But the letter arrives - the bankruptcy letter. The worst case scenario would be that they would lose everything, including the house. Anna points out that it's only bricks and mortar, which is true but bricks and mortar are quite important. Still, Anna and Owen's relationship is back on track. Katy apologises to Anna for being so horrible towards her, and the hug they share is genuinely touching and forgiving.
Andrea walks out on Neil. He tells her she is his whole life but she tells him that he'll be better off without her. They have a daughter called Jess who has been to university. Maybe we'll meet her sometime.
This is good and quite tense - Steve picks up Neil who suspects that Steve is the man who his wife has left him for, as he saw Steve comforting Andrea. Neil did look quite intimidating and Steve was more than happy to get rid of him.
Steve, his heart working overtime, allows Andrea to stay in The Rovers. Liz is furious but that is nothing compared to how Michelle will react.
The anniversary of The First World War is this year of course and Ken has been invited to represent Uncle Albert. Uncle Albert saved 2 men's lives. Tracy, as only Tracy can, makes a joke in very bad taste about how the family have evened out the people saved. She clearly means that by having 2 killers in the family, the saving of 2 people has been cancelled out.
Uncle Albert was awarded a medal for his bravery and it is very precious to Ken and Deirdre. Amy is interested too and wants to take it into school for 'show and tell' so Deirdre says she will seek it out. Tracy is going to paint her nails and can't decide between bone china and movie idol. Deirdre wittily suggests bone idol might be best.
Deidre points out that ill people are always moaning and that Norris has a sceptic toenail - not the most pleasant of images. Amy wants to Skype her grandfather but Deirdre stops her and admits that she has not told Ken about Peter.
Deirdre reveals that Uncle Albert's medal is worth quite a lot and we can see the thought in Tracy's head develop that she might sell the 'skanky old metal' and so she does, for her wedding. Did she really mention a helicopter? Rob is outraged and comes over all moral. Deirdre takes a very firm stance and tells her daughter that not only will she throw Tracy out, she will not talk to her ever again.
Peter is sharing a cell with a very garrulous man. He seems ok but understandably his constant chatter is deeply irritating to Peter. 'I can talk to anybody me,' declares chatty man. 'I wear everybody
down eventually' he proudly declares.
A team is getting together - a team to protest at the closure of the library. Yasmeen is put in her place, when she suggests Emily might be over the hill. Emily tells her of the protests she's been involved in over the years, and a reminder too, to all of us that old people are not just that. They have lived lives and are still doing so, as long as they have their health. ' I have been fighting my whole life!' she declares, perhaps channeling the spirit of the librarian from her childhood, Miss Stainsby, a 'formidable woman.' Good on you Emily!
Sharif asks that they look after Yasmeen as she has been arrested before. Sharif might not have been so solicitous if he had heard her say that she missses her snack, which she gives up for Ramadan. She says that Muslims also give up sexual activity for Ramadan she but she misses her snack more.
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