Episode 5379 (5th March 2020)

Episode 5379 is an episode of Hollyoaks which aired on Thursday 5th March 2020.

Synopsis

Nancy and Jack question Darren's behaviour: will he open up? Edward tries to make Diane jealous, and sparks fly when Verity and Sami cross paths. Meanwhile, Toby gets Lisa on her own.

Plot

Warren notices Liam pushing Maxine into the salon. Sami runs into a bin whilst distracted by Verity. Toby and Celeste watch Lisa from a distance. Maxine pleads with Liam to let it go over her not drugging Warren. Liam says that she should be scared of him, not Warren. He tells Maxine that he is taking every earning she makes to repay the debt, not caring when Maxine tells her that Minnie needs new shoes. He makes clear that he blames her for Jesse's death. Oscar is disappointed as he is unable to dress up as Cat in the Hat. Darren gives Oscar a present as an apology for forgetting to pick him up from school and for not getting his costume. Nancy asks Darren what's wrong with him lately, to which he says goodbye to Oscar and leaves.

Warren confronts Liam. Warren threatens Liam with a pair of scissors, to which Liam reminds him that they have CCTV. Warren demands to know why Maxine is frightened of Liam. Maxine tries to diffuse an argument between them. Warren brings up the hit-and-run, tells Liam that he doesn't run before punching him. He tells Maxine to come after him if Liam gives her any more trouble. Verity wants to spend some time with Tony but he declines as he is busy at The Hutch. Edward tells Verity that he has a craniectomy, to which she wants to see. Edward tells Verity that he wants to go to Salon de The de Marnie for pâtisserie, earl grey tea and flirting with the proprietor. Verity realises that Edward is using Marnie to make Diane jealous.

Celeste and Toby fake a loud argument about Toby's dad to catch Lisa's attention, which works. Celeste says that she wouldn't care if Toby's dad dropped dead and was thrown into a river, which upsets Lisa. Lisa tells Toby that her dad was murdered and he was dumped in a river. Toby comforts her and offers to take her out for dinner to apologise. Sami asks James if he can cover a trial for him, to which James refuses especially when Sami says that the defendant is clearly guilty.

Verity overhears and teases Sami, before checking over the case details; Sandra Watkins has been charged with failure to declare change of circumstance (benefit fraud). Verity tells him that the case is below her, but she can win the case for him. Sami tries to bet £50 that she can't, but she changes the deal so that if she wins, Sami has to treat her to a bottle of champagne. Verity is slightly cold towards Marnie, and tells Edward that she is going to be in court today. Grace makes arrangements to scatter Jesse's ashes at a park. Grace is horrified when Liam barges in with a bottle of wine, bag of cocaine and a coffee canister - containing his gun. He tells Grace that he is "taking Warren out for coffee".

Darren builds a "monster chair". Liam tells Grace how Warren humiliated him. Grace desperately tries to stop Liam. Liam tells Grace that he has nothing to lose. When Courtney arrives with Jesse's ashes, they try to convince Liam to help them scatter the ashes. Liam accidentally knocks over the ashes and a furious Grace explodes at him, causing him to leave. Verity tells Sami that Sandra's benefit claim was fraudulent from the start, so it was the incorrect offence to charge. Verity tells him that she looked great after the DWP made a major error. Verity complains about the glass being smeared so Mercedes cleans it by breathing on it and wiping it with her finger. She asks Verity how she sleeps at night. Verity says that she's not a lawyer for her morals. Mercedes admits that she has taken a liking to Verity. James also says that if he wasn't gay, he probably would be in love with Verity. They both give her their cards for Verity to call them. Sami ends up going after Verity, offering to be a friend for her. Verity flirtatiously says that they could never be friends.

Jack is concerned with Darren going from one obsession to the other. Darren explodes at him and tells him that he's got nothing wrong in his life - that's the problem. Jack asks what he means, to which Darren snaps and tells him that he's the problem. He makes a comment about Jack moving on after Frankie and his failed relationships with Darcy and Breda, which upsets Jack. Toby is intrigued to hear that Walter raised Mitchell instead of Martine. Lisa thinks that Toby is asking these questions as he has feelings for Martine. Lisa snaps at him and leaves.

Darren stares into space as he ignores texts and calls on his phone. Liam gets drunk and sees a shrine for Jesse. Liam screams and throws the bottle before collapsing. Mercedes and Warren stand over him and taunt him. Maxine throws her profits at Liam and tells him that she hopes that he chokes on his own bile. Liam tells her that it should be his ashes being scattered, not Jesse's. Liam apologises to Maxine for everything and asks for her to be a friend. Maxine can't believe what she is hearing. He pleads for her help.

Cast

Guest Cast

Oscar Osborne - Noah Holdsworth

Cast Notes

Jesse Donovan makes a voice appearance as Liam Donovan remembers Jesse telling him that he doesn't want the family to fall apart as well as other words from his wedding day, as he looks at the shrine for Jesse.

Music

Song	Performer	Circumstance
"Holding Out for a Hero"	Bonnie Tyler	Warren notices Liam pushing Maxine into the salon. Sami runs into a bin whilst distracted by Verity. Toby and Celeste watch Lisa from a distance.
"All Right"	Harlin James & Clav	Darren builds a monster chair.

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