Throng

• Josh decides to plead guilty
• Amy talks to Ste about dating other people
• Jem gets the impression that Cheryl still loves Gilly

Josh, Rhys, and Gilly

With his court appearance coming up, Josh has a few decisions to make about what he’s going to say in court and whether or not he’s going to plead guilty.

Although Gilly is adamant that Josh should plead innocent, Josh has been advised otherwise by his lawyer and is feeling as confused as ever as he still isn’t entirely sure how he’s going to play it in court.

Realising that his best option is to follow the advice of his lawyer and plead guilty, Josh comes to a decision to do so and begins to pack his bags in case he gets sent to prison.
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• Gilly returns to the village and proposes to his new girlfriend
• Dave and Charlotte go head to head for the position of student warden

Steph, Cheryl, Gilly, and Josh

Steph and Cheryl are both in shock as Gilly returns from his time away travelling and shows up at MOBs; Gilly tells Steph that they should meet up for a drink later and Steph begins to get excited as she considers what Gilly is going to have to say to her.

Gilly’s pleased to be back at the Ashworth house, as he arrives he doesn’t quite get the welcome home he was hoping for however as everyone is panicked about the possibility of Josh getting sent to prison.

Although Josh feels like no one believes him, Gilly assures him that he does and Josh is glad to finally feel as though he has someone on his side.
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• Josh appears in court
• Jacqui lets Des know that she loves him
• Cindy continues to search for Holly

Josh, Rhys, and Dave

Josh is due to appear in court for the day and shows up at halls to ask Dave if he’ll make an appearance; Dave has few words to say to Josh but Josh is nonetheless pleased that Dave has nothing negative to say to him.

Back at The Dog, Rhys daydreams about telling Josh the truth about why he was over the limit, when Josh asks him what the matter is though; Rhys decides not to inform his brother what really happened.

As Josh appears at court he pleads guilty, he does however hand over a letter to the judge pleading mitigating circumstances.

After his appearance in court, Josh thanks Dave for showing up and asks him if he’d like to go out for a drink or something later; Dave refuses Josh’s offer and informs him that he wants nothing more to do with him.

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• Cindy and Tony panic as a body is discovered
• Theresa tells Jacqui that Des has been flirting with her
• Calvin fires Jake from his job at The Loft

Tony and Cindy

As Tony returns from a night of searching, Cindy is sure that he is keeping something from her; Tony assures Cindy that he’s not holding anything back from her, Cindy however fears that something is wrong.

The police soon show up at the house, and both Cindy and Tony are alarmed when they’re informed that the police have found a body and would like them to come and identify it.

Tony and Cindy are both thankful to discover that the body is not Holly’s, seeing a young girl dead though really gets to Cindy and makes her all the more determined to make sure that they find Holly safe and well.


Jacqui, Des, and Theresa
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• Loretta leaves Hollyoaks
• Theresa makes plans to make things difficult for Jacqui and Des
• Elliot gets back together with Sheila

Jake, Loretta, Steph, Newt, and Tom

Tom is confused by the presence of the cameras outside the house, and although Steph isn’t prepared to tell him why they’re there, when she goes into the shop Newt informs Tom that Holly has now been missing for nearly a week and there’s worry in the village due to the possibility of her not returning.

Although the press are outside the house, Jake is determined not to become a prisoner within his own home and so heads out and braves the cameras despite Loretta’s best efforts to stop him.

Whilst Jake is out, Steph gets a call from the school to let her know that Tom has not turned up for the day; with Holly already missing, Steph is instantly panicked as she fears for Tom’s safety.
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• Darren informs Cindy that he's found Holly
• Jacqui is anxious about the seriousness of her relationship with Des
• Charlotte pulls the girl that Archie's interested in

Cindy, Tony, Holly, and Darren

Having found Holly hiding out in his flat, Darren cooks her some breakfast and suggests that they talk to Tony and Cindy; Holly doesn’t want to see Cindy, when Darren goes out to get a DVD though he actually sets off to try and locate Cindy.

Cindy is relieved as Darren shows up and says that he has found Holly, as Darren talks to Cindy however, Holly becomes upset as she watches the reconstruction on TV and once again takes off.
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• Darren finds Holly hiding in his flat
• Elliot allows Jake to look after Charlie
• India is determined to prove to Dave that she can be laid back

Cindy, Tony, Holly, and Darren

Tony is still yet to return from the police station and Cindy is beginning to wonder what the police must have on him to have kept him there all night, Steph is able to convince Cindy however that there’s no way Tony has anything to do with Holly’s disappearance.

As Tony returns from the police station, he and Cindy begin to prepare themselves as today is the day of the reconstruction.

Just before the reconstruction takes place Tony tries to tell Cindy something, as it begins though he’s unable to talk to her about what happened with Theresa and its inclusion in the reconstruction.
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• Tony is taken in for questioning by the police
• Gaz is irritated as Spencer is always there with he and Lauren

Tony, Cindy, Darren, and Holly

It’s the day of the appeal and Tony and Cindy are both feeling nervous as they prepare to talk to the cameras about Holly.

As Jake has been released, Cindy goes out to find him and questions as to what he’s done with Holly; Jake protests his innocence but Cindy remains unconvinced and just wants to hear news that Holly is safe and well.

Things are difficult for Tony and Cindy at the appeal, despite their emotion they battle on however, what they don’t realise though is that Holly is currently sitting safely in Darren’s flat.

After the appeal has been transmitted the media have many questions for Tony and Cindy, they’re quickly ushered away however as the police allow Tony and Cindy to escape from the room.
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• Jakes answers Holly's mobile
• Lauren cons Spencer into paying for lunch
• Rae finds out about Ste's past

Cindy, Tony, and Darren

As Holly remains missing, Cindy is getting increasingly more worried and neither Tony or Cindy have slept the previous night.

When the police come to the house and suggest that Cindy should do a plea to find Holly, Cindy wants to do it right away, when the police tell her that she’ll have to wait until tomorrow though this is therefore something that angers her.

Tony goes out to help look for Holly, and whilst he’s out he has a run in with Darren and Darren lets him know what he thinks of Tony for letting Holly go missing on his watch.
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• Loretta begins to wonder if Jake has taken Holly
• Lauren and Gaz continue to get closer
• Newt and Ste both appear interested in Rae

Cindy, Tony, Loretta, and Jake

As Holly still remains missing, Cindy and Tony decide to get the police involved and so they turn up at the house to try and get as much information as possible.

Tony is keeping quiet about Holly having seen him kiss Theresa on the cheek yesterday, and as Cindy blames herself he is concerned that the real reason behind her leaving could well be what she saw.

When the police question Cindy as to whether or not she knows of any people that may know more about Holly than she does, Cindy turns the police’s attention to Loretta and so they begin to question her.

Although close to Holly, Loretta knows nothing about her possible whereabouts and is unfortunately unable to help.
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• Holly runs away from home
• Josh is forced to move out of halls
• Duncan has lunch with Ricky's Dad

Cindy, Tony, and Holly

Tony is keen to find out who the secret blogger is, and when Cindy discovers that her clothes shop has been written about as well she also is keen to find out their identity.

Knowing that it has to be someone close due to the information that they have, Tony’s initial thought is that it could be Dom, it quickly becomes clear that Dom has no idea what Tony’s talking about though and his concern therefore turns elsewhere.

With Theresa spending a lot of time on the laptop she therefore becomes Tony and Cindy’s prime suspect, when Tony looks at the screen though he sees that Theresa is merely looking to locate her Mum and instantly feels guilty for even thinking that she could possibly be responsible.
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• Duncan and Ricky discuss the situation with Ricky's Dad
• Holly once again skips school
• Dom tries out his new chilli sauce on Ravi

Duncan and Ricky

Having avoided Ricky all weekend, Duncan finds it difficult to continue to do so at school as he quickly runs into him in the corridor.

Ricky pulls Duncan into a classroom so that they can chat, as they’re doing so Anita arrives however and they therefore have to bring an end to their discussion.

Later on Anita quizzes Duncan as to what’s going on with Ricky, and although it seems as though Duncan is about to reveal all to Anita, with an obviously made up story about Ricky being a secret agent he is able to bring an end to Anita’s questioning.
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• Josh tells India that he's been charged with drink driving
• Duncan finds out that Ricky's dad is seriously ill
• Dom confronts his fear of rodents

Josh, Rhys, Suzanne, Dave, and India

Josh is disappointed when Dave goes to see India without inviting him and so heads along to the hospital with Rhys.

Although he initially stuck up for Josh, Dave is now showing signs of ill feeling towards him and when Josh arrives at the hospital Dave isn’t overly friendly towards him.

As India wakes up, Josh asks to be the first to go in and see her and does so as the others wait outside.

Whilst Josh is talking to India in the room, Suzanne apologises to Dave for Josh’s behaviour and assures him that they’ve always made Josh aware of the dangers of drink driving and are therefore very shocked and disappointed by what he did.
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• Josh is charged with drink driving
• Theresa is extremely angry with Jacqui
• Anita is suspicious of Ricky

Rhys, Josh, Dave, Sasha, and India

When Josh insists on a second breathalyser the test is taken and once again comes back showing that Josh was seriously over the limit; Josh is unsure how this could possibly be but is nonetheless charged with drink driving.

Hoping to find out how India is, Josh takes a trip to the hospital with Rhys to see her, but Sasha and Leo are angry when they hear that Josh has been charged with drink driving.

Dave has faith that if Josh says he only had one drink then that must be the case, Josh however is beginning to question himself as the evidence is so heavily stacked against him.
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• Josh, Dave, Sasha and India are involved in a car crash
• Theresa makes a decision to remain in Hollyoaks

India, Josh, Sasha, Dave, and Rhys

Desperate to catch up with Josh, Rhys gets from Charlotte the details of where the after party is being held and jumps in a taxi to get to Josh and let him know that he’s been drinking.

Josh, Dave, India, and Sasha are enjoying some music in the car, Josh’s concentration isn’t great though and when Sasha shouts out to Josh he brings the car to an abrupt halt.

Having brought the car stationary another car ploughs into the side of Josh’s and puts the car on its roof.

When Rhys arrives in the taxi he gets out and helps Josh, Dave, and Sasha out of the car, India is not moving though and is therefore more difficult to help her out.
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