Will Steven Beale confess to his brain tumour lie?

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Max pushes Steven Beale to tell Lauren the truth...

Steven Beale is relieved when a babysitting Abi calls Lauren while they’re at the hospital and tells Lauren she needs to come home. Thinking he’s off the hook, a relieved Steven is gobsmacked when Max suddenly arrives. Confronting Steven, Max insists that Lauren needs to know the truth. When Steven gets back to the Square he steels himself to confess to his lie.... But will he go through with it?

Bernadette is touched when Keanu buys her a Moses basket for the baby. Getting a sudden attack of conscience, when Keanu hears a conversation between Michelle and Martin about their dad, he tells Bernadette that it’s time they returned Arthur’s bench.

Meanwhile, Whitney reveals that her new fiance is the Vic’s old bar manager, Woody. Mick is stunned!

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