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Jean arrives back in Walford, but it’s clear there is still friction between her and Zoe over Jasmine. Jean overhears Zoe on an emotional call with Kat, and after some encouragement from Alfie, decides to offer an olive branch to Zoe and the pair finally put aside their differences.
Elsewhere, Denise and Kim jump into protection mode when they hear a woman called Sandra is asking questions about Jasmine, but they soon realise her true identity – she is the adoptive mother of Zoe’s son Josh. Kim and Denise listen as Sandra shares more about her backstory with Josh and Jasmine before she makes to leave Walford, but they’re all surprised when they discover Josh has arrived in Walford in search of his mum Sandra.
Later, Josh and Sandra join Denise and Kim for a drink in The Albert as he searches for answers about Jasmine, but Denise soon puts her foot in it by mentioning Zoe, and Josh leaves insisting he doesn’t want anything to do with his biological mum. Denise and Kim anxiously tell Patrick about their encounter, and Patrick is upset to have lost another connection to Anthony. Later, Sandra calls Denise, and the pair head to her flat to speak to Josh about Jasmine.
On Thursday, Denise and Kim buoy Patrick over Josh and encourage him to write a letter about his life story. The pair head back to Sandra’s to deliver it, and Sandra encourages Josh to read Patrick’s letter. Josh returns to Walford and tells a delighted Kim and Denise that he’d like to meet the Trueman family next week, but he’s soon distracted by Oscar who catches his eye.