Mercedes has had a sleepless night, while Warren is unimpressed with her as he's dressed as Santa to surprise the kids but she hasn't kept her end of the bargain in dressing as an elf. Mercedes downs an entire bottle of wine and makes a fool of herself. Dodger has to dash off when he receives a phone call from Frankie.
Warren exposes Mercedes and her pill usage in front of John Paul and Prince. She lashes out and throws a glass at Warren. Their bitter exchange spills into the village and Gemma earns herself a slap when Mercedes discovers that she told Warren that she'd arranged to collect more pills. Diane breaks up the argument and proceeds to deliver her own mighty smack to Mercedes after revealing herself as her blackmailer. Warren takes Gemma back to 67 Christleton Terrace to tend to her bruised face; she admits to Warren that she wants him back. Mercedes profusely apologises to Diane for what she did but Diane's unforgiving.