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Azra reveals she is going to be moving in to Beechwood and, delighted, Joy quickly shares all her intel on the local residents, before inviting her new neighbour to join her later at Denise鈥檚 Dance Fit class at the Church.

Alistair has a pub date with Laura from the Little Croxley cricket team. The conversation quickly becomes stilted, and Laura politely asks what鈥檚 going on. Alistair is sorry for messing Laura about and makes excuses. The actual issue is someone else, but it鈥檚 complicated. Laura鈥檚 not offended but knows that it鈥檚 time to leave Alistair and re-join her friends who are sitting at another table. She wishes him well, and good luck with his 鈥渟ituationship鈥�.

Alistair goes to find Denise at the church and explains that he liked Laura 鈥� but his mind was elsewhere. Denise laughs as Alistair recalls how he embarrassed himself, but gets upsets when she realises no-one鈥檚 there for her fitness class, apart from Alistair who鈥檚 volunteered to take part. Denise heads to the vestry to pack up her equipment. She admits everything is upsetting her 鈥� not least their work situation and fear of Paul noticing and wondering what鈥檚 going on. Trying to act normal is impossible, and then at home she knows that John knows something鈥檚 wrong but doesn鈥檛 want to talk. Alistair comforts Denise and they have a passionate embrace, but stop as they hear Joy and Azra arriving in the church, leaving flustered Denise to re-focus on the class. Denise and Alistair wonder what they鈥檙e playing at.