Episode 5652
E4 airdate: Monday 09 August 2021 at 19:00
Channel 4 airdate: Tuesday 10 August 2021 at 18:30
Keeping secrets again, Mandy avoids telling Ella the truth about being forbidden to see Charlie. Ste convinces Lucas to help Ella get involved in the Game of Assassins but, instead, he plays a cruel joke on her, making her feel even worse.
On a mission to help her feel better, Mandy asks Charlie to visit Ella in secret, but they're caught out again. When Ella discovers that Charlie isn't meant to see her, she lashes out at Mandy, but Mandy retaliates with a hurtful comment.
Later, at The Hutch, Mandy finds an empty till and a note from Ella saying she has run away.
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Meanwhile, a guilty conscience makes Liberty write a condolence note for Leah and swap it out for the card that Summer intends to put with a cake for Leah's family.
Elsewhere, Cindy convinces Zara that burning the letters without telling Luke is the right thing to do, given the identity of the person Sue was writing to, knowing it would hurt Luke. However, they miss some visiting orders amongst Sue's things and are forced to do what they can to pretend that Luke is confused.
Also today, Verity gives Sami a surprise gift, so he recruits Shaq to buy him one to give to her in return. Later, Shaq struggles to focus on Theresa because he overhears Verity upset about it being her dad's birthday.
Over a drink, Verity tells him about some happy memories that she has with her dad and he uses them to help Sami get a meaningful gift, but Verity isn't convinced that the personal gift was from Sami.
Writer: Jayshree Patel
Director: Duncan Foster
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