Carla walks back into Number 6 convinced that love, apologies and honesty might still be enough to fix what she’s broken. She tells Lisa she never should have left, that this house is her home, that she has always loved her. Her voice is shaking, but she is all in, ready to fight for them. What Carla doesn’t realise is that Lisa has already made her decision. The look on Lisa’s face says it all before she even opens her mouth: this is not a conversation; it’s a goodbye.

Lisa listens, hurt and torn, and quietly admits that she still loves Carla too. But instead of softening, she hardens. She tells Carla that too much damage has been done, that trust has been completely shattered by Becky, by Kit’s suspicions, by the lies and fear that have seeped into every part of their lives. The love is still there, but Lisa doesn’t believe it’s enough to survive what’s happened. Calm, steady and devastating, she tells Carla it’s over. Not just “for now”, not “until things settle” – over for good. The gentleness of it makes it worse. No shouting, no slammed doors, just a final line drawn that Carla cannot cross.

Carla steps outside in a daze, the cold hitting her harder than any slap. The street looks normal – neighbours passing, everyday life ticking on – while her entire world has just been ripped apart. She reaches for her phone, desperate for an anchor, and instead hears Kit’s urgent voicemail about Raven’s Gill. He’s traced the property to a shell company set up exactly one week after Becky’s supposed death, and every instinct tells him Becky’s “story” doesn’t add up. If Becky isn’t dead, Carla may not only be heartbroken – she could be in danger all over again. The warning barely sinks in through the fog of grief, but the name Raven’s Gill slices through her like a bad omen.

Before she can decide what to do, Christina barrels up, panicked, insisting something’s happened at Todd and Theo’s flat. Carla is dragged into yet more chaos as Gary forces the door and they find the place wrecked, Theo injured, Todd shaken and both men insisting it was “just an accident”. Carla recognises the fear, the secrets, the same pattern of a relationship rotting from the inside. It mirrors her own heartbreak brutally, and she steps back out into the corridor, fighting to breathe.

That’s when Kit appears, tense and breathless. He presses her on the voicemail: Raven’s Gill isn’t just suspicious, it’s part of a bigger trail suggesting Becky never died at all. Carla, already broken by Lisa’s decision, now has to face the possibility that the sister who blew her life apart is still out there – and still a threat. Lisa, meanwhile, sits alone inside Number 6, sliding down the closed door, shaking with silent tears, convincing herself that ending things with Carla was the only way to protect herself.

Carla is left with nothing: no relationship, no certainty, and a new nightmare looming. Love wasn’t enough to save her and Lisa – and now Becky’s shadow is about to drag them both back into danger.