11.06.07
JP asks Craig to keep his distance
Suzanne tries to cook food in the family home whilst Josh and Hannah treat her as a stranger and Rhys breezes around in denial. An altercation occurs when Noel turns up and Rhys tries to throw him out.
However, a dignified Neville admits he needs to talk to his brother, but when Noel refuses to spill the beans Neville forces his wife to reveal all about their sordid past. Finding the whole situation unbearable, Josh and Hannah leave and come across a slumped Rhys in the Village. As Rhys' emotions pour out, the three Ashworth kids go home to confront their parents.
When they arrive, Noel, Neville and Suzanne are still arguing which culminates in Neville lunging for Noel, but missing. Rhys brands Neville sad and pathetic and admits he's glad he isn't his father!
Meanwhile, Craig and Sarah enjoy each others company in Il Gnosh, glad their relationship is back on track. However, Craig becomes uneasy when Sarah ushers John Paul over to join them. Craig is uncomfortable at his presence, but John Paul stays, unable to tear himself away. They get the bus into town and John Paul's mood suddenly changes when Sarah and Craig start kissing.
Making a comment about Craig's integrity John Paul leaves, but the remark is lost on an oblivious Sarah. Later at the McQueen’s, Craig turns up, angry with John Paul's earlier behaviour. As they argue, John Paul demands Craig stay away, otherwise he'll tell Sarah about Craig's secret.
12.06.07
Zak steps in to help Darren
With tensions high in the Ashworth family home, Josh and Hannah get fed up of listening to the continuous arguments between their parents. Josh flees to his room, while Hannah stays put, trying to reassure her dad that Rhys didn't mean what he said yesterday. Ryhs, however insists that he meant every word and when Josh appears, he's blasts him for being so vile to his dad. This only serves to aggravate Rhys and he lashes out that Suzanne isn't the only one with a dirty secret and reveals that it was Josh who attacked Mike Barnes. The blood drains from Josh's face, however, as Suzanne's initial anger subsides, she comforts her terrified son, assuring him they'll get through this.
Meanwhile, Darren is attacked in the village as he goes to the bank with the pub's takings. Zak is witnesses to the attack and comes to Darren's rescue, fending the attackers off. Darren repays Zak by looking after him with free drinks all night and as they bond over beer, they try to chat up a couple of women in the pub, but are given the cold shoulder. As they take the knock back in their stride, Zak confesses there's only one woman he wants and that’s Zoe. Trying to hide his discomfort, Darren's rueful his new drinking partner is also his love rival.
Elsewhere, Nancy's at home cooking a meal as Jake wonders how her date went with Zak. Nancy confesses it was over before it began and Jake's secretly pleased. As they sit down to a candlelit dinner together, they're interrupted by Steph, who's excuse to see baby Charlie is really a way of keeping her eye on Nancy and Jake!
13.06.07
Mike drops the charges against Josh
The Ashworth family is coming apart at the seams; Hannah and Neville are absent from breakfast, Suzanne is still trying to take in Josh's attack on Mike and Rhys announces he's moving out.
Meanwhile, at the Barnes' there's a forced peace as the family slowly try to get back to 'normal'. Suzanne is distraught as Rhys packs his bags. She begs him not to go but Rhys takes the high ground - he lied to protect his brother, whereas her lie has ripped the family apart. Not even Josh's pleas can make him stay. Trying to put her family back together, Suzanne gently pries Josh for info as to why he attacked Mike. Outraged to learn about Mike's blackmail towards her son, she immediately makes her way to the Barnes'. Banging on the door to be let in, she finally gains entry when she claims she knows about Amy being Leah's mum. As accusations are hurled, Suzanne counters she's willing to do anything to help Josh. She tells Amy about Mike's blackmail and he's eventually forced to agree to dropping the charges against Josh.
Meanwhile, Warren quizzes Justin about his social life, claiming he's not seen him out on the pull for ages. An upbeat Clare walks in on the conversation, and defends Justin, claiming he's anything but soft when it comes to pulling women. Justin cringes, knowing full well she knows about his secret liaisons with Katy. Back at the flat, Warren brings the subject of women up again, demanding to know who Justin has been seeing. Justin panics and thinks he and Katy have been rumbled, not realizing that Warren is way off the mark and is convinced he has been colluding with Clare. Drawing Justin in, Warren warns him that if Clare ever found out about Sean, she'd go straight to the police but Justin is adamant that he can be trusted.
Elsewhere, Zak tells Zoe about Darren's attack yesterday and they decide to go to The Dog to help celebrate Darren becoming manager. Darren is wary of Zak's feeling for Zoe and doesn't want to walk over his friends feelings. Unaware of Zoë’s feelings towards him, Darren acts like an idiot on purpose in a bid to push her away, leaving Zoe to wonder if she's got Darren wrong after all.
14.06.07
Warren is arrestedJustin is ecstatic when Katy arrives back at the flat from London and they meet at the Loft so she can fill him in on her trip. However, they soon make their excuses so they can leave and spend time together back at the flat.
Meanwhile, at the Loft, an agitated Clare watches the clock as she waits for her prospective buyer to turn up. But when she realizes that her potential buyer is Warren she is seething as she knows he has taken her for a ride. Warren he admits he has big plans for him and Justin but Clare scoffs that he's not as clever as he'd like to think and reveals Justin's been seeing Katy right under his nose all this time. A raging Warren storms into the flat and catches a half-naked Justin with Katy in her room. Claiming that Justin is a traitor Warren attacks him and, as Katy looks on in horror, two policemen barge in and arrest Warren for assault.
Amy approaches Josh in the village and explains that although Josh attacking her dad was wrong, she understands why he did it. Josh breaks down and reveals everything about his current family traumas. A sympathetic Amy invites him back to her house where Josh makes a heartfelt apology to Mike. When alone with Amy, Josh asks if they can get back together again, but Amy is cautious and tells him they should see how things go. Josh is grateful and vows he wants no more secrets between them and although Amy agrees, she's guilty that he's in the dark about baby Leah.
Elsewhere, Zoe reflects on her night with Zak at the Dog and comments that he's a real gent compared to Darren. They agree to go to the pub for lunch and this only convinces Zak further that she's interested in him.
However, once at the pub, Zak is dismayed when Zoe is flirtatious with Darren. Darren, on the other hand, is aware that Zak is keen on Zoe. Darren makes another sexist comment towards Zoe to deter her, but she brands Darren cheeky and sees his aloofness as sexy. When Zoe goes to the toilet, Darren's baffled as to why Zoe hasn't punched him by now and Zak suggest she must fancy him. Darren swears he's not interested and suggests she must be playing them off against one another. As this rings true for Zak the lads make a pact not to succumb to Zoe's games.
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