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18 AUGUST 2025

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Carla, Sarah and David the Dog

Sarah’s day goes from bad to worse. Agreeing to take over a client meeting from Carla she welcomes a late and flustered Eli to Underworld - unaware that Kit was the ‘over zealous traffic cop’ that had made Eli late by insisting on searching his car because he was parked illegally. As Sarah does her best pitch to Eli they are both shocked when Kit arrives at the factory. Furious that Kit is Sarah’s boyfriend, Eli makes to leave but pushing Kit out Sarah locks Eli in the office and continues with her pitch.
Carla gives Sarah a hard time and points out that because of her, a whole series of customers are now demanding the same discount as Eli. Kit feels for Sarah as Carla puts pressure on her to drum up new business to recoup some of the money.
Meanwhile David and Lisa’s bin wars continue and when Lisa reveals that she’s keeping a note of every time she hears David the dog barking from next door, Carla’s amused.

Carl Spreads it Around

Abi is annoyed when Carl flirts with Tracy and lets slip that he’s staying in room 101 at the Chariot Square Hotel. Carl assures her that his exchange with Tracy was just a cover and suggests they meet up later at the hotel. Carl enters his hotel room and smiles as he hears the shower running, ready to have some afternoon delight with Abi. As Tracy pokes her head round the bathroom door, how will he react? At Number 13 Kevin and Abi share a tender moment and Carl calls at No.13 and tells Abi about his encounter with Tracy and how he turned her down. Abi bundles him out of the door.
Debbie encourages Tracy to try again with Carl and says the drinks are on her. How will Abi feel?
Carl meets up with Abi in the ginnel and says that while she’s still having sex with Kevin, it means he’s free to have sex with Tracy if he wants. At No.13, Abi reluctantly starts packing for Mallorca but tells Kevin she can’t find her passport. When Kevin suggests they cancel the holiday, Abi won’t hear of it and tells him to go on ahead, promising that she’ll follow on once she’s obtained a new passport.
At the hotel Carl tells Tracy he is in love with someone else - when Tracy guesses it is Abi, Carl is stunned, can he put her off the scent?
Carl enters the garage to find Brody about to steal an expensive motor. Carl warns him that he’ll end up back in the STC and if he wants to learn an easier way to steal cars, then to come and see him when he’s back from Wales.
Carl is hiding upstairs at number 13 after a night of passion with Abi. Abi is at the corner shop buying lager when a puzzled Tracy sees her. With Abi out Debbie has let herself in to do some cleaning but goes dizzy and collapses on the living room floor. Carl rushes down and Abi returns home from the shop to find Carl tending to an unconscious Debbie. Abi calls an ambulance and Ronnie whilst Carl goes back upstairs to hide.
Alone at No.13, Carl pulls Abi in for a hug which soon turns into a passionate kiss. Tracy watches them through the kitchen window, a devious smile on her face. What will she do with this information?
At the hospital, Debbie assures Ronnie and Carl that she’s been given the all clear and tells Carl she’s sorry he had to return early from Wales. Carl masks his guilt.

Steve and Cassie...undressed?

Steve places some lagers in the fridge to try and make amends with Tyrone. But when Cassie asks him to show her some of his pole dancing moves he can’t resist Tyrone returns home and is horrified to find Steve and Cassie in a state of undress. Can Cassie persuade Tyrone to let Steve move back in?

Ronnie Worries About Debbie

At the hotel, Ronnie watches Debbie at work and worries she’s pushing herself too hard. Debbie is less than impressed when Ronnie gets Ryan to come in on his day off to help out.

Dee-Dee Warms Up

Adam and Dee-Dee welcome Alya back to the team. The meeting with Ollie over, Dee-Dee confides in Alya that she fancies him but worries about the conflict of interest.
Ollie and Dee-Dee admit they like each other too but it would be unethical to get involved with a client. But when Ollie leans in for a kiss, Dee-Dee throws caution to the wind and kisses him back. Dee-Dee admits that she’d like to take things slowly. Dee-Dee confides in James that much as she likes Ollie, she’s going to keep things professional as she doesn’t want her heart broken again.
Ollie calls at the shop to find Dee-Dee there with Laila in her pram. Dee-Dee reveals that Lailia is her daughter and suggests they meet for a drink so she can explain.

Kit's Under Investigation

At the station, DI Costello advises Lisa to keep her relationship with Kit purely professional; he wouldn't want to see her get dragged down with him. Lisa’s taken aback.
At the factory, Carla warns Sarah that Eli has been spreading rumours about her to their customers making her out to be a sexual predator. DI Costello interviews Kit about Eli’s claims of intimidation and tells him that he’s putting him on desk duty for the foreseeable future, but if anyone asks it’s because of his injuries, thus avoiding a formal inquiry. Sarah is angry with David for giving Eli Kit’s details and equally angry to realise Kit’s been threatening Eli. Later Kit confides in Sarah how he was recently investigating a case and realised it was linked to an historic case that Lisa’s wife, Becky was working on, but when he requested her files, DI Costello told him to leave well alone so he continued to work on it in secret.

Brody and the Girls

In the Rovers, Gemma lets slip to Tim that Bernie caught Brody trying to do a runner with the girls. Tim confronts Brody over his plan and assures him that social services only want what’s best for all three of them and they have to trust their judgement.
When Tim reveals to a shocked Sally that Brody was planning to do a runner with the girls. Brody breaks the news to Joanie and Shanice that their Mum’s been sentenced to four years. As Sally tries to soothe the distraught girls, Tim answers a knock at the door to find it’s the social worker with a psychologist in tow. As they explain they are happy for the family to stay together a scream is heard from the garden, what has happened?

Aadi Gets a Caution

At No.7, Aadi tells Dev and Asha that the police have let him off with a caution, he’s spoken to Cousin Vikram and he’s going to start afresh in India. Asha is gutted.

Compiled by Andrea McGowan
Glenda Young - Blogging away merrily at Flaming Nora
Website: glendayoungbooks.com