Ashley is frustrated as Maxine won't have sex whilst her mother is in the house. Tom asks Maxine to get Melanie off him but she refuses to get involved. Jack discovers that Tyrone has kept Monica in his room all night and tells him to get rid of her before Vera finds out. Spider investigates Les's record at the DSS. Ian and Sharon decide to have a quick register office wedding. Melanie is horrified when Tom tells her they're finished. Sharon asks Sally and Danny to be witnesses as her wedding but begs them not to tell Rita. Philip Hodson turns up in the street looking for Melanie, realising she doesn't see as much of Maxine as she says she does. He sees her coming out of Tom's flat. Melanie tells him that Tom has been pestering her for ages.