Max is beaten up while protecting Kirsty

Max is feeling angry after receiving Kirsty's wedding ring in the post, and he decides that he blames her for the mess his life is currently in. Deciding to confront Kirsty, Max storms off to find her and he goes looking at the home of Adam, her ex-boyfriend's brother. Loud music is blaring from the house but there's no answer when Max knocks on the door. Suddenly, however, Kirsty appears behind Max and appears confused over why he is there.

Although Max wants to talk to Kirsty, he feels uneasy because she seems to be behaving strangely. When the scarf Kirsty is wearing falls from around her head, Max spots that she has a nasty bruise on her cheek. Adam then opens the door at last, and Max confronts him about beating Kirsty. Max then faces a frightening situation as he is dragged into the house and subjected to a vicious beating by Adam and his mate…

Meanwhile, Tyler is struggling following his split from Whitney. He makes several attempts to talk to Whitney while she is busy working at the community centre, but eventually decides to try a different method. Tyler organises it so that the kids she is teaching all hold up letters to spell: "Will you marry me?" Whitney is speechless over the surprise proposal.

Elsewhere, Masood finds himself working outside in the freezing weather as he builds Zainab's water feature. Ayesha is worried for Masood as she watches on, but Zainab is only concerned about the Imam arriving later today for a meeting about the upcoming wedding.

Also today, Michael and Alice continue to get along well and Tyler winds Joey up over Michael's intentions for his sister, Tiffany hopes to break into singing stardom and pays no attention when AJ tells her that she is rubbish, while Ian asks Denise to dinner but feels a little deflated when she realises it's a pre-empted 'thank you' for looking out for Lucy while he goes to visit Michelle.

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