jack reappears in december 1992 when he arrives unexpectedly at the fowler house on christmas day, to visit michelle. jack soon reveals that he wants to continue his fling with michelle, although she is adverse to this and gently but firmly declines. jack is not perturbed and he continuously shows up in walford with various different excuses in a bid to get close to michelle. he secretly takes photos of her; arranges to be privately home tutored by her landlady rachel kominski (jacquetta may) and interferes with her lingerie; has numerous fights with clyde; begins to spend time with her mother pauline (wendy richard) so he can pry into michelle's private life and then smashes his head against a brick wall and turns up at michelle's looking for sympathy.