Episode 3725 (28th April 2004)

Plot
After another bitter row with Cain, Charity tells her lover that she has had enough of his childish ways and is moving out. Indignant, Cain later calls her bluff and visits Charity at work, emptying sacks of her belongings onto the floor. An argument ensues and quickly turns nasty when Cain pins Charity to the wall and is about to slap her. Matthew and Tom enter just in time and are quick to free startled Charity from Cain’s clutches and send him packing. Shaken, Charity works the attack to her advantage, lapping up the sympathy that Tom offers. Thoughtful Tom takes pity on her circumstances and, despite being wary of her reputation, he asks her if she wants to stay in the spare room at Holdgate Farm. Is this all part of Charity’s plan to regain her status within the village? Bob is off sick and, with The Woolpack short staffed, Chas seizes the opportunity to ask for her job back. In a fluster, Diane agrees, but later worries how Louise will react to the news that her rival has been reinstated when she returns. It is only a matter of time before temptress Chas is up to her old tricks and flirtatiously insists that Carl ask her out for a drink, before promptly turning him down.