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Week 4-6
July 2000
Tuesday
Tricia The episode opens with Tricia still in tears after discovering
Adam with Virginia. Bernice comes down to console her, and Tricia wonders
what she has done to make men treat her the way they do (perhaps if she
contacts me, I can give her a *long* list, but I digress). Both Bernice
and Alan try to reassure her that it's not her, it's Adam, but Tricia
finds that she can't face work that day and goes home. Lisa and Jason
are due to be decorating Kathy's house that day, but don't get a lot of
work done, especially after Tricia snaps at Jason. Meanwhile, Marlon is
celebrating after a "job well done". He's in such a good mood he even
cooks brekkie for Terry! However, his mood soon deflates after Bernice
tears into him for his actions. In a brilliant scene, she tears off several
strips by reminding him of the cruelty of his actions, how he's hurt Tricia
far more than Adam ever could, and how this could have been avoided if
he'd told Bernice the truth in the first place. She also points out that
Tricia is "in bits", and how she can relate because she's been there herself.
Marlon is distraught, and tries to go and see Tricia, but Bernice stops
him, adding that he's lucky he's still in a job right now. Later, Adam
walks into the pub. Marlon tries to have a go at him, but Blue Peter tells
him the same thing that Bernice did - Marlon has hurt Tricia far more
than Adam could. BP also points out to Alan that he never made Tricia
any promises - she just got far too carried away with the excitement of
"having a boyfriend." A well-written scene, let down by *appalling* acting
from Tim Vincent. I've seen more convincing tress. That evening, Marlon
goes round to see Tricia. He confesses that he was the reason she found
out the truth, and finally admits that he's in love with her (any resemblance
to recent scenes involving Ashley & Bernice are purely coincidental. I
think). Tricia looks horrified at his confession. Chris The usual entertaining
scene ensues at Home Farm, with Frankie teasing Chris about his lack of
charisma, decent character etc. She also tries to convince Zoë to invest
in Tara's stud farm, but Zoë isn't interested. Meantime, Chris tries to
get Terry to find out exactly what Tara is planning, but Terry reminds
him that he's her driver, not an MI5 spy. Later, Chris gives Eric the
money for some shady business deal (I missed what the deal was), which
arouses Charity's interest. Spying an opportunity to fleece another rich
businessman, she puts on her usual gear (short skirt, top showing maximum
cleavage) and goes to tempt Chris with yet another business proposition.
He isn't keen at first, because she's a Dingle, but soon his weakness
for young women in short skirts takes over. He agrees to a deal, on the
understanding that they keep it to themselves. Roy & Scott While Roy is
working, Scott takes the opportunity to grab some new business by going
for a *long* working breakfast in Hotten. Roy is pissed off, and wastes
no time in telling Scott so, especially when Scott reveals that the new
contact only has two cars. He orders Scott to pull his weight, or he's
off. Other stuff: -- Seth, desperate for money, tries to cash Betty's
pension, but Emily points out that unless he's a named signatory, Betty
will have to sign the order. -- Sam contacts Mystic Mandy about his impotent
pig. Mandy tells the whole of Yorkshire that she blows in Paddy's ear
when he can't get it up, and Sam should do the same thing for Arnie. Sam
is thrilled when it works. Ends -- Dionne
Wednesday
CAIN Lisa offers a furious Cain a job on hearing that his benefit has
been stopped for refusing work. He says he doesn't want to take orders
from "a poof" but in the end agrees as he's desperate for the cash. Lisa
leaves him and Jason alone at Kathy's where they're doing the decorating,
but they soon start to argue. Cain stomps off to the Woolie and tries
to get Marlon to lend him some money. When this doesn't work he later
snatches the keys to Kathy's from Jason's pocket when he's not looking
and heads round there to nick some stuff (continues at the end of the
next section!) -- TRICIA Tricia is still really upset about the whole
Adam/Marlon affair. Bernice comes round to try and offer some comfort
and Tricia admits that it is Marlon who has hurt her the most. She's unsure
about coming into work and seeing him, but Bernice insists that she'll
be there to protect her. Just as a side note there's an interesting little
flirty scene between Bernice and Carlos as she makes her way back to the
Woolie. He says he doesn't know why anyone would want to string someone
like Bernice along. Later in the Woolpack, things are tense and Tricia
has a hard time keeping her cool with Marlon or the customers. Alan wants
to know what's going on and corners Marlon to demand some answers. Alan
is worried about Tricia and wants to know what Marlon has done to her,
suggesting that perhaps he's showing his true Dingle colours after all.
Marlon then gets it in the neck again from Bernice for humiliating Tricia.
He is remorseful, especially since he knows he's blown any chance he might
have had. Bernice says that's not necessarily so, but warns him against
hurting her again. Tricia gives up on trying to put a brave face on things
and leaves work early to go home to bed. However, she suddenly hears noises
downstairs and cowers terrified under her covers. As Cain comes into the
room (though she can't tell it's him) she pleads with him not to do anything
and he scarpers pretty quick when he realises someone is in. -- POLLARD
Eric is scheming again. First off he and Chris unveil a new village sign
which has "Emmerdale - Home of Tate Tours" emblazoned on it. Frankie is
shocked at their brashness, but Chris seems happy seeing his back handers
to Eric having a good effect. Pollard then tries it on with Carlos when
Carlos gives him a sample of his pies. However, this backfires when Carlos
tells him to get stuffed. Eric has to swallow his pride and agrees to
give Carlos a proper contract. -- JACK Jack gets an offer to go and join
the kids in Spain, but he doesn't feel he can just up and leave the farm.
Roy offers to mind it for him but he is still reluctant to go. Later in
the Woolpack, Roy, Diane and Bernice all try to change his mind. In the
end Diane offers to lend him the money to go and after some more cajoling
he agrees (by which point he and Diane are rather close (she even has
her hand on his arm). -- OTHER BITS -- There is more joy in the Glover
household when Roy suggests a weekend in Scarborough (the old romantic).
Kelly just pouts at the idea but then later when he says he's going to
be minding the farm instead she suddenly wants to go. He tells her it's
too late (cue more pouting). -- Terry seems to be enjoying driving Tara
around. When he drops her off at Home Farm she bumps into Frankie. Tara
tries the charm on her and succeeds when she gets an offer to join Frankie
clubbing (which she politely declines). -- Sean gets no joy when he tries
to persuade Marc to come home. -- Betty and Diane are still bickering
at the Diner. Carlos has had enough and threatens to walk out. Diane agrees
to let Betty come back "for Kathy's sake". -- Sarah
Thursday
Apologies for the tardiness of my Throgmortons, which is *entirely* due
to a certain fellow ratue-er spending nearly two hours interrogating me
on the phone last night (yes, I mean you, Nick). The Burglary Cain arrives
home late but manages to convince Zak that he's been in Leeds having his
wicked way with a couple of women. Meanwhile, supercop Angie is on the
case and the fact that there is no sign of forced entry leads her to suspect
Lisa and Jason may have had something to do with it. Kathy is rather disconcerted
when she arrives back from Oz to find a police car parked outside her
house. After a disappointing trip, this isn't the homecoming she had hoped
for but she is relieved that Tricia is okay. Over in the Kirk household,
Mandy is slouched on the couch after a night out with Jason and Frankie
and is wearing what has to be her most hideous top yet. Paddy asks her
if it is new but she assures him that she's had it for ages and most certainly
has not been blowing his money ordering stuff from the catalogues. Later,
Jason arrives home after spending the night with some guy he met in a
club. Angie turns up to quiz him on his whereabouts at the time of the
burglary but the previous night is just a drunken blur and he can't answer
her. Mandy sticks her oar in, accusing the police of victimising people
just because 'they're black, gay or called Dingle', but Angie ignores
this and asks Jason and Lisa to accompany her to the station. As a hungover
Jason throws up outside, Angie decides she'll deal with him later and
just takes Lisa to the station. Seeing Jason, Cain comes over and subjects
him to some more homophobic taunts. Jason is sure Cain had something to
do with the burglary and asks him if he is prepared to see Lisa sent down
for something he did. Cain says they can't pin it on her but Jason tells
him that, even if they can't, no one will give them any more work if there
is a suspicion that they burgle the houses they decorate. Jason tells
him that, if he takes the stuff back, he'll keep quiet about it but Cain
doesn't take too kindly to being 'threatened' by a 'pervert' and gives
him a kicking. Bernice finds Jason nursing his injuries outside the Diner.
At first she thinks he is just hungover but she is concerned when she
learns that he has been gay-bashed. She wants to tell the police but Jason
is adamant that he just wants to forget it as the police will probably
think he deserved it. His attacker has injured his hand and tries to convince
Viv to give him a plaster, telling her he caught his hand on a rusty nail.
Viv isn't keen to split a packet but changes her tune when Cain says he'll
tell her who is under suspicion for the burglary. Zak wanders into the
post office just in time to hear that Lisa has been arrested on suspicion
of burglary. Cain claims he tried to intervene of her behalf but was too
late. Zak storms off down to the cop shop to try to sort things out, hammering
on the door until they have to let him in. When he sees Angie he accuses
her of having it in for them. He blames her for ruining Mandy's wedding
reception and her husband's company for causing Butch's death. He tells
her that she'll never destroy the Dingles but she and her family had better
watch out because their 'card is marked'. Marlon & Tricia Marlon sympathises
with Tricia over the robbery but Tricia tells him that what Marlon did
to her was worse than that because she thought he was her friend. She
also tells Marlon how upset she is about the locket being stolen so Marlon
goes round to the Dingles' and demands the locket back off Cain. He threatens
to turn him in to the cops if he doesn't hand it over. Cain reminds him
that he can't shop another Dingle to the cops so Marlon threatens to tell
Zak instead. Cain grudgingly hands over the locket. Meanwhile, over at
the Woolpack, Roy is concerned about how Tricia is coping after the burglary.
She decides to leave work early and Roy walks her home. She invites him
in for a drink and, as Marlon races over to the Woolpack to return Tricia's
locket, he is just in time to see them disappear into the cottage together.
The Diner Kathy is pleased with the new-look Diner and also with the way
it has been run in her absence. Much to Betty's displeasure, she tells
Diane she wants her to continue to run things. Rachel
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