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A shocked Phil questions Marsden鈥檚 presence on his doorstep. Marsden states that she needs to speak to Ben regarding Lucy Beale鈥檚 murder; Phil slams the door in her face. Phil demands that Sharon hand him her phone and tries calling Ben, but in the Cokers鈥�, Ben鈥檚 phone rings unnoticed. As Lola prepares to colour Jay鈥檚 hair, he gets a frantic phone call from Phil, claiming that he needs Jay to find Ben and to get him off the Square; the police want to talk to him about Lucy. Jay darts, claiming Ben鈥檚 in trouble. Marsden shouts that Phil has one minute to answer the door or it鈥檚 being beaten down. As an officer goes to ram Phil鈥檚 front door, Phil appears and lets Marsden and Keeble in; Keeble searches the place for Ben.

Phil puts on a confident front to Marsden, who informs him that they鈥檙e checking all of the Mitchells鈥� houses and that she鈥檒l need to talk to Jay too. Marsden clocks that Phil has only let her in because it suits him them being in the house 鈥� time to stall Ben. Billy calls Phil and informs him that the police have been over, looking for Ben. Billy pales when he clocks the newspaper headline 鈥楴ew suspect in Lucy Beale murder case鈥�. Phil phones Jay and warns him that the police want to speak to him too. Jay meets Phil in the caf茅 and questions where it leaves him if the police find Ben 鈥� he was with Ben on the night of Lucy鈥檚 murder. Phil classes Jay鈥檚 concerns as even more of a reason to find Ben. As Phil and Jay leave the caf茅, they clock Ben. Jay goes to head Ben off whilst Phil distracts Keeble and Marsden. Marsden spots Ben and Jay shouts at Ben to run. Being hot-footed by police, Ben legs it down Bridge Street, across George Street and onto the Square. The police catch up with him and DCI Marsden arrests Ben on suspicion of the murder of Lucy Beale. Phil, Abi, Max, Ian and Jane watch on. As Ian goes to step in, Jane firmly tells him to leave it. Back at the Beales鈥�, Ian is in shock when he sees Jane produce Lucy鈥檚 phone and wallet, confused as to why Jane has kept hold of them. Ian is horrified when Jane holds out the evidence and suggests that maybe the police have got it right...

As Jane, Cindy and Ian debate who could possibly have been arrested, Bobby enters and informs the trio that there are police outside Phil鈥檚 house. Ian insists that he wants to head over but Jane worries he鈥檒l slip up and insists she鈥檒l go. Jane bumps into DCI Marsden who promises to come round later to explain what鈥檚 going on. Sharon arrives at the Beales鈥� who informs them that the police are looking for Ben. When Sharon doubts Ben鈥檚 innocence, Bobby overhears and claims that he wants to know who hurt Lucy; he wants to feel safe.

Abi angrily berates Max for talking down to Ben and suggests that Max just wants to make others feel as miserable as he is. Carol firmly reminds Max that he has bridges to build with Abi. In the Minute Mart, Max bumps into Bryant who draws Max鈥檚 attention to the 鈥榥ew suspect鈥� headline. Abi heads over to see Max, who apologises 鈥� Abi admits she鈥檇 appreciate it if he apologised to Ben too; straight away.

Pam and Les hover outside the door to where Paul is with Ben and Pam enthusiastically suggests to Les that giving Paul a few odd jobs around the place will lead to 鈥楥oker and Grandson鈥�. Pam knocks on the door asking to come in; Ben hides under a coffin. Pam leads Paul out for dinner, leaving Ben locked in the room alone. Paul hastily finishes his dinner whilst Pam gently reminds him that tending to the dead isn鈥檛 a bad idea. A frantic Jay shows up looking for Ben, but Paul denies any knowledge. Paul cottons on to Pam鈥檚 enthusiasm for him working in the parlour, but maintains that he has his own life to live.