Soaps

Billie holds Phil 'at gunpoint' for cash

Aired Monday, Mar 29 2010 at 20:00 BST on BBC One
Published Tuesday, Mar 23 2010, 00:02 GMT | By Kris Green
The crew find out that Billie has lied to them about getting rid of the gun.

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Billie's sat swigging a beer can when his mate Mitch jokingly pretends to mug him. Billie's startled but their innocent banter soon turns dark, though, when Mitch explains that their crew are all ready for the robbery later that evening at The Vic. Billie's startled by the revelation as he was sure that the burglary plan was just a plan - he wasn't expecting them to go through with it. Not wanting to be involved in the incident, Billie decides to go for dinner at the Argee Bargee with Bianca and Whitney. The pressure ramps on Billie, though, as the gang discover that Billie lied to them about disposing of the gun. Despite his best intentions, Billie realises that he has no choice but to be part of their dastardly plot.

Believing that Billie's searching for jobs, Carol agrees to go for a drink with Billy but when she emerges from the loo, she's taken aback to see her son holding a gun at Phil wanting money. Billy rushes in to tackle Billie and the gun is revealed to be a plastic water pistol. Meanwhile, when Billie doesn't show for the meal with Whitney and Bianca, the pair ask Jack for his help in searching for him. Carol, Max and Jack march Billie home and reprimand him for his actions - and Billie realises that he's made a serious mistake. Jack resolves to protect Billie from the fallout of the incident, on the condition that he forgets about his friends from Balham.

Billie's mind, however, is filled with dread when he discovers that the back door is open - and the real gun has disappeared…

Meanwhile, the Slaters are thrilled that Stacey's back in the house but Stacey herself isn't overly pleased to be back. While Mo pushes Stacey for answers, Jean demands that they leave her alone and allow her to talk when she's ready. Later, the welcome home dinner that Jean's preparing goes awry, causing Jean to launch into a tantrum and throw food off the table. After a chat with Mo, Stacey reluctantly heads into the kitchen to help her mother with the cooking. Is Stacey back on the straight and narrow? Or does she have a long way to go on her road to recovery?

Elsewhere, Lucy comes close to telling Jane the truth about her abortion; Terry the social worker arrives to assess Phil, Peggy and The Vic; Leon confronts Lucy over her pregnancy; the social worker informs Phil that following the violent incident, The Vic isn't safe for Louise; Lucy breaks down, telling Leon that she was telling the truth about being pregnant and she has since had an abortion; and Phil's shocked when Shirley steps in and announces that he and Ben are moving in with her.
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