The Feud

The row over Emma's extension becomes even more heated as her neighbours stand firm in their opposition to the build.

And when Emma asks Derek and Barbara to move their tree; under pressure from builder Lee, the response is alarmingly aggressive, making Emma start to seriously wonder what's under that tree. But Derek is not about to give up, and in frustration approaches Sonia to support him in opposing the building work.

Emma is unsurprised, but nonetheless hurt, when her father, Terry, reveals that he does indeed want something in return for helping Emma get her planning permission - a request that is both an ethical and financial quandary for solicitor Emma.

Andi gets closer to a flattered Beth who finds the attention from someone who is interested in her and her work intoxicating. Beth is seemingly falling for the charismatic Andi.

By now Alan is concerned about Sonia's movements; why is she going to work on a Saturday when she is a teacher? His concerns only grow when John isn't free for a pint either. Is there a reason that neither are around at home at the weekend?

Nick finds himself being driven insane by the noise from Emma's building work, so he builds up his campaign for parking permits. In order to pressure John to sign his petition, Nick shows him some suspicious footage he has of him. John reacts vehemently to the threat of blackmail and denies that there is anything suspicious in the footage.

Pondering her dad's request, and with John ignoring her calls, Emma pays Alan a visit and the two feel a connection when they discuss their respective partners' recent disappearances. Is there something growing between them? Their chat is cut short however, when a fight blows up between Derek and Emma's builder, Lee.

While the street continues to dissolve into mayhem, Sonia makes an unexpected discovery and John guards his secret.

And as another week comes to a close on Shelbury Drive, the anonymous notes to Emma become more threatening – and more sinister.

After receiving multiple anonymous threats, Emma installs a CCTV camera in the front of her home, determined to find out who is sending the sinister notes, while at work the walls are closing in as her colleague Ian becomes determined to prove that she lied in court. While Beth is taken further into Andi's web, Emma finally snaps under the pressure, and rushes round to Derek and Barbara's home to find out once and for all what secret their tree holds. What really happened to their missing son Marcus? But Emma's impetuous actions bring more than she had bargained for... 

With friendships and relationships at breaking point, Derek is in hospital fighting for his life. Alan approaches John with life-changing news about Sonia. Andi takes Beth captive in her car - but what is she planning to do with her? With Emma's planning permission halted, she is desperate to find out who got it revoked. And despite the planning fiasco, Lee continues to pressurise Emma for more cash, threatening both the house and the people in it. As the various Shelbury Drive feuds reach boiling point, secrets start to surface... and with emotions running high, Emma stumbles upon a gruesome scene in her own home. 

Emma is pulled in different directions to keep her family together - but who is there left to trust? Suspended from her job, uncertain if she can believe anything John says, unable to lean on her own father, and wondering what exactly Barbara knows about Derek's death, Emma must fall back on her own initiative. Can she find out what happened in her house that led to murder? And can Nick and his CCTV really be what hold the answers? With no other option left, Emma takes control at last and pursues the ultimate truth - but finds her own life in danger.