Episode 2656 (23rd February 2000)

Plot
Richie lands in hot water when he starts boasting about seeing an older married woman to regulars at the pub. Jack overhears him and innocently states that Sarah wouldn't mess around. Ollie's in deep trouble when Viv catches her stealing chocolates from her shop and drags her off to confront her parents. Viv is immovable when the four meet and tells Angie that she's had enough of thieves and wants to prosecute the wayward teenager. Claudia is deeply upset when Chris gives her the cold treatment after their moment of passion and Zoe isn't too happy with Frankie when she arrives back with a big hangover. However she mellows when Frankie explains exactly why she went to see Chris. And when Zoe informs Chris that she intends making Joseph the beneficiary of her will, he agrees to move back. Chris later tells Roy that he and Kelly can live at the cottage for a reasonable rent, and that he intends offering her a job at the haulage firm. Eric is offered a large sum of money for his version of the Graham story. And Lisa is deeply upset when she arrives home to find Nellie looking after Belle.