Norris feels that Emily and Rita are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and need to talk about their experience. Blanche reconstructs the incident for Deirdre and then fakes weakness to win sympathy from Archie. Emily relates her ordeal back to losing Ernest. Mike tells her that he wished he could have done something different, and if there's anything she ever needs he'll be there. Emily tells him not to blame himself. Maria tells Vik that Bobbi's gone to Tenerife. Rita, Blanche, Betty and Emily make front page news in the Gazette. Les cleans the house to the sound of Tom Jones. Audrey tells Maria that she can do far better than Tyrone and Jason. Les gets Toyah to come round and collect her mail while Sandra Milligan is there. They both meet, although the atmosphere is rather awkward. Vik gets annoyed with Eileen and Vernon Bradshaw poking their noses into his business, saying he wants to keep his private life private.