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Charlie and Steve start feel the backlash after Kim's unexpected entry the previous night. Steve attempts to say sorry, but will his efforts to regain Kim's affections work? Village gossip puts a strain on Zoe and Sophie's relationship and their work. But last night's emotional outburst said in the heat of the moment or could it be true love? Getting permission for the open prison becomes public knowledge and Alan leads the protests against Kim, who is behind the idea.

Charlie confronts Greg and lets him know he isn't going to get away lightly with messing about with her little sister Emma. Jan refuses to let Sophie's comments about Zoe be forgotten and wonders if Sophie is fit to be the nanny of her baby grandchild James. Chris is pressured to defend the plans for an open prison when he's confronted by angry villagers. But little does Chris know that it's all the work of scheming Kim, who has a surprise announcement to make.

Chris is deeply suspicious of Kim's motives for giving up so quickly on the open prison development. Sophie's mother is sick of the gossip surrounding her daughter's relationship with Zoe. So she confronts the pair to ask them for the truth. Zoe tries to calm the situation and says they are just friends. But Sophie refuses to hid her feelings and confesses they are a couple and deeply in love. Meanwhile, Charlie finds the pressure of knowing that Greg is the father of Emma's baby unbearable.

Kim decides to make the villagers pay for opposing her plans to sell off the holiday village for an open prison and outrage quickly spreads when they discover she plans to hit them all where it hurts - in the pocket. Angry Charlie says her sister Emma has driven her away from home. Armed with a rucksack she tells Mandy she's off and promises to send a postcard. Kim in a rare sympathetic mood, gives comfort and support to Sophie over the strain of her relationship. She tells her to have as much time off as she needs. Also, Jan very narrowly avoids getting the sack from Kim when she homophobically insults Sophie.

Rachel receives the tragic news that Kate has died as a result of a brain hemorrhage. Jack consoles Rachel and says he will always be there for her and not just as a father figure. Rachel pours out her feelings and they kiss with an unbridled passion. Lord Alex introduces his upper-class fiance Tara at a small gathering at Home Farm. Steve takes immediate interest much to Kim's annoyance.

Rachel and Jack struggle with guilt following their passionate embrace. Sarah insists the pair stay overnight in Sheffield following Kate's funeral and unwittingly urges Jack to take good care of Rachel. Kim hopes everything will be perfect for an explosive lunch with lover Steve, potential partner Lord Alex, who she's taken a shine to and his fiance Tara. Chris stumbles across Will, Kelly, Roy and Lyn having a party in one of the holiday chalets and spares no detail in a call to Vic. Vic alerts Tony and the 'fathers-in-arms' arrive at the holiday village just as temperatures begin to rise.

The board of Tate Holdings meets to decide whether to invest in the Oakwell Stud Farm. For once Kim's best laid plans appear to meet with strong opposition. Chris lays down the law to Kelly, Lyn and Roy over their antics in the holiday chalet. He says their jobs are on the line. Kelly discusses her career with Chris as the others leave. Chris tells her he needs assurances but not necessarily work ones. Jack phones his wife Sarah to let her know how the funeral went. As he hangs-up there's a knock at his bedroom door. Does Rachel need Jack's shoulder to cry on or has she got other ideas?

Neither Jack nor Rachel have any regrets about their affair and Jack wants to stay longer in Sheffield. Kelly and Lyn are cleaning a chalet and find a wallet containing £20 tucked beneath a mattress. One of the girls cashes in and earns herself a promotion - but which one? Teenage mother Emma takes Alice to the playground with her baby daughter Geri. But while she is distracted by some of her school pals, Alice and the baby go missing. The whole village rallies round. When Zak and Kathy go looking, they hear crying and discover Geri in a shed. Kathy starts worrying about Alice, who is asleep in a red car driven by Karen Johnson.

Rachel and Jack travel home from Sheffield after their night of illicit passion. Jack's consumed with guilt and insists on stopping at a service station to call his wife Sarah. During the conversation he learns of Alice Bates' abduction and by a quirk of fate spots the youngster being led from the services by a woman. Jack hangs up, races outside and literally risks his life to stop them getting away. Kelly starts her first day as personal assistant to Chris but quickly realises it will not be an easy job when she's confronted by Kim. Sarah, unaware of her husband's affair, has fixed a holiday in Spain with the children, visiting their grandmother.

Jack is deeply unhappy that his wife Sarah and their children are off to Spain. And to add to his problems, Rachel, his lover, believes Jack's engineered the whole thing to get Sarah out of the way. She tells him she is not impressed. The Cairns family prepare for another case conference with social workers about their schoolgirl daughter Emma's baby. But Emma shocks them all when she announces she doesn't want to keep the child anymore. Kim and Lord Alex Oakwell meet to discuss the future of the stud farm. He's intensely attracted by her ruthless business style, and the flame is lit for a night of unbridled passion.

Kim has carved another notch on her bedpost, but her latest lover, Lord Alex is overcome with guilt for cheating on his bride-to-be Tara. Later, when Kim arrives at the stud farm, dressed to kill, he's frightened she's come to tell Tara what happened. But it's Kim who is left shocked when she is presented with an invite to the wedding. Tony is deeply distressed that he might lose his baby granddaughter Geri and while Rachel and Jack struggle to keep their emotions under wraps, he finds it impossible to hid his true feelings.

Lord Alex's wedding to Tara is looming and Kim's attentiveness, following their one-night stand, is getting him down. He's still worried she might spill the beans and when Kim and Tara decide to go riding, he tries to follow, but is left behind. Tara explains his Lordship is not the horseman his forefathers were, as the two women gallop away. But danger lurks and the wedding plans are thrown into chaos when Tara is taken to hospital in an ambulance after a bad fall. Kathy gives Eric the third degree after a drunken customer from the Wine Bar staggers into her private rooms looking for the toilet. Eric says if she feels unsafe, she should move. Zoe tells Linda that it was her mother Jan who caused the rift with Sophie, by writing a poison pen letter to Sophie's mother telling her they were lovers.

Jack apologises to Rachel for behaving like a love-sick schoolboy but insists they discuss their relationship soon. Rachel is fighting her emotions for the sake of Jack's family and in particular his wife Sarah, who is one of her best friends. She tells him they must keep their distance. Jack continues to make his feelings obvious, finally making Ned suspicious when he keeps staring at her in the Woolpack. Kathy is shocked to find Eric has won a drinks extension for the Wine Bar without consulting her. Her rooms are upstairs and it will mean more disruption to her life. She tell him she's moving out. Mandy tests out new very hot food to compete with Eric, sending Alan and Terry racing for water after she sets their throats on fire. Albert encourages Marlon to work with the family, but Marlon goes job-hunting instead. He tries to blag for a high-paying job, but is sent to be a trainee chef for Eric.

Wedding bells chime for Lord Alex and Tara while Kim is left in no doubt that her one-night stand with his Lordship was strictly that. Lord Alex takes Kim aside and says while he'll always think fondly of her, their affair is definitely finished. Kim rarely fails to get her own way and is left smarting still more when Tara thanks her for saving her life, and admits the wedding would not have been possible without her. For once it is Emmerdale's arch-schemer who has reaped her won reward but her longer-standing lover Steve casts her mind into even greater turmoil by asking her to marry him. A gang of bikers ride into the village and among them is Colin Batty once held hostage by the Dingles during Emmerdale's 'Hot Dog Wars'. Since then he's been mates with Zak and Albert and is stood chatting to them when out of the blue, one of the bikers lands a punch plum on his chin.

Lisa is dressed to kill and has pampered herself with a makeover - all to impress a certain man in her life. But when she makes her big entrance, Zak has lost the plot and thinks it's all for someone else. Ned innocently invites Jack and Rachel to dinner. Rachel is not keen but agrees to go so as not to offend Ned and his family. But Jack has his own plans for desert and persuades Rachel to come back to his house for a chat. Kim and Steve are on tenterhooks over his marriage proposal. When she finally agrees, she insists he must promise to stay out of her business dealings. But as the couple chat, Steve unwittingly insults Lord Alex - little knowing Kim's secret affair with him. A row blows-up, Kim storms off to her car, and as Steve tries to stop her he's left injured and unconscious in the road.

Village gossip Betty witnessed the accident and can't believe Kim drove away without stopping. But Kim was oblivious to the accident and only finds out what's happened when she's told by her nanny Sophie. Before she can get to the hospital the police arrive. Meanwhile, as Steve regains consciousness there are some questions the police would like to ask him too. But he refuses to press charges against Kim and tells them he had been drinking. Then in a final show of love, he tells Kim she can have his share in Home Farm in return for marrying him. Jack convinces Rachel he's not just using her and really does love her. With Jack's wife Sarah out of the way in Spain, the couple inevitably spend the night together. Mandy is mad with Zak for ignoring Lisa and while Zak is slow to realise Lisa really fancies him, his brother Albert is making his own advances.

Terry is consumed with jealousy as Alan sets off with beautiful biker Jo. Zak and Albert vie with one another for Lisa's attentions. Albert has had their names printed on his van while Zak has worked furiously in his garden to produce a flower bed that spells out Lisa's name. One of them is going to win her hand in marriage and Lisa has made up her mind - so who will be disappointed? Jack and Rachel continue their affair, but Ned realises their secret when he arrives at the farm and discovers a trail of discarded clothes.

Poor Zak appears to be a loser in love. His wife left him and just when it looked like he'd found another ideal mate - she's decided to marry his brother Albert instead. Zak barely resembles the proud prize-fighter he once was, as he knocks-out the letter 'S' from a special flower bed spelling out 'Lisa' - his true love's name. Butch is puzzled, but realises, with a little explanation, that the new version nearly says Liar. Dee is intrigued when the postman delivers a herbal remedy to her husband Eric. She seeks advice from village gossip Betty and decides to throw it away. Ned now knows about Jack and Rachel's affair and gives her a piece of his mind. Linda hands out invitations for her dad's 50th. She forgets a card for Rachel but innocently adds her name onto Jack and Sarah's invite.

The feud between the Dingle brothers heightens when Zak and Butch discover Albert on the wrong side of a partition fence they've erected. Lovelorn Zak forces Albert back to the other side. But when Albert offers to cancel his wedding Zak says he must not because it would break Lisa's heart. Rachel and Jack face the wrath of Ned, who's discovered their affair. Ned tries to talk sense into Jack but he's having none of it and when he tries to confront them together, Rachel storms off. Later Rachel reluctantly suggests they end the affair. Linda's come up with a great idea for her dad's 50th. She'll get together some of her mates and mimic the Spice Girls. At their first rehearsal though Zoe, Linda, Sophie and Kathy are let down by Kelly leaving the way open for Old Spice Betty to stand in.

Sarah returns from Spain and ironically gives Rachel a friendship ring for looking after her husband. Jack has already told Ned that the affair is over and Rachel has decided she must quit her job at the farm. Later at Ned's birthday bash Rachel tells Jack she' confused about their relationship. Ned tells the pair of them unless they really have ended their affair he's telling Sarah. Albert is desperate to call off his wedding but Marlon refuses to help him. Meanwhile, Kim breaks the news of her impending nuptial to Chris, to test his reaction. The stage is set for Ned's bash but there's no place for Old Spice Betty as Kelly arrives to take her place.

The big day is fast approaching for Albert and Lisa but both appear to be having second thoughts. And as the stage is set for a real Dingle-wrangle, Albert collars Marlon to be his best man - then begs him to make an objection during the ceremony. Meanwhile, Lisa confides to Betty that she only agreed to marry Albert when Zak failed to put up a fight for her. She fears she's lost the man she really loves. Kelly is more than impressed with her new boyfriend Will when he fixes the Home Farm computer to put an extra £200 on her salary. Zoe is concerned that Steve really does intend to marry her stepmother Kim and tries to talk him out of the relationship. The pressure is mounting for Jack. His mate Ned continues to nag him about ending his affair. While his lover Rachel warns that his mood swings will give the game away to his wife Sarah.

Albert is a desperate man. It's his wedding day and he seems like he'll do anything not to go through with the ceremony. He's even prepared to shop himself to the law as the man responsible for a series of local burglaries. Village gossip Betty tells Zak he's got to go to the church and stop the wedding otherwise he and Lisa may regret it for the rest of their lives. Meanwhile, Butch is so upset at what's happening he's decided to leave home. The wedding ceremony rapidly descends into chaos as Barry interrupts the wedding, but he is dragged outside. Betty and Zak arrive immediately after Zak professes his love for Lisa. Reverend Ashley decides to bless the relationship outside, due to a funeral taking place at 4pm and also with a charge. Just as Ashley begins to conduct the blessing, the police arrive and Albert is forced to hide underneath Lisa's wedding dress.

Zak is triumphant as he serves breakfast in bed to his new bride Lisa and the incredible goings on at the wedding become just a distant memory as the happy couple start their honeymoon, with not a care in the world. Lord Alex and Kim spot a horse at the auctions they want to buy for their stud. The price is £80,000, but Lord Alex admits he's skint. Kim reluctantly pays for the thoroughbred from the Home Farm Business account and warns her new business partner he'll have to cough-up soon. Kelly blows her ill-gotten gains on a party, but wishes she hadn't bothered, when Will chats up a dishy looking stranger. The gatecrasher suggests she and Will slip outside to a secluded place she knows, where they can be alone. She takes him to a deserted barn, with Will the worse for wear with drink, But he's got more than a hangover to worry about when he wakes up the following morning.

Rachel hardly knows which way to turn when Sarah pours out her heart following a heated row with Jack and to make matters worse Sarah asks her if she's any idea what's making Jack so irritable. Kathy agrees to take up Eric's offer of a house/flat swap which will cost her £25,000. Meanwhile, the demands of a young wife are preying heavily on Eric's mind. Jo arrives at The Woolpack on her motorbike to whisk landlord Alan away for a camping break and there's only one tent. Tony, Becky and Emma return home from their holidays to a scene of devastation after Will's impromptu party. But their wayward son is nowhere to be seen. Roy tells Tony about the party, and that Will left with a young woman. Unknown to the family, Will is being forcibly held - but his captor, for now at least, will not tell him why.