. Billy鈥檚 heralded as a hero by the team and presents Dot with the money. Privately, Danny warns Billy he knows he took the money.

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    • Creedence Clearwater Revival

      Bad Moon Rising

    • Bob Marley

      All In One

    • HAIM

      The Wire

    • Michael Jackson

      Thriller

    • Miguel & Jessie Ware

      Adorn

    • Katy Perry

      Roar

    • Wretch 32

      Doing Ok

    • Arctic Monkeys

      Do I Wanna Know

    • Winston Samuels

      My Bride To Be

    • Santana

      Black Magic Woman

    • Bobby 鈥淏oris鈥 Pickett

      Monster Mash

    • Rockwell

      Somebody Watching Me

    • One Direction

      Live While We're Young

    • Ray Parker Jr.

      Ghostbusters

    • Mike Oldfield

      Tubular Bells

Credits

Role Contributor
Michael Moon Steve John Shepherd
Alice Branning Jasmyn Banks
Janine Butcher Charlie Brooks
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick
AJ Ahmed Phaldut Sharma
Danny Pennant Gary Lucy
Lucy Beale Hetti Bywater
Peter Beale Ben Hardy
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick
Abi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald
Lola Pearce Danielle Harold
Poppy Meadow Rachel Bright
Sadie Young Kate Magowan
Sharon Rickman Letitia Dean
Denise Fox Diane Parish
Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker
Roxy Mitchell Rita Simons
Alfie Moon Shane Richie
Joey Branning David Witts
Bella Young Isobelle Molloy
Cindy Williams Mimi Keene
Dennis Rickman Harry Hickles
Executive Producer Lorraine Newman
Director Karl Neilson
Writer Jeff Povey

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