I love my role on DS enders brilliant job Dullagj
I especially love the TK/Sorcha/Maurice sl.

Ah thanks winter. Thanks for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed it.


Thanks Harlowe.


Glad you like, thanks priscilla.

It's one of my faves too and there's a lot more to come from that story in the next series.

More details about series 3 will be posted over the next couple of weeks.

More details emerge about the upcoming train crash..

With filming for the much anticipated Christmas week complete, more details have emerged about the upcoming train crash.

According to an inside source, the Square will resemble a disaster movie when a train drops off the bridge on Bridge Street onto the market and nightclub.

Several people will be trapped in the club which will lead to the community pulling together as they desperately try to save their loved ones.

As if this wasn't enough, a series of stories will be colliding and will leave viewers wondering who'll make it out alive. Sam's true motives will finally be revealed just as he's about to depart, Ava will be furious but will she have a chance to have it out with him before disaster strikes?

R&R will be play scene to AJ's leaving party. He has decided to return to his estranged wife, Aailyah, to start the family she's always wanted. Will that be cruelly snatched away from him?

Jack's onto Carl and knows that Ian didn't really see Max tamper with the brakes. Desperate to get his brother out of jail for Christmas, Jack gives Ian an ultimatum and tells him he'll sort out Carl. When he finds Carl threatening his darling Ronnie, Jack shows his dark side, we've seen glimpses to this side to him since his arrival in Walford 6 years ago but has he met his match this time?

Luckily the train is empty but the driver is at fault. Survivors will take refuge in the café but not everyone will be so lucky and he'll have those deaths on his conscience.

EastEnders producer Scrabbler refused to discuss future storylines and AngelicPrincess was unavailable for comment.

EastEnders continues Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday weekly.

Series three of DS Enders will launch Mon 2nd December. A series of teasers will be released next week.

Looking forward to the train crash. It'll no doubt be great.

Will I ever get involved

Me too lol.

I hope people like the way I plan to tell it.


Who knows?


Glad you like.

SERIES 3 TEASERS:

Teaser One

Teaser Two

Teaser Three

Teaser Four

Teaser Five

Teaser Six

Teaser Seven

Teaser Eight

Teaser Nine

Teaser Ten

DS Enders returns Mon 2nd December.

- The fallout from Michael's exit plays out, where is he?

- Things are looking up for dan, is it all too good to be true?

- Sorcha won't open up about her suicide attempt, will maurice be able to cope?

- IanMandy is acting strangely.

- The doctors are forced to take action against a distressed Toni.

- Will Gary's identity be revealed?

Thanks DJ

SERIES 3: EPISODE ONE 25/38
45 mins.

The series opens with a young girl cowering behind a chair in a sitting room in her dressing gown. She holds her ears as her mother screams. A tear trickles down her face as she peeks to see her drunken father beating her mother. Feeling helpless she rolls into a ball behind the chair as she waits for it to stop, holding her teddy bear tightly. With the nightmare repeating itself over and over, a distressed Toni awakes screaming for it to stop in the night. The nurses are forced to sedate her.

Over on the Square, maurice is also awakened when he hears sorcha call TK’s name in her sleep. He rushes to her bedroom but she’s still asleep. He slouches down at her door wondering how he’s going to make this work.

Dan is having his first peaceful night’s sleep since Emily’s murder. He finally feels like he can get his life back to normal now he’s fooled the police and not been sent to jail for knocking over Denny. Elsewhere, Janine feels more alone than ever. She sits watching Scarlett worrying that Michael could return at any time. Sez sleeps in Alice’s bed unaware of tonight’s events, she hopes someone will come to her aid in the morning.

Vaslav awakes with a hangover to end all hangovers and heads to Cora for some sage advice. Scrabbler presses the snooze button continuously finding it a chore to get out of bed while Angie asks her hubby to drive her to work knowing Gary is on the loose again. Bevis feels guilty when he sees Masood being tended to by Nurse Carol, enquiring about the doorstop, Mas says he didn’t know what he tripped over but Tam found a doorstep and threw it out. Bevis says it was his granny’s and rushes back to the stall hoping that’s the last he sees of the doorstop.

Also tonight, Zack awaits the arrival of his new bathroom suite, he’s so busy that he doesn’t have time to visit Toni. Mona spends her day hiding from Phil afraid what he’ll do to her tweeting “he’ll do that red face thing where he looks like he’s gonna explode #hidenseek”, she still hasn’t seen him since she caught him bonking Sharon and announced to the pub that that’s what Sharon was at when her son got knocked over. TheRedHood sends dan his legal bill, he wants weekly instalments or else while Carol moves in with Masood. Mr. Ender thinks he’s got man-flu when he feels nauseous, has a sore throat and night sweats.

A night’s sleep hasn’t changed sorcha’s mind. She still wants to leave but maurice tells her she’s close to TK here and can visit him anytime she pleases. Sorcha says that’s the problem, it’s a constant reminder, “I can’t deal with this rollarcoaster of emotions. I’m physically and mentally broken. We’ll never get back to what we had. I can’t expect you to bring this child up as your own!” Maurice promises he’ll treat him like his own and says he’s always wanted to have kids. When he tries to talk about last night’s events, she clams up and leaves the room.

Lotty’s taken aback when dan is full of the joys of summer. He says that he’s going to find a job and that this is a new start for him, ripping up Red’s letter. Lotty’s pleased that he’s returning to the man she once knew and heads to work.

Sez is thankful when Alice finally lets her out but she warns Sez not to tell anyone what her bedroom contains saying she likes to collect things. They head around to Janine’s where Priscilla is trying to get in. Priscilla fills Sez in, they’re all embarrassed by their stupidity and naivety. Janine’s not in the mood for visitors but they offer her their apologies before Alice drops the bombshell that Michael bugged her house…

Angelic Princess warns Scrabbler to get rid of Gary if he wants her to stay in Walford. He tries to assure her that he’s gotten the help he needed and to give him a second chance but she reiterates that he’s a nutjob. Elsewhere, Ian finds IanMandy weeping in the restaurant. He tries to get him to open up but IanM says he wouldn’t understand.

Gary thanks Kim for her hospitality as he heads to the pub. Priscilla heads over to sorcha when she sees her taking away the dead flowers from TK’s memorial. Sorcha shows her the flicker she added which lights up in the dark. Priscilla tries to hold herself together as she says she’s messed up big time. Sorcha takes her back to hers for a chat while maurice heads to lotty’s, what does he want?

Dan asks Shirley if she’s any bar work going but she barks at him that she don’t. Dan is smitten by the bloke at the other side of the bar and offers him a drink, unaware that it’s Emily’s brother. Mona pops up from behind the bar moaning to Shirl that she never told her it wasn’t Phil who came in the door. She jokes that he prefers to come in the back door.

Toni feels alone and demands to be discharged. When the nurses don’t comply with her, she searches for a blunt object. When a nurse catches her self-harming, she advises the doctor to section her. When the doctor arrives to talk to Toni accompanied by another doctor and mental health professional, she thinks she’s getting home and is knocked back when he tells her they’re sectioning her under the mental health act. They want her to get some proper help but she’s having none of it screaming I WANT TO GO HOME as they cart her off. The camera pans on her haunting, distressed face.

Janine tries to get her head around everything when Alice fills her in on Michael’s plan. Alice says a tearful goodbye to Scarlett as she prepares to leave to stay with her mother. Sez is glad to see the back of her, as she takes out a picture she’s borrowed from Alice’s room, we see she still holds a torch for him despite everything he’s done.

The camera pans to a tropical beach, the sun beaming from the baby blue skies onto the marine blue sea. A man walks towards us and as he comes into view, we see that it’s Michael in a pair of red speedos! He’s surprised to bump into Jayma, “didn’t you used to live on my eyebrow?” he smirks. She fans herself as they head for cocktails. Michael tells her he’s on holiday but he’ll be back when Janine least expects it.

Duff duff: Jayma hops onto Michael’s eyebrow as they head to the cocktail bar.

COMING UP:

Excellent stuff dullaji

Whoop whoop, I get a story Fantastic duff duff Thanks for the ep!

Thanks sorcha.


Glad you liked, my pleasure! Your story is one to watch.


EPISODE TWO 26/38:

Maurice heads home pleased that he has taken a necessary step to helping sorcha deal with her guilt. He arrives home to find her in the kitchen with Priscilla, he clocks the bundle of tissues on the table and decides to leave them to it. He’s unsure whether to lighten the mood with a joke but decides not to.

Dan’s not happy to find out Gary is straight when he laughs off his advances at the end of the night. Gary’s pleased with himself as he hasn’t had to spend a penny and can see himself staying put in Walford as he leaves the pub and stares gleefully in each direction. Scrabbler swiftly pulls his curtains and bolts his bedroom door.

The next morning, Zack’s upset when he receives a phonecall. Visibly shaken, he takes a seat trying to hold back the tears. Remaining undeterred, he storms around to the doctor’s surgery. Dot gets up early to catch Poppy before her run but it’s no use as she continues to evade the issue hopping in the shower and rushing off to work.

Kat is alarmed to see the shrine Alice has left behind her and shouts for Joey. DS give vaslav the chance to make his mark when they ask him to help re-design their website, he jumps at the opportunity and gets to work on it.

Also tonight, Tamwar misses Joyof_pat around the house and asks Carol if she can make thai curry. Mr. Ender is still unwell but he can’t afford to take another night off work. IanMandy thinks he’s seen Mandy but its Nikki Spraggan. Sharon calls around to Phil to show her gratitude for all his help with Denny recently saying she couldn’t have got through it without him and invites him around for dinner, she then makes her way to Dot’s to apologise for her recent behaviour.

Zack demands to see lotty. She agrees but tells him it’s a one-off. The waiting pensioners look at each other, one rolls their eyes and the other points to their watch. Zack tells her about Toni’s sectioning. She tells him that she’s been informed and that they were within their rights to do what they did. Zack thanks lotty for her help and heads to the Shirley Gutter to get smashed, wishing he had done more for his friend.

Maurice can’t bring himself to tell sorcha that he’s booked her an appointment with lotty for tomorrow but she finds out herself when she receives a text reminder. An irate sorcha confronts him. As maurice tries to defend his actions, sorcha packs a bag and heads to priscilla’s.

Dot asks klendathu to have a word with Poppy when he pops into the laundrette with his dirty washing. He says he’ll call around later and says he’ll bring some battenburg. Dorothy smirks. Joey tells Kat that he’s going to stay with Alice and his mum because he’s afraid for his sis’ mental state. He tells her he’s cleared the room and asks her to say bye to Lauren for him.

Gary tries to scab a drink off Zack but he tells him he wants to be alone, Gary befriends mona as she fills him in on all the goss. Shirley’s uneasy as Zack gets drunk and sends mona home afraid he’ll tell her Shirl has been given a reprisal. The camera pans to dullagj2 in a room with a counsellor, the counsellor asks him to partake in the group session tomorrow stating it’d be beneficial for him to hear other’s stories.

Poppy’s annoyed to find klendathu and Dot waiting in the sitting room for her when she arrives home for work. Poppy asks to be left alone heading for the stairs. Dot tells her she’s made a casserole for dinner, Poppy says she’ll have some later. Klendathu remains sitting awkwardly whilst admiring Dot’s doorstop. Reaching the end of her tether, Dot shouts that she’s lost enough people in her life! She’s not going to sit by and let another person kill themselves.

Duff duff: A shocked Poppy stands looking at Dot.

Brilliant DJ

Thanks priscilla.

EPISODE THREE 27/38:

Dot sits in her sitting room smoking a fag in her dressing gown, the lamp on to give her light. It’s clear that she hasn’t slept all night. Poppy’s up at dawn for her morning run but when she sees the state Dot is in, she realises her actions are having an effect on other people. She sits down beside her and gives her a hug.

A nervous dullagj2 attends his first group session hoping that he won’t have to stand up and talk in front of everyone. He’s relieved when someone else offers to stand up and tell their story. He is touched by the recovering druggie’s story, a man who used coke recreationally and became addicted. He lost everything he owned and stole from the ones he loved to get his next fix. The story hits home and dullagj2 realises that he’s not alone.

DS are unhappy with vaslav’s cerise pink design and ask him to choose new smilies instead. Vaslav is disheartened but happy that he’ll still be able to make a difference. They ask Bomani Channing to re-design their new website instead.

Maurice calls round to Priscilla’s begging to see sorcha but she doesn’t want to see him. Priscilla lets him in hoping they can reconcile telling her that the stress isn’t good for the baby. Sorcha backs down but reiterates that she has no intention of going to the doctors.

Also tonight, Zack misses Toni and all his friends are busy. Lola_skye is struggling to make ends meet but feels like she’s no one to turn to, will she be forced to seek help? TheRedHood knocks continuously on dan’s door to no avail, dan’s in but doesn’t answer the door. Ian is unnerved when he finds IanMandy talking to himself and worries about his state of mind. Vald is concerned for los.kav’s welfare noticing he hasn’t entered the Square since the commotion in the Gutter.

Sorcha has a blazing row with maurice and tells him that she’s sick and tired of his interfering. She ponders why he wants anything to do with her but he exclaims that he loves her and that’s why he did what he did. Sorcha says she shouldn’t because she’s a cheating whore who doesn’t deserve his sympathy. Maurice takes her hand and begs her to seek help saying she was unhappy before Tk’s death and this has tipped her over the edge, “if not for yourself then do it for the baby’s sake.” Sorcha gives in and says she’ll go to the doctors but only to prove there’s nothing wrong with her.

Dullagj2 is thrown when asked to introduce himself but is made feel at ease by the others. He tells the group that it was a traumatic event that led him to begin using, “My son died in tragic circumstances when he was 2. I’ve never felt a pain like it in my life, even when my dad was killed in a hit and run. He strangled himself on a window blind chord when I should’ve been looking after him. **sniffs** My girlfriend blamed me and the relationship fell apart. With no one to turn to, a family full of messed-up people, I sought heroin which numbed the pain. All the pain would slowly drift from my body and I’d forget everything. My family didn’t want to know and left me to fend for myself. I swore I’d never become dependent but here I am!” A tearful DJ sits down to the sound of applause.

Scrabbler is pleased with the finished edit of the Christmas episodes and heads to the Shirley Gutter asking if he can hold a special screening of the episodes each night in the pub promising it’d draw a crowd. She says that she’ll see what she can do. He then bumps into Gary and tells him to come around to his office later, he has something important to give him.

Zack spends another night drowning his sorrows and pours out his heart to mona who is collecting the glasses. Kirsty is confused why all the men are acting like she has leprosy, chef blue_angel informs her that Carl has been telling everyone she has syphilis. Vaslav tells mona about the yellow blobs he’s designed stating he can’t wait for DS’ers to see them. She takes offence thinking he’s trying to rub in the fact she’s been perma-banned.

Dot is pleased when Poppy eats dinner with her and opens up to her about her past hardships and tells her that neglecting herself isn’t the answer, “You don’t want to look like them stick then models with their bones sticking out.” It’s clear that Poppy’s battle is far from over when she makes herself sick in the bathroom by sticking her fingers down her throat. (Max Branning style )

Sorcha is horrified to discover maurice told lotty about her suicide attempt and is angry when she is prescribed anti-depressants. Gary heads round to Scrabbler’s office. Over in the pub, Zack is tipsy and thinks that mona deserves to know the truth. Filiman jokes that she can’t handle the truth. Mona almost keels over as Zack tells her that Shirley has been given a reprisal and has known about it for weeks!

DUFF DUFF: Mona stands in shock by the bar struggling to comprehend Shirl’s deception.

COMING FRIDAY:

EPISODE FOUR 28/38: (HOUR-LONG EPISODE)

Mona hasn’t slept all night and waits anxiously at the Shirley Gutter for it to open up. When it does there’s still no sign of Shirl who is away visiting her sister. Priscilla opens up and tells her she’ll be back later. Noticing the memorial has been vandalised, Priscilla rings maurice to get it sorted before sorcha sees it. Mona proclaims her innocence and heads off arm twitching towards the café.

Gary calls round to Scrabbler’s office again saying he called last night but he wasn’t there. Scrabbler apologises and says something came up. Angelic Princess Is intrigued by Gary’s appearance and eavesdrops on the conversation. Scrabbler hands him an envelope of money and asks him to start a new life away from Walford…..

Sorcha is in a pensive mood and heads to Tk’s memorial by the pub seeking solace. She is overcome with anger when she’s sees what’s happened to it and storms round to maurice. Maurice knows he’s too late when he hears her trying to kick the door down. When he opens the door, she launches herself at him, slapping him repeatedly on the chest; “It was you, wasn’t it? You sick b@astard!” Maurice laughs it off stating this isn’t how he imagined their reconciliation. Sorcha continues to rant at him, “Why am I the one who has to move out? This is my house now! Where’s my blaming key?, she pauses for a second. “What am I like? I’m a mess, I’m a bloody mess!” Maurice closes the door and sticks on the kettle.

Also tonight, the new DS design doesn’t go down well and there’s a special hatred for vaslav’s yellow blob smilies, a bring back our smilies campaign quickly gathers momentum. Los.kav doesn’t enter his counselling session when he sees Lauren is there. IanMandy’s mental state continues to deteriorate, Jake is bemused when he enters the kitchen to find him shouting “GO AWAY” at himself while clutching his head. Zack’s still worrying about Toni and invites vald around tomorrow in need of a friendly chat. Elsewhere, Kirsty warns Carl that she’ll cut his balls off if he pulls another stunt like that again, “The clap! Ha, it wasn’t me you got off!”

Gary is furious and asks Scrabbler who he thinks he is, “I’m not leaving here until my sister is found. She was last seen near this area and I’ll stay around here as long as I bloody well like. Stuff your blood money up your cakehole!” Angie is afraid Gary’s going to lash out again and pops her head around to make sure everything is ok, shocked by his hypocrisy she proclaims “You stalked him before trying to stab him with a breadknife. I think ye are pretty much even at this stage. I’m sure someone knows where your sister is, she probably just doesn’t want you to know.” Gary is furious and goes for Angie. It’s the last straw for Scrabbler who manhandles him onto the street. The row continues between the pair, Angie is shaken and PrincessPerfect takes her hand as a show of support after rushing down the stairs to see what all the fuss was about. Dan is curtain twitching across the way, intrigued by the argument.

Sorcha has finally calmed down and apologises to maurice. She tells him that she’s on anti-depressants but doesn’t feel any different as of yet. Maurice apologises but says that he knew she wouldn’t go to the doctor himself so he felt like he had no other option. As the conversation continues, it moves onto the suicide attempt. Sorcha says that she wanted to join TK, she wanted them to be a family and felt like it was the only way out. “I couldn’t deal with it any longer. How do I get over this? People say that I can move on, you can get closure but what is closure?, his life wasn’t meant to come to an end so soon!” She weeps into his arms, “I can’t help but be angry. I have so many questions as to why this happened. My child shouldn’t have to grow up without a father!” She then drops a bombshell when she states that there are people out there who know but won’t come forward with information and help catch the culprits. Maurice asks who they’re but she says that that’s for her to know and she appears confident while stating she’ll get justice for TK, whatever it takes!

Scrabbler apologises to Angie for bringing back bad memories and introducing Gary into their lives in the first place, calling her his guardian angel. She says that it wasn’t his fault he found him and offers to walk him home. Dan spots them and enquires what all the commotion was about earlier. Scrabbler jokes that he’s a nosey bugger but informs him that Gary was his stalker and to cut a long story short, Gary wants to find his sister, Emily, who went missing in the area. “That’s why I was sticking up them missing posters, remember?” Dan is dumbfounded as the truth sinks in….

Scrabbler and Angie walk on arm in arm, Scrabbler hissing that Gary still took the money while a shivering mona approaches from the distance. She asks him if he gave Shirley a reprisal but he states that he doesn’t comment on future stories/exits as he doesn’t want to ruin it for the fans. Angie rolls her eyes at mona’s persistence and tells Scrabbler to come on, she’s freezing. Mona takes this as confirmation that Shirl has lied to her and starts to sob. Zack is coming from the Minute Mart with his pot noodle for one when he notices mona crying outside the pub. Feeling guilty, he invites her back to his.

Mr.Ender heads back to work and is surprised to see Kirsty back on the street corners. Kirsty informs him that she doesn’t have a clap. He tells her that he didn’t think she did and says he’s been bedridden the past few days with a bad flu which he still isn’t over. As the rain begins to pour, they take shelter by the bus shelter. She says not to too spend too much time in bed warning she got bed sores earlier this year. A car pulls up, flashing their lights. Mr. Ender is surprised to see a middle-aged, professional woman in the driver’s seat but can’t afford to turn the work down.

Angie is surprised to see bolts on every door in Scrabbler’s house and realises that he’s not as happy about Gary’s return as he made out. She tells him that he doesn’t need to put a façade in front of her, “It’s not right that you don’t feel safe in your own home!” Scrabbler brushes off her concerns but as her hubby arrives to collect her, a lonely Scrabbler retreats to his home.

Zack is surprised when mona thanks him for letting him know. Zack is concerned by scrapes on her neck but she’s puts it down to the anxiety. Zack asks where she’s staying, when she says “a rundown youth hostel” he offers a room to stay for the night, holding out his hand the former friends reconcile agreeing to put past grievances behind them. Mona jokes that he can exclude Shirl from the cast lists from now on if he wants tweeting “Can’t believe my idol lied to me #WhocanItrust”.

Mr. Ender is surprised by his client’s forcefulness and he’s uncomfortable with her kinky fetish. While she’s looking for her whip, Mr. Ender steals from her purse and heads to the bathroom. Locking the door, he opens the window and climbs onto the porch roof. Hopping down, he makes a run for it. The lady returns dressed in latex with her whip and waits for him assuming he’s in the bathroom.

Duff duff: Mr. Ender continues to run until he feels a safe distance away. Catching his breath, he smiles as looks at the money.

COMING UP:

Character teasers:

DULLAGJ2

We first met dullagj2 living rough on the streets and addicted to heroin. Since then, we’ve learned how he became addicted and the unstable family life he endured growing up. He has had a traumatic life with his father and child both dying in tragic circumstances unexpectedly. He used heroin as a coping mechanism pushing away everyone else in his life. The near death experience was a wake-up call for him and he’s now determined to get clean, rehab is helping him but how will he cope when he’s let out? And what will his reaction be to his brother, Gary, who he hasn’t seen in years? There will be a brotherly rivalry which will allow us to learn more about them but they’ll come together to find their sister and bring their family back together!

LOS.KAV

Los.kav also started off on the streets and we learned that his alcoholism stemmed from his gender issues and rejection from his own family. Since Lauren dropped the bombshell in the pub, he has been quiet and can’t bring himself to face people. He yearns to be accepted but he still hasn’t had the surgery to finish the process. Will he be able to stay off the alcohol?, will him and Lauren reconcile? And will people accept him for who he is? There’s a long way to go in his story, it’s definetly one to watch!

XTONIX

Poor Toni was sectioned as her self-harming got out of control. We first saw her trying to bed Lauren and when Lauren ended up in rehab, she blamed herself and began harming (again). She wanted to help Lauren like she couldn’t help her father who died of liver damage after years of alcohol abuse. We’ve seen flashbacks which have given us glimpses of her childhood. All she ever wanted was the love of her father but she never got it. To this day, she yearns to be loved and cared for. She had a good relationship with her mother but felt helpless that she couldn’t stop him hurting her. When her father died, it was just her and her mother and they were more like sisters but when Toni came out as a lesbian, she couldn’t accept it and they haven’t talked since. Toni kept falling for men like her father and just couldn’t bring herself to love a man after her previous experiences with the sex. Toni’s attempted suicide in the bath was harrowing to write but she’ll emerge a stronger person and I hope viewers enjoy the big story I’ve planned for her!

IANMANDY

I love that his story has been niggling away in the background since series 1. We know he has an obsession with Mandy but we’re going to delve much deeper into his psyche this series and see what makes him tick, why does he act like he does? There is actually an underlying issue that we will be exploring. He’s a character to watch.

MONA

Mona like IanM has an obsession with a character, Sharon…………I mean Shirley. The main difference being that she is living on the Square. Mona has been dealt the ultimate betrayal by her heroine and how they both react to this will determine whether mona can forgive her. There’s also the underlying Phil problem. I think we need a four-hander for this one. Also Shirley’s return is imminent, keep reading as it’s going to cause fireworks and new wars will be ignited! I also love that the betrayal has led her to reconcile with Zack, this whole series was born from their disagreement but we’ve never got to see them as friends in this series. Both are in need of friends after a recent events.

MAURICE/SORCHA

Sorcha is still grieving for TK while Maurice has stuck by her. His feelings aren’t reciprocated but we’ve seen how far he’ll go for her, jumping into the sea to save her. Sorcha’s quest for justice is just beginning which will reignite maurice’s guilt which he has been trying to suppress. He’ll confide his secret in someone which could prove costly in the long run as he’s unaware of their underlying issues, they’re a potential lose canon. How will they cope when the baby finally does arrive? Lots more to come…

DAN/BEVIS/GARY/SCRABBLER

Just when dan thought he’d got away with it, along comes with the reveal that Gary is the brother of the troll he killed. Gary will be sticking around but as he comes closer to the truth, someone might be forced to take action. Gary has made a lot of enemies on the Square in a short space of time, will that be his downfall? Can dan keep himself out of prison, what measures would he be willing to take? The police will come sniffing around again as they look for answers, will her body be uncovered? Unbeknownst to Bevis, Tam gave Dot the doorstop which could be the key to solving this case. Lots more twists and turns to come!

CHRISTMAS

DS Enders is celebrating it’s first Christmas and there will be a festive special. The community will gather to watch Scrabbler’s first Christmas in charge of EastEnders. The planned train crash will have viewers gripped, and readers will be treated to a synopsis of his five episodes from Christmas week. On the Square, everyone will be brought together by power outage which will lead everyone to come together to save Christmas but who’s lurking in the shadows? Some people should watch out because there’s a terrifying situation about to ensue. The power cut will be the least of their problems!

I'm still waiting for Scrabbler to be involved in a romantic love triangle with two gorgeous sailors. Come on, we all want it to happen!

EPISODE FIVE 29/38:

Zack wakens early needing a wee and sees an exhausted mona staring out the window waiting for Shirl to return. He tells her to get some rest and says the landlady can’t stay away for ever. Mona proclaims that she can’t sleep and lists all her ailments, “I’m physically sore from this deception!” she exclaims. Zack jokes if it’s her fingers it’ll be down to her constant typing. Mona turns around to roll her eyes at him unaware that he’s in his boxers. She squeals and covers her eyes, “ffs Zack put some clothes on!!!” Zack heads to the bathroom while she tweets about her latest ordeal keeping her eyes peeled for short haired people with boots at the same time.

Lotty is concerned when she sees dan has fallen back into his depression mode. She asks him what’s up, stating that she thought he had gotten over the troll incident. Dan remains quiet but asks her to prescribe him some sleeping pills. She says they’re only a short-term remedy and he should look at more natural remedies. Lotty then drops a clanger……..she’s going to see her husband today, he wants them to give their marriage another go. This lowers dan’s mood even further.

Los.kav goes to his counselling session hoping Lauren won’t be there this time but he’s thwarted when she arrives in late. His session goes well and on leaving the room, he asks Lauren if they can meet away from the Square. They need to talk!

Zack is pleased when vald calls round. She is shocked to see mona staying with him but he tells her that they have put their past differences behind them, mona’s face still pressed against the window pane. Talk soon turns to Toni’s predicament and Zack voices his concerns saying he can’t go to visit her and that he rang up this morning and was told that they found objects that she could use to harm herself while searching her room, “She won’t be home for Christmas. What about when she does get out? I worry that she’ll be left to fend for herself when she gets out.” Vald tries to give him hope telling him dullagj2 has come on leaps and bounds since entering rehab.

Also tonight, Vaslav’s morale is at an all-time low with re-introduction of the old smilies but can he afford to give up his job as a MOD? IanMandy thinks Jake is talking about him when he sees him whispering stuff in the other waiters’ ears. Mr. Ender laughs to himself about last night’s events but is also fearful that she’ll come back tonight. The market is astonished by Tracey’s chattiness, is there a new man in her life? Gluteus Maximus aka Max enters the Rear of the Year contest.

Dan sees Bevis on the stall but he’s unsure whether he should tell him who Gary is. Jealous of his flirting with Peter, who is working on the nearby fruit stall, dan says that Bevis should stick to men his own age. An embarrassed Bevis is secretly seething but he grits his teeth. Bevis later gets his revenge when Red asks if he’s seen dan. Bevis says he saw him enter the café.

Zack and vald reminisce about joyof_pat and her love of the Masoods, Zack says that he hopes she returns from Yorkshire one day. He asks if she’s seen catsmeow but vald tells him she’s returned to Pakistan with her quadruplets. Vald says she has to go now because her lodger, los.kav, is also causing her much distress, “I’m afraid he’s going to return to drinking. He won’t eat and barely leaves the house. He hasn’t been back here since the Vic commotion.” Zack says he heard about that and says she should support him, “It can’t be easy what he’s going through, let him know that you are there for him!”

Los.kav is upset when Lauren doesn’t turn up while passing the pub he’s tempted to enter but he resists and heads home. Back on the Square, Dan attempts to hide behind a newspaper when he sees Red but his attempt proves futile. Red pulls the paper from his hands and throws it on the floor. Red grabs him by the neck and warns him if he doesn’t receive by a payment by this evening, he’ll have to face the consequences. Dan proclaims that he’s unemployed and will pay him when he finds a job but Red gives him no heed. Marie threatens to show her birthing video if they don’t take it outside. Red sighs “I’m going, I’m going, keep your knickers on!”

Vald’s on her way out when mona bolts past her, “Shirl’s back, she’s back!” she proclaims running towards the pub. The camera pans to black boots getting out of a black cab, Phil and Sharon are outside the pub admiring it. Shirl hisses that they won’t be getting their hands on it. Sharon nods to Phil as if he should say something. Phil turns towards Shirl and tells her him and Sharon are an item again, “God you two are one and off more than a light switch, do I look like I give a fcuk!”, she stubs her fag as she enters the pub laughing at mo mouse who is in the gutter, “Ah the fag ash breath/voddy/woo-woo breath” he cries. Mona stands in awe tweeting, “OMG, the look he just gave Shirl! eek” Vald and Zack approach to make sure she doesn’t make a scene. Vald isn’t prepared for sorcha’s head to pop up from TK’s plaque, she’s been cleaning it but vald didn’t recognise her from behind. “How can you live with yourself, you old trout!” she hisses, “You know who killed my TK but you’re happy to let them get away with it!” she squeals. Everyone looks towards vald.

Duff duff: A teary eyed vald stands still wishing the ground would swallow her up.

EPISODE SIX 30/38: 5 Hander

Sharon and Phil wait at the bar to get served. Shirley’s in no mood for them having just returned from her sister’s and asks mona to serve them. Mona shutters at the thought and screams she’s busy, tweeting away with much excitement, “im not gonna b her skivvy ne more, she knows id never serve them ugh!” An impatient Phil makes his way behind the bar and serves himself.

Shirl is appalled by the state of upstairs and leaves an angry voicemail on Jay’s phone, regretting leaving the teens in charge. Mona creeps upstairs and isn’t sure whether it’s the best time to confront her but she needs to know the truth…

Phil and Sharon reminisce about the Vic, attention soon turns to the present and Sharon says that she doesn’t want to repeat her past mistakes. She wants to make the Square her home and give Denny the stable family life he deserves. She speaks of his need for a father figure in his life and Phil begins to wonder if she’s doing this for the right reasons…

Shirl is no mood for mona and asks her to cover at the bar, sorcha won’t return to work and it’s priscilla’s day off. Mona says that she should get more staff, Shirl proclaims that she’s trying to make a profit. Mona laughs that she thought she was leaving town anyway, “you got axed, didn’t you?” Shirley rubs her forehead, “alright who squealed?” Mona gasps…

Phil asks Sharon if she is only getting back with him so he’ll be a dad to Dennis. She laughs off his suggestion saying she always seems to end up back at him, isn’t that telling her something?, “Do you remember why I fell for you? You were the nice, sensitive brother, what happened Phil? Why can’t you take a risk in love? You keep settling for second best and when you do get happiness, you throw it away on a whim before you get hurt”, she takes his hand, “let’s see how it works out. I’m clean now and your actions after Denny’s accident reminded me why I fell for you! You’re always there for me when I need you most, like when Dennis died” she quivers. Phil gives her a peck hoping to move away from the conversation, his guilt hidden behind his eyes as he sips his orange juice. Sharon pops outside to see what all the commotion is.

Mona is outraged and starts hurling all the stuff she’s done for Shirl over the years, “Is this how you treat your fans? Do you know how much time I’ve wasted defending you on the net. I helped you get this pub, you didn’t have the confidence but I told you you could do it! How can you forget the look on Phil’s face? I thought he was going to explode lol.“ Shirley says that she can’t afford the repayments on the loan, she’s going to have to sell up anyway.

Mona’s mad at her for giving her no heed and continues to remind her off all the stuff she’s done for her, “I went to Pete Lawson’s house afraid you were going to get killed off, I scoured the net looking for spoilers, I nearly got arrested trespassing in Scrabbler’s office and then, Phil warned me to stay away from here! You also used the ‘leaving’ excuse as a reason not to give me a job. You just want me as your skivvy.” Shirley asks if she is listening to her, “I’ve explained why I didn’t tell you. I thought I was going to have to leave anyway. At this rate, I’m going to have to leave but you just keep rambling on incessantly. I can’t make head nor tail of it. Look mona, you know I’m not one for showing my emotions. I’m a hard faced cow but I want you to know that I appreciate everything you do for me. You remind me a bit of my sister, I just want to take care of you!” A tear trickles down mona’s face, she grips onto Shirley giving her a squeezy hug.

Sharon comes back in saying there’s war out there between vald and sorcha even Dot’s got embroiled she laughs. Phil is appalled at the service in the pub and comments to Sharon how the place has gone downhill since Shirley took over. Sharon inquires whether he thinks they should tell Denny about them yet. Phil says they should wait. Mona and Shirley enter the bar, mona begins to serve the customers. Phil slags Shirley that the pub isn’t as busy as it was when he was in charge. Shirl quips that he didn’t drink the profits like she does. Mona’s loving their banter but her death stares haven’t gone unnoticed by Sharon.

Phil says he better be heading off and mona can’t let this opportunity pass by, piping that he should get back with Shirl because they are made for each other, “Yous remind me of my mum and dad. Yous are made for each other!” Phil reminds her that she wasn’t meant to return here, mona says it’s a free country, everyone knows Sharon’s a bad mother. Sharon grabs her coat to leave, “really I thought Shirley was the one who walked out on her kids!” This makes mona’s blood boil and she’s fuming that her attempt to reignite Phirley went down like a lead balloon. Mona hops over the bar and confronts Sharon saying that it won’t last, “no man can put up with your domineering princess routine.” Sharon laughs that Shirley should get a lead for mona, mona’s face is a picture and she turns around and smacks Sharon in the face. Phil and Shirley look on in horror.

Duff duff: A gobsmacked Sharon holds her cheek.

COMING UP:

EPISODE SEVEN 31/38:

Zack asks vald if it is true as a crowd begins to gather around them. Sorcha starts pointing the finger at her Ronnie style berating her in front of everyone. Dan notices the commotion on leaving the café and heads over to see what’s going on, Sharon pops out of the pub on hearing the noise and a passing Dot doesn’t miss the opportunity to get all the goss.

A motionless vald just stands there, her eyes filled with tears trying not to cry. A frustrated sorcha demands answers, “Have you nothing to say for yourself? You can prepare yourself for a visit from the police!” Vald cries that if she knew something she would have come forward it, sorcha says she heard her in the Gutter’s kitchen telling her tranny friend to keep schtum. Vald is getting angry now and says she’s twisting the truth to suit herself, “I couldn’t see who they were. It all happened so fast, I was calling an ambulance for dullagj2 and next thing I heard a gunshot, I looked around and saw a car speeding off. They all had their hoods up and were wearing balaclavas, how exactly would I identify them?” Sorcha says she can save her lies for the police. Dot steps in to break the pair up saying that vald is a respected member of the community and she’s sure if she did know anything she’d be the first to go to the police station, quoting the bible " Do not make complaints against one another, brothers, so as not to be brought to judgement yourselves; the Judge is already to be seen waiting at the gates", that's James chapter 5, verse 7 to 10, ie you should look at herself before you start judging others. Sorcha takes offence and the crowd gasps as a grief-stricken sorcha squares up to Dot... who continues to blab on "thou shalt not commit adultery", sorcha fights back saying, "thou shalt not be a nosy, old bat, to think you were offering me tea and sympathy after his death, you're a hypocrite Dorothy Branning!" Sorcha craps her cloth and rushes home.

Sharon returns to the pub but she wishes she hadn’t. The crowd has now dispersed as she storms out of the pub. Phil tries to catch up with her calling her name. She doesn’t stop and heads to the nightclub. Back at the pub, mona is shaking and laughs at Shirl, “OMG I can’t believe I just did that!” Shirl looks at her. (deadpan)Sorcha breaks down as she closes shut the door.

Dan offers to walk Dot, who is shaken after her encounter with sorcha, home. He notices she’s carrying her Christmas collection tin, eyeing it up he receives a text from lotty who informs him that she has patched things up and won’t be home tonight. Will a downbeat dan take desperate measures to pay off RedHood?

Also tonight, vaslav keeps on the lookout for a job hoping to find one before he quits as MOD. Ian laughs off IanMandy’s suggestion that Jake is plotting against him. Mr. Ender’s back on the game, will he live dangerously and steal from his client or will he do the deed? Nicnacs asks Repaired Arrow to set her up on another date. Lola_skye is broken when she is thrown out of her house by her landlord for failing to pay her rent.

AngelicPrincess sees an upset Sharon entering the club and asks what’s wrong? Angie is fuming when she tells her and storms through the market intent on finding mona. Mona sits in the square gardens getting some fresh air, still shaking from earlier reliving the incident over and over in her head.

As Dot witters on to dan, he heads into the kitchen to make her a cuppa. His hand wavers over the money but he can’t bring himself to take it. Dot starts talking about Poppy, crediting herself for Poppy’s recovery unaware she’s now making herself sick to stop gaining weight. Over at the salon, a tired and weak Poppy maddens a client when she does a rubbish job on her nails. Sadie warns her to get herself together or she’ll sack her.

Dan tells Dot he has somewhere to be, unable to steal from his elderly neighbour. Dan notices the doorstep on leaving and asks her where she got it. Dan is shaken when she says she got it off the Masmood boy, Tamwar. The door shuts before he can prise it off her. A lonely Dot chats to herself as dan sneaks off down the alley hoping to avoid RedHood.

Los.kav is close to downing a whiskey when he hears vald coming in the door. He quickly pours it down the sink but vald isn’t fooled when she gets the whiff of it in the kitchen, she asks to smell his breath. He opens up to her about Lauren not showing up. Vald says that he’s going to have to show his face around the Square at some point, he can’t hide away forever. Los.kav weeps that he’s scared to, “I’ll get attacked or they’ll shout abuse at me. There’s still such a stigma surrounding tranvestites. Even my own family don’t want to know me!” Vald says they might attack him for another reason, “sorcha knows! She berated me in front of everyone outside the pub, everyone knows!” Los.kav puts his head in hands.

Zack approaches mona asking what she wants for dinner and is floored when she says that she slapped Sharon. Before she gets the chance to tell him the whole story, a raging Angie confronts her. [Shirley’s out for a fag and witnesses the altercation, Scrabbler is overseeing filming nearby] Angie asks who she thinks she is slapping Sharon and spits that she’ll make sure this is reported to the police, “they don’t take assault lightly.” Mona looks away telling her to bog off, it’s got nothing to do with her! Shirl and Scrabbler step in before it gets heated, Zack stands awkwardly as his stomach rumbles. Angie heads off ranting incoherently at Scrabbler that mona needs to learn her lesson, she gets away with everything and she’s sick of it. Mona thanks Shirley for stepping in but Shirl warns her to keep out of trouble. Zack again asks what she wants for dinner but she picks up where she left off on the Sharon slapping incident.

A lonely dan locks himself in his flat. As night falls he jumps at every little noise afraid it’s Red at the door. He texts Bevis saying he has something important to tell him. When he hears a knock on the door, he assumes its Bevis thinking Red is all talk. When he sees that it’s Red, he tries to stop him getting in the door. Red is too strong and pushes him into the living room and begins punching/kicking him. Bevis ignores the text and goes to Mc Klunkeys for dinner.

Duff duff: A bloodied dan stumbles out his doorway looking for help.

COMING UP:

EPISODE EIGHT 32/38:

A weak dan can’t stumble any further and is frustrated by passer-by’s giving him no heed, two women scadily clad rush towards the nightclub before they catch pneumonia and another man rushes past looking like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders……….it’s los.kav! What’s he doing back in Walford?

Dan is relieved to see a familiar face when he sees Bevis gleefully tucking into his chicken wings blissfully unaware his former friend has been injured. As Bevis walks on slowly, dan coughs gently and Bevis catches him from the corner of his eye. A shocked Bevis rushes over and helps him back inside. He covers a shivering dan, who is clutching his side, with a blanket to keep him warm. He stares at dan’s bloodied face, “what on earth have you gotten yourself into now?”

Vald regrets blurting out the fact sorcha knows they witnessed TK’s murder to los.kav, she doesn’t want to go to bed on bad feeling so she heads to his bedroom to apologise and give him a compassionate hug to let him know she’s there for him but he’s not there, she quickly searches all the rooms but still has no luck, dialling his number she receives a voicemail, “You have reached the voicemail of los.kav please leave a message after the beep……….beep” Vald pleads with him to come home when he gets this afraid he’ll do something stupid or maybe she’ll never see him again, maybe she’ll be left wondering if he’s alive or dead, back on the streets or drink. Vald cant’ sleep with the worry hoping every little noise is him returning home.

Mr. Ender lies awake beside the stranger he bedded tonight. He feels dirty but staring at the wad of cash he has received it softens the blow. He seems to prefer men but does that mean he’s gay? He’s not sure yet, he’s still young and experimenting but he sleeps with both sexes, his clients tend to be professional men, sleazy middle-aged men or married men who like to get the best of both worlds. His client wakes up to Mr. Ender’s dismay, it’s going to be a long night, time to coax him out of himself…….again!

IanMandy can’t sleep. As he closes his eyes we can hear Mandy talking to him, the camera pans over to reveal Mandy lying beside him in her nightie. She keeps talking and talking and talking and talking………..it’s getting harder and harder and harder not to hear her, he tries covering his ears but the voices gets louder and louder until he cries out. He wakes up panting, trying to catch his breath. Every time he closes his eyes, he sees her. She’s not real but when he’s asleep it feels so real. When he wakes up, he can still hear her but can’t see her. He doesn’t know which is worse, at least he can admire her beauty when he’s asleep but she never lets him sleep with her, not until he does all the things that she asks, that might mean never but there’s still a percentage chance it could happen. She’s his guardian angel, maybe everyone hears voices, he says to himself. Mandy says that they need to get rid of Jake, he’ll ruin their plan to reunite her with Ian.

Bevis gently wipes dan’s scratches as he screeches in pain. Dan tells him about Red and says he owes him money for the Denny case. He didn’t even do anything, “I should’ve represented himself. **pauses in pain** I didn’t think he’d actually hurt me. He’s crooked!” Bevis asks where lotty is, dan tells him that her and her husband are probably making up as they speak, “I knew she wouldn’t stay for ever but I hoped her stay would be longer. I’m broke with no job and with her moving back to her place, I won’t be able to pay the rent either. I’m screwed!” Bevis continues to wipe away the blood reaching for the paper stitches. Dan reiterates that he doesn’t need to go to the doctor, lotty can check him over tomorrow. Bevis laughs that he knew this first aid kit would come in handy, gulping that the last time he used it was the night of dan’s house warming party. Someone had cut their hand on broken glass. Dan says he’s fine now, “don’t let your chicken go to waste!” Bevis wants to do the job properly feeling guilty for telling Red his whereabouts. Dan says he can stay the night, “It’s not safe out there at this time of the morning, we don’t want you getting attacked as well!”

Zack has a bad dream about Toni and enters the living room to watch some television to take his mind off. It gets a fright when he turns on the lights to find mona sitting on the sofa staring into space. Zack sits down beside her joking that he’s not the only one who can’t sleep tonight. Mona says she’s worried the police are going to press charges, she doesn’t want a criminal record. Zack says she has to take responsibility for her actions, “You can’t turn back the clock, maybe apologising to Sharon would help!” Mona spits at the thought. Zack says he had a nightmare that he was going to the toilet and saw Toni sitting on the side of the bath, unconscious, in the state her found her in, blood everywhere, “I couldn’t stop weeing,” he laughs, “I kept telling myself that if I finished what I had to do, I could leave the bathroom but it didn’t, twas an endless stream.” Mona eeks ugh thanking him for putting that image in her head.

The next morning, AngelicPrincess calls for Scrabbler to make sure her friend is ok. She is surprised to see lola_skye sleeping in her clapped out old banger. She asks what she’s doing sleeping in her car? Lola S looks at her, “this is my home now!” Angie goes to the door planning to ask Scrabbler if he can let her friend stay with him until she gets back on her feet. She laughs when he answers the door in his kimono, a sleepy-eyed Scrabbler lets her in whilst rubbing his eyes. Angie takes a seat by the window hoping to witness the police calling to mona’s door.

IanMandy walks through the Square making his way to work. He feels like everyone is looking at him and talking about him. He sits at the war memorial waiting for Ian to open up. He sees the fella beside him who looks like he’s carrying a burden, “you’re los.kav aren’t you?” he enquiries. Los.kav replies, “Yeah, who’s asking?” They begin to chat and realise they have a lot in common. Los.kav relates to his paranoia saying everyone round here thinks he’s a freak or letting a murderer run loose, “I just came her to talk to Lauren” he states.

Lotty arrives early at dan’s house hoping to pick up some things before work. She is shocked at the state of him as he lies asleep on the sofa but she decides not to wake him. Mona gulps when she hears a knock on the door, Zack answers. She knows by the sound that it’s the police. AngelicPrincess pulls back the blind, smiling that she’s getting what’s coming to her. Zack lets them in and they make their way up the stairs.

IanMandy is jealous when Jake arrives with the keys to open up. Mandy whispers in his ear like the devil, “Time to show that f*cker who’s boss!”

Duff duff: IanMandy smirks as he makes his way into the restaurant.

COMING UP:


Episode Schedule:
Sunday: Ep. 9
Monday: Ep. 10 & 11
Xmas Eve: Ep. 12
Boxing Day: Ep. 13 – Xmas Special
NYD: Ep. 14 (Series Finale)

Also next week. Scrabbler’s EastEnders will be posted as a train crash wreaks havoc in the Square. The residents will be forced to pull together as a community, who’ll be grieving for their loved ones days before Christmas? DS Enders will also make reference to it with Scrabbler hosting a special screening in the Vic for everyone, but they’ll have their own trials and tribulations to contend with!

Here’s the writers for Scrabbler’s big xmas week:
Mon 23rd/Xmas Eve: Gillian Richmond.
Xmas Day: Sarah Phelps
Boxing Day/Fri 27th: Tony Jordan

Aha brilliant ep- poor Vald

Aha its funny because I cant stand Jake on the show

Lool at Mandy
Dan's sl is brilliant, loving IanMandy's one.
Can't wait for the next ep, great job DJ

Thanks Ian and priscilla. I really appreciate the feedback and it's nice to know people are still reading/enjoying it.

EPISODE NINE 33/38: (45 mins)

Bevis checks on dan when he gets up, a sleepy dan smiles as he remarks his concerned face. Dan tells him that he’s feeling better but still in pain, “I’ll need to be waited on hand and foot until further notice” he jokes. Bevis makes him some breakfast grabbing a slice of toast for himself while rushing off to work.

IanMandy is keeping a watchful eye on Jake convinced he’s out to get him. When he sees him adding special spices to the dish he assumes that he’s trying to poison everyone so he can take over the restaurant, Mandy whispers, “He’ll blame you, it’ll be you that gets the blame. Ian will never forgive you!” IanMandy prepares to take action…

AngelicPrincess gleefully tells Scrabbler that mona is being questioned for her assault on Sharon as they speak. Scrabbler nods as he looks for his misplaced notes, the EP work is clearly taking its toll on him. Angie says they should book a holiday for the festive period, they’ve earned the break after turning EE’s fortunes around, “We could go to Italy!” As they leave for work, Angie tells him about lola_skye who needs a place to crash for a while, Scrabbler says he’ll talk to her later.

Vald hasn’t slept all night worried that los.kav has done something stupid. She heads to the Square in search for him. Meanwhile, los.kav is sitting in the Square gardens waiting for Lauren to leave the house. We are taken aback by a gaunt, pale and tired Poppy who rushes past the camera lens. Elsewhere, Zack makes tea for the policemen as they prepare to question mona.

Also tonight, Vaslav embarrasses himself at the DS xmas party, unbeknownst to him Bomani has spiked his drink. Is working nights taking its toll on Mr. Ender or is there another underlying reason for his achy muscles and joints? Priscilla and Sez reminisce about Michael. Unhappy with the lack of developments in his sister’s disappearance case, Gary heads to the police station to find out the latest. Lola_skye is elated when Scrabbler offers her a room at his house.

Mona doesn’t tell the whole truth in her police interview but they smell a rat when it doesn’t match Sharon and Phil’s statements. Mona begins to weep as they take her down to the station cuffed. She’s thankful that only klendathu is there to witness it. Over at the salon, Poppy is upstairs sweeping up when she catches a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Dropping the brush, tears fill her eyes as she lifts up her purple work shirt. Holding in her stomach, her ribs are clearly visible as she turns to the side. Her attention soon turns to the little bits of fat still left on her body especially her thighs. Tugging at the fat, we see that she’s still not happy with her weight. The camera cleverly shows us the image she sees of herself in the mirror and her true appearance. As she makes her way downstairs, klendathu calls in to check on her joking that he’s come to get his toenails painted.

IanMandy frets as the diners start to tuck into their food. He tries to warn Ian telling him that Jake has poisoned the food. Ian thinks that he’s joking and is quite alarmed when he realises that he’s being serious. Ian takes him to one side and asks him if he’s ok remembering his own mental health problems. But IanMandy is unaware that anything is wrong with him. He continues to frantically bite his nails and sweat as the people tuck into their food. Feeling faint, Ian orders him to sit down shoving his head between his knees.

Los.kav gets frustrated when Lauren doesn’t leave the house. Calling to the door, he’s greeted by an irate Max who orders him to stay away from his daughter. Elsewhere, maurice is surprised when he sees sorcha dolling herself up in the bathroom. Sorcha informs him that she’s ready to face the world, “I’m not going to wallow in my own self-pity any longer. I’m going back to work!” she exclaims with intent.

When Bevis sees Red on the market, he confronts him. Red shows no remorse and laughs in his face. Tamwar approaches Bevis who is thinking of ways he can help dan. Tam asks where he stayed last night. {tries to be funny in a dry-witted sense of humour kind of way but comes across as a monotonous, constipated bore} Bevis says he stayed with a friend who needed his help, adding that he’ll be round later to pick up some things and probably won’t be sleeping at the Masood’s residence for the next few nights.

Vald arrives on the Square looking for los.kav, she asks Bevis on the stall but he says he doesn’t recall seeing him. Over at the restaurant, IanMandy becomes disoriented when no customers make complaints about the food, quite the opposite in fact. IanMandy goes through to the kitchen and confronts Jake saying that he saw him adding something to the food, Jake laughs that it’s his special ingredient. IanMandy coughs **Mandy’s voice echoing in his head**, “I know your game, you don’t fool me!” and rushes out, walking in a daze through the market he bumps into vald who asks him if he’s ok. She takes him over to the chairs outside the café and fetches him a glass of water. He’s confused to find her on the Square, but when she explains why, he tells her that he was talking to los.kav this morning at the war memorial, he said he was here to see Lauren. Vald makes her way to the Brannings but there’s no answer, will she find him? She continues to look around the Square, bumping into maurice she asks if he’s seen him. Vald can’t resist making a dig about sorcha, still furious about yesterday’s public humiliation. She fills maurice in when she realises he hasn't heard about her public outburst. Maurice denies she’s mentally unstable stating she has just returned to work today, the cog turns in vald’s brain. **she makes her way to the Shirley Gutter**

Mona is shown the CCTV footage from the altercation and is told that one of the witnesses has corroborated with the victim’s story. She is given a warning and told that if this action is repeated she’ll be charged whilst recommending her some anger management classes. Zack takes her home, mona remains mute for the duration of the journey. She goes straight to bed. Zack’s worries that she hasn’t eaten. Mona cries looking at Shirley’s picture, it’s evident that she’s more upset at her not being there for her today than the actual warning.

Bevis buys some fish and chips from Ian’s Plaice for him and dan. He’s startled when he sees an empty sofa and calls out his name. He feels stupid when he hears the toilet flushing, dan slowly emerges hobbling along. Getting the whiff of food, he smiles as their eyes lock, both taken over by the happiness that the simple things in life bring. Bevis gets lost in his eyes, has he fallen for dan all over again? Lotty is surprised to find the two snuggled up on the sofa when she comes to pick up her stuff after work. Dan fills her in on goings-on and she checks him over before leaving. She says that she’s glad they’ve both made up.

Vald and maurice make their way to the pub. Vald is stopped in her tracks when she opens the pub door. Sorcha hands los.kav a pint full to the brim, two empty pint glasses stand beside him. Noticing vald walk in, sorcha smiles at her.

Duff duff: A tipsy los.kav sips his pint…….

COMING UP:

Poor IanMandy, this sl really interesting, the voices in his head a great issue to tackle.
Also Poppy's sl, (like the way we see what she thinks and reality)
Los Kav needs to get out of the gutter and Maurice/Sorcha need to become a couple
Oh god Mona, she hasn't had it easy.

Thanks DJ for DS enders, really enjoy reading your sls