Hollyoaks airs the scenes that fans have been waiting for early next month as the truth about Esther Bloom's bullying ordeal is finally revealed.
Esther (Jazmine Franks) recently made a suicide attempt after Ruby Button and Sinead O'Connor had made her life hell with months of torment, but the twisted pair have so far managed to keep their true colours hidden.
In a week's time, Esther's situation becomes critical in hospital as she desperately needs a new liver within 24 hours. Preparing for the worst, Esther asks Dylan Shaw to help her record a video message which must only be shown if she dies.
Amid the mounting concern for Esther, Ruby (Anna Shaffer) finally starts to feel guilty for her role in causing the dire situation.
Fortunately, a donor is found for Esther, but when she is taken into the operating theatre, the pressure becomes too much for Ruby and she finally reveals everything to the Osbornes, who are shocked to the core by her confession.
Ruby also tries to reveal the truth at the O'Connors', but is thrown out. When John Paul then spots Ruby, he wants to talk to her as he has discovered who the bullies were after seeing Dylan editing Esther's video.
When John Paul chases Ruby, she ends up being knocked over by Jack's car in a dramatic accident. Will she be okay?

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Meanwhile, at the O'Connor house, Diane (Alex Fletcher) starts to become suspicious over Sinead's behaviour at last.
Fearing that her stepdaughter could be a bully, Diane decides to search through Sinead's laptop and is horrified to discover evidence of her mistreatment of Esther.
Diane is disgusted with Sinead (Stephanie Davis), but she also fears that this could jeopardise her own job at the sixth form college - especially as Dodger's father Patrick Blake is plotting a zero-tolerance approach to bullying after taking over as headmaster.
With this in mind, will Diane really expose Sinead's terrible behaviour?

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Hollyoaks airs these scenes on Tuesday, February 5, Wednesday, February 6 and Thursday, February 7 at 6.30pm on Channel 4
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