Tommy isn't coping well with the pressure of what has become of Zak's life this week.
Trying to help, Carol warns Tommy that there is no easy way to get out of Ritchie’s grasp.
It all kicks off when Ritchie warns Zak to straighten out a troublesome crew member.
Zak asks Tommy to drive him to a drugs drop and Tommy has no choice but to help him. Tommy is quick to back out when one of Zak’s crew comes in as driver.
But hoping to diffuse the situation before it gets any worse, Carol berates Tommy for backing out of helping his son.
Elsewhere, Orla and Paul try to nip any awkwardness about their ‘arrangement’ in the bud.
But she later confides in Cass about her loneliness.
Later on, Orla and Paul decide to keep their arrangement going until she and Junior can move back to Ridgeview.
But Cass sees the sparks flying between the two of them - and prises an admission out of Orla about what's going on under Paul's roof.
By the week's end, the building work is completed on Orla's house.
The question is, what next for her and Paul?
Meanwhile, Cleo senses that something’s amiss in Dolores and Pete’s marriage the minute she is back.
Dolores insists Cleo come along to Darragh and Lee’s farewell party.
She then warns Anto that Sharon isn’t handling her sons’ departure as well as she’s letting on.
And when it all gets too much, Sharon tells Anto that Ger killed Will.
When Cleo comes face to face with her uncle Anto and aunt Sharon, Dolores wonders why she is so cold towards them.
