Oscar and Lucinda

By a ruse, Wiros and the Ruminales enter the city of Gabi. Unable to stave off the attack, Ilia runs away and returns to Alba Longa. Gala's condition worsens when she sees her daughter, as she believes Ilia is a threat sent by the gods, but Amulius defends her.

A bunch of East Enders fight their way out of a zombie-infested London, led by an unlikely gang of amateur bank robbers and foul-mouthed plucky pensioners.

Helen meets with a woman who is demanding power of attorney over her mother, and attends her ex-husband William's writers' festival run by literary interlocutor Lindy Baxter-Smythe.