2694: Mike and Lydia sort though Sarah's belongings

Neville sacks Darren from The Dog following the incident with Tom the previous day and on hearing about him losing his job, Hannah apologises. She also expresses her gratitude to Darren that he didn't say anything about her drinking. A helpless Darren comes under fire from Cindy, Tony and Steph and scrabbling for an excuse, he explains why he wasn't watching Tom - he was worried about Hannah's drinking. Cindy is impressed by Darren's selflessness and she soon begins to question her own relationship with Tony.

Hannah's attempts to get Darren's job back fail as Neville flatly refuses. Darren tries to persuade him otherwise and Hannah soon steps in and takes some of the blame, lying that Darren was distracted because she was ill. Neville softens slightly and asks Darren to confirm Hannah's story. Darren then tells Neville that he promised Hannah that he wouldn't tell anyone. Neville thinks for a while, before relenting and offering Darren a job as a glass collector.

Returning to the flat, Hannah notices that Darren's reading the racing pages in the newspaper. Cautiously, she approaches and asks if he's fallen back into old habits but Darren denies it. Hannah grabs them both a drink and asks Darren to explain why gambling is so appealing. He explains that it's the thrill of not knowing and the buzz he gets when - and if - he wins.

As Darren reminisces about his betting days, a tipsy Hannah falls asleep. With that, Darren left tempted by online gambling.

Meanwhile, Amy continues to feel threatened by Mike and Lydia's close relationship. While Mike and Lydia sort through Sarah's old clothes, Amy feels that she can't get involved. Mike tries to engage her in conversation and the pair reminisce about their childhood. Lydia draws their attention to another top of Sarah's and Mike tells her that she can keep it. Lydia thanks Mike with a hug, much to Amy's distress - Amy feels that it should be her helping Mike and not Lydia.

Amy's frustrated as Lydia claims Sarah's old clothes. She makes no bones about her mood when she accuses Mike of trying to replace Sarah with Lydia. Amy then issues Mike with an ultimatum - if Lydia stays, then she will leave. An angry Mike dishes out some home truths to Amy when he reminds her that he's bringing up her children. Upset, Amy tells Mike that she misses Sarah.

Later, Amy and Lydia sift through Sarah's belongings together. Mike watches on and hopes that their situation has turned a corner.

Elsewhere, Elliot's struggling to revise with thoughts of Sheila running around his head. Concerned about her, he persuades Zak to go with him to visit her. As the pair approach the office, they notice that she's the only one there. She reveals that she's manned the phones all night in a bid to reach her target. Trying to take Elliot's mind off Sheila, Zak offers to become his personal trainer, claiming that a fit body means a fit mind.

Before they get started, Elliot receives a text from Sheila asking him to meet her. He goes to see her and they chat, before agreeing to one last night of passion.