Maxine is pleased to have spent the night with Des. Fiona rows with her for throwing herself at him and being too obvious. Nick spends half term serving at the cafe in order to earn money for computer games. Rodney tells the staff that he's only around for a couple of weeks until a buyer can be found. Vera and Jack are interviewed by the brewery. They are told that Jack's service counts for nothing; the pub will be sold to whoever comes up with the money. They phone the Malletts and offer them the house for £1,000 less and the Malletts agree to buy it. Leo tells Reg and Curly he's writing reports on them both for Eric Firman. Nick is pleased to give up the cafe when Steve offers him work at the print shop. Don feels uncomfortable when Sarah Louise and David ask him why they don't see him so much. Leo catches Reg searching for the report. He puts it on his desk and invites Reg to read it. Deirdre attends Samir's inquest hoping to discover how he died. She is distraught when the verdict