Pat starts his nephew Sam Kingston on at the medical centre site. Steve is horrified to learn he's going to be called as a witness in Jez's court case. Kevin decides to go and stay in Germany with Bill, leaving the garage in Jim's hands. When Mrs Gardner, the debt collector, calls looking for Gwen, Jim tells her she can take all the store's furniture back with pleasure. The Platts register the baby as Bethany Britney Platt. Linda suggests employing her old friend Karen Phillips, and Edna Miller from packing, as machinists to help get out an important order. When Maria questions Tyrone about his family he tells her that they're rich and live in Spain. Jim piles all the furniture up in the street, covers it in petrol and sets light to it all.