Episode 1496 (11th October 1990)

Plot
Kathy is still worried how to tell Jack and Annie that she is leaving Emmerdale Farm. Chris advises her to write a letter. Nick tries to make Elsa] change her mind about moving into Demdyke, but she is still not sure that they can afford it. A journalist and photographer are watching [[Kate Sugden|Kate at Emmerdale. Alan is proud to receive an invite to the Demdale Gamekeepers Association Dinner and Dance. Elsa teases him about who he will take this time. Jack asks Joe what he is planning for Kate's birthday. Kathy suggests buying her some expensive perfume. Joe notices a strange car hanging around the farm. Alan is horrified when Seth suggests making up a foursome for the Gamekeepers Dinner. Chris asks Rachel to collect a shirt for him from Home Farm. Fran phones up to speak to Kate. As Rachel collects Chris's shirt, she sees Kathy's letter of resignation on the bed. Joe clashes with the journalist outside Emmerdale. Seth and Bill test Amos's knowledge of past winners of the local horticultural show. He has been memorising them from his old record book. Tony tells Kate that the final total raised from the cow pat competition was £656.50. He asks Kate if she will help him organise a local concert. She is worried about the reporters following her, but he persuades her. Seth tests Amos on past village cricket scores. He makes an excuse to leave the bar and goes and looks up the scores in his old diaries which he found while having a clear out. Seth and Bill are impressed with his memory. Tony and Kate ask to put up a poster in The Woolpack advertising for volunteers to take part in the concert. Seth and Amos argue about the year of the last village concert. Amos claims it was 1974 and that Michael was the star of the show singing 'Teddy Bears picnic'. A journalist turns up at Tate Haulage and hounds Rachel. Chris throws him out. Kathy tries to tell the Sugdens that she wants to leave, but Rachel interrupts her speech. They talk about her leaving and Rachel encourages her to get it over with. Seth has been knocked off his bike by a lorry. Kathy tells Annie that she wants to leave Emmerdale. They are all shocked and worried about her future. Nick asks Elsa to marry him, but she says she can't think about that at the moment.