Phil emerges from the back of a van driven by his new "real hard man" side kick and his brother Grant. half an hour later a car bomb rocks Walford killing the The Ferreiras, Gus and Juley and inuring a lot of other characters in the Vic, with Kat, Alfie, Peggy, Nana Moon and Spencer all crtiical. Phil's cover is soon blown as mum Peggy is in the Vic, "Muuuuum" he shouts. The Fowler' house lies in devestation, underneath the rubble we see Derek's hand, he is dead.
Sam Mitchell runs screaming from her house, her face covered in blood after her windows shatter whilst she is in the kitchen. She spots Phil, and then sees the Vic ablaze, she staggers over to Phil, Phil whirls around in surprise as Sam taps him on the shoulder and collapses in his arms. Grant is busy trying to find a way into the Vic but the doors are jammed with bodies and debris littering the Queen Vic floor.
Kat Slater is the first to regain conciousness, she emerges from behind the bar and surveys the damage. She wanders around in amazement muttering serveral names to herself "Alfie" "Peggy" "Dad" "Nan" "Zoe" "Zoe....zoe.....Zoe...ZOE!!!" she becomes hysterical and tries desperately fight her way out, however she is trapped, surrounded by injured and dead neighbours.
The emergency services flood the Square aswell as the police. Phil leaves Sam with Grant and scurries indoors in hiding. In the midst of all the madness, nobody notices young Courteny walking toward the inferno in amazement, until Grant hears a scream.
Kat falls upstairs to try and clear some of the blood off her face, she finds the flat upstairs half blown away. Nana Moon is by some miracle still alive but is confused and badly injured.
Dot and Yolande arrive back in the Square after shopping to see the shocking state of the place. Both their husbands are inside. Dot goes into one about the blitz, when half the Square was blown up.