Episode 5669 (14th January 2004)

Plot
Shelley teases Bev, asking if she's sure Charlie's not going to cancel again. Chesney pretends to come over all faint at the police station as Cilla lodges her complaint. Dev and Maya make up and Maya gives Todd the stolen vase as a wedding present. Rita is taken from the Kabin by the police. She is driven away to the police station, watched by a jubilant Cilla and an unconvinced Les. Bev and Charlie go back to Charlie's place and sleep together after a successful date. Dev realises that Maya's unpredictability makes her even more attractive to him. Les is worried about going to court if their case against Rita goes ahead, but Cilla assures him that Rita will definitely settle out of court. Rita is formally interviewed. She admits hitting Chesney, but only because he was robbing her. The police point out that there were no witnesses, and the only evidence available is that he did attend hospital and they have a doctor's report. Bev is floating on air after her date with Charlie. Rita is arrested on suspicion of causing ABH against Chesney. She's released on police bail and has to appear in magistrates' court in two days time.

Regular cast

 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Maya Sharma - Sasha Behar
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Bev Unwin - Susie Blake
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas

Guest cast

 * PC Worthington - David Walker
 * Leah Mirrelson - Jane Bellamy
 * Custody Sergeant - Ian Waring