When Natalie shows little interest in the matter, Vinny takes it upon himself to hire Geena Gregory as the Rovers is short-staffed. Duggie demands £1,500 from Pat and Steve for the fireplaces. Les spends all morning scrubbing a wall only to have the graffiti sprayed back when he's not looking. Gwen makes things up with Jim, explaining that she doesn't like having men controlling her life and admitting she fears he will hurt her. Natalie returns from a shopping trip with Debs and is stunned to find Vinny has employed Geena behind her back. She angrily warns him not to forget its her pub. Jim talks Gwen into starting to trust him.