Val charms antique owners in an attempt to get offers for the paintings. Meanwhile, Eric is having trouble trying to get insurance cover for the pictures and is mortified to find out that Val has told the dealers he is her gofer. Elsewhere, Steph tries to win Shelley’s forgiveness by offering her beauty therapy equipment, but she is clearly not ready to forget. Shelley is furious when she arrives home to find Alan with the equipment, and in a rage she insists that she has decided to leave the village. Nicola is bitter having failed to set a wedding date with Simon and she takes out her fury on the cleaning team.