Jack the lad’s family affair
Can Denise’s daughter Chelsea tempt the cop to take trip down memory lane?
When it comes to romance, Jack has proved he’s happy to keep it in the family. After all, he had children with three of the Mitchells. He also once dated his current girlfriend’s daughter, but is that flame about to be rekindled?
The trouble starts when Denise opens up to Jack about what’s been going on with Chelsea and Lucas, but the copper isn’t sure he can keep the news to himself and insists they involve the police.
Chelsea intercepts him on the way to the station, and asks him to give her a chance to explain. However, while talking, she turns the conversation around to their history and suggests they go back to his house.
Elsewhere, the Panesars discover their family name doesn’t strike fear into the hearts of Walford’s criminal fraternity when Vinny and Kheerat try to scare off a shoplifter at the Minute Mart.
The brothers then decide they need to join forces with a
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family with a real reputation – the Mitchells. Unfortunately, Stas isn’t keen on doing business with Ben, and demands his money back. To make matters worse, as Vinny returns with the he’s cornered in an alleyway by the thief he encountered earlier. Kim learns that Kat has been
Jack tells girlfriend Denise he can’t keep the news abut Chelsea to himself, but can her daughter change his mind? hooking up with Phil and offers to find her someone better, while Ben suggests his dad turns to a dating app instead.
Stacey feels guilty about Ruby’s accident but she has even more explaining to do when Martin learns she forced his wife to do a pregnancy test.
Keegan isn’t keen on the idea of Tiffany becoming a hostess, and Whitney and Kush tell Gray that they are an item.
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