Jack and Roxy's judgement day arrives
Aired Thursday, Feb 9 2012 at 19:30 GMT on BBC One
Published Tuesday, Jan 31 2012, 00:01 GMT |
By Daniel Kilkelly | It's the morning of the custody trial, and scheming Michael pays a visit to Roxy to remind her that she could be bringing Amy home tonight if she uses the passport forgery evidence against Jack. However, Shirley overhears the discussion and advises that causing trouble for Jack may not be in Amy's best interests - leaving Roxy feeling conflicted. Later, as everyone arrives at the court, Jack suggests to Roxy that they could make an agreement for joint residency. But Roxy is soon left unimpressed when she gives Jack a chance to come clean about the passport and he stays silent.
As proceedings begin, Jack is stunned as Roxy's brief brings up various things against him and his family, including his unsociable working hours, the violence at the boxing gym, Penny's accident, his shooting and Billie's death from binge drinking. He tries to defend himself, but he later confronts Roxy privately over how low she has stooped. Jack threatens to use just as much dirt against Roxy, but she turns the tables on him - saying that she knows about the passport forgery and is prepared to use it to her advantage as it makes him liable for fraud…
Meanwhile, Ian isn't happy when Dot tells him that she won't be attending his wedding as she'll be at Heather and Andrew's instead. Ian tries to convince Heather and Andrew to change their date and resorts to threatening them when they refuse. However, Shirley sticks up for the pair and tells Ian to get lost. At the same time, Lucy reads one of the mystery texts on Mandy's phone and sees that it's from 'L'. Noting down the number, Lucy texts 'L' from her own phone - claiming that it's Mandy's new number. She then receives a text from 'L' which promises to see Mandy soon.
Elsewhere, Fat Boy decides to move in with Tyler so Patrick can have his place at Dot's house, while Derek issues a warning to Ray when he questions his decision to use The Vic as an office to conduct his business.