James has dinner at the Collins', and Annabelle and Paul soon suspect that he has something to hide. Jane receives some good advice - but will she listen?
It's Claire's first birthday. Paul and Annabelle's fears about Lucy are confirmed. Pat and Sandra discover that Jane has left during the night, taking a few of their things with her.
The Clearys remove the wheels from Pat and Terry's van, and they get more than they bargained for. Nicholas helps Heather with her decorating, and insists on finishing it. Bobby is annoyed with Billy because he crossed the picket line.
Barry and Pat have plans to stop a war. Vicki blames Terry for her brothers being beaten up. Paul and Annabelle try to discover where James really works.
Pat defies Terry and takes the law into his own hands with Barry. When Paul discovers something about James, he gives him a week to reveal it to Lucy. Heather is disappointed to discover who her new boss is and, what he thinks of her.
Barry is determined to continue sorting out Terry's problems with the Clearys, but he is about to make a big mistake. Billy and Doreen meet with Tracy's headmaster and the teacher involved in the allegations.
Bobby is bothered by scabs on the Close. Lucy decides to tell her parents that she has stopped seeing James. Sheila wants to adopt, or at least, sponsor, a child. Nicholas takes Heather to dinner - but who will end up paying for it?
Tracy comes clean about Peter, who wishes she hasn't when Billy exacts a brutal revenge. But James is still keeping Lucy blissfully unaware of a few things.
Annabelle spots Lucy and James together in town, but isn't prepared for what Lucy tells her. Sheila spots Barry handing over a bundle of money to a stranger.
Doreen fears that Billy will be sent to prison. Can someone with previous experience reassure her? Ralph tries to help Harry compose a "lonely hearts" ad. When Heather gives Nick a present, he recognises it.
Harry wonders if he is being disloyal to Edna. Ralph can't make up his mind. Heather's curiosity about Barbara gets the better of her - but she is not at all prepared for what she discovers.
Harry receives nineteen replies to his advert, one of which is from a man. Billy appears in court, but refuses to cooperate with his probation officer.
Sandra is offered a promotion, but to the private ward. Bobby receives a letter about a loan taken out in his name. At the art gallery at which Madge is due to meet Harry, she unfortunately isn't the only woman wearing a green coat
Bobby is jealous of Sheila's tutor when he holds a class in their front room. Sandra is annoyed to find Vicki cooking her steaks in the kitchen. Ralph wants to borrow Harry's car.
On Bobby's birthday, Damon gets his cards. Pat pesters Sandra about why she is so irritable, not expecting the answer he gets. A telephone call from Teresa forces Sheila to lie for Matty.
A shop steward draws Bobby's attention to some surprising payslips. Madge pays a visit to the bungalow, and Ralph's planned trip to Torquay with her turns into a foursome.
When Tracy is bored at home, the Corkhills' telephone bill is about to start shooting up. Sheila confronts Mo, who tells her that Matty is leaving Teresa to marry her.
George tries to convince Bobby to take the "long view". Heather and Keith return from Aberdeen. Sally Dinsdale turns up again, and this time Sheila insists that she stays. Damon gets a new idea about how he might find a job.
Sheila has a frightening secret she doesn't want to worry Bobby with. A visit by Jehovah's Witnesses results in Pat and Terry missing "The Magic Rabbits". Harry, Ralph, Julia and Madge enjoy a holiday in Torquay. Damon looks for work.
Sheila confides in Alun over the poison-pen letter. Pat and Terry appear to have dropped themselves in it with an unexpected visitor, but is there a solution?
Lucy seems to have got over losing James, as she meets another man; but Paul and Annabelle are not convinced that Barry is a suitable partner for anyone. Bobby is annoyed with Sheila again.
Bobby faces a difficult choice - his job or his men? When Karen gets a nasty telephone call, Sheila explains that it was meant for her. Nick has a confrontation with Keith Tench over Heather, and comes off worse.
Billy convinces Doreen that the furniture should be moved upstairs while Rod has a party. Pat is determined to have an argument, and eventually finds one. Heather and Nick reconsider whether they should marry if his children don't approve.
Paul's impression of a lollipop man is not appreciated by some of the schoolchildren, who relieve him of his sign, nor by a policeman, who visits him at home. Nick forgets something important, so Heather calls on Annabelle for advice.
When Tony arrives, Pat realises that Sandra may not have dropped the Cribbs-Baker case after all. Sheila is nervous about her seminar. Terry tries to find somewhere to go where there isn't a furious row blazing.
Pat is shown up by a bottle of perfume. Sheila finally discovers who wrote the threatening letter to her. However, the person responsible wasn't making the phone calls.