Cain begins to blackmail Mark

Jimmy is in a constant state of stress with no new ideas about how to approach his faltering relationship with Nicola. Lexi discovers that Nicola has no intention of building bridges with him and teams up with Laurel to think of a solution.

When a plan to engineer a chance meeting in the pub fails, Lexi and Laurel tell the warring pair to sort their problems out at Mill Cottage. Jimmy demands to be part of the baby's upbringing so Nicola hands him some receipts so he can reimburse her for baby clothes. Jimmy warns Nicola that he won't be used as a cash machine but she stands her ground.

Believing that she's come to an agreement with Jimmy, Nicola is infuriated when he turns up with a legal document and asks her to sign in order to confirm his rights as a prospective father. After throwing him out, Nicola resolves that she’s done with Jimmy for good.

Meanwhile, Mark and Natasha are disturbed to witness Maisie kiss Cain in the Woolpack. Mark simmers, completely aware that it's out of his hands and excuses himself. He meets Cain in the toilets and agrees to give him a one-off payment to keep quiet about Faye. Cain refuses the cash and states that he wants much more.

Mark doubles his offer and Cain accepts, though Mark warns him that it's the only time he'll be bribed. Natasha interrupts their conversation and Mark lies that it's compensation over the assault to stop him going to the police. Natasha's furious as it looks like they're paying him to see Maisie. Will Mark's pay-off be enough to stop Cain?

Elsewhere, Nathan revels in making Lee feel uncomfortable after spending the night at Katie's. When Katie apologises to Lee, he's surprised to realise that she's still unsure whether to trust Nathan.

After Nathan tries to interfere with his work, Lee decides to let on that Katie is suspicious of him. Nathan sacks Lee for winding him up, but instead of capitulating, Lee is defiant and tells Nathan that this time he won't be crawling for his job back.

Katie's shocked to find out what Nathan has done but when she tries to call him for an explanation, he cuts her off. Will Nathan be able to convince Katie that he's a good guy?