Whitney quizzes a flustered Debra

Whitney stands agog as a fearful Debra barges past her into Pat's house - she's being chased by a man. Debra rushes around bolting all the doors and barricades herself inside. The hooded figure persists, though, and begins hammering the door down, prompting Whitney and Debra to hide away under the stairs. With no-one to be found inside, the mystery man tidies the house, replaces all the furniture which Debra moved and leaves. Concerned for her mum, Whitney demands to know who she's running away from, but she's reluctant to say anything. Whitney goes on to ask what the key that she left in the envelope is for. Debra, however, is furious that she opened the package when she specifically asked her not to.

Debra reveals that she met a guy and caught him stealing her money. When confronted, Debra claims that he hit her in the face, before he ran off. She goes on to reveal that as he left, she stole the key from him. Whitney's sympathetic to her mother's cause and agrees to help her return the man's property. Later, they turn up at a derelict school. Debra grabs the key off Whitney, opens a locker and takes out a bag which she claims contains the man's mother's jewellery. Back on the Square, Bianca's unhappy to discover that Debra's back again, while Whitney comes face to face with the man who's been following her for the past few months…

Meanwhile, Stacey's obsessed with the task of identifying Max's new woman. Max receives a call from Stacey and tells Tanya the truth about who the caller was - she's secretly pleased. As Jean wanders into the Slaters' kitchen, Stacey asks her mum outright about who she thinks Max is sleeping with, before bolting out. On her return, she excitedly unpacks a hoard of merchandise for her stall - she's reinvested all of her takings. Stacey begins to lose her calm when Jean won't accept a necklace from her. Jean soon relents, while Stacey's mind is again consumed with thoughts of Max. Concerned for her daughter, Jean calls Dr Al.

At the Brannings', Max and Tanya's attempt at building a DIY dressing table is put to the back burner when things heat up between them. Across the Square, however, Stacey tells Jean that she's going to see Tanya to let her know that she's getting back with Max. When Tanya opens the front door, Stacey thrusts a CD at her for baby Oscar but Tanya can see how much of a fragile state she's in and tries to dissuade her from walking into the house. Stacey, however, barges through to the lounge.

Stacey's mood swings when she finds Max in the living room and proceeds to tell him exactly what she thinks. Tanya demands that Stacey leave, but Stacey continues venting. On hearing Lauren and Abi return home, Tanya tries to drag Stacey out of the back door. However, as Stacey tries to free herself, Tanya loses her grip and Stacey falls and cracks her head on the floor…