Episode 6996 (23rd January 2009)

Plot
Maria is determined to get to the bottom of Jed Stone’s mysterious disappearance and decides to confront Tony. Alone in the factory, she accuses him of murdering Jed and is stunned when he confesses that he strangled him with a negligee and put his body in one of the hampers.

As Maria stares at him in horror, he describes how the Underworld staff partied around the hamper, unaware that Jed’s body was inside.

Kevin and Sally are shocked when they open the morning paper to find a salacious article complete with saucy photographs of Rosie detailing her 'ordeal' at the hands of John Stape. Ashamed that Rosie saw fit to cash in on her kidnap, Kevin and Sally are left reeling when they discover a home pregnancy testing kit in the bin. When Rosie insists it isn’t hers, they're left with only one other explanation – one too awful to contemplate.

Ken Barlow is another anxious and disappointed parent as he tells Deirdre that he has heard from Adam who told him that Peter is back on the booze in Portsmouth.

Gail is worried sick about Joe and confides in Tina who finds him once more at his lock-up. She tells him he is being unfair on Gail and begs him to come home.

Elsewhere, Eddie gets some more players to hand over £20 to sign up to the darts team.

Regular cast

 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Anna Windass - Debbie Rush
 * Eddie Windass - Steve Huison
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Carla Gordon - Alison King
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale

Guest cast
None