Lucy discovers Ian is missing

Lucy wakes up and realises that Ian didn't come home last night. She assumes that there must be an innocent explanation for this, and Lola soon reveals that Ian must be on holiday as he asked her to look after the chip shop for the duration of his honeymoon. Overhearing this, Lauren suggests that Lucy should throw a party to celebrate the fact that Mandy is out of her life. Lucy agrees this is a good idea and starts inviting people, but warns Lauren that she isn't welcome as they're still on bad terms.

At the same time, Phil has instructed Ben to stay close to Lucy in case Ian gets in contact with her - still fearful that the troubled businessman could reveal the truth about Heather's murder. That evening at the party, Ben watches a manic Lucy throw Mandy's belongings into a bin bag and prepare to set it alight. However, as Lucy searches the drawers for a match, she's horrified to find Ian's passport. Lucy then reveals to an uneasy Ben that Ian can't be on honeymoon - so where is he?

Meanwhile, Janine mocks Jean when she spots her talking to Michael, warning that her apparent crush on the businessman is misguided as he laughs at her behind her back. However, Jean fires back by revealing that Michael actually confided in her about his precious St. Christopher charm, which she has just bought him a new chain for. As a stung Janine doesn't know anything about this, Jean suggests that she'll never know the real Michael.

Soon afterwards, Michael backs Janine, branding Jean a 'sad' and 'deluded' woman to her face. In private, however, he tells Jean that he only said those hurtful words because she broke his confidence with regard to the chain and his late mother. Jean is keen to be friends again, but only on the condition that Michael will let her invest a further £10,000 of The Vic's money into the boxing club - fooled by his claims that the financial arrangement is working out really well. Michael is starting to feel guilty about what he's doing, but he reluctantly agrees.

Elsewhere, Derek decides to write a letter to Alice and is furious to discover that Tanya was the one who scared her off at the party, while Andrew agrees to stay at Patrick's after they visit Heather's graveside together.