Stacey and Jack are thrown together as Lily and Ricky celebrate Mother’s Day at Walford East. Amy and Ricky beg Jack to let them see Denise, and he promises to speak to Chelsea to try to make it happen. However, Denise is refusing to see anyone. Johnny insists that Stacey needs to get to Denise before Jack or the kids do, or they run the risk of the secret being blown wide open.

Johnny piles on the pressure to get Stacey to sort the issue of Denise for all the women’s sakes, so she asks Denise to let her visit. At the hospital, Denise tells Stacey she’s no longer seeing Keanu but intends to stay in hospital. However, Stacey argues that Denise needs her loved ones around her, just as Jack walks in and demands to know why Stacey is there.

Stacey thinks on her feet to give Jack a convincing cover story as to why she’s with Denise, but he’s hurt when Denise turns him away. During a talk with Dr Abe later, Denise explains that she feels safe in the hospital and wants to stay.

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Later, Jack is still rattled by Stacey and Denise’s closeness and starts to do some digging…

EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday March 11 on BBC One

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