2688: Anita's lies are exposed

Suzanne's concerned about Hannah when she shows signs of tiredness. Hannah's grateful for her support but insists that she's fine and heads out to meet Leila at Relish. Helping the Roys to prepare for the 'Burger Buffet', Hannah sets to work but still finds time to speak to Anita about her eating behaviour and tells her to be watchful of Leila. Leila later confesses to Hannah that she's concerned about Anita while unbeknown to them, Anita's stuffing her face with chips in secret.

A passing Theresa nearly catches her but she manages to bin the wrapper just in time. Theresa's unable to hide her worry about Anita and questions if she's been eating. As Anita maintains that she's receiving help and support from Hannah, Theresa beseeches her to stay strong.

At the Relish buffet, Hannah begins drinking, while Anita plays a blinder and tells her how all the food is making her feel ill. Ravi's thrilled that Nancy and Kris have made it but Nancy's less than pleased when she clocks Hannah. As her suspicions grow about Hannah and Anita's friendship, Nancy keeps a wary eye on the pair.

Feeling jealous of Kris and Ravi's banter, Nancy's attitude infuriates Kris and the couple acknowledge that they've reached an impasse in their relationship. Meanwhile, it all becomes too much for a guilty Anita and after discovering that Hannah's been sick, she confesses that she's been lying all along about her eating disorder. Hannah's devastated and announces to everyone what Anita's been up to. Anita's deceit finally catches up with her…

Meanwhile, Michaela's still convinced that Zak is a gigolo after seeing him take money from Frankie. Michaela tries to avoid him but after confiding in a bemused Jacqui and Mercedes, the young McQueen decides to confront him. Zak's oblivious to Michaela's insinuations as she asks him to meet her later in the day. Michaela's later annoyed when Zak cancels on her, blaming uni work for his lack of time. However, a furious Michaela sees him head into The Dog with Suzanne.

Michaela confides her sisters what she witnessed and although initially doubtful over Michaela's claims, Mercedes drags her to The Dog in the hope of catch Zak in the act. As Michaela's fears grow, Mercedes vows to get to the bottom of Zak's disappearance.

All becomes clear, though, when the sisters realise that Zak's cleaning for Suzanne so he can save up to buy Michaela a new laptop. However, his hard-earned cash disappears after Michaela knocks bleach all over Suzanne's rug and she demands compensation. Michaela's gutted as her dreams of a new laptop disintegrate.

Elsewhere, Jacqui's on the lookout for another job and scours the papers for ideas. Mercedes hands her a letter from HCC and her fears grow that she's a failure. Des's arrival with flowers and a job application for the position of school dinner lady does nothing to quell her anxiety and she lashes out at him. Not hanging round to be her whipping boy, Des scarpers just before Jacqui discovers that she's failed her business course.

Mercedes' words fall on deaf ears as a despondent Jacqui feels that the world's against her. Apologising for her outburst, Jacqui finally confesses to Des that she's failed her course and that she reluctantly applied for the dinner lady position. Happy to be reconciled in his arms, it looks like Jacqui and Des are back on track…