2658: Merecedes, Malachy reveal their plans to sue

Malachy and Mercedes are despondent about their lack of job prospects. When they notice that Spencer's re-opening The Loft, Mercedes's interest is piqued. Meanwhile, a naïve Spencer realises that running The Loft is going to be harder than he thought. Even though Sasha offers to help, Spencer's adamant that he can go it alone.

With the building work nearly complete, Malachy asks Calvin for the wages he's owed. Explaining that there's a cash flow problem as Spencer's not selling, Malachy fails to see what the hold up is and seethes as Calvin rushes off without coughing up.

Back home, Mercedes is alarmed to discover the postcard from Canada in Malachy's pocket and begins to wonder if he's having second thoughts about heading to Canada in his hunt for work.
Finding Spencer, Mercedes offers her services as a barmaid but she only succeeds in upsetting him and backs off, surprised at his vehemence. Shaken from his run-in with Mercedes, Spencer injures himself with a screwdriver.

Turning to Calvin and Sasha, he soon asks them for help in running the club. However, seeking revenge on Spencer, Mercedes announces her plans to sue him for Malachy's not-so-recent accident at The Loft. Spencer, Sasha and Calvin are left reeling when they realise that Mercedes and Malachy's threat is serious…

Meanwhile, Bel's upset when Ravi manages to smash her favourite piece of china while helping them pack. Leila's thrilled to have found a perfect room to rent and despite Bel's attempts to convince her otherwise, Leila insists that she's staying in Hollyoaks. Ravi's embarrassed when he overhears a conversation between his parents. He listens with mounting shame when Bel suggests that she should apply for a carer's allowance to look after him.

Anita bemoans the injustice of having to move with her parents and beseeches Leila to let her stay, too. Trying to make light of the move, Anita refuses to listen and is disappointed when Leila dashes her hopes.

Downstairs, Ravi struggles to make himself heard over the usual family rowdiness but they're soon stunned into silence when he announces that he's staying put, too! With her dreams of independence disappearing fast, Leila offers to share with Ravi and before they realise what's happening, Anita's decides to stay, too.

Elsewhere, Jack and Frankie's search for Newt continues as they call the local hospitals and hostels in attempt to locate him. Tempers are soon tested, though, when Tom starts to feel neglected and demands to practice for his upcoming football match. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Jack finally relents and a thrilled Tom skips off to the park for some much-needed practice.

At the park, Jack imparts his footballing wisdom and Tom hungrily listens to his advice. With talk of George Best and the promise of following in his training footsteps, Tom's in his element.