A strange and mysterious figure, Gabriel, arrives on Thornton Street and questions the residents about Jane's disappearance and their own scandalous private lives.
Rachel delights in her scheming over Sam. Mike visits his therapist and admits he thinks he is gay. New evidence comes to light over Jane's disappearance.
Alex asks Roxanne to marry him. Rachel tells Dennis he has to retake his exams before leaving school. Mike and Fiona's son, Tom, takes a shine to Holly.
Della thinks that Josh and Kate are seeing each other, and Della later finds out that Josh fancies her. As Josh and Della go to kiss, Josh collapses. Ryan and Kate, both watching, step in to help Josh.
The police find Jane's keyring, holding a key that no one recognizes, except Alex, who worries that the police are about to find his and Jane's love nest.
Mike becomes fascinated with Django, and Django tries to kiss his stepmother Donna. Natalie struggles to have some quality time with Ryan. Frankie and Will find themselves at each other's throats.
A lonely, desperate and drunk Natalie sets her mind on considering how life might have been if Jane was still around. In her alternative reality, Jane is pregnant and is marrying Sam because he believes it's his baby. Or is it?
Roxanne is frightened by the new midwife who she has been assigned: a face from the past, who helped deliver Jane and Della. Meanwhile, Tom's birthday doesn't go exactly to plan.
Django claims to have been offered a job writing songs in Hollywood. Fiona is distracted; she mistakenly thinks Kate is having a fling with Will and confronts him.