Episode 1481 (21st August 1990)

Plot
Sgt MacArthur drives into the farmyard and looks closely at the car. Kate is having nightmares. Joe gets up for milking and is confronted by a yard full of police. Sgt MacArthur takes him inside and confronts Kate. He explains that there has been a hit and run accident on Robblesfield Road. He tries to get Kate to confess. Joe is bewildered. Kate asks how the victim is. She is in shock as MacArthur tells her that the victim was Pete Whiteley and he died at 3am. He insists on breathalysing her. The test is positive and Kate is cautioned and taken to the police station. Nick receives a letter from his mum saying that she wants to come and visit. Rachel receives her A-level results - one A and two B's. She is dying to tell Joe and Kate, but does not know where they are. Dolly suspects that Frank may have been drinking again after Kim tells her that he stayed out all night. Rachel finds Frank in his office looking rather rough with a hangover. He asks her to speak to Dolly. Joe is furious when the police let Fran go without charging her and blames her for the accident. Kate is released on police bail. She has to appear before the magistrates in one weeks time and will probably be charged with death by wreckless driving, though she could face a manslaughter charge. Dolly arrives to collect Frank and tells Rachel about Pete's death. The Woolpack gossip is about Pete's death. Bill walks in the pub and Henry gives him a brandy. He is distraught and does not know how he is going to tell Lynn. Everyone wants to know who was responsible. Joe packs Fran's belongings away. Frank thanks Dolly for looking after him, but she tells him that she is not prepared to be treated like a bit of dirt one minute and then bail him out the next, he apologises. Rachel telephones Emmerdale and talks about Pete's death. She wonders why Joe sounds so upset. Kate breaks down and Joe supports her. Elsa tells Nick that she is looking forward to meeting his mum. Fran decides to leave the farm. Unfortunately, Joe is giving her a piece of his mind just as Rachel comes home and she realises that her mum killed Pete.