When Peter hears about Simon's stealing from Tracy, Ken pleads with Peter to let him see Simon again but Peter stubbornly refuses.
Meanwhile an upset Simon has had a confrontation with headteacher Brian and run out of school. Peter presumes he'll have gone to Leanne but when she insists she's hasn't seen him they realise Simon is missing and are forced to call the police.
Peter is told to go back to the flat and wait. Simon's there but when he hears them coming he panics and hides in the cupboard where he was looking for his toys. With Simon nowhere to be seen a desperate Peter insists on going back out to look for him.
The coast now clear Simon comes out of the cupboard where he's found a bottle of wine stashed by Carla. Still without news Peter returns to the flat where he's horrified to find an unconscious Simon on the sofa with an open bottle of wine. As they call an ambulance Ken and Leanne rush over, have they found Simon in time?
Meanwhile Karl insists it's a bad idea for Sunita to stay at the pub and callously shows her some flats in the Gazette. Sunita's heartbroken by his rejection and Karl's insistence that while what they had was fun it was never going to be more than that. Karl's unnerved by how much of a loose canon she is. Forced to change tack he plays the family card, urging Sunita to think of her kids and go back to Dev. Will he be able to persuade her?
And as Maria meets Marcus in the pub for lunch, then again for a drink later, Audrey clocks how much she's enjoying his company. Pulling her to one side a concerned Audrey asks Maria if she's developing feelings for Marcus. As Maria struggles to deny it Audrey warns her to nip it in the bud before she ruins their friendship.
