Episode 3646 (27th January 2004)

Plot
Robert leaps into action, both to put out the fire caused by Daz, and also to terrify him into silence about having seen him and Katie kissing half-naked in the garage. He tells him he'll have to go into care if he tells Scott, which also unsettles Katie. The two come to a deal that neither will tell, which is tested when Scott arrives and lays into Daz - he thinks he's going to be hung out to dry until Robert takes the blame, saying Daz helped him escape. Jack and Andy want to get to the bottom of what happened, sure Daz is lying, and Katie has a hard time explaining both her presence and why a passerby would smell of smoke. Robert sticks to his story, even when Jack accuses him of covering up. Simlarly, Andy can't believe Daz, even though Katie backs him. He later tells Jack about his frustration that everything goes wrong when he tries to help Daz. Katie overhears the worst possible - that Andy is considering throwing in the towel and sending Daz away to people who can cope with him. Nicola is gutted to find she's not going out to a restaurant, even though Simon has laid on unbelievably expensive wine and fish at Emily's. She is eventually won over by his cooking, and his stories of when he was a chef. The two have a great evening and are back at Rodney's - about to kiss - when Bernice tells them off for disturbing Gabby. Simon defuses the situation by flirting with Bernice, but upsets Nicola in the process. He spots a raw nerve, and Nicola confesses of former fiancee Carlos' affair with Bernice and her jealousy of her glamorous sister. Simon persuades her he's far more interested in what people are like, and the two kiss romantically before parting for the night with huge grins on their faces.