Jack
'half-man, half-hotpot' Duckworth tastes his last hotpot at the
Rovers with a wry smile on his face. No one knows it's his last
hotpot of course, and Betty thinks Jack's just being soft in the
head when he praises his lunch in the pub. But then, she doesn't
know what we know. Jack's dying and he's trying to make the most of
life before he goes. And if Jack wants a final hot pot then that's
what Jack'll have.
Over
at the Stape's, confusion still reigns as Brian hangs around, trying
to remember to call his mucker Colin, John. And John keeps reminding him
to do so while Fiz keeps reminding John how dangerous it is to have
Brian around. So neither John nor Fiz are too happy to hear that
Brian and Julie are out on a date as this could mean Brian's hanging
around a bit longer.
They do their best to split up the happy couple, reminding
Julie that Brian's still married and ringing Brian's wife to let her
know he's on the prowl with a certain Miss Carp of the parish. Brian and Julie would have
made a wonderful couple, Julie had even named their kids (Lottie and
Pedro in case you're interested) but their romance is cut
cruelly short by John and Fiz's interference although Brian still hangs
around the Stape household like a bad smell and hides in a cupboard.
It's all been farcical, comedy stuff which I think is just what John
needs when he's murdered someone and buried
their body in the foundations of a knicker factory after rolling
them up in Fiz's best rug.
Sally
and Kevin celebrate their wedding anniversary with a trip to Madrid.
And I can't say I blame them one bit, having been there for the
first time ever earlier this year. It's magic, is Madrid. While
they're away, Rosie sets the kitchen on fire then ropes in Jason
Grimshaw to fix it up before her folks return, all the time batting
her cleavage at Jason.
She was wearing something, I'm sure, was Rosie, I'm just not
sure what it was. It sort of covered where it touched and some of
her chest was covered with something, leaving nothing much to the
imagination. Which is
perfect for Jason as he doesn't like to think too hard, it hurts his
toes.
In
the Rovers, Graeme attacks David when he finds out what he almost
did to Tina. Such is Graeme's rage it rattles David no end and he
storms off in Audrey's car later, nicking the keys from the salon
without Audrey's say so.
As the car drives back to the cobbles later, Graeme's
crossing the road and the car drives straight towards him and runs
him down flat. Cue Graeme in hospital, Tina in tears, Gail in denial
and David confused, insisting he can't remember anything about the
crash, not one bit. That still doesn't stop him from being arrested
on suspicion of attempted murder although he's later released on
bail.
At
Underworld, Nick demands his one hundred and thirty thousand pounds
from Carla for his share of the factory. Carla gives him five
thousand pounds less than he asks for, she's no mug but he is and
he takes the money and runs to his solicitor to get his hands on the
deeds of the new bar.
Leanne fills it up with fixtures and fittings and fit fellas
when she offers Ciaran a job as their chef.
And
finally, Claire's mum wants Claire and Ashley to move to France and
start a new life running a B&B and selling artisan
sausages. Claire's keen
but Ashley's not and tells her where she can stick her sausages,
artisan or not. However, as we all know that
Claire keeps Ashley's meat-balls in her handbag, it'll not be too
long before it's au revoir Ashley.
And
that's just about that for this week.