Ray persuades Deirdre to return to work. Rita lends Hilda her negligee for the second honeymoon. Deirdre locks herself in the Yard office when a man, Colin Bailey calls. It turns out he is a friend of Ray's. She breaks down and Ray takes her home. Fred has enough of people ordering him about. He tells Annie she can stick her job, he's had enough. Annie discovers Charles Beaumont has been borrowing from her staff and customers. He admits to being a con-man and she gives him money to pay off his debts. She realises that the "Walker" name is more important to her than the "Beaumont" one.