Ronnie gets a shock at The Vic

Peggy's fuming by Archie's decision to buy the Car Lot, while Janine looks at the new 'Mitchell's Cars' sign. Archie suggests that he may have a job for her, but she expresses her disinterest. Meanwhile, Ronnie goes to see Joel at his office and learns that Archie gave him a wad of cash to stay away. As they discuss the past, Ronnie's surprised to learn that Joel did try to make contact with her after Archie forced him out of her life when they were teenagers. Joel admits that he's married, but is surprised that she already knows. She goes on to say that she paid him a visit the previous October and saw his daughter at the door.

Joel admits that he wants to be with her but feels guilty because he has a family. Ronnie leaves to give him some time to think and says that she'll wait for him at the pub - if he doesn't turn up, she'll move on. At that moment, Joel's wife Stephanie walks into the office. Back on the Square, Ronnie goes to see Archie and lambastes him for trying to pay off Joel, but he assures her that what he does is for her own good. As Ronnie waits for Joel at The Vic, she excitedly bounds downstairs when Roxy shouts that she has a visitor. She's shocked, though, to see Stephanie stood at the bar with her three children. She pleads: "Stay away from him please."

Meanwhile, Bianca's still annoyed that Ricky 'ruined her date' with Al and asks him to see if Al will agree to another. Bianca heads to the launderette and talks to Heather about pregnancy, before spotting a 'Two for One' poster for the Argee Bargee. In The Vic, Ricky awkwardly broaches the subject of Al going on another date with Bianca, but Al thinks that Ricky's asking him on date instead! Ricky, however, quickly puts him straight. Al declines another date with Bianca because she's 'gobby' but Ricky sticks up for her. Later at the Argee Bargee, Bianca's waiting for Al but isn't happy when Ricky turns up with the news that the doctor won't be attending. An argument between the pair ensues and when Ricky suggests that they have a quiet meal together, Bianca storms out.

Elsewhere, Denise and Zainab compete in the celebration stakes; Dawn's obsessed with cost-cutting for the wedding, but is impressed by Garry's dress suggestion; Liz finds Dot's mystery box in the bin and returns it to her; Roxy and Christian have cross words when Christian tells her that she's the most self-obsessed person he's ever met; a nurse from Jim's care home called Leonie turns up at the launderette and tells Dot that Jim's ready to return home; Christian invites Syed over to the flat; and Dot handcuffs herself to a shelf in the launderette.