Sharon's secret struggle is revealed

Aired Monday, Sep 24 2012 at 20:00 BST on BBC One
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Phil finds graffiti all over The Arches.

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A lonely Phil receives some bad news, but continues to throw himself into sorting out The Vic. Soon afterwards, the day gets worse when Cora arrives and reveals that someone has vandalised The Arches by spray-painting 'RIP HEV' across the doors. The reasons why become clear when Phil spots that the Walford Gazette has published a front page story regarding Ben's trial.

When Sharon pays Phil a visit with some ideas for the R&R, he snaps at her to forget about the club and run The Vic for him instead. Already feeling uneasy about being upstairs in her old home, Sharon refuses. Phil vows to fire Sharon from the club unless she agrees, but she stands firm and warns him not to threaten her. At breaking point, Phil blurts out the real reasons for his bad day - he has learned that Ben is being tried for murder, not manslaughter.

As Phil takes his place back behind the bar, he is short-tempered with the locals and bars Jay from the pub. At the same time, a stressed Sharon has headed over to an addicts anonymous group at the community centre - and she steps forward when the counsellor asks if anyone would like to speak…

Meanwhile, Tamwar panics when he spots a cheque stub missing at the restaurant, as he cannot account for the discrepancy. Syed is keen to cover up his recent theft, so he tells his younger brother that he has called the bank and it was for a small amount made payable for cash. Tamwar says that it must have been his mistake, an assumption which Syed is happy to go along with.

Roxy and AJ share a fun and flirtatious afternoon together.
Elsewhere, Roxy spends an afternoon drinking with AJ after Christian stands her up. When things get flirty, AJ takes Roxy back to the Masood house and risks Zainab's wrath by secretly leading her upstairs. Zainab is appalled to hear laughter and giggles from AJ's room as she feels he is disrespecting the family home.

Also today, Patrick catches Lola and Abi stealing cleaning products from Butcher's Joints for her new business idea. Patrick reminds Lola that with her track record, she can't risk losing Lexi by getting up to no good.
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