Ashley goes into hospital for a scan and discovers that he's got a varicocele and is booked in for an operation the following day. Edna phones in sick but Duggie sees her up and about later in the day. Peter is angry with Ken and Deirdre when they tell him that they can't lend him the money to buy the bookies as they would have to remortgage the house and they don't want to take the risk. Karen and Steve have a flat-warming party. Fiz turns up at the party with Kirk which makes Tyrone jealous. Rita asks them to turn the music down and Karen is rude to her. Emma asks Charlie about her parents. Charlie tells Emma that she's adopted and never knew them. Emma realises that she's hit a raw nerve. Candice tells Sarah that she's got a job in a factory working evenings and weekends. Sally tells Kevin to keep away from Martin or she will have his access rights to the kids terminated on the grounds of his violence.