Sarah collects Bethany from hospital and rejects a call from an unknown number as Bethany breaks down in tears. In the prison, a frustrated

Damon is clearly trying to get through to her.

Sarah settles Bethany at the flat, before heading out to do some food shopping. Bethany hears the door open but is shocked to see it’s not her

mum but an intruder in a balaclava. Can she hide in time?

Meanwhile, Lauren gives Dee-Dee flowers as thanks for offering her and Frankie a home. Michael praises Dee-Dee for letting them move in.

Lauren’s social worker calls at Dee-Dee’s flat for a chat. But when Dee-Dee starts to make tea and finds an old love note from Joel in the cupboard, she’s upset and dashes out. Can she cope with Lauren moving in?

Bobby visits No.8 to ask why Max is avoiding him and finds Lauren there too. When they insist they aren’t ghosting him, Bobby demands to know what they are hiding.

Elsewhere, in the salon, Audrey and David discuss Gail and reckon she’s a fool to trust Jesse.

Also today, as Leanne and Nick divide up their belongings, Sam struggles to hide his upset. Remembering Oliver, Leanne gets emotional about leaving the flat. Nick apologises for how things have ended between them.

Finally, Dev orders Chesney to complete a deep-clean of the kebab shop by Friday. Gemma returns to work at The Rovers but struggles to cope. Kit tells her she came back to work too soon, and offers her the use of a friend’s cottage in the Lake District.