Episode 5899 (24th November 2004)

Plot
Dev regains consciousness. Sunita is still chained to the cooker. Dev tries to placate Maya telling her that she needs help but Maya continues with her mad rant. The police call at the shop and Maya talks to them pretending to be Sunita, having stolen Sunita's wedding ring she's now wearing it herself. Maya switches on the gas rings without lighting them and leaves Dev and Sunita bound and gagged in the flat. She goes downstairs and sets light to the shop.

Meanwhile, as dawn approaches, the other residents of the street carry on with their business unaware of the dramatics in the shop. Sophie can't sleep, she hears screams from the flat nextdoor but thinks she's been dreaming. Kevin takes her with him on a breakdown call out. Tommy quits the poker game owing Mike £78 and is gutted to find out afterwards he had the better hand. Mike wins game after game of poker. Fred's quietly seething. Ken's fed up with Tracy childishly taking the wheels off the car when it's Karen's turn to use it. He vows to return them.

Jamie and Leanne, returning from a night's clubbing spot the Corner Shop on fire. Rita phones the fire brigade. The Websters' house starts to fill with smoke. Sally drags Rosie out but is distraught she can't find Sophie. Charlie and Ciaran break into the shop and rescue Dev and Sunita before the shop explodes. Sally's hugs Sophie hugely relieved to see she's safe and well. Maya, watching from a distance, realises her plan has failed. She drives her car straight at Dev and Sunita in an attempt to run them over but misses. She's about to have a second go when a lorry ploughs into her car.

Regular cast

 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
 * Maya Sharma - Sasha Behar
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
 * Tommy Harris - Thomas Craig
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Craig Harris - Richard Fleeshman
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford

Guest cast

 * Radio Cop - Jimmy Hibbert