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Worried about Aaron’s return, Chas begs Zak and Lisa to let him stay with them. They agree on the proviso that Chas sorts things soon and starts putting her son first. Aaron returns home to Paddy’s and surprised to realise no one is there he helps himself to a beer.

Mark is rattled to witness Cain and Faye having a drink together in the pub. Mark is alarmed when Maisie comments that Cain and Faye have been having a fling but he tries to feign disinterest. Cain kisses Faye and is enjoying the moment until he notices her sneaking a look to check if Mark is watching.

Cain is amused when Ryan asks about his ‘other women’. Cain tells him Ali is only a friend and delights in watching him head off to tell his mum. Later that afternoon, in the pub, Mark is flustered to see Faye and Cain together once again.

Mark is clearly agitated about Faye and is taking it out on the rest of the family. When he makes the decision to cancel his golfing trip, Natasha isn’t happy and demands he stop acting as though he's jealous. Mark covers that he's concerned for Ryan and when Natasha asserts Faye is only toying with him, he hesitantly agrees to go on his trip.

Paddy is hung over from the night before, and is still feeling down in the dumps when a hopeful Aaron arrives to take Clyde for a walk and suggests he move back in with him. Paddy is incredulous and reminds him that he's no longer living with Chas, so why should he have to live with her teenage son - he's her responsibility, not his! Aaron's hurt and tells Paddy it's not his fault - he warned him about his mum and he should never have gone on that course and ruined everything.

Debbie is still furious with Cain for attacking Michael and is relieved when he finally calls and arranges to meet her. She's gutted when Michael tells her this was meant be a good thing – enjoyable/exciting for them both but if people are going to get hurt, perhaps it's gone too far – it was going to have to end at some point anyway.

Debbie receives a bouquet of flowers from Michael but is still angry with him and with herself for being fooled by him. Meanwhile, Cain is annoyed when he arrives at the garage to discover she's removed all of his belongings from the house and has decided to throw him out wanting him out of her life.

Debbie is still furious with Michael who won’t commit to her and leave his fiancé. He doesn’t want to go through with the wedding, but he can’t give her the answer she wants because it's too complicated for him to just abandon his other life, his fiancée has a young son who sees him as a father figure and it’d be too damaging to him.

Leyla is still feeling depressed about having no clothes and has started her fund to buy the designer shoes. However, when Katie reminds her she owes money for their bills she's forced to relinquish her savings and is gutted that she’ll never be able to afford anything nice.

Leyla is delighted with her new designer shoes and covers that she paid for them on her credit card. However, when Nathan arrives at the shop to take the petty cash tin and balance the accounts she starts to panic and confesses her crime to Gennie, who warns her this could land her in trouble with the police.

Michael seems increasingly awkward with Debbie’s affection and makes to leave claiming he needs to explain the situation to his best man. Meanwhile, Cain is still simmering and not trusting Michael, he reads a text on his phone. As Michael gets in his car to go, Cain gets in the passenger seat and orders a nervous Michael to drive.

Cain starts to feel guilty as Debbie desperately tries to get through to Michael. He tries to tell her that perhaps he's changed his mind about calling the wedding off but Debbie refuses to believe it, asserting that Michael chose her and he is coming back for her. Later, she's horrified when he arrives at Tug Ghyll badly beaten up and assumes his fiancée's family are to blame.

Cain continues to make jibes about Michael, not realising how much he's upsetting Debbie. Later, when he spots her leaving the garage, he attempts to stop her knowing she's going to the wedding to see Michael. He urges her to forget him and get on with her life, but Debbie is desperate and wants one last chance to convince Michael to change his mind.

Charity is shocked to see Debbie and Cain at the back of the church and wonders how they knew about her wedding. Michael is stunned to discover that Charity knows Debbie and Cain, and Charity is equally surprised that Michael knows them too.

After the previous day's shocking church events, Debbie's astounded when Charity arrives in the village. Meanwhile, a fragile Sally arrives in the village with a packed bag and reveals that she and Vincent have had a huge row - and she's left him. Laurel and Ashley are thrown but are forced to invite her in, realising that she has now where else to go. Sally tells Ashley that she's had enough of Vincent constantly putting her down and apologises for imposing on him and Laurel's home.

A bemused Debbie finds that she's attracting a significant amount of attention as she's quizzed over Charity's fleeting return to the village. Knowing only the best is good enough for Charity, Debbie heads to the swankiest hotel in the area and walks into a room to find Charity with Noah.

Bemused by Debbie's decision to let Charity and Noah stay with them, Cain quizzes his daughter's actions with an abrupt sarcasm. On hearing Debbie defend her, Charity takes advantage of the situation by further winding up her estranged ex. Cain, however, tries to make Debbie see that Charity can't be trusted, but Debbie won't listen.

Wasting no time settling back in, Charity stumbles across an astounded Jimmy in The Woolpack and instantly gets his back up with her sly remarks and vindictive flirting.

Keen to keep the peace between mother and son, Carl pays Aaron an visit at the garage. After being forced to talk by Ryan, Aaron’s mood fails to improve and Carl is left abandoned when Aaron storms off having heard enough. Later, distracted from his work, a troubled Aaron heads off without a word, clearly on a mission.

Following a stark confession from Aaron, Adam feels racked with guilt and a desperate plea to put things right leaves him stranded in a field as Aaron careers off.

Furious and left feeling responsible for his actions, Paddy reluctantly lures Aaron into meeting with Chas and Carl in an attempt to make him face his demons.

After dumping her son on Marlon at the Woolpack, Charity returns from seeing a solicitor in town to find Debbie babysitting after the mischievous mite went missing in the pub under Marlon's reluctant care. Keen to discover what her mother's up to, the penny soon drops when Charity's explanation leads to the subject of getting her hands on Michael's money.

Keen to keep the pressure on Sally to move out, Laurel takes the day off work to help her house hunt much to Sally's displeasure. Returning to Mulberry, Laurel is visibly frustrated at Sally's lack of enthusiasm and when a distressed Sally receives a phone call from Vincent, Ashley insists that she stay as long as she needs.

Sally clocks the tension between Ashley and Laurel, who's furious that Ashley lied for Sally. Attempting to appease the tension with Laurel, Sally asks if they can talk.