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Susannah's first visitor makes her an offer - she wants to buy back her baby, who was never officially adopted, and for whom Susannah has proved herself to be an unfit mother. But Susannah tells her she knows nothing at all about the boy, he is no longer her son, and she is a selfish, greedy cow who will only get him back over her dead body.
Susannah's second visitor tries to convince her that she cannot really love him, and is seriously deluded, if she intends to destroy his career in the medical profession. She is only using him as an excuse not to get married, and there is no way that he is going to allow someone so cheap and nasty to threaten him.
Susannah's third visitor has had second thoughts about marrying her, as her current carrying-on with someone else can only be an indication of what lies ahead. He has put his home on the market, and he has had a vasectomy for her - but others already know what a fool he has been to be taken in by a tired old slapper, who he now hates more than he has ever hated anyone.
Susannah's fourth visitor learns that there isn't going to be a wedding after all. She reminds Susannah that everyone knows she was cheated on by her husband, yet she still went ahead and put another woman through the same humiliation, causing a whole family who loved their father to have him taken away from them. For that, she deserves to die!
Susannah's fifth visitor regrets everything he has ever done to hurt her. He knows that although she is no longer going to marry another man, he has let her down so many times in the past, and there is now no way that she is ever going to marry him for a third time either. But is accepting that their relationship is over, and putting on a brave face, his only option?
Jimmy resigns himself to a life without Jackie. Lindsey makes a distressing discovery on the sheets of her mother's bed. Susannah's sister, Lisa, and her mother, Daphne, arrive for her wedding - but discover that Mick is brawling with Darren, the marriage has been called off at the last minute, and the bride-not-to-be has mysteriously disappeared.
Diane wants to obtain official confirmation that she is pregnant, so Marty waylays Darren. Jackie explains away what Lindsey has found, and discourages her from chasing after Shelley. Bev tries to discover the identity of Shelley's other woman, and Leanne sends Lance to collect some of Harry and Emma's clothes from Susannah's.......
Brigid is disappointed that she seems to have been the last to be told about Diane's pregnancy. Ron has an embarrassing ethical question to ask Darren, and wants Jacqui to suggest to Katie and Clint that they have sex more quietly. Lance returns from Susannah's with bad news - he has forgotten something!
Just as romance seems to be in the air for Jacqui, she finds herself in a room full of "Doctor Who" fans. Lindsey gets closer to finding out the truth about Shelley, and Max finally manages to locate what he went back to find at number 7, although he is mystified as to why it isn't where he thought it would be.
Although Lindsey tells Shelley she loves her, Shelley is determined to convince Jackie that they are meant for each other, but Jackie is starting to hate her. Against Diane's advice, Marty tells Christy about her pregnancy - and Brigid believes he is tempting fate by getting her a pram. Meanwhile, Mick wants to collect something from Susannah's, and Ray wants to start work on her kitchen.......
In a special double-length episode, a neighbour finally discovers Susannah's dead body, while Jerome celebrates his 21st birthday party in Jacqui's pool. The lads get naked, Steve is not impressed when a newcomer has his eyes and hands on Katrina, Jessie and Ray try to prevent Emily from going to the party by hiding her make-up and shoes, and someone really should learn not to stand at the pool-side wearing expensive gear.......
Mick may have found someone to take Susannah's place in his bed, just as a police investigation into the discovery of her dead body begins, and Max is asked to make the formal identification. While Adele is keen to seize this opportunity to find out exactly what a corpse looks like, Ron has a theory about what happened that may be closer to the truth than he realises.
Jerome accuses Mick of taking advantage of his mother. Max tells Diane that he still loved Susannah, and there were several people with good motives for wanting her dead. Ron wants Jacqui to take advantage of the opportunity that she now seems to have to gain custody of Harry - but Robbie is not impressed that she never told him she had a son.
On Jackie's birthday, Jimmy reflects and concludes that he has always held her back, and maybe he resented her being one of life's survivors. Jacqui wishes she could turn the clock back, as she attends Susannah's inquest with Max, Darren, Lisa, and.......Kitty.
When Shelley finally admits to Lindsey that she spent the night with an older married woman, Lindsey wants to know her name. Max moves back into the Close, and Brigid and Diane suggest that he brings Susannah's body home. Jessie and Ray notice a major change in Kitty, and Emily betrays Tim in court.
Lindsey tells Jackie what she has found out from Shelley. Max rejects Jacqui's offer of help with looking after Harry, but asks Mick to return to "The Shelf". Jessie tells Tim that Emily has gone somewhere where he is no longer going to be able to see her. Diane finds it difficult to stay awake while waiting for Anthony's one line as the second sheep in the school nativity play.
Bev and Lindsey discover Shelley and Jackie fighting. Vonnie tells Mick to stop patronising her and start to show some respect. Susannah's body is brought home. Anthony is not feeling well, but Diane doubts that he has accurately diagnosed his ailment - and he tells Brigid that Diane doesn't care about him any more.
Lisa visits Max to investigate why a date for the funeral has not yet been set, and they reduce each other to tears as they remember Susannah. Shelley feels ashamed of the damage she caused to Bev's flat, but Bev is pleased that she has been able to correctly deduce the identity of the mysterious "Mrs X". Katie dissolves the slimming club when all the ladies who followed Lance's plan lose weight, and Katrina, who stuck to her diet, gains it.
Anthony wants to go back to school. Bev listens in disbelief as Shelley tells her all the reasons that have made her love Jackie - but how long can it be before she spreads the gossip to someone else? Max tells Jacqui that Lisa wants to postpone Susannah's funeral, and Nisha has a shocking revelation for Katie about the Moffat brothers.
Dave challenges Lance to prove that his boyfriend Fred really does exist. Bev's indiscretion causes Lindsey to discover what Shelley has revealed to her about Jackie. Convinced that he is about to go to prison, Tim refuses to see Emily, and Jerome persuades him that if it is going to be his last day of freedom, he needs to have an unforgettable night out on the town with all his mates.
In an extended 76-minute episode, Katie accuses Nisha of trying to wreck her relationship with Clint, Lance is devastated when Fred doesn't arrive at the airport, and Jacqui prevents Max from committing suicide so that he can be reunited with Susannah. Jimmy, home from hospital, insists on making Shelley welcome - despite Lindsey and Jackie's reservations. Steve and Katrina almost break up, and Tim crashes a car, leaving one of his friends in a very bad way.......
Lance is heartbroken when he discovers what has happened to Fred, but Bev has a plan to console him. Carl coerces Emily into modelling for him. Robbie has a plan to prevent Tim from getting into even more trouble, but it is time for him to be sentenced for his and Emily's earlier crimes. And there is some very bad news for the Dixon family.
Shelley and Jackie tell Lindsey very different accounts of the night they were together, and Lindsey can't decide who to believe. Tim meets his cell-mate, and soon has a run-in with another prisoner. Mick discovers that Leo is seeing someone old enough to be his mother, and Jacqui and Lisa persuade Max that it is time that Susannah was buried.......so he starts digging a grave for her in the back garden.
After Tim tells the other prisoners he is looking forward to a visit from his girlfriend, they are not impressed when she looks more like her grandmother. Shelley explains a few things to Jimmy, and admits to Lindsey that she was lying about Jackie. Leo tells Mick he is in love with Cheryl, Bev and Dave plan to throw a party to celebrate their engagement, and Jacqui is not entirely convinced of the merits of Max's plan.
Jimmy deduces that Lindsey has been sleeping with Shelley and gives her his blessing, but later admits to Jackie that the thought of it turns his stomach. Lindsey, however now hates both Shelley and Jackie for what they haven't actually done. Jessie believes that Emily has gone shopping - but she is really with Jerome, visiting Tim in prison. Dave is speechless about something with which Bev wants to adorn the bar.
Jessie and Ray decide to bring forward their wedding and buy the bungalow from Margi, who notices Susannah's coffin being collected, on Lisa's instructions, and is surprised that it isn't Y-shaped. As the new year approaches, Bev discovers that Dave has left her - but not that one of his last activities in her flat was sleeping with Lindsey - and Jimmy assures his family that the coming year will be better than the last one. But Diane suspects that she is losing her baby.......
It is an unhappy new year for Diane, as she receives the bad news she feared at the hospital. Jimmy helps Bev out in her hour of need, and Ray threatens to send Kitty back to "Shady Pines" if she does anything to spoil his wedding.
As Brigid tries to comfort Diane after she flushes her baby away, Steve and Adele conclude that praying is a waste of time. Anthony, on the other hand, has achieved the outcome he prayed for....... Kitty has some last-minute advice for Ray on his wedding day - which, as Mike is indisposed, Ron agrees to video for him. Max tells Jacqui he won't go to Susannah's funeral.
Cheryl has some unpleasant tasks lined up for Emily's community service, until Emily discovers that she has fiddled her insurance claim and is seeing Leo. Anthony makes a confession to Father Pat, and Mike is not confident about his future. Jacqui promises to stand by Max, even though Robbie has shown her the "yellow card" because he believes he is too low on her list of priorities.
Jessie and Ray arrive home after shortening their honeymoon because they receive news that Kitty has been taken ill, but they are not prepared for what they find at the bungalow. Jacqui forces Max to get himself ready to go to Susannah's funeral. Robbie panics when Clint struggles with his guilt over the car accident, and Marty's behaviour pushes Diane over the edge.
Diane and Marty battle with their confused emotions after the loss of their unborn child. At Susannah's funeral, Max launches into a speech angrily accusing everyone who made her last days so unhappy, and when Darren tries to persuade him to sit down, Susannah's coffin is knocked over onto the floor. Leanne, keeping Bev informed by mobile phone, is convinced that Susannah's death was no accident.
Marty erects a porch. Mick goes to see Vonnie again, but discovers that she is packing to go to Canada. Anthea doesn't like being taken for granted, Josh wonders whether he and Bev are Jewish, and Shelley plans to tie up a few loose ends.
Jacqui suggests that Mick asks Max to be maitre d' at "The Shelf", but he has decided to move away from Liverpool and make a fresh start elsewhere. Jerome can't stay away from Nisha, Craig warns Tim not to underestimate Sotto, and Shelley believes that she is beginning to make progress with Jackie.
Mike reduces Rachel to tears. Jimmy confides in Shelley that he thinks Jackie deserves someone better than him. When Robbie accuses Jacqui of trying to talk Max out of leaving by making him loads of promises, she denies it - having already succeeded in talking Max out of leaving by making him loads of promises.
Robbie is still not convinced that Jacqui isn't trying to get a ready-made family for herself, but she reassures him. Bev discovers that Dave has taken more money from her than she realised, and wonders if there is any way that she can find him. Jackie tries to set the record straight regarding Shelley's fantasies, but may just make things worse. Leanne is injured at Emma's birthday party, but plans to take advantage of this to earn herself some money.
Rachel asks Christy to buy back Mike's video equipment, but he isn't able to help her. Adele's play is so bad that it helps to reunite Diane and Marty. Jimmy is released from hospital, and Jackie resolves to make her marriage work. Darren is mystified by Leanne's behaviour in his surgery.
Darren suspects that he is in real trouble because Nisha tends to believe Leanne's allegation, even though Katie doesn't. Anthony doesn't want to live with Diane and Marty any more, and asks Brigid if he can move in with her. Lindsey wants Jackie to tell Jimmy the truth about Shelley. Rachel tells Mike she is worried about how they are going to cope financially, and suggests ringing a loan company.
Darren writes down his version of the Leanne Powell story, and Victoria confronts Leanne. Max apologises to Lisa for his behaviour at Susannah's funeral and helps her sort out her belongings - but will he agree to give anything away? Marty thinks it is about time that some of Anthony's religious illusions were shattered, as Diane blames Brigid for his faith in the power of prayer. Bev tracks down Dave - and he's going to regret it.......
Bev's accountant tells her that she needs to start running the bar as a profitable business. Darren resolves to fight back against Leanne, and tells her that if she persists in her defamation he will drag her through the courts and sue her for every penny she hasn't got. Jackie and Jimmy seem to be reconciled, leaving Shelley furious. Mike is shocked as Rachel offers a frank assessment of their financial position.
Shelley seizes an opportunity to place Jackie in a compromising situation that she will find it very difficult to talk her way out of - she strips off and joins her in her bed. Leanne seems to have been shocked into submission, and Robbie tries to persuade Mike that no-one will gain, and he will definitely lose, if the truth about the car crash comes out.
Jimmy gets his old job back, Leanne increases the amount she wants to blackmail out of Darren, and Lindsey and Jackie unite to rid themselves of the poisonous little fake that has been wrecking their lives. When they hear that Katrina and Steve have an announcement to make, Diane is convinced that they are getting engaged, but Marty thinks it is more likely that Steve has got Katrina pregnant. Are either of them right?
