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03 July 2023

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Paul's Terrible Mistake

The chilli eating competition takes place in the bistro. As the crowd roar Dev, Chesney and Shona on, Gemma reminds everyone to give generously. Bernie counts the money and hands Paul £800. Paul’s touched by their generosity. Back at the flat Billy and Bernie argue over religion versus crystals. Asserting that their constant interference isn’t helpful, Paul storms out. Having escaped to a hotel bar, Paul spots Zac, a blast from his past, and offers to buy him a drink.

Paul wakes up in the hotel bedroom with a monumental hangover. Reaching for his jacket, he realises with horror that Zac has stolen the £800 charity money. Returning home, Billy’s relieved as Paul explains he had one too many and passed out on a mate’s sofa. But when Billy suggests they use the charity money to buy a stairlift and offers to bank it for him, Paul snaps. Awash with guilt, Paul confesses to Billy how he met Zac, an old flame, they got drunk and things got out of hand. Billy’s appalled.

Can Billy and Paul put recent events behind them?

Stephen Continues His Game

With Carla demanding a meeting with Seagull Ltd, Stephen begs his ex Gabrielle to masquerade as a consultant from his fake company, promising to make it worth her while. Stephen watches as Carla attends the zoom call with Seagull. Gabrielle gives a sterling performance and it’s clear Carla’s taken in. But when Sarah returns for her laptop, Stephen’s thrown into panic. Is the game up?

Stephen tells Elaine that he’s booked her a wedding consultation with a personal shopper and Audrey’s going with her. As they return with their wedding outfits, the good mood is broken when Tim makes his dislike of Stephen clear and tells them not to bother sending him an invitation. On Stephen’s advice, Elaine writes Tim a letter telling him how much he’s hurt her and how she can’t take anymore.

Stephen tells Dr Gaddas he’s worried Elaine is depressed, she refuses to seek help and might do something drastic. Stephen also plants the seed in Sally’s head. Sally tells Tim that Stephen’s worried Elaine might be suffering from depression brought on by all the recent conflict and urges him to change his attitude for his Mum’s sake.

Ryan Wants to Work

Ryan confides in Carla that he knows it’s time he returned to work, but he dreads being in the public eye. However when Daisy tries to make conversation, a bitter Ryan makes out he’s already back at the bistro and she can forget about him. Ryan calls at the bistro and nervously tells Leanne he’d like to return to work. Will she agree?

When a customer complains about Ryan’s facial scars, Leanne leaps to his defence, claiming he’s a hero. Having caught the end of her outburst, Ryan hurries out.

Leanne agrees Ryan can work behind the scenes till he feels more confident and suggests he starts by sorting out a new wine contract. Ryan flirts with the supplier Rose on the phone in a bid to obtain a good deal. But when Rose reveals she’s checked out his socials and wonders if he’s still single, Ryan’s thrown, especially when Leanne thanks him for securing such a great deal and reveals Rose is going to call in!

Gemma and Chesney Hit the Wall

When Chesney explains they can’t afford for him to attend summer club with his mates, Joseph’s gutted and Gemma says she’ll ask Jenny for more shifts.

As Chesney heads off to work leaving Gemma stressed out with five kids to look after, she breaks down to Rita, admitting that she’s utterly exhausted, struggling to deal with Paul’s illness and feels like she did when she had postnatal depression. Rita urges her to talk to Dr Gaddas.

Daniel and Michael drop Bertie and Glory at No.5 for the day. As they leave, an exhausted Gemma surveys the room full of kids, wondering how she’s going to cope. Having heard about the antidepressants from Chesney, Bernie offers to help for an hour while Gemma goes to the café. But when Beth tears a strip off Gemma for slacking, she rushes home, fighting back tears. While Gemma briefly closes her eyes, Bertie empties her bag and finds the pack of antidepressants. As Daniel and Daisy arrive they’re unimpressed to find Gemma asleep on the sofa, then all horrified as they realise that Bertie has eaten the tablets!

Elsewhere on the Cobbles...

As Yasmeen and Roy get fully immersed in the Rovers quiz, Stu feels left out and leaves in a grump.

Adam admits to Daniel that much as he loves Sarah, he’s struggling to trust her and doesn’t like her spending so much time with Owen. He calls at the factory with lunch, but when he finds out that she’s at the Chariot Square Hotel with Owen, he’s hard put to contain his anxiety. In the hotel bar, Adam heads over spoiling for a fight.

Compiled by Andrea McGowan
Glenda Young - Blogging away merrily at Flaming Nora
Website: glendayoungbooks.com