Episode 7256 (6th August 2015)

Plot
Andy and Vanessa fill Diane in on the accident and casualties as they wait for Val to be rescued. David arrives looking for Eric. Chrissie arrives home and begins to digest the realisation that she's responsible for the accident, explaining everything to Lawrence about her setting fire to the car and the canister exploding and hitting the helicopter. Diane is hysterical as Val is brought out of the maze dead. Cain and Moira arrive at the hospital. Chas informs them that Debbie is out of theatre but still not awake. They're dismayed to learn that Pete has left the hospital. Diane breaks the news of Val's death to Finn. Eric, Rodney and Doug sit drunkenly in a pub outside the village ignoring their mobiles ringing. Chrissie struggles to deal with the catastrophe she has caused. Cain sits with Debbie as she wakes asking for Pete. He calls him and lets him know that Debbie's awake and asking for him. He persuades Pete to return, insisting her affair with Ross is over. Pete tells him he's on his way. He drags Ross' body out of the boot and abandons it in woodland, covering him with leaves, before vomiting at the scene. Adam runs into Vanessa in The Woolpack and tells her he's glad she's okay and asks if they can talk later. A shell-shocked Finn yells at Emma as she comments on "Poor Pete", reminding her that people have died. Adam tells Vanessa he wants her to stay in the village and that he wants to help her bring up the baby. Lawrence lays into Robert, blaming him for Chrissie's actions. Robert warns him that unless he starts to focus on calming Chrissie down she's going to end up confessing to the police. Pete arrives back at Mulberry Cottage and quickly changes his clothes before bagging them to throw out. He's surprised to turn around and see Belle and April who question why he's throwing his clothes out. He covers that his suit was ruined from helping people out of the rubble. Lawrence and Robert work together to try and persuade Chrissie to keep her actions between the three of them. She's astonished their plan. Diane explains to Victoria how she and Val came to be in the Maze of Mirrors, adding that they made up and she believes Val saved her life. David wonders how we will break the news to Eric. A drunken Eric, Doug and Rodney order more drinks at the pub and decide to stay over in a B&B for the night. All three of them fail to see the news report of the crash on the television in the background. Pete arrives at the hospital and is silent with Debbie. She tells him that Ross means nothing to her and explains she was confused. Pete tells her that he never wants her to mention Ross again and that he just wants to forget the day ever happened. Debbie reaches to hold his hand but he doesn't reciprocate.

Regular cast

 * Ross Barton - Michael Parr
 * Pete Barton - Anthony Quinlan
 * Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
 * Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb
 * James Barton - Bill Ward
 * Emma Barton - Gillian Kearney
 * Finn Barton - Joe Gill
 * Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
 * Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
 * Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
 * Aaron Livesy - Danny Miller
 * Robert Sugden - Ryan Hawley
 * Victoria Sugden - Isabel Hodgins
 * Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
 * Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
 * Chrissie Sugden - Louise Marwood
 * Adam Barton - Adam Thomas
 * Debbie Dingle - Charley Webb
 * Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
 * David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden
 * Lachlan White - Thomas Atkinson
 * Lawrence White - John Bowe
 * Doug Potts - Duncan Preston
 * Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
 * Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
 * April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan
 * Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper

Guest cast

 * Doctor - Siri Ellis

Locations

 * Mulberry Cottage - Downstair rooms
 * The Woolpack - Public bar and backroom
 * Dale View - Downstairs rooms
 * Church Lane
 * Home Farm - Sitting room, dining room and kitchen
 * Hotten General Hospital - Interior
 * Unknown roads
 * Unknown pub
 * Unknown woodland

Memorable dialogue
Finn Barton: "Out of all the ways to go... it was very Val, wasn't it? She could never just walk past a mirror."