Syed proposes to Amira in The Vic

Following Phil's death threat the previous day, Archie's rattled. He looks out of the window and spies a drunken Phil waiting in his car for him to emerge from the house. Roxy asks Archie to pop out and get Amy some nappies. As Archie emerges from his front door, Ben jumps into the back of Phil's car wanting a lift to school. Immediately, he sees the gun and watches as Phil stares at Archie walking across the Square. Archie later drops by The Vic where Peggy tells him to leave before Phil finds him. Archie, however, is persistent - he can't live without her and if they can't be together, Phil may as well put a bullet in him. Later, Phil's unimpressed when Peggy asks him to attend dinner that evening with her and Archie in a bid to clear the air.

Ben reluctantly helps his gran prepare for the meal but he spots that Phil's gun package under the sink is empty. Panicking, Ben bolts across the Square as Phil informs Archie that he's taking him to Epping Forest to kill him. At that moment, Ben frantically knocks on Archie's front door and interrupts Phil's plans. Returning to The Vic, Ben takes the gun from Phil, before Peggy turns up to find Phil in an inebriated state and Ben crying. Realising the impact of Archie's return, Peggy announces that they're all heading to Spain to see Grant.

Meanwhile, Christian's in the café, brimming with happiness until Syed walks in and insists that the previous night was a mistake. Christian's further frustrated when Amira questions him as to his lovelorn mood. Out on the Square, Stacey attempts to talk to Syed who's rejecting Amira's calls. Syed refuses to talk to Stacey and when Amira arrives, she's put out to hear from Stacey that he was rejecting her calls because he was talking to her. Amira storms off. Later, Syed talks to his mother in the café and she tells him to be true to himself. Syed arranges for Zainab and Christian to be in The Vic at 6.30pm. They eagerly await Syed and Amira's arrival and when they turn up, Christian tells Syed to be himself, convinced he's about to admit that he's gay. He's devastated, though, when Syed proposes to Amira…

Elsewhere, Roxy meets up with Ronnie out of Walford; Ian piles the pressure on Bobby to win the talent contest; Stacey flirts with Max as he washes his car; Bianca's furious after she finds a home-made 40th birthday card when she's only going to be 32; Stacey attempts to reignite her romance with Max; Ian's delighted when he learns that Jane's judging the talent show; Roxy attempts to stop Ronnie from returning to Walford, for fear that she finds Archie has come back; Janine keeps Tiffany off school to rehearse her rendition of Annie; and Stacey becomes fixated by her belief that Max has a new woman.