Mel has decided to tell the police the truth and writes down the events of New Year's Day, but Hunter panics and goes AWOL. Soon afterwards, Maddie reappears and demands money from Mel, who refuses to help her.
Maddie crosses the line with a spiteful remark about Hunter, prompting Mel to snap and grab her. Later, Mel changes her mind about confessing and catches up with Hunter when he returns home. Although she's relieved to see him, she's shocked to hear where he's been.
Elsewhere, Sharon continues her efforts to avoid Keanu. Not giving up, Keanu follows Sharon into the ladies' toilets at the Queen Vic. His words leave Sharon conflicted, but what does he say?
Meanwhile, Mo worries that Kat is getting too attached to Cherry and urges her to see that she can't look after all of the kids on her own. Given food for thought, Kat visits Hayley and tries to convince her to come home and look after Cherry.
Later in the week, Ian is surprised by the news that Kathy and Masood are now a couple.
