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Faced with the prospect of losing her business, Katie reluctantly takes up Andy's offer and decides to move out. Meanwhile, Rosemary's on a mission to destroy Perdy's business, and unperturbed by her initial failure to steal their clients, she orders Andy to close the stables after discovering that he's illegally subletting them to Katie. Andy's torn, but Jo is determined to get Katie out of their lives once and for all.

After Andy reveals to a furious Katie that she can no longer let the stables at Butler's Farm, she and Perdy confront Rosemary, who shrewdly offers the use of Home Farm in exchange for a cut of the profits. Perdy's furious at her mother-in-law's attempt to undermine her but Katie is tempted by the offer and they finally agree to the deal.

Matthew is shocked when Perdy reveals that Rosemary's first husband died in a mysterious shooting accident leaving her with a small fortune. Convinced that it's more than a coincidence that both of Rosemary's wealthy husbands died, he urges Perdy to tell the police. Over at Home Farm, Katie and Perdy are wary of Rosemary when she demands to see their books. When Rosemary threatens to pull out of the deal, Katie backs down but Perdy is furious, realising that her interfering has already begun. Meanwhile, Edna's concerned about Tootsie's health and reluctantly lets Billy examine her. However, she gets a shock when he reveals that the dog is about to give birth! Fraught Edna watches in astonishment as Billy delivers the puppies, and Hari informs her that the puppies were conceived when Pearl lost Tootsie.

The detectives arrive to question Rosemary, much to the King brothers' delight. Rosemary admits that she was due to meet Tom just before he died and is rattled when she's asked about her first husband's death. She immediately assumes that Perdy has betrayed her. Elsewhere, Jimmy arrives at Carrie's house and demands answers about her relationship with Tom. When he insists that she stay away from them, Carrie retorts telling him that she refuses to see her daughter denied her inheritance. Tempers rise as they quarrel about the situation and Carrie finally slaps Jimmy. As he gets into his car to leave, he's troubled when he finally sees his sister Scarlett outside the house. Back in the village, Edna blames Pearl for Tootsie's unexpected litter and ignores her in the street. She's still no closer to discovering who the father of the puppies is and is horrified when she realises there's a possibility that the father could be a Dingle dog!

Rosemary warns Perdy against working with Matthew and tells Grayson to control his wife. He manages to extract a confession from Perdy that Matthew made her submit the information about Rosemary's first husband to the police. Later, Matthew gets a shock when Barraclough arrests the brothers instead of Rosemary. Meanwhile, an impromptu business meeting with Eddie stops Bob from seeing the twins.

The King brothers face individual interrogations as the police seek to split the group. Jimmy can’t believe it when Barraclough tells him that new forensic evidence can prove one of the brothers killed Tom. Kelly worries about the false alibi when she too is called for questioning but all concerned are dumbfounded when the brothers are released without charge.

Del and David finally make it to the bedroom, relieved to be getting some alone time. When David leaves to get some food, Del comes across Val’s stolen money and David has some explaining to do. With no other explanation available, David tells her the truth that he wants to destroy Eric. But this isn’t enough for Del and she leaves heartbroken.

Viv feels overexerted as the twins continue to cry. Emily offers to take them for a walk but this causes problems with Bob who fears she has stolen the twins. When Emily returns she is upset by their lack of trust and takes off with Sam in tow. Viv voices her annoyance at Bob's actions so he announces that he's becoming a full-time father for the twins.

Emily enjoys spending more time with Sam and is grateful when he leaves Samson in her care. Sam is forced to defend her when Zak berates his decision but is mortified when he calls her 'Alice' accidentally.

Pearl is torn when she overhears Kelly and Jimmy talking about his false alibi. When Kelly discovers that Pearl knows the truth she warns the cleaner not to go to the police but Pearl is unconvinced. Her mind is made up when Jimmy tries to offer her a 'bonus' to stay quiet. Elsewhere, Len worries for Edna's safety while Billy is lodging with her. However, she takes no notice and decides to arrange a Sunday meal as a chance for Billy and Daz to bond. Len warns Billy not to do anything to hurt Edna, but he doesn't want to know. Edna's meal goes down a storm and Billy is happy to find life is good for the first time in a long time. Meanwhile, Marlon resents Donna for allowing Eli to help with the building work. After talking to Eli himself, Marlon decides to apologise to Donna and explains that they will need to employ professional labourers to progress the work.

Jimmy and Kelly are filled with horror when Matthew reveals that Pearl hasn’t turned up for work. They decide to check on her, but are met by Barraclough and Dasari on their return. The shifty pair are taken down to the station where the intense questioning causes Kelly to crumble.

As Kelly unites with Chas at the courthouse to support the brothers, she breaks down, blaming herself for their predicament. The brothers are granted bail but Jimmy is unable to forgive Kelly for what she's done. Meanwhile, Rosemary continues to revel in their plight. As she goads Matthew by stating that Home Farm will be hers once the three are banged up, he persuades Jimmy and Carl to form a united front.

Eli ribs Billy about losing the bet and insists on the cash that afternoon. However, back at Edna’s, Eli sees a further opportunity to cash in when he sees some money in a pot. When she discovers the theft, Len is quick to suggest that she question Billy.

Lisa gets suspicious after Zak avoids her questions concerning the mystery charitable foundation. One phone call to Mrs Burgess later and Lisa realises that he's been lying. A guilty Zak is forced to admit that their benefactor is indeed Rosemary and a livid Lisa lays into him for conspiring against her.

A distraught Sam continues to keep a vigil at his son's side in hospital. A shocked Emily dashes over to the hospital upon hearing the news and is horrified to hear Sam threaten to kill himself if Samson dies.

Sam decides that it's time he stood on his own two feet and move out of the Dingles. After Paul suggests to him that Emily is not happy with the living arrangements at Victoria Cottage, Sam looks into the possibility of renting Dale View for him an Emily.

Del and Diane try to reunite Eric and Val. They get Marlon to cook a three-course meal for the estranged couple and all is going well until Val questions Eric's loyalty to David. Eric continues to defend his son and the row spills into The Woolpack. An irate Val tells David that Eric only went into business with him to get his hands on David's inheritance and lays into Del for sticking by David.

Following the Kings' arrest, Carrie states she wants nothing more to do with them and insists they buy her out. Matthew is thrilled but Jimmy insists that Scarlett should be part of the family.

It's Daz’s birthday and Debbie throws him a party. With the party in full swing Debbie and Eli decide to set off some fireworks. Debbie is horrified when Eli reveals he got the fireworks from Shadrach and the tremendous noise they make disturbs Edna and her dogs. Edna sends Billy out to see what all the commotion is. Meanwhile Jack complains that the noise has woken Sarah but Debbie is unrepentant. Inside the party, Daz is ecstatic when a school friend Penny turns up and he gets lucky. However the fun is curtailed when Billy and Jack get into a furious argument. Daz erupts and accuses Jack and Billy of ruining his chance of being a normal teenager. As he storms off, disaster strikes. Elsewhere, Matthew and Carl continue to try and persuade Jimmy to accept their way of thinking but he sticks to his guns and won’t talk any more about it.

A guilty Jack tells Daz they don’t have to go through with the adoption. Equally guilty, Billy tells Edna that he's decided not to stop the adoption. When Billy visits later, Jack explains that they’ve decided against the adoption anyway but must make things work for Daz's sake. Elsewhere, annoyed with Louise’s interference Alan resigns from the pageant committee. At the meeting the committee is shocked to hear of Alan's resignation and Betty worries for her friend. Meanwhile, Zak and Lisa put on their best togs and accompany Belle to her first day at school. The head teacher assigns Belle a welcome buddy who explains the protocol for her first day. Lisa seems overawed by the grandeur of the event.

Scarlett is suspended from school after her fees are not paid. Carrie drives over to Pear Tree Cottage and confronts the brothers, insisting that Scarlett wait in the car. Inside the house, Matthew is unrepentant, but the heartlessness of their actions hits Carl. Meanwhile, Scarlett sees Jimmy entering Pear Tree Cottage and decides to follow him. She overhears them say that Tom was her father, and after confronting them, runs off. Jimmy tracks her down and takes her to Tom's grave.

Scarlett marches round to Home Farm for a frank discussion with Jimmy. He pleads for his sister to believe in the brothers' innocence over Tom's murder, but during their conversation Jimmy lets slip the extent and circumstances of Tom and Carrie's affair. Right on cue, Carrie arrives with a further warning to Jimmy to keep his distance, but instead Scarlett turns on her mother.

Shadrach becomes something of a menace for Zak with his constant digs about the 'affair'. When Rosemary arrives to find them arguing she makes the situation worse for Zak by planting a huge kiss on him and telling Shadrach that his brother is a master in the bedroom.

After the stress of the hearing, Jimmy is delighted to have some time to talk with Scarlett. Back at Home Farm, Carrie prepares to cut a deal for Scarlett's inheritance, despite Rosemary's objections. However, as pen touches paper, Scarlett interrupts them, declaring that she wants a relationship with her brothers.