Episode 3237 (6th August 2002)

Plot
Robert is on cloud nine after Lucy’s invitation to join him for a night of passion and heads to the chalet for the hot date. Lucy plies him with champagne and Robert jumps eagerly into Maggie’s bed where he waits while Lucy makes her excuses and disappears for a shower. But any hopes that Robert has of breaking his duck are soon quashed when Lucy’s plan starts to take shape and Maggie arrives to discover Robert waiting beneath the sheets! A red-faced Robert flees in shame, but things go from bad to worse when he bumps into Nicola and makes a drunken pass at her before promptly being sick. Growing increasingly tired of Rhona and her interest in Marlon, Tricia decides that the time has come to confront the vet once and for all. As she bursts into the surgery with all guns blazing, Tricia finds that Rhona is preoccupied with Edna and Tootsie and the moment is lost. But Tricia turns the situation to her advantage when Rhona tracks her down and invites her to dinner once again. Paddy and Emily are nervous as they anticipate the social worker’s visit as part of the fostering procedure. He is convinced that having Nicola as an unwanted lodger won’t look good for them. Emily tries to reassure him that he needn’t worry – but Paddy is right to be concerned. Meanwhile, Chris finally persuades Zoe to go back to the private clinic and there is disagreement over plans for the village in bloom competition.