In October 2015, Tom is being bullied by an unknown assailant because of his parental responsibilities towards his daughter. The culprit is revealed to be Peri, but Tom is unaware that she is responsible for posting pictures on-line, humiliating him. When Peri attempts to abandon Steph outside Angela's doorstep, it becomes clear that she has post-natal depression. Tom is angry at first about Peri's attempt to abandon the baby and is even angrier when he discovered that Peri is his online bully, but he forgives her after Nancy tells Tom she could be suffering from depression. Tom later befriends Alfie Nightingale (Richard Linnell), and is shocked to discover that Alfie is his nephew, since Alfie was Tom's half-sister Cindy's son.