2510: Tom and Holly blackmail Mercedes

Despite being blackmailed by Tom and Holly, Mercedes continues with the scam and business is booming. While Mercedes and Malachy quiz Cindy over Holly bribing them, Jacqui enters and overhears their conversation. She immediately wants in on the scam and starts planning. Myra is soon involved and the gang begin to shift more stock than ever before.

Dominic arrives unexpectedly and announces he's doing a stock take, which causes everyone to panic. Cindy, impressing Mercedes and Malachy with her quick thinking, manages to drop Dominic's ledger into the sink, ruining it and saving them all. Myra escapes via the back door with meat taped under her dress but later returns after being attacked by a dog. Loretta arrives to see Dom but Mercedes is quick to have a go about her job. Il Gnosh quickly erupts and as multiple fights break out. Only the shock return of Tony silences them all. Tony's horrified at the bedlam Il Gnosh has become.

Ste is pleased at his breakthrough with Amy and Leah yesterday but feels guilty for shopping Theresa. Ste and Justin head out for a pint and bump into Natty with his mates. They're on their way to the football and persuade Ste and Justin to join them. Ste fits right in but Justin quickly becomes wary of the gang and soon leaves after Natty quizzes him over Charlie.

Natty and his mates tell Ste they know how he feels about Amy and the baby and reassure him that they'll help him. Ste returns after having a good day and is quick to dismiss Justin's claims that Natty and his mates are football hooligans. Still on a high from the football, Ste calls Theresa and asks her to go round his, determined that his day can only get better.

Theresa is at home after being suspended from school and is still completely unaware that it was Ste who shopped her to Gov. She envisions some relaxing time off but Myra soon ruins this fantasy by loading her with textbooks. Myra tells Theresa that Gov has set her coursework to complete and orders her to stay in until she's finished it.

Unable to concentrate, Theresa soon cracks and phones Ste, leaving a voicemail. Bored with coursework, she heads to MOBS for a smoothie but is caught by Myra and Jacqui. Myra gives Theresa an ultimatum - stay at home or return to Nana's. Theresa reluctantly heads home. Fed up and bored, Theresa is pleased when Ste calls and asks her to go round. Ignoring Myra's orders, she agrees to go.

Michaela can't stop talking about Zak's heroism with Spencer the day before. The pair head off to the careers fair and Michaela is adamant that Zak must find a suitably manly vocation. Zak tries to explain that he didn't do anything to help Spencer, claiming that she's making a big deal out of a very non-heroic act. Unstoppable, Michaela sneakily signs Zak up to the Territorial Army, even though he's resigned himself to a career in teaching.