A reeling Dean questions Ronnie – was she trying to kill him? When Dean brands her mad, Ronnie suggests that what’s mad, is a world where a rapist walks free. Mick quietly tells Linda that Ronnie’s planning to kill Dean. Alone in Beales’, Roxy leaves a voicemail for Dean asking where he is. Billy finds Buster in the Vic and asks Buster whether Shirley got his message about Dean being in trouble with Ronnie – he’s just seen him going into Ronnie’s house. A panicked Linda asks Mick why he’s not doing anything about the Dean situation but is interrupted by Lee arriving for his birthday party.
When Shirley announces that she’s heading to Ronnie’s to pick up Lee’s present, Mick insists he’ll go – Shirley follows swiftly on his heels. As Shirley goes to leave, Buster intercepts and advises her that Dean’s in trouble with Ronnie. Ronnie coldly tells Dean that if she was going to kill him – he’d be dead by now. There’s a knock at the door – it’s Shirley, Buster and Mick; Shirley elbows her way inside. Dean shows Shirley his drink and claims that Ronnie has spiked it with tranquilizers, but assures her that he’s only had a sip. Ronnie screams that the drink was meant to just send Dean to sleep; she wasn’t sure what she was going to do next. Mick takes Ronnie into the hallway and questions what she was doing – Ronnie claims that she wanted to scare Dean and assumed that Mick would be on her side.
When Shirley suggests going to the police, Dean refuses, not wanting his previous police trouble to be dragged up. When Dean brands Ronnie as crazy, Ronnie fires back that it was rape that made her that way. Roxy walks in on Ronnie’s outburst and tries to calm Ronnie down; reminding her that Dean is not Archie. Roxy disposes of the drugged drink and Shirley firmly tells Ronnie to stay away from Dean. Roxy states to Dean that it’s help Ronnie needs, not blame, when he’s hugely unsympathetic. Ronnie rejects Roxy’s attempts to get to her open up about her troubled past; Roxy gives up and leaves with Dean. Back at Lee’s party, Lee’s thrilled with Shirley and Buster’s present for him – a fishing rod. A concerned Shirley suggests to Buster that something doesn’t add up – how did Billy know that Dean was in trouble? Shirley calls Billy who informs her that it was Mick who was supposed to pass on the message about Dean; Shirley and Buster are floored. As Mick gives a speech, remarking how wonderful it is to have the whole family together, Shirley publically questions how he could have left Dean to die. A riled Mick suggests that after what Dean did to Linda, he wouldn’t lose a wink of sleep if Dean was six feet under. Buster punches Mick and Shirley coldly states that she only has one son. When Dean’s unimpressed at Roxy’s suggestion that they steer well clear of Ronnie, Roxy stresses that Dean needs to be careful – Ronnie’s murdered before...
As Donna has a drink with Vincent in the Vic, she prickles at the sight of Fatboy flirting with a group of girls. Vincent clocks that something’s happened between Donna and Fatboy; Donna brushes off the situation as a one night stand – Vincent’s not convinced that Fatboy hasn’t hurt Donna. Vincent turns up at Dot’s to see Fatboy. As Fatboy shows Vincent some of his set list suggestions, Vincent purports that Fatboy has a problem with Donna. As Fatboy protests, Vincent suggests that Fatboy needs to be taught a lesson before demanding that he get into the cupboard under the stairs. Alone in Dot’s house, Fatboy frantically bangs on the cupboard door that’s been locked by a chair.
When Les returns to Billy’s for lunch, Honey asks Les whether he thinks she’s stupid – she’s said things to Billy she doesn’t mean by suggesting that she move back in with him; later realising it probably wasn’t such a good idea. When Billy returns and is clearly disheartened by the idea of Honey not moving back in, Les chips in and suggests it’s for the best. When Honey brings up the suggestion of moving back to Broadstairs, Billy promises to ask Ronnie again about money. Billy heads over to see Ronnie and explains that the money he’s after is for a deposit so that Honey can move back to Walford – Ronnie suggests that Honey and the children come and live with her.
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