Episode 5247

Faulty electrical wiring causes problems with the power at Number 30 and a potentially lethal situation develops with an underwater pool light. Several housemates almost take the plunge before Mickey reaches out to rescue a bird that has died in the water and is electrocuted. Helpless in his wheelchair, Frazer panics. Will history repeat itself? Will another little boy drown as Frazer just watches from the sidelines?

Although he's clearly shaken by Alan Napier's confession, Oliver refuses to consider the possibility that he is not a biological Barnes. Aware that his bravado hides true turmoil, Elle decides to take matters into her own hands and organizes an illegal DNA test. Oliver's shocked by her underhanded tactics but sorely tempted to find out once and for all whether Napier is telling the truth.

Lucia Cammeniti descends on Number 30 and announces her intention to organise the wedding. Smarting over her earlier warnings for Rosie not to marry a disabled man, Frazer takes a stand and explains that while Lucia is very welcome in their home, she'll have to show Rosie some respect. Unfortunately for Frazer, it seems that his bride-to-be is just as keen on an Italian extravaganza as her mother!

When Ned hears Mickey's fantasies of what his father might be like, he shrinks from telling Mickey the truth, afraid that he'll never live up to the ideal. Help comes from an unexpected quarter when Paul accompanies them to a footy match, and Mickey admits that he wouldn't mind if Ned was his dad. Ned plans to come clean with Mickey over a special dinner but then fate intervenes at the pool: has Ned left it too late?

While he puts a brave face on it, Karl continues to struggle with his father's slide into third-stage dementia.