Raquel recruits the residents' help to organise a party for Des. Mike tells Alma that he'll be divorced in May and asks her to marry him in June. They set the date for 19th June. The Wiltons find a buyer for their house. They celebrate but Rita feels that she's being trapped. Vicky arranges to go to the cinema with Steve. Alec tries to put her off him but she tells him that he's wasting his time. She tells Steve that he's always welcome to visit her at boarding school.