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Linda avoids the kitchen when she overhears Jason talking with the family. Lee quips Elaine’s the same age as Jason’s mum. Elaine saucily drags Jason back to bed, smirking at Aunt Babe. Babe questions Jason’s true intentions but Linda insists Elaine’s a good judge of character. Elaine announces she’s taking Jason shopping for new clothes, but Jason gives Elaine cash to treat herself instead and wants to get to know the family. Uneasy, Linda exits. When Jason asks Babe for mince to make Elaine’s favourite chilli, Babe sneers Jason’s laying it on a bit thick. Jason claims he likes an older woman, leaving Babe flustered. While Jason cooks, he tells Nancy he doesn’t want the family to think he’s a freeloader. Nancy burns her mouth tasting chilli and Jason rushes to help. Linda walks in, overreacts and orders him away from Nancy - he doesn’t fool her the way he fooled Elaine. Angry, Elaine questions if Linda would feel differently if Jason was the same age as her. Linda denies it, pointing out they know nothing about Jason.

Elaine feels young with Jason and doesn’t know if they’ll last but wants Linda to be happy for her. Linda can’t and Elaine declares they’re leaving. Mick wants to know why Linda overreacted. Linda admits having a strange man around put her on edge and despairs she’ll never trust anyone again. Mick knows that upsetting Elaine won’t make Linda happy and grills Jason about the engagement. Jason swears he never wants to be without Elaine and Mick warns Jason’s marrying the whole family. When Jason offers to find his own flat and job to prove he’s genuine, Linda agrees he can stay. As they get ready for bed, Mick tells Linda he’s booked swimming lessons; things become passionate but Linda pulls away. There’s a sudden crash from downstairs. Brandishing a baseball bat, Mick warns the intruder to come out of the kitchen. A sheepish Jason appears, naked. Linda’s horrified the figure with him isn’t Elaine - it’s Babe.

On the market, Stacey’s dwelling on a scan letter when she clocks Kush walking Shabnam to the Minute Mart. Kush’s concerned she’s not ready to return to work. Shabnam insists she is but has a wobble when she’s faced with a delivery of baby magazines. Martin wants to come to the scan but Stacey doesn’t see the point in going. Shabnam angrily berates Stacey - if something goes wrong she’ll never forgive herself. Stacey agrees to go alone and Martin reminds her to get a photo. Later, Stacey returns, clutching her scan photo; she almost bins it then goes to see Shabnam. Stacey thanks Shabnam for making her keep her appointment then starts to cry. Stacey apologises for not seeing her since Zaair’s funeral but didn’t know what to say. Shabnam admits she and Kush haven’t spoken about it either and tells Stacey how it hard it was to act restrained when all she wanted to do was scream. Stacey and Shabnam promise not to avoid each other anymore. Stacey lies to disappointed Martin that she couldn’t get a scan photo, and hides it in a drawer. In the Minute Mart, Shabnam rips up a baby magazine.

Ian and Bobby return home. Bobby heads to the cafe in search of Jane, arriving in time to hear reporter Beth Kennedy pestering for Jane’s thoughts on Max’s conviction given their affair. Bobby flees. A stricken Jane heads home, panicking Bobby’s not there. Dot brings him home, to Jane’s relief. Jane promises nothing happened with Max but Bobby wishes Jane wasn’t his mum and angrily kicks the coffee table, smashing a bowl. Ian shouts at Bobby to stop acting like a spoilt brat. Later, Sharon berates Ian for leaving Jane to deal with the trial alone. Ian reveals he was in court for the verdict but Sharon’s disgusted he snuck out again and shouts Jane deserves better. Later, Bobby frostily rejects Jane’s offer to tuck him into bed but asks to put flowers on Lucy’s grave. Ian promises to make everything all right for Jane and Bobby. Alone, he writes Jane a letter…

Ben’s brooding that Phil’s not been in touch all weekend. Abi thinks he wouldn’t miss Jay’s 21st birthday. Ben meets Paul and frets Phil’s been missing since he saw them together. Paul comforts Ben, who leans in for a kiss then angrily pulls away, hissing their relationship’s ruined everything - it’s over.