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Stacey's condition forces Jean to make an awful decision. Meanwhile, Max struggles to keep his head above water, and Sam faces an embarrassing reality.

Stacey looks out and sees the little girl in the square. Jean brings Stacey her medication, and asks her to come to Bradley’s party, but Stacey refuses. Jean leaves; Stacey hides her tablet with others in her photo album. Tanya persuades Max to come to the pub. Max tells Bradley he can’t bear to see him go. Bradley admits he’ll miss Max.

Rachel tries to goad Tanya, but Tanya doesn’t rise to it. Max visits Stacey, telling her Bradley would like to see her. Stacey panics and asks Max to leave. Bradley says an emotional goodbye to Dot. Max reminds Peggy of her insurance renewal and promises to undercut any other quote. Stacey nervously makes her way to the pub; Bradley’s pleased to see her, but Syd soon steers him away. Stacey’s spooked when she sees Ryan, and heading away from him bumps into Archie.

Advising Peggy not to trust Archie, Stacey flees to the ladies toilets. Archie follows and tells her not to ruin things between him and his family. Archie’s hand gets cut when Stacey breaks the glass she’s holding. Backing out into the bar, Stacey accuses Archie of attacking her and everyone else of trying to kill her. Stacey runs out, followed by Jean. Stacey reveals she hasn’t taken her medication for weeks. Panicked, Jean runs to Dr Al’s surgery and tells him Stacey’s a danger to herself, and needs to be sectioned, tonight.

Sam claims to have a modelling job, Roxy’s jealous, but laughs when she finds out it was glamour modelling. Upset, Sam’s confesses they turned her down, she’s too old. Roxy persuades Ronnie to do a pregnancy test. Joel finds Ronnie sobbing in the bathroom, three tests were negative, but Ronnie’s sure she’s pregnant. Joel tells her she can’t be - he’s had a vasectomy.

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30 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Jean Slater Gillian Wright
Dr Al Jenkins Adam Croasdell
Stacey Branning Lacey Turner
Bradley Branning Charlie Clements
Syd Chambers Nina Toussaint-White
Max Branning Jake Wood
Tanya Branning Jo Joyner
Jack Branning Scott Maslen
Rachel Branning Pooky Quesnel
Ronnie Mitchell Samantha Womack
Joel Reynolds Cavan Clerkin
Peggy Mitchell Barbara Windsor
Roxy Slater Rita Simons
Sam Mitchell Danniella Westbrook
Archie Mitchell Larry Lamb
Ryan Malloy Neil McDermott
Dot Branning June Brown
Jim Branning John Bardon
Charlie Slater Derek Martin
Mo Harris Laila Morse
Ricky Butcher Sid Owen
Bianca Jackson Patsy Palmer
Liam Butcher James Forde
Lauren Branning Madeline Duggan
Abi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald
Noah Chambers Micah Thomas
Little Girl Lucy Hutchinson
Director Nic Phillips
Executive Producer Diederick Santer

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