Potential buyer Chris Horton informs the Kings that he is only prepared to buy the housing development on the condition that there is no further legal action. Realising that he's at risk of losing the sale, Tom falsely claims that all civil action has been agreed out of court, much to Matthew’s concern. After learning that the Kings will go unpunished for the house collapse, a drunken Bob storms round to Home Farm with Jamie and Jean, determined to force a confession. Tom instead offers compensation on the condition that no future civil action is taken. Elsewhere, Edna is talk of the café, Len’s concern for her prompting Betty to joke to Pearl that there's something between the two friends. When Len finds Edna in church she expresses her devastation that everyone believes she covered up the report, revealing its existence as a woman scorned.