Thursday 19th March 2009

10/10

Theo has dinner with Patrick and his family

Danielle runs away from Ronnie following their confrontation and resolves to leave Walford for good. On returning to the Slaters', Danielle's taken aback when Charlie - completely unaware of its contents - hands back the locket she binned months ago. After destroying a recent picture of Ronnie, Danielle puts the locket around her neck and heads out of the house. She bumps into Roxy, who's heading to R&R to pick up Jack's latest 'maintenance payment'. Taking the replacement credit card, Roxy leaves a photo of Amy behind.

Later, Archie's making uncharacteristic attempts to bond with Ronnie. He admits that he regrets many things in his life, but he's now the happiest he's been in a long time. Ronnie goes to R&R to pick up a bottle of champagne but is puzzled when she finds Roxy at the club. Danielle, meanwhile, is searching for Ronnie and when she walks into The Vic, Archie's eyes are immediately drawn to the locket, prompting him to question its origin.

Meanwhile, Patrick's unhappy with Lucas for encouraging Chelsea to continue seeing Theo, but Denise is over the moon that Chelsea could have met 'the one'. Theo arrives for dinner and while they're eating, conversation soon turns to his research. Theo claims that all young black people should have some idea about their history, which is why the book he's researching for is of great significance. Patrick's unease is broken when he, Theo and Lucas head across to The Vic for a drink. While they're there, Patrick reluctantly agrees to meet the author of Theo's literary piece.

Elsewhere, Peggy decides to carry on with her election campaign despite her recent health scare and Archie's ultimatum; Max 'bumps into' a random woman called Polly; and Billy asks Jay to return home.

Excellent