How far is Charlie willing to go to pay for his drugs?
Over at the Osbournes, everyone is anxiously awaiting news on how baby Morgan’s operation went.
Struggling with pressure from school and home, Charlie turns up to see his dealer Taz and finds himself on the end of a dangerous threat with only 24 hours to pay up.
Things don't get much better for him when he goes to meet Shing Lin only to find she’s created a band with Dillon, Ella and them and an urgent text from Taz sees him dashing from the rehearsal.
The following day, Taz wants the money he’s owed from Charlie one way or another and tasks the teen with stealing the new consoles from the Youth Centre. Scared and wanting his dealer off his back Charlie heads to the Youth Centre where he manages to sneak into the building, vandalise the place and take the consoles.
Whilst everyone outside is distracted, Charlie sneaks out undetected and is horrified to find his teacher and Darren waiting for him at home.
With the stain of sick down his leg caused by the stress, Charlie tells them he was unwell which is why he didn’t attend his exam. But just as he thinks he’s in the clear, Jack and Darren discover the consoles hidden in his school bag.
Later, bumping into Scott at The Love Boat, Darren is concerned to learn that vandals stole game consoles from the Youth Centre.
When Daniel confronts him, Charlie admits he was cornered into robbing the place in order to wipe out his debt with his dealer. Receiving a call from Nancy, Darren tells Charlie to keep this from her.
Hollyoaks continues Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm first look episodes available weekday mornings on Channel 4 and weekday evenings at 7pm on E4