25th January 2022

Amanda joins Jonny downstairs for breakfast and complains about Audrey. Jonny reminds her that Audrey does have a point. Amanda claims that she's doing her best and decides to go to the café instead. Marc bumps into Marya by the charity shop, where he tells her that if they have any chance of taking down Alvin, they need Elle. Marc wants her help, but Marya is running late for taking Paul to nursery and heads off and apologises. Candace finds Amanda eating breakfast in the café and reckons things must be bad in the flat. Amanda chats to Candace about how her presence is causing friction with Audrey. Candace reassures her that Audrey is a bit over-the-top anyway, and is always out to spite someone. Amanda recognises that behaviour in herself and laughs about it with Candace. Amanda offers to get her a coffee, but Candace has to head off to work. Alvin gets ready to leave for work. Michael is annoyed that he is acting like nothing's happened. Marc arrives at the café and bumps into Amanda, who barely acknowledges him. Marc grabs her by the arm and warns her to watch this space. Amanda laughs, and tells him to leave her alone. Jonny and Audrey come out the flat. DC Nash's car strolls up and Amanda smirks. DC Nash wants to speak to Amanda and Jonny offers them the flat to talk. Candace chats to Natasha and David about Amanda and how she seems quite cool at the moment, and how she must be traumatised by the events. Natasha thinks Candace is gullible and tells her to 'zip it'. David takes Natasha away from the bar and tells her not to get worked up about the situation. Natasha stands up for Marc, who arrives and lets the pub know that Amanda is being questioned. Natasha smiles at Candace. DC Nash quizzes Amanda's intelligence given her history of being fooled by Harry Ursine. Amanda admits that she has made many mistakes, but genuinely acknowledges Alvin's innocence in all of this. He continues to interrogate her relationship with Elle, and learns that Elle stated that their new found relationship arose after the death of Sean. Amanda claims that, just like any sane person, she was showing compassion towards Elle. DC Nash continues how 'insane' Amanda must be to fake her own death. That's all DC Nash needed to say, and he vows to be in touch. Amanda is left fragile and distraught having defend her and Alvin. Jonny offers to make some tea, but Amanda needs to see Alvin and rushes off. Marc chats to David and Natasha about how is community service is coming to an end. Natasha apologises to David, and Marc jokingly makes fun of their relationship. Natasha spots Marya and offers her to join them. Marya worries about paying her bills without a job, and David offers to lend some money. Marya refuses, and realises she can't stay and drink ads she has to tend to her kid Paul. Amanda meets Alvin outside the back of Leighton Locks. She's angry, having defended Alvin to DC Nash. Amanda starts to think if this is all worth it. Alvin reveals that he no longer has access to Leighton Locks and gives her the keys. As he does so, he reminds her that his career might be over. Amanda assures him that she will hire him a private solicitor going forward. Amanda expresses how much she has been manipulated and lied to, and that she's mad to be standing by him.

Clare wakes up that morning with Dan in her bed, and the pair engage in more passionate sex. Charlene annoys Ryan as she asks if he wants anything from the café like he's a little child. Ryan tells Charlene he will go to college by himself. Mike enter and tells Charlene that he will accompany him to college. Mike and Ryan walk out the café and chat about Charlene being worried about him doing drugs. Ryan thinks Charlene is paranoid. Speaking of which, Samantha calls Mike to go check on Clare. Mike tells Ryan that Clare is struggling without Bill being around. Chris gets ready for physio and finds Paul ay the door. Samantha lets him in and offers him coffee, while Chris asks Samantha why Clare needs seeing to now that Stacey is here. Paul just a quick word with Chris. and join Chris in the kitchen. Samantha tends to Stacey. As Ryan and Mike walk past the park, Mike vows to meet Ryan later at college while he goes to see Clare. Clare makes Dan a full English breakfast and the pair get talking about their liaisons. Clare asks him if he has had any dodgy relationships in the past. Dan opens up about that one time many years ago when he was seeing a girl, who slept with Alvin behind his back. Chris and Paul chat about the Bistro. Chris realises that Paul wants it back up and running, and Chris tells him that business isn't on his agenda right now. As Paul harps on at him, Chris snaps at tells him he doesn't care. Charlene airs her concern over Ryan at Carla while she's working. Dan helps Clare wash up, and he mentions how he intends to stay around for a while as he has big things on the horizon. Clare has enough of the business talk and promptly undresses him. They both start making out, just as Mike enters. He quickly heads back outside the house. Clare looks at Dan in horror. Shortly, Clare lets Mike enter. Clare insists that she's fine, and claims that Dan is looking after her. Paul chats to Liz at the RR behind the bar regarding the Bistro. Liz tells Paul to chill, and offers him some bar shifts as Chris is majority shareholder and the decision should come from Chris. Chris gets acquainted with Nikki in the medical centre office. She babbles on about working with Samantha which makes Chris laugh. She fails to bring in the appropriate paperwork and Chris admires Nikki's charm. She reveals that she's nervous because Chris looks so serious. Liz chats to Charlene and Carla, while busy-body Paul gets behind the bar fixing a broken tap. Clare pops by Barry and Jane's and Barry is delighted. Clare opens up about her romance with Dan. When Barry mentions that Dan is Carla's mate, Jane feels triggered and goes to the kitchen. Chris comes out of his physio analysis smiling. Samantha asks Nikki and Chris how it's going. Chris tells the girls that he's feeling much better already.

Jane almost cofnronts Carla until she bumps itn Samnatha. Clare and Dan have a lot of sex, Mike walks in on it, Ryan. Chris meets Nikki. Jane feels gulty and tells Natasha aout her affair wit Bill. Carla and charlene, ryan