Tanya's sickened by what she's done

Tanya's still stood frozen in the woods, staring down at the coffin in the grave, while a muffled banging can still be heard from inside – Max is still alive and he's scrabbling to get out. Tanya's rooted to the spot and suddenly falls to her knees to bury the coffin. Inside the wooden container, Max scrambles for his mobile and calls the house…

Back on the Square, Bradley's still babysitting the girls and is watching a DVD with them. The phone rings but they ignore it, leaving the answering machine to click in. They all hear Max's voice and Abi runs for the phone. Max can't get a word in edge-ways as Abi proceeds to tell him about her trip to the ice rink. The thudding of the earth on the lid of the coffin continues. Max then loses his signal and the call drops.

Clearly overwhelmed by the situation, Tanya and Sean look at each other. Sean suggests that they leave but Tanya remains transfixed on the earth below.

On their return to Walford, Tanya is surprised to find Bradley in the house, while Lauren begins to complain about her ankle injury from ice skating. Tanya, however, is distracted by what's just happened in the woods. It's not long before Lauren accuses Tanya of having an argument with Max. Abi then wanders down the stairs wanting to know when her dad's coming home as she has a present for him. Tanya looks sickened.

Sean returns to the Slaters' covered in mud and is immediately confronted by Stacey who asks him what he's done to Max. Sean denies his state is anything to do with Max.

Tanya's tucking the girls up in bed but continues to feel worse and worse. The door bell rings – Tanya's scared…

In the woods, six feet under, Max's phone battery dies. In the darkness, Max whispers 'Dad'…