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Glenda is on holiday. This week's update written
by John
Dean.
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TAAAAH-ta-da-dadadah. Yes, your own podcast version, now with added
sound. For the colour version, print this out, put it on the ground, tilt
it to the right at an angle of 135 degrees and tilt your head to the
left at an angle of 30 degrees. You will see at least two colours,
maybe more. No extra charge. And so to the cobbles ...
Leanne is taking an interest in the property market and has it in mind
to buy Danny Baldwin's old house. And Fizz is on a new diet where
she eats only red and yellow food. And Kelly and Joanne sabotage Wicky's
(pronounced Vicky's) machine but have to put it right when she suggests
she should ask Mr Connor to fix it. And then gives Fizz a knowing look,
indicating she knows the grrrlzz were trying to put one over on her.
Tracy cons Jason into lending her the keys to the flat for her rendezvous
with David, having arranged for Adam to phone her at the critical
moment so she can make an excuse and leave. Adam nearly forgets because
he's in a drinking game with Leanne, Joanne and Kelly. The rule is
that one player makes a statement. Everyone who's done something the
player hasn't has to drink a shot. Leanne opens with "I've never lived
in Scotland" which sends Adam to the slammers, but he counters with
"I've never slept with my boss" which is drinks all round for the ladies,
two for Joanne.
Jason is monitoring the CCTV and sees the two of them leave and also
sees Tracy laying hands on David. Oh, the humanity! Jason shows the video
to Sarah and she tackles David who explains he and Tracy need privacy to
discuss the trial. She doesn't point out that discussing the trial is the
one thing he and Tracy should *not* be doing but responds "Oooh! You've got
an answer for everything!" (Isn't that a good thing to find when you're asking
questions? Isn't it tons better than *not* having an answer?} She gets
the same response when she confronts Tracy in the caff. Meantime Deirdre
tackles Tracy with the same result although Tracy embellishes it with tales
of David needing reassurance because of the nightmares, insomnia and bedwetting.
She claims Gail knows nothing because David changes his own sheets. Though
this would make Gail more suspicious than finding wee-stains if it were
true.David makes further efforts to waylay Tracy, wanting to know when they
will meet again. "You know what it's like" says the toothy one - which is
missing the point. If David knew what it was like he wouldn't be pestering
her quite so much.
Michele breaks the news about Sunny to Ryan and Ryan goes round to see
him, discovering Sean skulking in the bedroom area. Ryan snatches the car
keys and races off in the Sunnymobile and Sunny calls the police. Michele
collects the lad from custody after his Police caution but Paul loses his
temper and hits Ryan.
Deirdre overhears Tracy and David conspiring in the ginnel and talks
to Ryan who lends her the video. (By the way, is it just me or is it strange
that none of the people who see the video think it was weird that Charlie
had a camera pointed at the flat he was renting out to Maria?) But at Tracy's
urging, Deirdre destroys the tape, allowing herself to be convinced that
there is an innocent explanation.
Leanne is travelling hither and yon on her mysterious business activities.
She wants Les to drive her in his taxi for free because he's her Dad. Les
wants to charge her, pointing out that if he drove her around for free in
the Streetcars cab, it'd be like her using him as a taxi service.
Sean is recounting his dealings with Sunny and Michele to the UndrrrWrrrld
Grrrlz, except this time *he* is the hero and everyone else is a zero. Unfortunately
for him, Paul overhears him and sacks him "for laughing at my sister".
Not one that's going to look good in front of the Tribunal. Sally and Hayley
form a delegation to ask for Sean's reinstatement and when this isn't
forthcoming they call a strike. Everyone except Wicky (pronounced Vicky
or, as her colleagues now call her, 'scab') joins in and pickets the Factory.
Sean finds it "very draining, being the focus of industrial action." Kelly
tries a bit of cheerleading for the wictim (pronounced victim), hindered
only by her lack of spelling skills:
Kel - Give me an 'S'!
Grrrlz - "S!"
Kel - Give me a HAITCH!
Grrrlz - Er, 'E'
But since Paul has run away rather than face Carla, Liam is on his own
and decides to reinstate Sean. Hayley takes advantage of the temporary whip
hand to insist that Vicky (pronounced Wicky) should be paid the same wages
as everyone else.
Dev decides, prompted by Amber, to shop for a more trendy set of togs.
He ends up in the Rovers upsetting Peter Barlow who is wearing the same
shirt. (Well, not the *same* shirt because the two of them couldn't fit into
it - it's actually two different shirts but with the same design). As Ken
points out, Peter should be used to everyone looking the same after spending
half his life in the Navy. The Barlows are back from seeing the barrister
who's warned Tracy that she could get 15 years and that she should plead
guilty if she *is* guilty. Back on the cobbles, Ken is tussling with the
cryptic crossword -"Six letters, 'Verdict left in computers with man
about.'" He suddenly twigs the answer (see below if you're not a cryptic
fan) and exclaims "It's easy when the answer's staring you in the face" but
shuts up
when he realises Deirdre is staring Tracy in the face, and not in a
nice way. A knock at the door heralds Jason who delivers a classic deadpan
non
sequitur when Ken opens up - "Hello Mr Barlow, is Blanche playing out?"
Vernon has put an advert in the local paper announcing the establishment
of his "Drum Academy" upstairs in the Rovers - lessons given, moderate fees.
And the sound of his first pupil (mother bought him 6 drum lessons for
his 17 th, may have got Vernon confused with a Driving Instructor) is in
the background while Liz is chatting up Derek the Drayman whose wife, we
are surprised to hear, doesn't understand him. I suspect she understands him
spectacularly well but there's always room for a new plot, especially when
it's a recycled version of one we've seen twice a year for the last 40 years.
Meanwhile Carla has a showdown with Liam over Paul's increasingly erratic
behaviour - apart from hitting Ryan, he's taken off with a car boot full
of samples they were supposed to show to the buyer they've just had to send
away and he's also failed to provide the necessary costings. Liam gives in
and confesses all. Paul is distraught because Ryan's joy ride has brought
back memories of what *really* happened to Ryan's dad, Dean. (No, I'm not
writing memos to myself, Ryan's Dad was called Dean)
Turns out Liam, Paul and Dean had been out together (in Dean's car)
and they'd all had a lot to drink. Dean was particularly out of it ("trying
to put his car key in the stereo") so Paul insisted on driving. On a deserted
stretch of road he loses control. Dean is killed and the brothers decide,
as you do, to drag the corpse behind the steering wheel, as you do, so
Dean can take the blame and Paul can keep his licence. They decide not
to tell Michele or Ryan about this and particularly not Carla. But now
the truth is out ... Ooooh!
Oh, and that crossword clue?
IT = Computers
L= Left
GUY = man
So "left in computers" is 'L' in 'IT' = ILT with "man about" means put
GUY round ILT and get "Verdict" = GUILTY No wonder Ken shut up.
John
Dean
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