Joanna is blindsided when a reporter questions her about the chilling rumour - someone has fed him information. Bea urges her to drop it, but threats force Joanna and Alfie to stay with her. Then she discovers Michael has picked up Alfie from school without her knowledge. Panic consumes her as she frantically searches, fearing the worst. As the press exposes Sonia, tensions explode. On Halloween, the kids enter her house after finding the door open - and inside, they make a shocking discovery.

Joanna becomes obsessed with finding out who Sally McGowan is. Michael is horrified by Joanna's behaviour and reveals he knows she scared a child in London. Undeterred, she believes a prison painting could expose the truth. Fired from work, she rushes to Kay's house and saves her from a gas leak. Joanna tips off Zac, but when he exposes Liz, Bea realises Joanna was the source.