A woman commits suicide because of her boss's husband, and her boss and husband have a fight which ends in an explosion. One of Merlin's friends is brought in after having too much to drink, but it turns out that she was drugged and raped by her housemate's brother.
Eddie turns up and Jack tells Tony he's a match and can donate a kidney, but Tony isn't sure he wants it; Eddie convinces him by asking him to do it for his mother.
Duffy has moved into Charlie's but Ryan is still hanging around. She discovers he's put all her money back into the account, and he tells her he loves her and offers her a new life in New Zealand. Duffy realises she loves him and accepts, on condition that everything is in her name. She says goodbye to Charlie, who can't understand her, and leaves with Ryan.
Merlin has arranged to meet his mother again, but is too nervous to go through with it. Anna says she'll go to explain, and when she finds her mum Lyn waiting, she realises the truth...
Episode first broadcast Saturday 12th April 2003
Additional Cast
Pip Benson
Les Dennis Wayne Kemp
Gary McDonald Lyn Paul
Beverley Klein Eddie Vincent
Philip Martin Brown Lizzie Peters
Nia Roberts James Lasky
Mark Dexter Tim Lasky
Oliver Chris Briony Kemp
Tina D'Cruz Shirley Trent
Rachel Power Peter Bower
Ben Alsford Jane Winter
N'Deaye Baa-Clements Bex Reynolds
Sarah Manners
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