text: Cindy grows close to Milo's brother Theo Jones (Matt Kennard) who knows the truth about Milo. Dirk discovers the truth and threatens Theo, so he leaves. Milo convinces Cindy to forgive Dirk and she does. Cindy is confused when Alfie starts acting strange and he locks everyone in the house. An ambulance is called so Alfie runs away. He stands on the village wall and threatens to jump, thinking gravity will save him. James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) arrives just in time and grabs him. Alfie is taken to hospital and Marnie blames Cindy for his mental illness. Cindy visits Alfie and they have a heart to heart and Alfie says she is the reason he is like this, leaving Cindy feeling guilty. Cindy is annoyed when Damon and Holly get engaged and drags Milo into helping her split them up. Damon discovers that Milo has been tracking Holly around the village and Dirk throws him out. Milo gives Cindy a keychain to remember him by. She confronts Damon about marrying Holly and Milo hears their conversation on a voice recorder on the key chain and discovers that they slept together. Later, Milo holds a doll version of Cindy and plans revenge on her.
  Cindy and Dirk travel to Llandudno for Holly and Damon's wedding. Milo gives Cindy an ultimatum: either she breaks up with Dirk and leaves the village for good, or he'll tell Holly that she slept with Damon. Cindy decides to tell Holly the truth but after they talk, she realises she can't ruin Holly's wedding day so she decides to leave. She breaks up with Dirk, leaving him confused. Cindy decides to leave after the wedding, but during the ceremony, Damon confesses to sleeping with Cindy. Cindy tries to apologise to Holly but she refuses, stating that she feels like she never Cindy's priority as she always put herself first. Distraught, Cindy tells Dirk that Milo was blackmailing her and Dirk sets off to find him. Dirk and Milo argue and Milo pushes him into the pool. Milo turns on a faulty lightbox, causing Dirk to get electrocuted, killing him. Cindy, Tom and Liberty Savage (Jessamy Stoddart) arrive to find Dirk dead, devastating Cindy.