How much longer is she prepared to stay in Walford for?
Arriving back in Albert Square, a newly released Lauren is desperate to be reunited with Louie and Peter manages to convince her to stay a bit longer. But for how long?
After going to see Penny and check if she's OK, things get worse for Lauren when she discovers Peter knew Penny’s secret and didn’t tell her and she decides to go to Tanya’s immediately.
Meanwhile, Linda is terrified that Lauren will discover the truth about Annie’s paternity, but Whitney promises not to tell. However, as Lauren and Louie get into the taxi, Sonia stops her to reveal that she’s got another sister in Walford.
Bursting into The Vic, Lauren demands to know why Linda didn’t tell her that Annie is her sister.
Later, as Bobby arrives to plead Peter’s case, Lauren wonders whether to go to Exeter as his words of advice give her pause for thought. Eventually, Lauren agrees to stay a while longer.
As Sonia and Penny overhear Lauren telling Peter she’s staying and will let him see Louie, Penny hopes Lauren might thaw towards her too. However, Lauren refuses to and Sonia decides to take matters into her own hands.
When Lauren and Penny start flat hunting, Peter puts a spanner in the works when he forbids them from letting Louie live with someone caught up in the drug world. But as Penny launches a charm offensive on Peter, can she convince him she’s a good person?
EastEnders continues Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One with first look episodes available from 6am on BBC iPlayer
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