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Stacey feels guilty Kyle isn鈥檛 taking the sous chef job in Marseilles because he wants to help her with rent money, and asks Martin to convince him to go. At No. 31, Martin finds Kyle in the middle of an angry phone call to his mum. Kyle thinks his mum wants him go to Marseilles so she can get rid of him, and frets that he can鈥檛 speak French. Martin assures him they鈥檒l be fine financially without him and promises Stacey will be okay whatever he decides. Kyle impulsively vows to take the job, but continues panicking. Later in Beales, he changes his mind again after speaking to Ian, who鈥檚 framed the catering magazine article Kyle鈥檚 featured in. Stacey intervenes and gives Kyle a talking to; he despairs he鈥檚 just got settled in Walford. Stacey thinks the job will be the making of him. When Kyle feels everyone鈥檚 trying to make decisions for him. Stacey reminds him it鈥檚 no-one鈥檚 choice but his. Later, after his mum phones back, Kyle tells Stacey he鈥檚 accepted the job, and proudly reveals his mum called him Kyle.

At No. 5B, Lee asks Whitney to cancel drinks with Lauren and Steven, and dashes out to work early. In the caf茅, he lies to Lauren he has a work party so can鈥檛 attend that evening. At No. 45, Lauren confides in Jane that Whitney and Lee are having problems in the bedroom. Jane thinks it鈥檚 normal. Later, over coffee, Whitney complains that Lee ignored her last night and ran out this morning with no breakfast. Lauren thinks it鈥檚 odd as she saw him buying sandwiches in the caf茅. Whitney frets that Lee鈥檚 met someone else. Meanwhile, Patrick finds Lee hiding out in his allotment shed. Lee apologises for breaking the lock - he needed a day off work to clear his head and didn鈥檛 want to worry Whitney. Patrick advises that relationships based on lies never work out. Later, a distraught Whitney arrives at No.55 - she went to surprise Lee at work but he鈥檇 called in sick. Lauren comforts her but orders her to just talk to Lee. Later, Whitney鈥檚 making Lee鈥檚 favourite dinner when he arrives home. Whitney asks him how work was, and Lee lies - the same as any other day. Whitney stays quiet, but her suspicions are heightened.

Louise summons Shirley to the caf茅 to talk about Phil. At No. 55, Dennis doesn鈥檛 want to go to school after Eddie Kendall鈥檚 death. Phil insists sometimes you have to do things you don鈥檛 want to - Eddie鈥檚 body is being brought to the funeral parlour and Jay still has to go to work. After Louise fills her in, Shirley turns to Kathy, concerned about Phil鈥檚 decision not to have the liver transplant. Deducing this is what Ben鈥檚 been keeping from her, Kathy resolves to stay out of it. Shirley phones Billy but he, too, won鈥檛 get involved. At the funeral parlour, Billy sees Jay鈥檚 trepidation and lets him stay in the office. Shirley visits Ronnie, who thinks that if Sharon鈥檚 okay with Phil鈥檚 decision then Shirley should be too. Shirley refuses to let Phil die and talks Ronnie round. She and Shirley head for No. 55 to convince Phil to reconsider; Phil still won鈥檛 budge, and Sharon backs him up. Shirley retreats, but swears this isn鈥檛 over. Phil鈥檚 grateful for Sharon鈥檚 support. Later, Phil proudly tells Billy that he鈥檚 turned out to be the best of the Mitchells. Billy says he鈥檚 always looked up to Phil, but still doesn鈥檛 agree with his decision and thinks the family will fall apart without him. Phil insists it鈥檚 Billy鈥檚 job to make sure it doesn鈥檛. A distraught Louise storms in, having just spoken to Shirley - how can Phil be so selfish?!

It鈥檚 Kathy鈥檚 first day running the caf茅; she and Tina get off to a bad start when Kathy reprimands Tina for gossiping, then herself chats with Shirley about Phil, and with Patrick about the Christmas show auditions. Kathy urges a worried Patrick to work on his allotment to take his mind off it. Tina鈥檚 intrigued as Aunt Babe scribbles in a notebook over a full English breakfast. After a word from Ian, Kathy calls a truce with Tina.

Carmel makes Kush fix a padlock on her bin after someone else鈥檚 rubbish is dumped in it again. Kim gossips to Kush that Denise has a crush on her tutor, Jorgen.