31/05/2016
Ian receives some devastating news. Abi learns a shocking truth.
Jane looks glum; tonight they鈥檒l know if the police can prove that Bobby killed Lucy. Tests on Jane don鈥檛 reveal any tingling or numbness but the doctor鈥檚 reassuring that this is in the normal range for recovery. Jane seems optimistic, more physio and she鈥檒l get there. She sends Ian off to pick up Bobby, making him promise to look after him. Back in The Square, Steven fends off a photographer who tries to take a picture of Ian.
The forensics team leaves the Beales鈥�, DS Cameron returns the keys to Ian but can鈥檛 disclose whether they found anything. At Dot鈥檚, Ian admits to Kathy that he doesn鈥檛 know if he can keep looking after Bobby. Dressed in a suit, Bobby asks Ian to help with his tie. At the police station, DI Keeble takes Bobby, Ian and Ritchie into an interview room. Bobby鈥檚 charged with unlawfully killing Lucy and taken straight to the youth court. Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Jane鈥檚 blaming herself for everything. She鈥檚 distraught when she hears Bobby鈥檚 been charged and refuses physio, certain she鈥檚 never going to walk again.
When the news about Bobby reaches Dot鈥檚 house, Kathy worries about what will happen if he doesn鈥檛 get bail. Dot talks about Nick. She thought prison would sort him out, maybe it made a fool of her. Kathy鈥檚 impressed when Steven insists you don鈥檛 give up on someone that important to you. At the youth court, the judge tells Bobby his charge is too serious for their powers of punishment and that he鈥檒l be sent to the crown court for a preliminary hearing next week. To Ian鈥檚 dismay, bail鈥檚 denied and Bobby is remanded to youth detention accommodation. He鈥檚 taken to a bare room with a pile of new clothes on the bed. Meanwhile, Linda tells Jane she and Jane鈥檚 dad are going to move back home to care for her. When Jane insists she already has a family, Linda reveals that Ian hasn鈥檛 been honest with her about Steven being back.
Lauren finds Steven at the Beales鈥�, he鈥檚 tidied up the chaos left by the police and bought fresh flowers to try and make the house feel welcoming. Steven assures Lauren that bit by bit they鈥檒l put their families back together. Ian walks in as they鈥檙e kissing. Furious, Ian assumes this is the reason Peter isn鈥檛 back. Fed up, Steven says that Peter wants nothing to do with Ian or the family and Lauren backs him up. Ian smashes a vase of flowers and throws Steven out - he will never be his son. Back at the hospital, Ian tells Jane Bobby didn鈥檛 get bail. Jane asks why he didn鈥檛 tell her about Steven. Jane tells Ian she thinks the best thing for the family is for her not to be in it. Ian鈥檚 lost everything because of her. She鈥檚 sorry but it鈥檚 over... Devastated, Ian walks out leaving Jane all alone.
Lauren tells Stacey she鈥檚 applied to visit Max. Stacey鈥檚 confident that once Bobby鈥檚 charged Max will be released. Lauren visits Abi, who asks her why she was so certain of Max鈥檚 innocence. Lauren admits that she, Ian, Jane and Peter knew Bobby killed Lucy. Abi鈥檚 furious that Lauren chose her boyfriend and let their family fall apart. Once Bobby鈥檚 been charged, Lauren insists on talking to Abi again. She explains she鈥檇 just had a baby and Jane was pressuring her to lie. She tells Abi about the alibi Jane gave Max and explains that she did tell the police it was Bobby but they didn鈥檛 believe her.
Contrite, Lauren says that lying to her family was the biggest mistake of her life. She admits she and Peter have broken up 鈥� Lucy dying and keeping the secret destroyed everything they had. Lauren also reveals that she and Steven are now together but swears Abi to secrecy. Abi reminds Lauren that even if Max鈥檚 innocent, he would still have been happy to see her go down for Lucy鈥檚 murder. Lauren tells Abi Max is going to get out and she has to be ready.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Ian Beale | Adam Woodyatt |
| Jane Beale | Laurie Brett |
| Bobby Beale | Eliot Carrington |
| Linda Clarke | Lynda Baron |
| Lauren Branning | Jacqueline Jossa |
| Abi Branning | Lorna Fitzgerald |
| Dot Branning | June Brown |
| Stacey Fowler | Lacey Turner |
| Kathy Sullivan | Gillian Taylforth |
| Dr Sandra Vole | Badria Timimi |
| DS Cameron | Glen Wallace |
| Ritchie Scott | Sian Webber |
| DI Samantha Keeble | Alison Newman |
| Sergeant Vicky Buchanan | Nicola Sanderson |
| Steven Beale | Aaron Sidwell |
| Judge Evelyn Heap | Lucy Fleming |
| Executive Producer | Dominic Treadwell-Collins |
| Director | Lance Kneeshaw |
| Writer | Peter Mattessi |
Broadcast
- Tue 31 May 2016 19:30