Bernice is mortified to hear that Nicola is intending on asking Carlos to move in with her, and she is not the only one who is less than happy about the idea, Carlos himself is less than thrilled by Nicola's plans, but agrees to give it some thought. Nicola tells Bernice that her dream is to be in a relationship like her and Ashley. Unable to live with the lie any longer, Bernice admits that life with Ashley is not as rosy as she hoped it would be. Chris is shocked to see that Charity has been beaten up. On learning that her injuries were caused by a Dingle, Chris confronts Zak and demands to know why he attacked Charity. Zak is confused as to what he is on about, but puts two and two together and realises that it must have been Cain. Cain collars Sam and demands to know what he intends to do with the knowledge that he is having an affair with Angie. And Marlon considers enlisting a private investigator to help track down Tricia.