Melanie's suspicions are aroused when she sees Ian engrossed on his mobile phone. Melanie confronts him. Ian breaks off hurriedly before reminding her about dinner at Pauline's. Lisa asks Melanie out for a drink. Melanie accepts. Steve's brief arrives in Walford to question locals about the murder. She receives short shrift from Pat. The brief turns her attention to Melanie. She refuses Steve's request to visit him but unwittingly implicates herself in the murder case.