Monday
Zak spills coffee all over Michaela's laptop and she demands that he buy her a new one, or he's dumped. Des, meanwhile, pesters Jacqui for a date. He insists that he doesn't have a problem with her naked photo shoot but she's wary of his motives. Zak's riled when he sees Duncan ogling Michaela and Jacqui. For devilment, he advises Duncan to ask Jacqui for a 'special' massage.
When Duncan turns up at Evissa, Michaela, unaware what Duncan has in mind, sees an opportunity to make some extra cash and offers to do it herself. However, when Michaela realises what's going on, she's horrified and when she tells Jacqui, she's equally sickened. Jacqui has to bundle Des out of the door when he turns up again, worried that he might think she's running a brothel. Jacqui agrees to go on a date with Des to get rid of him. The girls then plot their revenge.
As Jacqui walks in, Duncan can't believe his luck. However, Duncan realises that he's not in for a happy ending when Jacqui proceeds to wax his chest. Zak smugly asks Duncan how he got on but Duncan winds him up by lying that Michaela happily obliged. Angered, Zak bursts in soon afterwards and interrogates Michaela for massaging Duncan. Des, meanwhile, is concerned to hear rumours of prostitution. Offended, Jacqui calls the date off and an indignant Michaela throws Zak out of the salon. Later, both women are disappointed that their men haven't been in touch…
Meanwhile, Leila's tired and hungover and she's in no mood when Hannah tries to talk about Anita again. Leila quickly tells Hannah to stay away from her sister. At lunchtime, Leila tries to force Anita to eat a proper meal but Anita plays up for attention. Hannah again tries to intervene but Leila tells her to back off, calling her mental and has a go at her for writing to Jake. Hannah leaves, determined to clear her name with Jake. Hannah catches Nancy outside the Loft and drags her over to speak to Jake.
After failing to convince Nancy that she only wrote to Jake once, Hannah finds Anita in the village. She explains that the reason no one believes her is because of how deceptive she used to be while suffering with her eating disorder. Afterwards, Hannah hopes that she's managed to talk some sense into the youngster.
Later, a buoyed Anita returns home with Hannah. Anita goes on to convince Leila that Hannah has helped her out. Feelings guilty for the way she spoke to Hannah earlier, the pair make amends…
Elsewhere, Jake pesters Loretta to meet up again. She reluctantly agrees to meet after class. However, on her way to meet him, Nancy intercepts. Hannah then turns up, too, wanting to clear her name but Jake lies to protect Loretta and insists that Hannah wrote all the letters. Loretta's later freaked out to see that Jake's laid out a picnic for them in The Loft and promptly dashes off.
Later, Loretta tries to convince Nancy to forgive Hannah and While Nancy talks about Jake, Loretta feels awful. Jake's feeling low but puts on a brave face for Frankie and Jack. He receives a pleasant surprise, however, when Loretta turns up unannounced at his flat. Loretta tells him that she can't go public with him, but offers a private affair.
Tuesday
Kris plans a responsibility-free day and joins Zak for some fun in the SU Bar. Loretta offers to look after Charlie and takes him to the river but it's awkward when Jake turns up. Jake's feeling upbeat after their kiss the previous day but he doesn't know what to do when he realises that she's looking after Charlie - Jake desperately wants to be with him but he knows he can't. Loretta realises that Jake's lonely and calls on Kris to look after Charlie so they can spend some time together.
Kris is fed up when his fun is cut short, so Zak suggests offloading Charlie onto Frankie. It's not quite the perfect solution to his plans, though, when he loses his drinking partner to Frankie's cleaning duties. Faced with an afternoon of marking, Nancy decides to live a little and skip school.
She goes to join Kris in The Dog and is shocked when Frankie turns up and accuses them both of dumping Charlie just so they can get drunk. Nancy's oblivious to what's gone on while she's been at work and is shocked by Kris's outburst. Nancy and Kris argue over their responsibilities to Charlie and Nancy's left heartbroken when Kris decides that he's had enough.
Theresa receives a rejection letter from a modelling agency. She's also not interested in Anita's attention seeking when she tries to befriend her again. Anita plays the victim when Nancy shows her concern and tells her that Theresa's turned against her. Anita's soon delighted when Nancy gives her the attention that she's craved. Anita spots Theresa eating lunch and makes a beeline for her, although she acts as if she hasn't even noticed she's there. Desperate for attention, Anita starts picking at her food.
Theresa eventually gives in and asks her what's wrong, before revealing all about her rejection letter. Theresa's angered, though, when Anita turns the conversation back to her own problems. Fed up of Anita being so self-indulgent, Theresa snaps at her, prompting Anita to runs off in tears. Worried that she's gone too far, Theresa airs her concerns about Anita to Nancy. Feeling bad for the way she's treated Anita, Theresa decides to patch things up with her. Anita finally has what she wants and retains her steely determination to preside over her anorexia lie.
Jacqui makes up with Des in the hope that things will work out between them. Jacqui's altering the books in Evissa just as Des arrives and he's forced to cover. Des invites a surprised Jacqui to go away with him at Christmas. Jacqui accepts but feels slightly awkward but she's determined to pay her own way.
As soon as Des leaves, Jacqui continues cooking the books in a bid to manufacture extra cash but Michaela insists that she's not taking cash out of their takings. The girls are mid-argument when Des turns up to spend the afternoon with Jacqui and he's shocked when Michaela reveals what Jacqui's been up to. Back at home, Jacqui tries to explain to Des why she tried to fiddle the accounts. Des decides that he's not going to judge her and happily leads her upstairs
Elsewhere, Michaela's sick of having no money and is trying to think of ways to double her income. With Zak having broken her laptop, she's not letting him off the hook and insists that he buy her a new one. Worried that he can't afford it, Zak lands himself a job as Frankie's cleaner. Frankie's pleased with his work but Michaela's suspicious when she sees Frankie handing over cash to Zak. Knowing nothing of his new job, she's convinced they're up to something.
Wednesday
Suzanne's concerned about Hannah when she shows signs of tiredness. Hannah's grateful for her support but insists that she's fine and heads out to meet Leila at Relish. Helping the Roys to prepare for the 'Burger Buffet', Hannah sets to work but still finds time to speak to Anita about her eating behaviour and tells her to be watchful of Leila. Leila later confesses to Hannah that she's concerned about Anita while unbeknown to them, Anita's stuffing her face with chips in secret.
A passing Theresa nearly catches her but she manages to bin the wrapper just in time. Theresa's unable to hide her worry about Anita and questions if she's been eating. As Anita maintains that she's receiving help and support from Hannah, Theresa beseeches her to stay strong.
At the Relish buffet, Hannah begins drinking, while Anita plays a blinder and tells her how all the food is making her feel ill. Ravi's thrilled that Nancy and Kris have made it but Nancy's less than pleased when she clocks Hannah. As her suspicions grow about Hannah and Anita's friendship, Nancy keeps a wary eye on the pair.
Feeling jealous of Kris and Ravi's banter, Nancy's attitude infuriates Kris and the couple acknowledge that they've reached an impasse in their relationship. Meanwhile, it all becomes too much for a guilty Anita and after discovering that Hannah's been sick, she confesses that she's been lying all along about her eating disorder. Hannah's devastated and announces to everyone what Anita's been up to. Anita's deceit finally catches up with her…
Meanwhile, Michaela's still convinced that Zak is a gigolo after seeing him take money from Frankie. Michaela tries to avoid him but after confiding in a bemused Jacqui and Mercedes, the young McQueen decides to confront him. Zak's oblivious to Michaela's insinuations as she asks him to meet her later in the day. Michaela's later annoyed when Zak cancels on her, blaming uni work for his lack of time. However, a furious Michaela sees him head into The Dog with Suzanne.
Michaela confides her sisters what she witnessed and although initially doubtful over Michaela's claims, Mercedes drags her to The Dog in the hope of catch Zak in the act. As Michaela's fears grow, Mercedes vows to get to the bottom of Zak's disappearance.
All becomes clear, though, when the sisters realise that Zak's cleaning for Suzanne so he can save up to buy Michaela a new laptop. However, his hard-earned cash disappears after Michaela knocks bleach all over Suzanne's rug and she demands compensation. Michaela's gutted as her dreams of a new laptop disintegrate.
Elsewhere, Jacqui's on the lookout for another job and scours the papers for ideas. Mercedes hands her a letter from HCC and her fears grow that she's a failure. Des's arrival with flowers and a job application for the position of school dinner lady does nothing to quell her anxiety and she lashes out at him. Not hanging round to be her whipping boy, Des scarpers just before Jacqui discovers that she's failed her business course.
Mercedes' words fall on deaf ears as a despondent Jacqui feels that the world's against her. Apologising for her outburst, Jacqui finally confesses to Des that she's failed her course and that she reluctantly applied for the dinner lady position. Happy to be reconciled in his arms, it looks like Jacqui and Des are back on track.
Thursday
Rhys is surprised when Anita calls around, wanting to speak to them about Hannah. Confessing her fears that Hannah's anorexia has returned serves only to infuriate Suzanne further. Dismissing her claims, Suzanne brandishes Anita a trouble causing liar like her brother Ash. Rhys, however, remains troubled by Anita's allegation but Suzanne insists that Hannah initially moved out because she didn't trust her - and she's not going through that again. Even though Rhys believes that there could be some truth in Anita's claims, Suzanne suggests that they need to start trusting Hannah more.
Hannah returns from the re-enactment and Rhys can't help but mention Anita's concerns, before asking his sister if she's eating properly. Unprepared for Hannah's wrath, both Suzanne and Rhys are shocked by her outburst. They're conscious, however, that Hannah never answered their question before she stormed out. A furious Hannah turns up on Darren's doorstep and announces that she's moving in.
Meanwhile, Leila's still angry after discovering that Anita made lied about her apparent eating disorder. Advising her to steer clear of Hannah, a furious Leila's unable to understand why her sister lied. The sisters eventually reach an understanding and with that, Anita promises that she won't contact Hannah again. Ricky also struggles to understand why Anita lied over something so serious and suggests that telling Hannah's parents would be the right thing to do.
As Anita's guilt resurfaces, Ricky tells her that she doesn’t have to pretend to be ill for her family to love her more. Returning from the Ashworths', Anita's surprised when Ricky shows up on his skateboard, towing a spare board behind him. Arriving at their destination, Ricky shows Anita the shack and they quickly head inside their very own den…
Nancy, Hannah, Kris and Darren are caught up in the disaster re-enactment at HCC. Nancy and Hannah are soon at each other's throats and with battle lines drawn, Darren and Hannah decamp to one end of the room, while Nancy glowers from the other. Hannah turns her frustrations towards Nancy, while at the other end of the room, Nancy remains furious with Hannah. Malachy's arrival as a steward turns Kris's attention and the brothers talk about the women in their lives. Kris is given food for thought after listening to Malachy's philosophical outlook on life.
Hannah and Nancy's war of words escalates and the girls are soon fighting. Refusing to get involved, Malachy locks the door and walks away. Forced to speak to each other, Hannah and Nancy's tempers soon settle and before they know it, they're in tears as they realise how much they miss Sarah.
As the pair discuss their hopes and fears, everyone reassesses their lives - apologies are swapped and friendships rekindled. Nancy and Kris eventually agree that they do want to be together and head back to the flat to re-discover each other all over again
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