Episode 3835 (3rd September 2004)

Plot
Flattered by Sadie’s suggestion that he’s a man who likes to live dangerously, Robert decides to help her to steal her car. Unfortunately Callum spots him taking the car from Home Farm. When Jimmy arrives back at Home Farm, the police have arrived and he tells the car has a satellite tracking system. Robert is soon tracked down and thinking on his feet tells them that he was working on the car for Sadie. Fortunately for Robert, Sadie verifies his story but Jimmy smells a rat. Katie is not happy either when she sees Sadie dropping Robert off in the village. While the factory lurches from one crisis to another, Steph in unusually detached from the chaos that surrounds her. Later in The Woolpack, she finds Alan enjoying a drink and celebrating with Zak, who borrowed money from him to put on a horse that came in. Alan is not amused when Steph interrupts their revelry. Not wanting to spend time with his daughter, Alan decides he’s had enough and leaves. Steph follows him from the pub and insists that he shares his problems with her. After one lecture too many from his father, Carl decides enough is enough and tells Tom that he won’t be working for the family business anymore. Upset and angry with Tom for bringing up Paul’s death when he was having a go at him about the previous day’s events at Pear Tree Cottage, Carl heads for The Woolpack to drown his sorrows. Realising there’s something that Carl needs to get off his chest, Chas asks Carl to tell her what the matter is.