2576: Zak's lie is exposed

Sasha's mourning for Warren and in her grief, she seems hell-bent on alienating everyone around her. Michaela attempts to cheer her up and offers to take her out. After some persuasion, a reluctant Sasha agrees. However, seeing the burnt-out carcass of The Loft only serves to bring back painful memories. Even worse, when the girls bump into Caleb, a tactless remark from him bristles her even more. He offers to buy her a drink to make up for his faux-pas.

In The Dog, the sour mood continues. While Michaela's preoccupied by Zak's homecoming, Sasha deflects any offers of sympathy. As Zak returns, an over-excited Michaela probes him about the TA training camp. For a while, Zak keeps up the pretence, but under Caleb's interrogation, Zak's eventually forced to admit that he's actually been staying with a mate all weekend. This leaves Caleb disappointed and Michaela hurt. Nevertheless, Zak manages to reconcile with his girlfriend.

Meanwhile, Sasha has been slowly becoming increasingly drunk and more obnoxious. Things come to a head when Zak and Michaela confront her, but she storms out. Sasha seems determined to keep Warren's memory alive, but she may end up pushing all her friends away in the process.

Sarah's finding it difficult to adjust to having her new girlfriend Lydia around her dad Mike, but Lydia forms a plan for a bonding session. Mike walks in on Sarah and Lydia kissing and all partied feel awkward about the situation. The awkwardness, however, increases as Lydia teases Sarah playfully over her music collection and Mike doesn't know where to look. Lydia seems oblivious, but Sarah, sensing the atmosphere, makes her excuses and leaves, hiding away in her bedroom with her new girlfriend.

Taking the initiative, Lydia later invites Mike to the SU for some bonding with her and Sarah, which puts father and daughter on the spot. In the end, Lydia's plan comes off a success as she and Mike discover a mutual taste in music. The fact that Mike's taking an interest in her girlfriend also brings Sarah closer to her dad. Lydia's thrilled with her work…

Elsewhere, Cindy's worried about a missing Darren, while she finds herself in trouble with Tony for trying to contact him in work. However, she makes up an excuse about Holly but goes to find Darren instead. Meanwhile, Michaela accuses Tony for being the catalyst in Jacqui's recent runaway.

When Cindy turns up at Darren's flat, he's in a mess, his guilt eating away at him for coming clean to the police. Convinced that everyone hates him, Cindy tries to pull him together, but worried by his behaviour, she disappears. Returning to Il Gnosh, she expresses her fears to a sympathetic Tony. She's concerned that she won't be able to look after her lover and when Darren turns up at Il Gnosh, she hides. Still stung by Michaela's accusations, Tony decides to make some amends by doing Darren a good turn. When he turns up at Darren's flat and offers him some work on a charity event, Darren's spirits are lifted again…