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The storm tightens its grip on the village and Marlon and Tricia's hopes and dreams are snatched away as their world comes crashing down around them.
The cleanup operation gets underway, but the aftermath worsens at the hospital when Tricia flatlines and is declared brain dead - but Marlon refuses to accept she has gone.
Louise is discharged from hospital and thrilled when Ashley allows her to stay with him. Meanwhile, Laurel tries to get over her crush before her friendship with Ashley is ruined. Also, Marlon ignores the doctor's opinion, convinced Tricia will come back to him.
Alan and Steph come to terms with the reality that Tricia's gone - something Marlon refuses to accept. Meanwhile, Zoe upsets Jack and Scott which leaves her without a workforce. Also, Louise and Ashley realise their romantic relationship may be coming to an end.
Scott is still furious towards Zoe and teaches her a lesson by taking Jean without Zoe's knowledge. Meanwhile, Marlon keeps up the fight to bring Tricia back, and Andy feels stifled by Jack's presence on the farm.
Zoe finally realises how her decision about Jean has affected Scott and allows him visiting rights. Meanwhile, Marlon realises it's the machines keeping Tricia alive and comes to terms with reality. Also, Terry is discharged from hospital.
Marlon’s faced with making the biggest decision of his life after doctors advise him on Tricia’s condition. Utterly heartbroken, Marlon stares lovingly at his wife, as her fate lies in his hands.
Marlon is distraught following Tricia’s death, just wanting to be left alone. The Dingles pull together to support their grieving family member, but worry about how Marlon is dealing with his loss.
Keen to get his life back on track, Terry arranges a meeting with Zoe to discuss when he can start back at work and is disappointed when the visit ends in frustration. He can’t help but feel put out when he arrives to see Scott has taken over many of his daily duties.
Terry has been kept awake all night with thoughts of Chris. He becomes more and more convinced that there may be some truth in Charity’s plea that Chris set her up. His discussions with Rachel the lawyer leave him none the wiser, but he decides to clear his conscience by talking to the police.
Zoe is careful to ensure that key people in Charity’s trial are kept firmly on her side. Terry feels awkward when Zoe gives him an old watch of Chris’s as a gift.
With Charity and Debbie depressed about the court case, Cain’s determined to help clear Charity's name.
Charity is desperate to rectify the damage caused by Cain the previous day at Home Farm but her pleas fall on deaf ears when Zoe blatantly refuses to listen to her sister-in-law.
Charity tries to console Debbie about worries over the trial but is up front with her daughter, warning her that there is a high chance she will be found guilty of murder.
Marlon is manic ensuring Tricia's send-off to be perfect, from her favourite quiche to the choir singing Take That. Steph, however, can't lose herself in organising and is distraught about the funeral.
All eyes are on Charity as she prepares to meet her fate in court. Several witnesses are called to be questioned on the first day of the trial. Charity and Debbie are on tenterhooks as Cain is called to the stand. Having originally made a statement condemning his cousin, Cain shocks the court by protesting her innocence, backing up Charity's story that Chris killed himself.
Tension is mounting in the court as the second day of the trial unfolds. In the dock, Scott is taken apart by the defence lawyer, much to Zoe’s horror as she was relying on her new lackey to strengthen the case against Charity.
Charity can't disguise her optimism; even Viv's comments about 'breakfast for a condemned woman' pass her by. To explain her buoyant mood to Debbie, she says Zoe may still feel for her.
Charity prepares to take her future into her own hands as she is called to the dock. Aware that this is her last stab at freedom she tries to remain composed. Sticking firmly to her statement, Charity is cross-examined but pleads not guilty once more.
Everyone expects Zoe to be happy, but she isn't. Although the trial went her way, and it's Jean's birthday, she still doesn't have Chris back. An awkward visit from Terry doesn't help.
It's the day the panel meet to discuss Daz's future - will he have to go back to Manchester? Daz is understandably terrified, but Andy is sure he can protect his brother.
Having been caught in the act with Katie and trapped in a burning garage, Robert is on the warpath as far as Daz is concerned and is determined to silence him before he blabs to Andy about the affair.
Andy's 18th starts with him in a foul mood - he still wants the truth about Daz and the fire. Robert reluctantly agrees to come to the farm to talk things through.
Daz can't understand why Andy is standing by Katie rather than believing him. Katie's proving ably manipulative, but still feels she's ruining Daz's life just for the sake of her and Robert
Jack and Diane both feel odd after last night's marriage proposal. Andy isn't interested in talking about it, so Jack has to reluctantly turn to, of all people, Diane's ex-husband Rodney. Rodney confirms that Diane loves Jack, but says the ultimatum may have been a bad move.
Diane and Jack both wake up very happy, though the 5:30am start isn't popular. Marlon and Louise are equally joyous on hearing the news, and break out the champagne for breakfast.
Diane is up early in preparation for her engagement party but her excitement is dampened when she sees the last of the scaffolding being removed from The Woolpack and her thoughts turn to Tricia.
The new face at The Woolpack has caused quite a stir as the locals gossip about Val. Val leads Diane to believe she has been beaten up by an old boyfriend and is clearly in a bit of trouble.
Val comforts Diane as she sheds a tear over Tricia. Thinking her bruised sibling is obviously in trouble, Diane is glad to have Val stay and has got used to the idea of having her younger sister around again.
Louise isn't happy that Val's staying for a few weeks, but Val is livid when told she'll be paying her way in The Woolpack kitchen. Marlon's not looking forward to it either.
Katie gets home to find Andy at home and making tea for her. She's unsettled, both by his unexpected presence and her situation, but manages to pass it off as wedding nerves.
Andy is bracing himself for a humiliating stag night at the hands of his brother, not knowing Robert is livid about being dumped by Katie to stop herself falling further in love.
Andy is worried that Robert's going to ruin the wedding whether he's best man or not. His fears look justified when Robert turns up so late that Ethan nearly cancels the rehearsal.
Sam's worried: he can't face jail again. Debbie says that like Charity, he'll go down for something he didn't do. Zak decides they need a cunning plan to keep Scott in line.
After a turbulent couple of months, Alan takes Shelley aside and thanks her for her support. They agree they have been through a lot with Tricia’s death and the devastation from the storm.
Eric has put new minority business partner Steph up for the night, but once the deal is official he finds her ordering him around and a turf war over desks breaks out.
Eric's infuriated that Steph is taking over his house. He can't get into his own bathroom and when he arrives at work late, Steph tells him off in front of the staff.
Debbie doesn't want to go to school and be bullied again, but Lisa persuades her she needs to make something of herself, and also asks Donna to keep an eye on her.
It is Saint Valentine's Day in the village and Donna is delighted to receive a mystery Valentine's card, hand-delivered by step-dad Bob, and immediately assumes that her secret admirer must be Robert.
It's the night before Katie and Andy’s big day and instead of a night on the tiles Katie opts for a quiet night in and a cosy chat with best friend Donna.
It's the morning after the night before and Katie wakes up with the best man on her wedding day.
At Andy and Katie’s wedding reception best man Robert hits the sauce and turns nasty as he comes to terms with the fact that his brother has married the girl he loves.
Scott is under pressure from Zoe to stop the Dingles disrupting business for the Tate empire, but things go from bad to worse when a Tate truck is run off the road.
Aaron begins to warm to Chas but things go down hill rapidly after she hears him on the phone to his dad, describing her a ‘nutter’, who's not as good as Sandra.
Full of remorse after belting her son Aaron, Chas decides to take an impromptu day-off from The Woolpack. When she bumps into Louise in the street, the landlady is less than impressed.
When Laurel calls round at the vicarage, to say goodbye to Ashley, it looks as if he's finally going to ask her to stay when there's an inconvenient knock at the door.
Ashley finally reveals his feelings for Laurel to everyone at her leaving party but when he finds her at the airport he finds it almost impossible to tell her how he feels.
With Eric away his workforce enjoy a pub lunch in The Woolpack and his worst fears soon become reality when Steph threatens to start docking wages if they’re late back from lunch.
Laurel is on cloud nine after sharing a romantic taxi ride and a goodnight kiss with Ashley. Ashley pops round to see her in the morning and they decide to make their first date dinner at Ashley's.
After storming out Dawn doesn’t want to see Terry. Terry is less than happy when he goes round to Bob’s to speak to Dawn and learns that she's been out with Scott.
Marlon is at the graveyard, laying flowers on Tricia's grave. A man also arrives with flowers and the pair strike up a conversation about their late wives.
Things go from bad to even worse for Charity. Not only is she pregnant and doing life for a murder she didn’t commit, she hears some more bad news from her solicitor.
Charity’s baby seems to be responding to treatment and Debbie is delighted she has a brother at last. Her happiness is short-lived as Charity tells her she won’t be keeping the baby.
Zak decides to visit Cain and tell him about the baby's arrival. He is convinced the baby is his grandson and Cain must have his say in its future whatever Charity says. When Zak visits Charity she remains determined to give the baby up and it is only Debbie’s arrival that convinces her to agree to a paternity test on the baby, so they will know once and for all who the baby’s father is.
Carl’s photocopying of Zoe’s bid for the council contract has done the trick as Tom King and his sons celebrate winning the tender. But grabbing the refuse business is just for starters.
When Matthew King, of King & Sons, turns up at Home Farm offering to buy the Tate Trash wagons, Zoe soon realises that this could be a chance to make some money.
With the weight of the world on his shoulders, Marlon’s culinary skills begin to slip and he can’t concentrate at work. Having suffered the wrath of several unhappy punters, Diane suggests he take some time off.
When Robert turns up, Katie quickly makes her excuses and leaves. The very thought of him is driving her to distraction, so she's not happy when Donna wants to talk about him.
Still avoiding Robert, Katie makes her excuses when he offers her and Donna a lift to Hotten. When he turns up later with beers and Donna in tow Katie is not impressed.
In the kitchen at The Woolpack, Val sings to the vegetables and when Diane comes in she tells her that her ‘sap is rising’ and she's on the lookout for a man.
Sam’s chicks escape and as he rounds them up he hears ghostly noises coming from Holdgate Farm. Frightened, he confides in Emily, and they set off together to investigate the mysterious sounds.
Viv’s sharp tongue catches up with her as she manages to fall out with Emily, who tells her she's mean spirited, Chas, who she fires, and Donna, who decides to move out.
Val’s efforts to snare young Danny pay off as she invites him to ‘share a bite’ with her one lunchtime.
To celebrate Dawn and Terry’s wedding anniversary, Scott gives Dawn a bottle of Zoe’s champagne.
When Syd overhears Chloe joking to Danny that men need to be trained like dogs and she's got Syd well trained, Syd decides enough is enough and tells her that it's over.
Nursing a hangover after a boozy night out with Rodney, Val begins to find juggling two men at once hard work when she runs into both Danny and Rodney in the shop.
Marlon remains ensconced in the attic at Holdgate Farm and Emily thinks his gloom may be lifting when he allows her into his hideaway, but she is shocked by his strange behaviour.
When Tom goes to give Holdgate Farm the once over before agreeing to buy the place from Zoe, he hears Marlon moving about up in the attic and goes to investigate.
With only hours to get Marlon down from the attic before Tom sends in Jimmy, Emily is at her wits end until she discovers a package at the shop for Tricia.
Ashley and Ethan have their work cut out for them when an enraged and desperate Marlon decides to put God to the test, the Dingles keep a vigil at Noah's bedside, and Shadrach and Sam receive a nasty surprise when they try to connect with their new neighbours.
After Ashley tells Marlon that Gabby is all the family he needs now, Marlon rushes straight to the hospital to see baby Noah, having resolved to raise the child as his own.
When Marlon returns from the hospital disappointed that Chris was baby Noah’s father, Paddy feels obliged to tell Zoe the news. Zoe sets off to the hospital to see her nephew.
When Lisa visits Charity at the hospital, Charity gives her some polaroids of baby Noah to give to Zoe. When Lisa takes them to Home Farm she receives a very frosty reception.
With Noah on the mend, Charity faces up to a return to prison. As Charity waits for the van to take her back to jail, Zoe discusses Noah's adoption with her solicitor.
Zoe receives confirmation of the paternity test results and resolves to make sure she gets custody of Noah by making Charity an offer she believes she will not be able to refuse.
After Lisa tells Cain that Charity has sent Zoe pictures of baby Noah and seems more positive about her sentence he visits her in prison to find out what she's up to.
The Dingles put their plan to have their revenge against Scott into practise. As Scott sits in his car waiting for Dawn, the Dingles bundle him into the back of their van.
Charity is in for a shock when she visits Noah at the hospital. Zoe is there and tells her this is the last time she will be able to see the baby. When Charity says she intends to carry on coming to visit anyway Zoe threatens to go back on her part of the deal and refuse to change her testimony.
The morning after chucking Dawn out Terry sets about trying to save his marriage. His first port of call is The Woolpack where he warns Scott to keep away from his wife.
When Dawn takes TJ to see Terry he's hopeful they’ll be able to sort out their problems, but with Dawn adamant she's taking TJ to Spain the couple have another bitter row.
When Siobhan urges Val to act on her decision to finish with Danny things don’t go to plan. When Val visits Danny at work he has only one thing on his mind. The amorous pair enjoy a passionate kiss and arrange to meet up later.
Still a bit battered and bruised Rodney and Danny are able to put their fight behind them and over a brandy Rodney hands the keys to the Antiques Barn back to Danny. Val is in for a shock when she arrives at Rodney's, hoping to convince him to take her to California, and finds Danny there.
Val returns to the pub after a night at Siobhan’s hoping that the dust will have settled. How wrong can a woman be? Diane has her sister's bags packed ready for her.
News of Edna’s unlikely family history becomes village gossip, helped in no small part by the woman herself. For every high-minded moral pronouncement she makes, someone quietly whispers about her grandmother's occupation.
Ashley attempts the impossible by trying to comfort Edna over the rumours about her grandmother's shady past. Edna is not best pleased when Ashley suggests that the rumours may not be slanderous.
When Alan and Emily sit down with Marlon, to discuss planting a tree as a memorial to Tricia, it is clear Marlon's mind is elsewhere. Marlon is thinking about Carrie once again. As Marlon makes his way to her house Alan confides in Emily that he told Marlon about Carrie.
Emily is dismayed to find Marlon smartly dressed. She tries to explain that Carrie has undergone surgery and will not want the husband of the woman whose heart she has turning up. Marlon is convinced there's a connection them and receives a shock when Carrie slams the door on him when he explains who he is.
As Charity stands anxiously in the dock it looks as if Zoe has decided not to fulfill her promise when she is called to give evidence and is nowhere to be found.
Debbie’s hopes of living a happy family life at last are cruelly dashed when Zoe turns up with an envelope full of cash. Zoe explains to Debbie exactly what the money's for.
Charity is desperate to get Debbie to return home and Cain tells her she should use Zoe’s money to find a place for the three of them to live as a family. With Cain and Charity out of the way, Debbie returns collect the rest of her things and comes across Charity's cash.
Carrie becomes seriously alarmed as Marlon turns up on her doorstep clutching more poems dedicated to Tricia and his wedding photos. She lets him come in but soon wishes that she hadn’t.
When Emily pleads with Marlon to stay well away from Carrie he becomes angry and refuses to accept that his unwelcome visits could be upsetting Carrie and could land him in trouble.
It's the morning of Tricia’s tree planting memorial but as usual Marlon is preoccupied with Carrie and is determined to see her again, despite being removed from her house by the police. With the ceremony underway, Marlon sneaks off to see Carrie.
Jarvis is made to regret turning Simon down for the Emmerdale cricket team as he opens the batting for the opposition by hitting a six off the first ball of the match. Cunningly Rodney suggests that he bowls a few overs and has a word with Simon before he steps up to bowl.
Jack returns from taking Victoria to the child psychiatrist more worried than he was before he left. Victoria has been diagnosed as having become electively mute in response to a traumatic experience. Not only is he worried about what may have happened to Victoria, he is convinced the psychiatrist suspects him of child abuse.
When Victoria tells Jack she saw Robert kiss Katie and that her brother threatened her to keep quiet about it, Jack is devastated to learn his son has done such a thing. When Robert returns, Jack is furious and punches his son.
Robert’s eighteenth birthday is not one he's likely to forget in a hurry. Sporting an impressive looking black eye, he is marched around to the farm by Jack to collect his things. With Donna worried sick about where he's been Robert has some explaining to do.
Jack hopes Robert can put his affair with Katie behind him and gives his son a belated eighteenth birthday present. Robert heeds his dad's advice and decides not to return Katie's calls. Katie is more determined than ever that she and Robert should be together, and tells Chas that she is going to go and see Robert and Jack and lay her cards on the table.
After failing to stand up to Jack and admit he loves Katie, Robert regrets making a huge mistake. He goes to see Katie in the pub but Diane asks him to leave. Robert hangs around the pub and Katie later agrees to speak with him.
Knowing that Steph is desperate for somewhere to stash her phones, Zak devises a high-risk strategy to ensure Shadrach gets his wish and spends his last night of freedom with a woman. Zak tells a delighted Shadrach that Steph has agreed to go on a date with him. He then arranges a meeting with Steph to discuss payment for storing her phones.
With Shadrach nowhere to be found, Zak and Sam go in search of the feckless Dingle, knowing that if he's done a runner they could both be spending some time behind bars.
After another bitter row with Cain, Charity tells her lover that she has had enough of his childish ways and is moving out. Indignant, Cain later calls her bluff and visits Charity at work, emptying sacks of her belongings onto the floor.
Having spent the night at Holdgate Farm, Charity is delighted when Tom asks his guest to join him for a spot of breakfast. Jimmy is not happy about his father's breakfast arrangements.
Zoe finds herself feeling lonelier than ever after she makes a pass at a woman during the Chamber of Commerce dinner party at Home Farm. Unfortunately for Zoe the woman is straight. Drunk and sorry for herself, Zoe tells Paddy that she is frightened of spending the rest of her life alone.
Following their kiss the night before Scott wants to know where he stands but Zoe can’t get out of the house fast enough and drives off as Scott tries to talk to her
Delighted by his brother's misfortune, Zak accompanies Shadrach to meet Ethan at the church, where he’ll be doing his community service.
Katie finally finds the courage to walk out on Andy and leaves behind a letter. On her way to the station she decides she must say goodbye to Andy face to face. By the time she returns Andy has read the letter and Robert is by his side, after picking up his brother's distraught phone message for Jack.
Unable to believe that Katie has been having an affair with Robert, Andy asks her to tell him it's not true. When Robert insists it is him she loves Andy attacks him.
Furious at Katie’s betrayal, Andy sets about removing every trace of her from his life. Jack is disturbed to find him covered in blood, trying to remove his tattoo of Katie's name.
Dressed to kill, Donna goes to see Robert at the garage, looking for some answers. When Robert callously makes sure that Donna knows she meant nothing to him Donna takes her revenge. Leaving Robert rolling around on the floor in agony after kneeing him where it hurts Donna goes to commiserate with Andy with a couple of bottles of wine. Andy unnerves Donna by talking about killing Robert.
The effort that Charity has put into organising Tom’s party has not gone unnoticed. First Tom invites her out to lunch and then Matthew surprises her with a thank you present.
Charity’s plans for making a huge impression on the host at Tom’s party come unravelled, as Jimmy’s glamorous wife Sadie causes amazement by arriving late for the party in a helicopter.
Charity is furious as Sadie takes over Tom’s party and treats her as hired staff, ordering her about. Glamorous Sadie is in her element as the centre of attention but still manages to put everyone in their place. She also uses Sam's instant obsession with her to her advantage and grills him on Charity's history.
It's the morning after the night before and Sadie wastes no time in bossing contractors about to clear up the debris from the party. Tom is pleased by the success of the event but comments to Sadie that it's a shame it ended so badly for Charity and wonders if she's okay after her fall.
Sadie is furious that Charity has managed to worm her way into Tom’s affections. Taking her anger out on Matthew and Jimmy, Sadie tells the brothers they should have kept a closer eye on their father.
As the bulldozers move in the villagers watch in horror as they realise there's little they can do to stop the development. However, there is help at hand from an unexpected source.
Jack’s attempt to build bridges by inviting his two sons round for lunch goes horribly wrong, as his eagerness to sort things out only manages to drive the brothers even further apart.
When Katie calls, Andy agrees to go and see her. Assuming Katie has asked him over so that he’ll take her back, Andy is furious when he discovers this is not the case.
Still angry and upset after seeing Katie, Andy drowns his sorrows in The Woolpack. His predicament is not helped when Cain decides to play devil's advocate and winds Andy up about Robert. Andy storms out of the pub and fetches his shotgun.
Jack remains unconscious and the doctors don’t know whether he’ll pull through. Robert and Andy both stick to their story that the shooting happened accidentally and the police release them for now.
Dawn uses court to take her revenge on Terry, Donna is dressed to impress, Jack slips in and out of consciousness, and it looks like it could be Zak's lucky day.
Diane is worried sick to find Jack still drifting in and out of consciousness when she arrives at the hospital. Her mood quickly turns to anger, as she demands answers from Andy. Andy sticks to his story that the shooting was an accident and he doesn’t know what happened.
Diane keeps vigil at unconscious Jack’s bedside, Jack opens his eyes telling him upbeat stories about her travels. She becomes emotional when she realises they never got round to planning their wedding as he lies motionless beside her.
Knowing full well why he's lying in hospital recovering from a gunshot wound, Jack demands the truth from Andy. Andy's reluctant confession that he meant to kill Robert leaves Jack silently furious. Andy flees the hospital and confides in Daz that he feels that Jack is going to make sure he gets what he deserves by sending him to jail.
When the doctor tells Jack he's free to go detectives wait out side his room eager to take his statement. Robert begs his father to think carefully before he speaks to them. The detectives make it plain to Jack from the outset that they know why Andy shot him.
Terry is full of enthusiasm for his plan of sharing joint custody of TJ with Dawn. After they sit down with Terry's solicitor it becomes clear that Dawn's not at all keen.
Charity is delighted to be invited to dinner with some of Tom’s friends. Charity is well and truly set-up when Sadie primes the conservative guests on the finer points of Charity's past.
After her disastrous night at Tom’s dinner party Charity has Chas to contend with when she has to admit that she threw her cousins best shoes away in a fit of rage.
Sadie is dismayed to find a very happy Charity and Tom tucking into a champagne breakfast. At lunch in The Woolpack, Sadie can’t resist having a vicious snipe at Charity the moment Tom goes to the bar and tells her that Tom normally goes for women who have more class.
Zoe decides to give Scott a really hard time after seeing him smuggle Chloe into his flat the previous evening. She informs him that he has to collect her car before breakfast. Later, tired of being mistreated by the woman he loves Scott heads to The Woolpack.
Deciding that if they are going to be together they need to make some time to be together, Scott and Zoe take the afternoon off and have a picnic on the lawn.
As a glamorous Nicola sets off for her school reunion with Syd in tow, intent of provoking envy among her former classmates, Simon wants a quiet word with Rodney about his daughter. Rodney is delighted when Simon asks him for Nicola's hand in marriage.
Katie tells Chas that she can’t go on living in the village when everyone hates her, so she's decided to leave. Chas says she should ask Robert to go away with her. Katie broaches the subject of moving away with Robert, but when he says that he wants to stay in the village to work things out with his dad, Katie realises that he's not prepared to leave.
Although Simon has been avoiding her Nicola is convinced that he's about to propose. When she spots a ring box in his van Simon tells her it's cufflinks he's borrowed from Paddy. When Simon goes round to see Nicola to speak have it out with her he realises that she's expecting him to propose so he makes his excuses and leaves.
Nicola’s belief that Simon is about to propose is confirmed when the fishmonger puts aside his doubts and pops the question.
Nicola attempts to talk to Simon but he is not interested in listening to her. Upset, Nicola tells Rodney the engagement is off. Rodney goes ballistic when her hears the full story.
When Rodney catches Nicola feeling sorry for herself he tells her that if she wants to win Simon back she must do something about it. She decides a party is the answer. Having made herself deeply unpopular in the village, Nicola has her work cut out trying to persuade her former friends to come. Meanwhile, Rodney invites Simon over, telling him that although he's split up with Nicola he’d still like to be his friend.
A delighted Charity tells Chas she thinks she's got Sadie right where she wants her because she believes she's having an affair behind Jimmy’s back.
When Tom finds Charity in the office taking the safe keys from her bag he is suspicious but doesn’t tell her about the missing money. Charity demands to know what's going on.
Debbie’s interest in Ethan develops into a full-blown crush as she goes to see him in make-up and a short skirt. She is shocked when Ethan introduces her to his fiancé Niamh. Disappointed Debbie returns home to encounter Cain in a rage about the way she’s dressed.
Debbie overhears Ethan arguing with his fiancé Niamh, and believing the curate's relationship is on its last legs, decides it is time to make sure that he takes some notice of her. Having had her make-up destroyed by Cain she goes to see Chas at The Woolpack, who helps her get made up.
Eager to consummate his relationship with Zoe, Scott decides to pull out all the stops and procures chocolates and champagne from the shop. Viv tells Scott his efforts will be in vain.
Scott decides that if Zoe doesn’t want a full physical relationship with him then he has no option but to move out. While Viv encourages him to leave, Zoe confides in Ashley.
Sam is in a flap when his hen Belinda comes down with a mystery ailment. Paddy says the infection is not serious but Sam is alarmed when more Dingle hens fall sick. Helpful as ever, Cain makes matters worse by telling Sam that his birds have caught Asian Bird Flu and will be dead in a matter of hours.
There is instant concern when Len finds Tootsie alone. Knowing that Edna never goes anywhere without her beloved dog, he raises the alarm. Before long her friends are frantically searching for their neighbour. When Tootsie begins barking ferociously, guilty Sam runs off claiming he is feeling ill.
The police arrive at the hospital to interview Edna about the hit and run incident and return her bag. She is upset to discover forty pounds has been taken from her purse. She is unable to give the police a description of the driver of the car but is able to tell them the car is black. Meanwhile, Sam fears the worst when he comes across Jarvis and Len carrying the homemade coffin.
Lisa and Sam return home to a smug Cain, who has been released following police questioning. However, Sam cries out in horror when he goes to his chicken coup to discover Cain has taken spiteful revenge and slaughtered his beloved chickens.
Lisa is dismayed when Jarvis confirms that Cain’s claims about Sam being responsible for knocking Edna down are true. Lisa and Jarvis are disappointed to find Sam packing his bags to leave. Jarvis makes it plain to Sam where his responsibilities lie.
Having buried his favourite hen, while the others find their way into Lisa’s cooking pot, Sam is downcast and there is bad news in store for him when Matthew sacks him.
Zoe and Scott are concerned about the social worker's visit to assess her suitability to adopt Christopher and Scott suggests that they ask Zoe's solicitor, Rachel to sit in on the meeting.
After finding Zoe and Rachel kissing, Viv is furious and only reluctantly hands Jean back to Zoe before storming off, leaving Zoe to try and get hold of Scott before she does. Bob manages to get Viv to agree to let Zoe and Scott sort things out for themselves for Jean's sake.
Shelley is a bag of nerves as the dinner party with Steph approaches. Alan tells her that Steph may react positively when she hears all about their plans to move to Spain. Shelley is not convinced.
Steph takes Alan for a drink to wish him a 'bon voyage' and he is delighted his daughter appears to have accepted his decision to move to Spain after her initial tantrum. Of course, Steph is really fuming about what she sees as her father's plan to abandon her.
Charity turns down Tom’s offer of lunch in Hotten and takes off with Syd instead, making sure that Tom sees the big kiss she gives Syd as she gets into the van. When Charity returns from lunch Tom tells her he's too old to play games and he wants to be with her.
Tom and Charity’s good news is not good news for Sadie whose face is a picture when she arrives back at Holdgate Farm to find her bitter rival wearing her father-in-law's ring. While Sadie puts on a brave face for Tom and raises a toast to the happy couple she is quick to threaten Charity, telling her that she knows what she's up to and she's not going to let her get hold of Tom's money. Putting her in her place,
Determined to avoid more trouble with his dad, Carl waits for Paul to deliver the post in the hope that he can retrieve the saucy snaps of Chas before Tom sees them. Unfortunately Carl's hopes are dashed when Paul arrives and Matthew swipes the envelope from him and opens it. Matthew decides to keep the photos to ensure that Carl does some work for a change.
After leaving Siobhan in The Woolpack, Paul tries to patch things up with Carl by helping him fix the guttering. As the pair lark about on the roof, Carl throws something at Paul, but as Paul tries to catch it, he loses his footing. Carl watches in horror as Paul falls to the ground below. Carl climbs down and checks on Paul, but is left devastated when he discovers Paul is dead. I
The police head to Holdgate Farm after Syd tells them about Carl hitting Paul a few days before the postman's death. Tearful Carl manages to answer their questions without arousing their suspicions. The police tell Siobhan that they don’t believe there's anything suspicious about Paul's death.
Afraid that if Carl stays in Emmerdale much longer he’ll tell Siobhan all about his part in Paul’s death, Matthew and Jimmy decide to send him off to Romania on urgent business.
Home from hospital, Edna is determined to manage on her own but finds getting around difficult and suffers a fall when she goes to let Tootsie out. Jarvis comes to her rescue.
Shelley has an anxious moment when the estate agent arrives to value the B&B just as Steph pays a visit. Shelley tells him to go indoors and Steph is none the wiser. However, when Steph overhears Val chatting up the estate agent in The Woolpack she realises what's going on.
Furious with Shelley for standing up to her, Steph decides to make her former friend's life hell. Steph breaks some cups that Shelley has packed and then accuses Shelley of breaking them. Steph tells Shelley that she will dock her wages for the breakage.
When Marlon breaks the news to Sam and Shadrach that he has had a call to say Zak has been arrested at customs for smuggling Rodney’s vine, Shadrach sees a moneymaking opportunity. All they have to do, he tells Sam, is go to the garden centre and buy a grapevine and pass it off as the vine Zak was supposed to bring back.
With Zak in police custody following his attempt to smuggle Rodney’s vine into the country, the Dingle coffers are empty. Lisa tells Sam and Shadrach it's time for drastic money making action.
Marlon reluctantly lets Lisa stash the stolen meat in The Woolpack fridge and the police are frustrated when they pay the Dingles another visit and there is no cow to be found. Finding the barn bloody, the police are sure the Dingles are guilty.
Edna continues to refuse help from her neighbours and refusing to use the commode sets of for Café Hope to use the toilet. When she has an accident, Viv offers her sympathy. She offers her a cup of tea and tells her that her mother had to give in and use a commode in the end. Edna angrily returns home to find that Sam has built her a ramp.
At the adoption hearing, Charity pauses before confirming that she does not feel able to bring up her son. Faced with such an unusual case the judge decides to call a recess. As Charity leaves the court, Zoe goes to thank her but Charity cuts her short, telling her it was a business arrangement.
As Charity moves her stuff out of Pear Tree Cottage with Tom she comes across a photo of Noah, and Tom asks her whether she really wants to give her son up? Charity tells him that she doesn’t like the thought of him being brought up by strangers. He tells her that at his time of life he wasn’t planning to raise any more kids and tells her that she must decide whether she wants to keep Noah.
When Tom announces to his assembled offspring that Charity’s baby Noah is coming to live there with them, Sadie pretends to be delighted and offers to help Charity out with the baby. Once she's alone with Jimmy, Sadie tells her husband that baby Noah is likely to prove the passion killer that will drive a wedge between Tom and Charity.
Determined to run away with the children, Zoe tells Scott he will have to come back later if wants to spend time with Jean. When he returns Zoe is about to leave.
Matthew shocks Carl and Jimmy when he tells them that he is going to go to Paul’s funeral. After the funeral, Siobhan tells Matthew that she would like to sell the house. Jimmy is shocked when he goes to the shop and Emily mentions Matthew's offer for the house.
Tom is angry when he hears there's been a break-in at the yard. He speaks to his security boss and learns there was no break-in on the night of his engagement party.
Tom decides he's had enough deception from his sons and summons them to Sunday lunch. After the meal, he tells Charity and Sadie he’d like a few minutes alone with his sons. When Tom asks them whether there's anything they’d like to tell him, he grows angry as Matthew and Jimmy attempt to invent more excuses and point the finger at Carl.
When Charity arranges for the lawyer who helped get her out of jail to represent Sam, Lisa assures Sam that thoughts of going back to prison will soon be a bad memory. However, Lisa is not impressed when a junior partner in the law firm turns up and tells her that Charity's lawyer doesn’t attend to small cases.
In the shop, Viv remarks to Alan about Shelley being the one who usually spends his money, Alan demands to know what Viv means. Viv tells him to ask Steph about Shelley. At the factory, Alan confronts Steph who hints that there are things about Shelley he wouldn’t like to know.
Unable to bear the thought that Steph has sown seeds of doubt in Alan’s mind about her intentions towards him and his money, Shelly gets up early and prepares to leave Emmerdale. Alan is shocked when he takes Shelly breakfast and discovers that she has gone and left the ring he gave her behind.
Tash apologises to Simon for putting his relationship with Nicola in jeopardy and Simon gives her a friendly peck on the cheek. Unfortunately, Nicola happens to witness their kiss and sees red. This time she decides not to resort to violence and opts to use her malicious tongue.
As the Dingles prepare for Sam’s departure, Charity, Cain and Sam head off to the village in the van to stock up on beer. In the village, Edna calls out to Sam. Edna tells Sam that she will see him in court and tells him that he is being brave to face up what to he's done. At the end of his going away party, Sam makes himself scarce.
Terry excitedly decorates his house with balloons and banners in anticipation of Dawn and TJ’s return from Spain. He is devastated when Dawn returns without the baby explaining he caught a cold and would be better off staying with her mother for a few days.
Andy's financial worries deepen when the combine harvester he has borrowed breaks down on him. When Lisa tells him that the part alone will cost two grand he despairs of his situation. Zak and Cain offer to help come up with a plan to ease his financial worries.
Andy gets cold feet about the cattle clocking scam but Zak and Cain set the wheels in motion by procuring the ear tags they need from Paddy who turns a blind eye. When the buyer turns up he spots the scam immediately and threatens Andy with the police.
Terry is delighted to see his son again when Jean returns from Spain with TJ. Later as they play with TJ in the garden, Terry apologises to Dawn for not trusting her.
It's the day of the court hearing and Dawn feels guilty as she expresses her genuine fear that since the stroke she doesn’t think Terry can cope with T.J. for a whole day. Terry is ready to slate Dawn but cannot bring himself to criticise her ability as a mother.
Terry is over the moon at the thought of TJ’s return and busily prepares for his arrival, setting up play equipment in the garden and blowing up balloons to welcome him home. When Dawn walks through the door on her own, Terry is livid and is not interested in her explanation.
Pearl receives a nasty shock when she goes to visit her son in prison and bumps into Lisa. She tells Lisa that she's a prison visitor and is on her way home. Lisa is not convinced, and later when Pearl makes herself scarce when the Dingles walk into The Woolpack, Lisa goes after her and Pearl confesses that her son is in prison.
Believing it is only a matter of time before the whole village knows that her son has spent the last five years at Her Majesty's pleasure, Pearl is a bag of nerves. Her mood is not helped when Laurel asks Lisa how Sam is doing in prison.
Zoe becomes more and more absentminded and short-tempered. When Scott calls round to pick up Jean, Zoe has no recollection of their arrangement and says she is taking the children out herself.
Zoe’s nanny is concerned when she finds Jean and Joseph have slept in their clothes in the living room. Zoe reacts angrily and tells the nanny she is out of a job. Zoe heads for the church and sits deep in prayer while the children are left to their own devices.
Concerned for Zoe, Paddy becomes seriously worried when he phones her and she picks up the phone without answering it. He heads off to Home Farm to see whether Zoe is okay. When Joseph lets Paddy in he finds Zoe wrapped in a duvet on the sofa.
Zoe cowers under the kitchen table, clinging to Joseph and Jean and praying desperately. Terrified Joseph tries to escape but Zoe grabs him, insisting he stay where he is safe. The young boy complains he is hungry and his aunty agrees to fix him something to eat.
Lounging around in her dressing gown, Chloe continues to make her intentions towards Carl abundantly clear. When he returns from the café after running into Chas and Syd she seizes her chance.
After getting back together Carl tells Chas that he slept with Chloe. Chas is furious and demands that Carl gives her her marching orders. Carl tells her she’ll have to trust him. Chloe is also furious when she sees Carl with Chas and tells Siobhan that she will get even with Chas.
When Jack and Rodney run into each other in the shop neither can explain Diane’s odd behaviour. Jack is not reassured by Rodney’s suggestion that she may be nervous about getting married. To reassure Jack, Rodney offers to provide the wine for the wedding, and to show that he trusts his fiance’s ex-husband Jack graciously accepts the offer.
Jack gives Diane a pair of earrings as an early wedding present, before she heads off to Scarborough with Rodney for Fred's funeral. After they have gone, jealous Val insists that something doesn't add up and her suspicions are heightened when she rings their hotel and discovers they only have one room.
Nicola prepares to go to Scarborough to bag her man, but is put out when she discovers Jack, Val and Victoria are catching a lift with her and Marlon.
Val is in tears and Rodney and Jack are lost for words when they find Diane sitting in the hotel lounge. She makes them swear they won't tell anyone about her cancer. She tells them that she has to have more tests and she wants to know whether it has spread or not before she lets people know about it.
Diane is pleased to see Louise and is relieved to have someone around who is not going to come over all sombre on her at the very mention of the word ‘cancer’.
When Diane wakes up gripped with fear about her cancer she decides that she needs to go for a drink. When she goes to see Jack, he is dubious about the idea.
Feeling dreadful after a drunken night, Diane is in no mood for lectures from Louise and Jack and tells them that, like Edith Piaf, she regrets nothing and feels better about things.
Convinced Pearl is not being entirely upfront about her Frank Bernard, Edna decides to find out once and for all exactly what it is that Pearl is hiding. Edna makes a shocking discovery.
Inevitably Rodney’s offering Val a drink led to them spending the night together. In the morning, Val happily prepares Rodney a lavish breakfast but is disappointed when he tells her nothing's changed.
Pearl tells Edna she thinks that it's over with Len, now that he knows about Frank Bernard he won’t want to know her anymore, just like everyone else who ever cared for her. Edna tells her that once he's thought things through Len will come round.
Nicola does her utmost to prevent Laurel from leaving the village but after failing miserably she sadly confesses that she will miss her best friend.
Ashley apologises to Laurel for patronising her and she explains that her work abroad is the most important thing she has ever done. Understanding the importance of Laurel's expedition he leaves her to pack before promising to come back and wave her off.
Drumming up support for the harvest festival among the local farmers, Ethan sets off to visit Andy and comes across Debbie on his way. She gladly accepts his offer of a lift. When they arrive at the farm, they find that Andy isn’t at home but they do hear a strange noise coming from one of the cowsheds.
Disturbed after kissing Debbie, Ethan takes refuge in the church, but he is not there long before Debbie joins him. Ethan tries to convince her that he has no feelings for her.
Chas is furious when she returns from The Woolpack to find that Carl has let Sadie into the cottage. Thinking that victory is hers, Sadie agrees to let Chas collect her stuff.
Flattered by Sadie’s suggestion that he's a man who likes to live dangerously, Robert decides to help her to steal her car. Unfortunately Callum spots him taking the car from Home Farm.
Siobhan confides in Chloe that she is reluctant to move and tells her the reason why: she is expecting Paul’s baby and would like his child to grow up in the village.
At the doctor's, Jimmy is determined to solve the riddle of why and he and Sadie remain childless. He is disgruntled when the doctor tells them to carry on as they are.
Jimmy wakes up in a lay-by having spent the night alone in his car with a couple of bottles of whisky after storming out of Home Farm after his row with Sadie. In no mood to kiss and make up Jimmy switches his phone off when his wife calls.
Steph is furious that her father stood her up the night before and when Alan rolls up at the B&B in a drunken stupor her anger deepens. An argument ensues and Steph follows Alan on to the landing. He becomes increasingly irate and venomously tells her he wishes she had died instead of Tricia.
At the hospital the doctor informs Steph, Marlon and Zak that Alan is conscious after his fall. Steph is nervous as she visits her father but secretly relieved when he admits that he can’t remember much about the accident.
Chloe comes up with another ruse to win some more sympathy from her new friend Chas. During the day she comes back to Dale View and leaves a letter on the mat.
Bride-to-be Diane tells nephew Paul that Val is driving her potty and asks him to keep them apart until the wedding. Also, can he help keep Val from interfering in the organisation of her wedding.
Chloe gets up early and goes out to buy bacon and eggs. When she returns she changes into a skimpy nightdress and cooks a big fry-up for Carl and Chas.
Jack decides to offer Andy an olive branch and invites him to his stag do. Andy is delighted and the night goes well until Jack lets slip that he punched Daz the previous day.
Andy makes it clear to Debbie that last night was a mistake but she brushes off his words, insisting he is just scared of Cain finding out. As Andy drops Debbie off at the bus stop he insists that sleeping with her was a mistake and that it won’t happen again.
Jack is upset as Diane tells him that she thinks getting married might be the craziest thing she could do given her health. Jack insists that whatever happens he loves her and their love is worth celebrating. After giving the matter some thought Jack tells her that he is happy to go along with whatever decision she makes about the wedding.
Diane apologies to Jack about her wedding doubts the previous day and reassures him that she wants them to be together. Diane then prepares to have a hen night to remember.
Still furious with Diane for telling her that Rodney bought the Egypt tickets for her, Val tells Rodney what Diane said. Rodney is unable to deny that Diane was telling the truth. Devastated Val slaps Rodney and calls him a sad old man.
It's the morning of the wedding and Diane sits down with Victoria. Diane decides that before she marries Jack she must tell her future stepdaughter the truth about her cancer.
Rodney is in a terrible state after Val’s shock revelation the previous day. When Danny arrives to open up the Antiques Barn, he finds Rodney has spent the night there drowning his sorrows. Danny tells him it's time to forget about Diane and move on.
Nicola begs her newly found brother not to leave the village, insisting they need time to get to know one another. Meanwhile, refusing to give up on her love for Rodney completely, Val heads for the Antiques Barn to see whether she can convince Rodney to make a go of things before she leaves.
Pearl begins to prepare her neighbours for Frank’s arrival when she tells Dawn that her son is thinking of coming to live with her. She avoids mentioning that he’s been in prison. Pearl is horrified and it is a nasty shock when she returns home to find a reporter and photographer on her doorstep.
There is fury among the villagers when a reporter spills the beans that Frank is a convicted rapist. Viv leads an army of outraged locals to Pearl’s house and they hammer on the door as a photographer clicks away.
Pearl is desperate to flee the village, but Len is adamant that he won’t be driven out of his own home. Meanwhile, Viv plans a protest meeting outside Pearl's house, leaving her distraught that her worst nightmare has come true.
When Alan tells Steph that he wants to cut back on the number of pills he's taking, Steph decides to take matters into her own hands. At lunchtime she crushes up one of his pills and adds it to his lunch.
Shelley sits alone in the dark cellar, desperately trying to free herself from the ropes. Steph goes to see her and menacingly tells her she should have stayed away.
At the B&B, Steph covers her tracks by putting Shelley’s belongings out for the dustmen and cleaning the mud off her car. It doesn’t look as if she’s been careful enough though in disposing of the evidence as Shadrach wanders by and helps himself to a lamp and a scarf that’s been left out.
Chloe goes to the pub and hands Chas the letter. Automatically assuming it is from Colleen, Chas is furious and when Chloe not so innocently mentions that Colleen is at the office she storms off to confront her.
Carl is livid when he returns from holiday to find Chas has given his ex-wife a black eye. He does everything he can to appease Colleen, but she insists they start divorce proceedings and is adamant that he cannot see his kids while he is with his aggressive girlfriend. Chas desperately tries to convince
Chloe finds out that the King brothers are planning a lads’ night out and dolls herself up with the intention of accidentally bumping into them. Later at The Woolpack, Chas can’t believe her eyes when Carl stumbles in with the feisty redhead on his arm.
Cain becomes suspicious about Debbie’s whereabouts but Daz covers for her by claiming that she has a meeting at the church. Cain later checks his story with Ashley and is furious to learn that Debbie has not been to the church for weeks.
Hot on Debbie’s trail, Cain drives her to the bus stop in the morning and is waiting for her when she returns after school. He suggests they go into Hotten but wanting to spend time with Andy, Debbie lies that she has a meeting at the church.
With Cain on the rampage, a petrified Debbie runs from her father and hides behind Daz. Assuming he is involved, Cain slams the young boy against the wall and threatens to kill him.
Cain is furious when he catches Debbie trying to call Ethan and takes away her phone, promising that she won’t be seeing him ever again.
Viv and Donna are charmed by Frank as they serve him in the post office, unaware that he is the convicted rapist they are campaigning to keep out of the village.
Viv organises a community action meeting which descends into chaos as the locals vocalise their feelings about sharing the village with a convicted rapist.
Dawn makes it clear to Scott that she does not approve of mob mentality and is shocked when he condones the smashing of Pearl’s window. Later, Len admits to Scott that he suspects he was responsible for last night's attack on the house and tells him to stick his job.
Louise plans a welcome home party for Diane, but when Jack mentions it to his wife she is instantly dismissive. Paul manages to sway his aunty Diane when he insists she either get her dancing shoes on or head for an early grave.
Nicola gives Rodney a hard time for his lack of interest in Paul and isn’t convinced by his claim that it has nothing to do with Paul being gay. Nicola later begs her brother not to leave the village and suggests he try talking to Rodney one more time.
Steph is annoyed when Alan refuses to take his pills, but believes she has won when he pops them in his mouth. Steph is unaware that as she turns her back he defiantly spits them into the bin.
Fearful that his daughter is trying to kill him, Alan seizes an opportunity to flee the B&B when Steph is called to the factory. The locals are stunned when Alan bursts into The Woolpack dressed in his pyjamas claiming that Steph has murdered Shelley. Questioning Alan's state of mind, Paddy and Marlon lead him back to the B&B. He protests, claiming that Steph is drugging him, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Elsewhere, the Dingles are busy preparing for their party. Lisa gets a shock when she returns home to find all of the furniture has been moved away and is less than impressed at the thought of a house full of extended family members.
Much to Steph’s horror, Lisa calls an ambulance and when Alan gets to hospital he is adamant that his daughter had pushed him. Worried about his mental state the nurse tries to give him a sedative.
The Dingle party is in full swing and Zak takes pleasure in welcoming his guests. However Zak is furious when his arch rival Solomon Dingle arrives and steals his thunder.
The Dingle showdown gets underway as Solomon and Zak battle it out for the title of King. Zak panics as Solomon takes an lead early in the contest but during a quiz round Lisa realises Solomon is cheating and offers a helping hand to get Zak back in front.
Donna heads off to Hotten on her scooter but when the scooter stops working, she is left stranded. Frank is out walking and is concerned to see a tearful Donna on the edge of the road following her accident.
Scott and Syd drive back to the village having left Frank for dead on the roadside. Syd feels sickened by what they have done but Scott shows no remorse
Pearl can’t help but believe Frank has something to hide when he refuses to name his attackers. Meanwhile, Donna feels terrible when she hears about Frank being beaten up and when she confronts Scott about the attack she sees straight through his denial.
Scott bullies Syd in to keeping his mouth shut about the attack on Frank Bernard. Edna is shattered to discover that Len and Pearl are leaving. Chloe runs rings round Chastity.
Scott is arrested after Syd grasses him up to the police. Carl hides a poison pen letter to avoid upsetting Chastity. Paddy keeps Marlon’s kids in line.
Scott piles pressure on Dawn to keep her mouth shut about Frank Bernard. Viv does the same, angering Bob. Len and Pearl leave the village. Edna shames Jarvis for his role in their departure.
Chloe turns up the heat on Chas, sending her paranoia sky high. Scott makes sure Dawn knows where her breads are buttered. Jack worries about Diane’s frame of mind.
Chloe and Carl head off for a business trip, leaving Chas convinced they’re having an affair. Paul tells Rodney that he's going back to Sorrento. Jack manages to lift Diane’s mood.
Katie advises Chas to let Carl explain his side of the story. Meanwhile, Carl tells Chloe that he's lost his phone and Chas is going to kill him for not calling.
Chas wakes up in The Woolpack with a hangover from hell. Louise informs her that she spent the evening downing a whole bottle of tequila and ranting about Carl. Louise is not happy when she dashes off to see him. Carl is in no mood to accept her apology and asks whether she's apologising for threatening Chloe or upsetting his dad.
Syd gets a surprise when he goes to investigate a noise downstairs. With nothing on and only a hairbrush to defend himself he is embarrassed to find himself face to face with Betty.
Betty visits the B&B but Steph tells her she can’t see Alan. Betty is shocked when Steph tells her that her dad probably wouldn’t even remember her. Back at home,
Debbie and Katie have an angry confrontation at the bus stop. Debbie is upset to learn that Katie knows that she was seeing Andy. Debbie lays into Andy when she gets back to the farm. Their argument comes to an abrupt end as Cain comes in.
Marlon invites Donna to come to the fireworks with him. He is disappointed when she says that she’ll be there with Danny. At work, Bob mentions the money that Luke borrowed from him.
Scott is delighted to learn that he is in the clear. Dawn doesn’t share his enthusiasm and reminds him that the only reason he's in the clear is because she lied for him.
Dawn decides to go to the police and change her statement. Bob tells Viv that he is taking Dawn out for the day and as Dawn waits for him to get ready,
Bob attempts to explain to Viv that Scott only has himself to blame. Viv is still furious with him and the couple have a very nasty row in the shop. Bob is outraged when Viv calls Dawn a slapper and blames her for Terry’s stroke.
Matthew takes a look around the B&B with Steph. Steph refuses to let him look round on his own and Matthew jokes that she has got something to hide after all.
Daz tries to convince Emily that Steph is trying to kill Alan. Emily concedes that she's very worried about him. From the shop, they hear Ashley say hello to Steph as she comes into the café. Ashley reminds Steph that he wants to visit Alan.
Steph is in a hurry to leave the B&B, but Alan refuses to go. He tells his daughter that he doesn’t trust her and threatens to call the police about Shelley.
Steph is forced to face the music as she is interrogated by the police over the incident at the quarry. Despite being terrified of what Alan might have told them, she concocts a story claiming that she was merely driving her father to a hospital appointment.
Steph’s situation worsens when the police search the B&B and find evidence that Steph was manipulating Alan’s finances and keeping him locked in his room. They
Reality bites for Steph as she sits in her police cell feeling terrified and alone. Her solicitor advises her to say as little as possible in the police interview as she continues to plead her innocence.
The police arrive to search the B&B and when they find traces of blood and other evidence in the cellar they refuse to let Steph back in. Feeling confident that the discovery proves a scuffle went on, the police cannot rule out murder but realise that they need to find Shelley’s body.
Zoe is concerned about the state of Sadie and Jimmy’s marriage and Sadie admits that she wishes Jimmy desired her more. When Katie later confides in Sadie that Robert only has eyes for her, Sadie can’t resist the challenge and goes to see him at the garage.
As Robert drops Katie off at work, Sadie takes the opportunity to let him know she will be paying him a visit later on. The seductress turns up at the garage and unbuttons her coat to reveal a sexy top underneath. With only one thing on her mind, she begins to kiss Robert passionately and he feels powerless to resist her advances.
It's the morning of the twins’ birthday and Marlon pretends to have forgotten while secretly planning a surprise party for the boys. Later on he entertains the kids by dressing up as a clown, but mid-party, Lilith turns up and Marlon is devastated as she bundles her children out of the door.
Steph is stunned when the police turn up and arrest her on suspicion of Shelly’s murder. At the police station, Steph tries to lie her way out of trouble but when she is confronted with DNA evidence she is forced to confess that Shelly returned and that she did tie her up in the cellar.
Steph meets her new solicitor and tells him to apply for bail that day. However, Steph is horrified when she is refused bail and told that she will appear in the crown court in seven days.
Charity spends an awkward morning at home with Tom’s friend Helen while the men enjoy a round of golf. Hurt by Helen's cutting remarks about her culinary skills, Charity can’t help but retaliate by pointing out that the fattening meal she has prepared is a heart attack in the making.
Following the death of his friend, Tom is overcome with grief and can’t help but dwell over his own mortality. Charity comforts her husband-to-be but despite her assurance that their age gap isn’t a problem, he insists he's only got a few years left and she's better off without him.
After an altercation with Bob in the street, Viv takes out her hurt on the customers in the cafe and ends up locking herself in the stock cupboard for the morning. Meanwhile, Bob is equally miserable as he clears out the cellar at The Woolpack. Dawn and Scott come up with an idea to force their parents together and they book them a surprise holiday.
Chas is pleased when she has a friendly chat with Carl in the pub, but feels humiliated when he leaves after a call from Chloe. Over at Dale View, Jimmy drops by to see Chloe but promptly leaves when he realises Carl is also home.
Chloe is delighted when she wakes up with Carl and is thrilled when he insists to Jimmy that she have half the day off to help him celebrate his recent promotion.
Paul is devastated when his boyfriend Enzo turns up and tells him that he thinks they should end their relationship. Paul is clearly gutted but puts on a brave face and insists that Enzo still meet his family.
Rodney wakes up feeling awful after his homophobic outburst. He feels even worse when Paul tells him that Enzo has ended their relationship. Later, in The Woolpack, Rodney apologises to Paul for his drunken ranting and is relieved to hear that he wasn’t the cause of their break-up. Rodney attempts to makes things better but makes them a hundred times worse with an insensitive remark about Paul soon picking someone up in bar.
Sadie offers to look after Jean for Zoe. Jimmy is sceptical about his wife's sudden interest in childcare and tells her that because she's spending the morning with someone else's kid it doesn’t mean she really wants one of her own. Sadie tells Jimmy that she has an appointment with their doctor and she would like him to come along.
Katie is a bag of nerves as the King's party gets underway. To conquer her nerves she decides to have a glass of champagne or two. While Katie's back is turned, Sadie tells Robert to meet him at Pear Tree Cottage in five minutes.
Cain wastes no time in profiting from his discovery of Sadie’s affair. He stops her in the village and says that he would have thought she liked them a bit older. Sadie is dismayed to learn that he knows about Robert and is horrified when Cain reveals that he’s wearing Jimmy’s watch.
Tom is concerned when Charity tells him she's going to the gym. He is a worried man when he learns that Dean will be giving her a lift. At the office, Tom tells Jimmy and Carl that Charity will be working with them two days a week.
Sadie invites Dean to have lunch at Holdgate Farm. Sadie congratulates Charity on a successful meeting the day before and tells Tom that she's an asset to the family.
Cain pays Robert a visit at the garage and demands money. Realising that Cain knows all about his affair with Sadie, Robert lets Cain take the money that's in the petty cash tin.
Paul looks forward to his first family Christmas at Mill Cottage. Zak arrives and attempts to sell Rodney a sack full of mistletoe. Paul advises him to buy it. Later, Paul asks Simon whether he's told his mother yet whether he’ll be spending Christmas with them.
The thought of spending Christmas without Simon makes Nicola miserable. In the café, she is ecstatic when Simon presents her with tickets for a Christmas holiday in the Caribbean. Simon tells Nicola that he felt awful upsetting the woman he loved just to please his mam.
Diane gets a shock when Val turns up at the pub with an Italian toy boy, Gianni on her arm. Paul and Diane speculate as to how Val bagged the stallion and worry when he flirts with Chas and Louise. Val is adamant that she has found the real thing with Gianni, but has she really found lasting love?
Diane finds Val in tears and is shocked to hear that Gianni has left her following a row. Diane offers a sympathetic ear and boosts her sister by telling her that she is delighted to have her home. Later on Paul tells Diane he saw Val handing Gianni cash before he left and they both become suspicious.
Dawn continues to try to wind up Scott by telling him that she might be seeing Greg again that night. However, Scott calls her bluff by suggesting they double date with him and Jenny.
Viv and Bob return from their holiday more divided than ever. Bob heads straight round to see Dawn and is horrified when he catches her kissing Scott.
Donna and Marlon organise a family dinner with the intention of telling the Hopes about their relationship. With Viv and Bob at loggerheads, the night is a disaster before it has even begun and when Viv hears that her daughter is seeing a Dingle she is openly outraged.
Terry is shocked to find that Bob has slept in his car and offers him a room at the B&B. Meanwhile, Donna is devastated by her parents break up and calls a meeting with Marlon, Scott and Dawn to brainstorm ideas to get the couple back together. Much to their surprise, Viv and Bob have decided to be civil and walk in together to calmly announce that they are getting divorced. Elsewhere, Jarvis invites Edna round for Christmas but she explains she is spending it with Len, Pearl, Betty and Alan. Pearl feels bad that Jarvis will be alone and asks Len if he will consider inviting him too.
Tom’s jealousy is ignited when he finds his wife-to-be having coffee with Dean. After a smart comment from Cain, Tom decides to defuse the situation before it gets out of hand and he tells Dean that he wants him to stay away from Charity.
Sadie steps up her manipulation after Jimmy points out that Tom will only stop the wedding if she can provide concrete evidence that Charity is having an affair. Taking her husband's words on board, Sadie pressures a horrified Robert to help her convince Tom of his fiancée's infidelity by meeting Charity at the gym.
Tom’s jealousy continues to get the better of him when he refuses to allow Dean to drive Charity to the gym, insisting on taking her himself. Sadie is delighted that Tom will be present to see Robert and Charity together.
Sadie steps up her manipulation after Jimmy points out that Tom will only stop the wedding if she can provide concrete evidence that Charity is having an affair.
The locals gather round in the Woolpack as a thrilled Betty receives a g’day message from Seth in Australia, courtesy of Len and a laptop. Over in Leeds, a lonely and increasingly drunken Eric finds himself in an awkward position when he goes to pay his bill and finds his wallet has gone missing.
It's Christmas morning and Viv is desperate to convince everyone that she has been inundated with offers to spend the day. As the reality of being alone hits home, Viv decides to invite herself to join the Dingles' celebrations and despite their initial discomfort they welcome her with open arms.
Sadie’s plan is finally put into action when Cain meets up with Charity at a hotel. As cunningly arranged by Sadie, Carl and Chloe are in the right place at the right time and see the pair together. Chloe's imagination goes into overdrive and she clearly can’t wait to spread the news.
Debbie is shocked by Zak’s reaction when she tells him about Andy and watches in horror as he heads over to Butler's Farm and punches her boyfriend.
Zak insists that Debbie move to Dingles' Homestead as he wants to keep her away from Andy. With no choice but to agree, Debbie is forced to lie to her father about why she is moving away from him.
Cain goes to the Dingles' for tea and insists that Andy and Daz go with him. Andy is clearly uncomfortable and as the atmosphere becomes increasingly tense, Cain demands to know what is going on.
Having spent the night in the barn, Cain is eventually let out and he heads straight over to the farm to visit Andy. Calmly but aggressively Cain tells Andy that if he messes with his family then there is nothing to stop him from doing the same back
