Paul breaks his mobile phone and is terrified that he can't get hold of his protection team. In a panic, he rushes home to collect his car keys to leave, but Patrick refuses to give them to him, terrified of what his son might do. Outside, Paul bumps into Carter, a grass, who threatens to harm his family. With his family in danger Paul decides he has to face the consequences for going to the police if he wants to protect his family. Paul gets in the car with Carter and leaves Albert Square for good.

Desperate to help Phil, Sam considers selling the Vic to Den but, when he hands over the money, she realises that it's not enough and has to decide whether to back out of the deal or to sell the Vic for less cash. Sam meets with Marcus who packs the money in a case and wishes her luck. Sam takes the money and goes to meet Phil. When he does not turn up, Sam goes through her case and sees that the money is gone. Marcus then calls Sam, telling her that he is too old to keep doing what he does