Episode 5862 (6th October 2004)

Plot
Les tells Cilla they're meeting Patrick for a drink later. To try and entice her he tells her Patrick's loaded from his time working on the oil rigs. Kirk explains to Fiz, Warren and Sean how Les and Patrick have set Cilla a honey trap to see if she's faithful.

Ken's very touched when Deirdre surprises him with a weekend in Dublin for his birthday. He hugs her saying he loves her. Patrick buys Cilla champagne cocktails. Les leaves them on their own while he takes Ken and Deirdre to the airport. Patrick's scared when Cilla drags him back to No.5. But she's seen through their scam and is furious with Les when he gets home.

Shelley offers Liz her job and home back explaining that Charlie's gone. Liz accepts but says she's going to Brighton for a couple of weeks first. Charlie pleads with Shelley to give him another chance saying how nobody's ever meant this much to him before, but she doesn't trust him.

Meanwhile, Tracy abandons Amy on Steve's doorstep, rings the bell and leaves knowing Steve will have to take her in. Karen's livid to find Steve at home with baby Amy. She cries with frustration realising that the baby is always going to come between them.

Ciaran's worried about the restaurant. Tracy gives him a comforting hug.

Regular cast

 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Patrick Tussel - Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Warren Baldwin - Danny Young

Guest cast
None