Lucas Hay (Oscar Curtis) sees red in Hollyoaks next week as makes a beeline for Grace Black (Tamara Wall) and Clare Devine’s (Gemma Bissix) flat.
The young chef, as fans know, holds the criminal sibling duo personally responsible for boyfriend Dillon Ray’s (Nathaniel Dass) exploitation ordeal.
Dillon has struggled to cope in the wake of the trauma and earlier this month he cheated on Lucas with a girl and suffered a relapse. Despite this being the second time Dillon cheated, Lucas ultimately forgave him, with the boyfriends agreeing to give things another go.
It looked like things were on the up for the pair but next week sees the situation get seriously complicated after Ste (Kieron Richardson) takes Dillon to a recovery meeting.
While there, he finds John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) spiralling following his wedding to Jez (Jeremy Sheffield). John Paul opens up about his guilt and, misreading the moment, he attempts to kiss Ste.
Later, Ste feels lonely and attempts to download a dating app, only to see Dillon on there too.
Determined to get answers, he confronts Dillon, who admits that he’s spiralling and self-sabotaging, insisting that he’s never met anyone – but he has chatted online.
Ste urges him to be honest with Lucas.
Dillon does just that and Lucas, horrified, lashes out in pain and, later, a tense showdown with Clare and Grace at The Hutch leaves him fuelled by rage – as he storms over to Grace’s flat.
The teen is livid and demands that they confess to their crimes, smashing up the place in anger over what they’ve done to Dillon.
Dillon, meanwhile, thanks sponsor Ste for his advice and support, hopeful about his future with Lucas. However, in an unexpected turn of events, he subsequently confesses that he’s got feelings for Ste!
Meanwhile, back at Grace’s, chaos unfolds as Leela Dexter (Kirsty-Leigh Porter) tries to hold Lucas back. Dodger Savage (Danny Mac) subsequently steps in and arrests him.
Ste sits down with Dillon to discuss what he’s said and Dillon apologises as he grapples with conflicting emotions. The question is: just how will they react when they realise that Lucas has been arrested?
That remains to be seen but Clare is adamant that Lucas should be punished for destroying their flat.
Lucas, meanwhile, finds out that Ste knew about Dillon’s use of a dating app and his anger boils over in intense scenes.
Elsewhere in the village…
The Dog re-opens but celebrating isn’t exactly on everyone’s mind.
Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) is hopeful of a future with one true love Diane (Alex Fletcher) but numerous missed calls from Mercedes (Jennifer Metcalfe) lead him to the McQueen residence as he asks her to back off.
Mercy, however, has other things to worry about as she frets over Bobby’s whereabouts.
Later, Liberty Savage (Jessamy Stoddart), Sienna Blake (Anna Passey), Dodger and Jez arrive at the pub to celebrate the new era.
Sienna, however, isn’t pleased when she learns that Dodger is having a drink with Clare. Is this the beginning of a long-awaited feud for two of soap’s finest schemers?
Grace, meanwhile, sets out to find her long-lost child but Clare is pre-occupied with planning a dinner for herself and Dodger, brushing her sister’s concerns off.
