Max returns to the Square

Max is awake at the hospital and tries to find out what happened to him. He's becoming more and more frustrated with the doctor's advice and is determined to get better as quickly as possible. Later, Jack visits Max and the conversation soon turns when Max directly asks his brother if it was he who tried to kill him. Aggravated by his response, Max demands that Jack bring the kids to see him. After Jack leaves, refusing to let the kids visit, D.I. Keeble drops in on Max at the hospital and asks him if he ever felt he was in any physical danger from Tanya. With the memories of the coffin flooding back, Max reluctantly replies 'no'.

Later, Max discharges himself from the hospital and returns to the Square, much to Abi's delight. Jack and Lauren, however, aren't too pleased to see him. As Max uses Abi to secure his place in the house, Jack tries to use Lauren against him. As an argument ensues, Lauren looks on from the top of the stairs. Jack is forced to hand his brother the keys to the house and reluctantly leaves Lauren, Abi and Oscar in Max's care.

With Jack out of the house, Max asks Lauren why she's avoiding him and she eventually tells him that it's because he made Peter break up with her. Max apologises and Lauren softens slightly towards her father. However, when asked by Max if he deserves what happened, she replies 'yes' and runs upstairs.

Elsewhere, Suzy hints to Phil about her birthday; Whitney's getting to the end of her tether at having to look after the kids again; Lucas and Denise have an awkward conversation on the Square; Ian sets Lucy a challenge of getting £1,000 together by the end of the week and he'll double it; Phil turns to Shirley for advice on Suzy's birthday present; Chelsea and Lucas go for a meal, resulting in Chelsea running off; Vinnie takes delivery of a Ford Mustang; Tiffany's scouring for sponsorship for her sponsored silence; Lucy counts up £220; and Vinnie asks Callum to leave Walford with him, which Shirley overhears.