The night after the party - Trevor is released from jail, while Joe and Lizzie wake up together. Viv refuses to believe that nothing happened and decides to get away from Joe. Despite Joe's protestation of his love for her at Richard's instigation, she takes a job in London. After discovering that Simon was two-timing them, both Tina and Becky plot their revenge by pretending that Becky is pregnant. After his initial panic, Simon shows a mature streak and he decides to do the proper thing - propose! Trevor moves into a houseboat with Clare and gets carried away with ideas of children and growing old together. Clare however lets her feelings be known and tells him to slow down. Bill, Trevor's inmate, is now part of the team at Purvis and Purvis who need all the help they can get after discoveries of asbestos and overdue loans. They decide to show off the only finished flat in the school at a cheese and wine evening. Everyone rallies round and the evening goes well, until a struggle betw