stops him. They then discover the body of Eamon Fisher. Darren tells Jack that they could fake his death, claiming Jack is the deceased body. Jack goes along with this and his family are horrified at his apparent death. Ruth returns briefly for his funeral. Frankie discovers Jack is alive and the pair agree to flee to Spain. Niall Rafferty is planning to kill his family so Jack and Darren as the pair rush to find them. Jack bursts in and tells Niall it is over, however Niall detonates explosives, which eventually kills Tina Reilly. Jack is then arrested and Darren admits he knew of the fake death. They are both imprisoned. During his time in prison, the Osbornes are forced to sell The Dog to the Ashworths. Jack and Darren are released from prison four months later. Jack visits Eamon's sons, Kris and Malachy Fisher, where he learns that Darren had only offered to buy them a drink as an apology. Darren is then kicked out of the flat. Jack grows depressed, and he does not want to leave the house. After learning that Darren took £100, 000 from Warren Fox to get stepbrother Jake to confess to Sean Kennedy's murder, before gambling the money away, Jack disowns him. Jack gets a manager job in the Dog thanks to Darren. When Jack sees that Darren has become close friends with teenager Duncan Button, he realises that he has changed, so decides to reconcile with him and offers him to move in with him, which would also include Duncan. Darren is delighted and happily accepts. Darren and Hannah go on a rock 'n' roll weekend in Denmark. Darren breaks the news that he and Hannah married while drunk. Darren then uses his marital status to convince Nev to give him a job at The Dog as a barman and cancels the annulment as a means to get The Dog back. When Hannah goes to Darren's flat to watch a film, the pair end up sleeping together. Darren later ends his relationship with Hannah. While trying to save his wife Darren was stabbed from Jamie, after the couple run away. Darren offers to leave Hollyoaks with Hannah however she rejects his offer and leaves Hollyoaks alone. After Hannah's departure Darren, at Carmel and Calvin Valentine's wedding, Suzanne Ashworth arrives and spends the day flirting with Darren. They later sneak off and