On Monday, Nick and Dotty continue with their attempts to convince Dot she’s going mad by hiding and moving her belongings as well as disrupting her sleep. Later, at The Vic, Nick decides to tell Peggy that Dot wanted to invite her around for tea and when she hears about it, Dot panics that she can’t remember ever inviting Peggy round. However, not wanting to disappoint, she dashes home and puts a chicken in the oven, which Nick subsequently turns off so when Peggy arrives, she’s concerned when she sees Dot taking a raw chicken out of the oven.

Later, Dot’s on edge when she can’t find her cigarettes and so heads to the shop, completely unaware that Dotty’s hidden her cigarettes with her purse. Nick then arrives and tells her that she left them on the sideboard. Meanwhile, he continues to blackmail Billy and feeling the pressure, Billy abuses his new job behind the bar and steals Tracey’s wage packet…

Jean attempts to persuade Stacey that she needs medical help as she continues to behave erratically. When Bradley can’t get hold of Syd, he’s shocked when Stacey admits to telling her about his ‘ear fetish’. Bradley hits the roof at her interference before eventually tracking Syd down. Syd, however, tells Bradley that she doesn’t want a relationship at the moment and after another run-in with Stacey, Bradley’s devastated to see a man leaving Syd’s flat.

Elsewhere, Libby’s convinced that Al’s “a sleaze” and Chelsea’s anxious that Theo hasn’t called, but her fears are soon allayed.

On Tuesday, Peggy heads off to Soho for a hair appointment and on her way out, she reminds Shirley and Billy that Tracey will be calling in to pick up her wages. With Peggy out for the day, Nick walks into the Vic to collect what he’s ‘owed’ from Billy, who reluctantly hands him the cash. Peggy unexpectedly returns and immediately asks if Tracey’s been in for her money. Billy says she hasn’t, but when Peggy looks for it, she’s shocked that the wage packet isn’t there and demands to know where it’s gone. When it looks like Jay’s about to get the blame, Billy instead points the finger at Shirley, who subsequently loses her job.

Aware that Billy was the guilty party, Shirley vows to get to the bottom of it and says she knows that Nick’s involved. Nick, however, feigns ignorance and claims that Billy owed him the money as a lucrative football bet paid off but Shirley’s unconvinced. With Shirley’s accusations having riled him further, Nick asks Billy for more money saying it’s “aggravation tax”.

When he’s told Billy has no more money to give, Nick keeps an eye on Jay and seizing the opportunity, Nick offers to play darts with him. Billy panics that Nick’s about to tell Jay the truth about Jase’s death, but Peggy returns just in time and forces Jay to do his homework instead.

Meanwhile, believing that there’s nothing left for him in Walford, Bradley resolves to leave and look after a friend’s flat in Edinburgh but as he’s about to go, Syd arrives. Confronting her about the guy he saw leaving her flat, Syd insists that he’s completely misunderstood her situation. Later, with his taxi waiting to take him to the airport, Bradley decides to stop by Syd’s flat, where he finally discovers why Syd’s been acting so evasively…

Elsewhere, Heather’s concerned when she finds Dot asleep at work so she later pays Dot a visit to check she’s okay. However, Dot’s dismissive but she eventually agrees to see the doctor. Meanwhile, Dotty tells Nick that she thinks they’ve done enough to Dot now.

Also, Stacey and Mo ‘glam up’ to do a deal on some dodgy designer gear but later, Stacey slopes out in the middle of the night.

Finally, Patrick’s divorce comes through and Chelsea and Theo do some Dirty Dancing.

In Thursday’s episode, Jay’s in a destructive frame of mind ahead of the trial for his father’s murder and he’s determined that he and Billy will see justice done. Billy meanwhile receives another puzzling birthday card from Nick to remind him about their ‘deal’, but the card only serves to remind Jay that it would’ve been Jase’s birthday.

As he’s a witness and therefore unable to attend court until he takes the stand, Billy begins drinking so when Shirley arrives at the pub and screams at Phil that she’s being used as a scapegoat for Billy, who really stole the money, Phil throws her out of the bar.

Later, Billy’s forced to steal £100 from Phil’s wallet when Nick demands yet more money but Phil’s stunned when he catches Billy red-handed. Realising that he’s been rumbled, Billy reluctantly reveals that Nick’s blackmailing him. After a truthful and open conversation, Phil resolves to ‘sort’ the situation. Later, in the Minute Mart, Nick attempts to wind up Phil about his drinking however, Phil leads him down the alley beside the pub and when Nick makes snide remarks about Billy’s children and then Kathy, Phil snaps and lunges at him…

Meanwhile, completely unaware that Stacey snuck out of the house in the middle of the night, Jean’s concerned that her daughter’s nowhere to be found. Across the Square, Dot’s lost her pills and Nick changes the time of her appointment with the doctor. However, Nick’s plan backfires when the doctor turns up at the house and insists that he check the dosage of Dot’s medication.

Elsewhere, Chelsea’s excited about her date with Theo and Bradley’s still reeling from Syd’s shock revelation.

On Friday, Nick’s taped to a chair in the cellar at tVic with Billy looking over him. Seemingly unfazed by the situation, Nick taunts Billy about having Phil do his dirty work, but Billy protests that he’s doing what he has to in order to protect Jay. Things soon turn violent when Billy screams at Nick and pushes him to the ground, before grabbing for a knife.

When Phil later returns, he finds Billy alone on the chair admitting that he let Nick go but determined to prove his worth as a Mitchell, Billy storms off looking for Jay. He finds his surrogate son at the sari shop looking at a shelf that his father put up. As they talk, Jay’s stunned into silence when Billy finally admits to standing by while Terry and his mob killed his dad.

Clearly staggered by Billy’s revelation, Jay barges into the sari shop and steals the shelf before running off. Later, Billy finds him sitting alone fuming in the launderette and screaming that he hates him, Jay runs off again. Across the Square, Jay bumps into Dot and he’s further shocked to discover that she knew about the true events surrounding his father’s death but Dot’s confused when Jay threatens that he’s going to kill Nick when he finds him.

Dawn then bumps into Jay on the Square and in the heat of the moment, Jay blurts out that Billy stood by and watched Jase die. Dawn’s horrified; she didn’t know the truth either. Then, after a run-in with Phil in the café, Jay finds comfort in Dawn and breaks down in her arms as the truth about Billy’s betrayal sinks in. Billy meanwhile struggles to know what to do for the best, and Phil feels the brunt of his anger.

Later, at Dot’s, Billy arrives to confront Nick but Nick’s already convinced Dotty to lie for him. Inviting Billy inside, Dotty convinces him that her dad gave all his money to her in a bid to prevent her from being taken into care.

When Billy finally speaks to Dot, he covers Nick’s involvement in the truth coming out and insists that Nick was only urging him to tell Jay the awful truth.

Elsewhere, Stacey’s still missing and Chelsea attempts to persuade Theo that he has a talent for teaching.