Hollyoaks spoilers: Kim Butterfield lies to keep Esther Bloom away from Adam and Maxine’s engagement party as she fears Grace Black’s return
Kim confuses Esther as she tells her there was never a party and makes her stay at home, while Esther is also manipulated in the coffee shop
VULNERABLE Esther Bloom is in for a difficult week as Kim Butterfield conspires to keep her away from Adam and Maxine's engagement party.
As Esther and wife Kim prepare for the party, Darren Osborne brings Esther a camera to make a video for Adam.
But Kim decides Esther will not be going to the party, throwing away the camera and bringing Esther home before lying that there was never a party, playing on Esther's confusion and memory loss in the wake of being shot by Eva Falco.
Esther struggles to process what has happened, thinking she is losing touch with reality.
But after a stressful day in the coffee shop, Diane talks to Esther about the party she missed, and she realises Kim has lied to her.
Esther confronts Kim about her lies, and Kim says she was worried about Esther because Grace Black has been let out of prison and will return to the village.
She lies again, saying that she saw Grace at the party and that Grace is on the hunt for Esther.
But how will Esther react when she learns that Kim has lied again - and what will happen if Grace does return for Chester?
Esther is also under pressure in the coffee shop. She volunteers to do a shift alone for Kim, but doesn't know what she's doing.
After Kim leaves the shop, Prince McQueen notices Esther is struggling and takes advantage of the situation to get free food.
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Later on, as she continues to struggle with the coffee shop and her confusion over the party, Prince manages to manipulate Esther into giving him more money.
But he has a sudden crisis of conscience and forces her to take the money back, before running off.
As worries pile up for vulnerable Esther, it's not clear how much more she can take.
- Hollyoaks airs weeknights on Channel 4 at 6.30pm with a first look episode following at 7pm on E4
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