2570: The Loft is set ablaze

Calvin runs into Justin on his way out of The Loft. Justin's looking for Warren to go through with the fire but Calvin, fully aware of what Clare's about to do, convinces Justin to look elsewhere. Clare's starting to become anxious as to Justin's whereabouts.

Warren tries his best to wind Clare up and convince her to get out while she can. However, she's determined to exact her revenge on them. Having supposedly missed Warren at The Loft, Justin goes to see Charlie to say his final goodbye, knowing that when he and Hannah run away together, he'll never see his son again.

Realising that Hannah's gone to The Loft to find Justin, Ste frantically begins searching for Justin but can't find him anywhere. When he finally tracks him down, Ste tells him about Hannah's whereabouts and Justin takes off for the Loft as fast as he can go.

Just as it seems that Justin won't show, someone's heard at the door. As the intruder walks through the door, Clare pounces and knocks them out. As Clare regains her footing, she quickly realises that it's Hannah who's been knocked unconscious.

Seeing that her plan is falling to pieces, Clare decides to hedge her bets and start the fire anyway. She strikes a solitary match amidst the petrol-soaked furnishings.

Just as she is about to drop it, she's knocked clean from her feet by a Hannah. However, in doing so, the match falls anyway and the fire quickly takes hold. Amidst the flames, Warren's still tied up when Justin bursts in. Through the flames and the smoke, Justin spots Hannah's body. He ignores Warren's plea to save him and when the floor falls through, all seems lost…

Calvin returns home and tells Spencer that he couldn't find Warren, but asks to hear the message Warren left on Spencer's phone. It's Clare and Calvin begins to wonder if he can really leave Warren to die. Calvin goes back out into the village to see The Loft on fire and Ste tells him that Hannah and Justin are inside. Calvin can't believe what he's let happen. When Sasha realises that Warren may be inside, she's inconsolable and only Calvin can hold his sister back from certain death.

Steph goes to see Darren to confront him about his confession regarding Jake. She can't believe what he's done and demands he set things straight. Darren struggles to deal with the shame and drinks away his guilt in The Dog. Rather than blaming himself, he sees Warren as the cause of his poor fortune and very vocally vows to exact his revenge.

Nancy complains to Kris about the deteriorating state of her relationship with Russ and his almost-maddening obsession with rescuing Max from the McQueens. Kris suggests they head back to his and pick up where they left off when they broke up. Nancy's disgusted by the offer and storms off into the village.

When Russ realises that the fire may spread to Nancy's flat, he rushes up to warn her, only to find her in bed with Kris. Despite being taken aback by what he sees, he manages to tell them to get out because of the fire, before leaving. Russ's mind is not made up - Max is now his only priority…