The McDonalds worry about Steve's whereabouts. Liz fears that the gang have got him and want the Police brought in. Alma is upset to find Ken has checked out of the hotel

Andy makes Steve realise that he's been childish and selfish. Liz knows Katherine is dead before the doctor tells her. Liz tries to cry but can't manage it

Jack wants to take Raquel in a lodger,but Vera tells Jack she's not having Raquel living with them. Curly and Angieare put out that Des has offered Raquel a room. Curly accused Des of wantinghis wicked way with Raquel, not content with stealing Angie

Phyllis is astounded to find Raquel living with Des and Angie tells Raquel she's a calculating little cow and tells her she's wrecking her relationship with Des. Raquel assures Curly that she is not after Des. She asks him to defend her from Angie's wrath but he accuses her of stringing him along

Steve can't bring himself to attend Katherine's funeral and disappears.Jim is furious. Liz, Jim and Andy bury Katherine

Bet tries to tell Alec about Des but he is too busy to listen.When Alec is insistent on employing Des, Bet tells him about her relationship with Des and Alec thinks she's been unfaithful. Bet is forced to show Alec the bruises Des gave her

Alma offers Gail the chance to buy her out but Gail has no money. Gail tells Mike he's tearing Alma apart. She begs him to leave Alma alone

Kevin asks Mike to let him handle Halliwell's contract when it comes up for renewal. Mike tells him he'll give him a bonus is he can get more money out of Halliwell. Kevin asks Halliwell to pay 10% more for a servicing contract

Kevin can't believe Halliwell's cheek and tells Mike about the backhander. Mike tells him he wants him to deal with it as he says he can run the garage. Mike tells Kevin the best way to keep the contract is to put £25 on every service carried out for Halliwell's firm to pay the £1,000

Alma calls in an estate agent. Gail is bitter that she has to sell up as well. Mike gives Alma the lease to the cafe to keep her in Weatherfield and she is stunned

The McDonalds go to the Magistrates Court. Steve is charged with handling stolen good and pleads guilty. The magistrates fine Steve £100

Kevin realises he'll lose his job if he goes to the police and feels that Mike will deny any knowledge of the bribes if he tells the police. Derek plans to claim unfair dismissal, exposing Victor's harassment through lustful pursuits of Mavis. Mavis doesn't want to tell Derek that Victor spurned her, but she tells Derek she doesn't want their marriage put on public display

Sally confides in Gail about Kevin's trouble with Mike. Alma tells Gail and Audrey that mike has proposed. The both worry that he'll weaken her into accepting

Mavis makes Derek see they can't afford a car, but Derek tells Mavis they should persuade Rita to retire and take over the Kabin together.Mike reminds Kevin that he's the one that committed fraud and tell him to keep Sally's mouth shut. Terry visits the Duckworth's having heard they tried to track down Andrea

Derek is enthusiastic about buying the Kabin from Rita. However, Mavis isn't sure she'll want to sell, so to help the situation along Mavis and Derek throw a dinner party for Rita. Mavis and Derek try to broach the subject of retirement to Rita; she shocks them by telling them they should retire

Audrey finds Ken in his bed unable to move with his back and a pain in his leg. Ken is embarrassed, as he has no clothes on, but Deirdre helps him get dressed, where he is taken to hospital in an ambulance. Mavis and Derek apologise to Rita, which she enjoys because she knows she is in control of the Wiltons

Vera tells Terry she's pleased for him about Lisa's baby. Jack tells him he's stupid and Lisa has set him up. Derek rings an old contact only to find he's been made redundant

Alec gets a postcard from Cherie Watkins in Antigua. Bet demands to know who she is. Alec tells her that Cherie is related to a director of the shipping company and he tried to impress her

Ken is told he won't have to have an operation but will have to stay in bed for a while. Doctor Quinn refuses to discharge him unless he has someone to look after him at home. Emily suggests that he sleeps in her front room

Steve receives a Valentine from Vicky in Lancaster. Deirdre sets up a bed in the living room for Ken. Alf is sent a Valentine from 'Britannia' (Steve and Tracy)

The Kabin is broken into at 4am. Don sees the robbers and chases them in his cab. Mavis recognises the alarm and rushes to the Kabin to check on Rita whilst Derek phones the police

Steve tries to find out who Andy is going out with. Jack asks Don to get him a job pall bearing. Deirdre sets Percy and Phyllis up to vist Ken to stop him getting too cosy

Jack interrogates Ken for details of his bad back for future reference. Ken and Deirdre open their decree absolutes together. They tell Tracy they are now officially divorced

Steve is fed up that he has to pay £20 a week rent whilst Andy lives at home free. Tracy is sick of her parent's civilised attitude towards the divorce. Derek spends his day cooking for Ted Sullivan

Rita has a security roller fitted on the Kabin door. Mavis tells Rita it's obvious that Ted fancies her. Raquel gets a job demonstrating microwave popcorn

Alec tells Bet that he will only take Liz back if they sack Betty. He tells Liz that he can't re-employ her as the brewery have instructed him to have young bar staff. She is furious

Rita is woken at 5.00am by The Kabin alarm going off. She calls the Police

Jack takes the day off from the Rovers, with his back, to pallbear. Vanessa Morgan starts at Bettabuy as management trainee. Reg puts Curly in charge of her

Martin is keen to train to be a nurse. Jack runs round at the Rovers to please Alec. Bet is livid that Raquel can get away with anything at the Rovers whilst Jack is always got at

Ken returns to work. Curly tries to make Vanessa Morgan's life as easy as possible. She fears that he's falling in love with her

Curly joins a dating bureau in pursuit of romance. Victoria requests an extra £50 a month from her solicitor. Don's visitors begin to rebuild his confidence

Victoria takes drastic action to secure extra cash. Julie visits Don for the first time since his foot amputation. Curly remains coy about his date in front of Angie

Angie's presence in his home causes complications for Curly. Alec abandons tact when delivering bad news to Vicky. Rita frets when Ted stays out for hours

Rita starts to panic when Ted goes missing. Vicky tackles Steve about Alec's accusation. Martin's missing money causes tension in the Platt household

Bet buries her sadness over Alec's departure in front of staff and customers. Nicky feigns illness in a bid to avoid school. Jack is pleased to see Don out and about

Vera panics when Lisa's labour starts, while Jack is nowhere to be found. Phyllis recruits supporters to attend Percy's bowls match. Carmel volunteers for babysitting duties again