Well, talk about confusing people! Yesterday's episode seems to have been Wednesday (Jason visiting Jane's flat) and Wednesday's episode is actually Saturday. Presumably given all the references to Father's day, then we'll be having that on Friday. I have enough trouble remembering which day it is anyway without all this!!
Previously, I said that if Jackie Corkhill only moved next door, then it wouldn't be long before Jimmy was knocking on the door in hope of a reconciliation. We didn't have to wait long. Unfortunately for Jimmy, he did - he managed to call at the very time when Jackie was out.
Lindsey: "You looking for me mum?"
Jimmy: "Yeah. Just called round of the off-chance. Got something to show her."
[ Sounds a bit dubious, that! ]
Lindsey: "She's not in."
Jimmy: "Oh." [ Doing his trousers up. NO. Not really! Joke! ]
Anyway, Lindsey let him in and gave him quite a lecture about Jackie, about how she had blossomed on holiday, about how he had to *do* something to save his marriage, about how he didn't pull his weight around the house, about... well, most things really!
Jackie then returned. Lindsey made her excuses and left them to it. Jim took the opportunity to try to prove to Jackie that he could achieve something worthwhile and told her about his plans to do an Open University course.
"This is the first day of the rest of my life; the new improved Jimmy Corkhill."
Jackie was seriously under-whelmed. She merely tutted and gave one of her "looks" - the one which says 'I've heard it all before - many times'.
Jimmy wasn't going to give up that easily. "I just wanna better meself" he continued. "I don't want our Wills growing up thinking his dad's some scally. I wanna be Jimmy Corkhill B.Ed." <Be-ed>
"Well, you've been a dickhead most of your life, so it won't make any difference" <ouch!> responded Jackie totally unconvinced.
Jimmy changes tack and pleads for Jackie to move back in. She refuses and says that she needs more time.
Lindsey had made her way to the Millennium Club where another 'shareholder plus Susannah' meeting was taking place. Progress update: The building work's back on track and the club is expected to be fully open bang on time. How come? Don't know. Next question?
Over at young Miss Dixon's other licenced establishment, Jason and Katrina were having a quiet drink. Katrina took a deep breath and told Jason about the modelling. Predictably, Jason wasn't keen on the idea. Perhaps, it's more accurate to say that he disliked the idea. Well, it means other men ogling his bird, doesn't it?
Rachel visited Sinbad in an effort to smooth things over somewhat following the leaking of the news of the pregnancy by Ron the Mouth. Rachel's best efforts, however, were doomed to failure as soon as Sinbad asked where Ruthie was. Rachel admitted that she'd been asked to work that day at short notice and that Little Ruthie was with Jessie Shadwick, hired at Jacqui's suggestion through Great Grannies. That was too much for Sin as it neatly fitted into his 'the Dixons are taking over my life' theory. "Flamin' Dixon again", he exclaimed despairingly.
Ryan had the latest news of the rape investigation courtesy of Katie and told Joey that the police had confirmed that Harvey's DNA had indeed been found amongst the contents of the drain. To Ryan's disgust though, he'd been totally eliminated from the rape enquiry since he'd admitted that he had slept with someone at the party. Someone other than Nikki. In fact, it was some 15-year old girl who'd seen him pedalling drugs and insisted that he sleep with her in exchange for a supply.Ryan went on to tell Joey, incredulously, that the police were not pressing any charges against Harvey whatsoever. They both still think he did it, though!
During this conversation, Mad Matt suddenly appeared from nowhere wearing his druid robe, his arms outstretched saying "Ryan, with the light behind me can you see me undies through this?" Like I say: mad.
Obviously, being Saturday, it was the day of the expedition to Calder Stones. Tinhead, having originally not been keen, had changed his mind. Matt told him that he could attend only if he brought along a blood sacrifice to help avert the Curse of the Shad. Leo suggested Fudge the hamster. Matt was disappointed with this as he had been hoping for a virgin. Tin suggested that had he known, he'd have offered Leo instead.
The five of them (Matt, Bosko, Jerome, Leo and Tin) duly arrive at the site only for Jerome and Leo to quickly decide that they'd rather be elsewhere. They depart, promising to return before sunrise, leaving Matt, Bosko and an increasingly nervous Tinhead. . .
More on Friday, when it'll be Sunday. Right?
That'll be that then.
Summary © 1999 Graeme Selway
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