Episode 6404 (22nd November 2012)

Plot
At the mineshaft, Declan tries to get to Katie, but the ground starts to crumble away. He tries to reach her by taking his shirt off and throwing it to her, but she loses her grip and falls backwards deeper down into the hole. Declan screams out to her and we see her face is bruised and partially buried. Katie starts to come round and sees she is at the edge of the ledge as more of the ground falls onto her. Katie pleads with Declan to stay with her and he is torn between remaining there or going for help. Over at Home Farm, Nicola can't get through to the absent Declan as he has left his phone behind in the sitting room. Sam suggests to Nicola that she could try calling Katie's phone, but it falls off the ledge as Katie tries to reach for it. Declan makes the decision to go for help, trying to shut out Katie's pleas as he runs. Meanwhile, Bernice decides to tell Diane and Rodney the full story about her affair with a man named Steve, and Diane thinks she is a fool. Diane offers her a brandy but quickly takes it back when she realises that Bernice is with Steve because he has money. Soon afterwards in the café, Gabby arrives and tells Laurel that Bernice and Diane were arguing, so she left. Gabby enjoys spending time with Laurel, but Ashley dreads having to deal with Bernice as he takes her back. Diane senses trouble brewing as Ashley wants a word with Bernice and she feels caught in the middle as the former couple argue, with Bernice walking out in tears. Elsewhere, Edna wants advice about Tootise and Brett is more than happy to oblige, while Ali asks Rishi if they're looking for a replacement sales manager.