Episode 5454 (5th March 2003)

Plot
Vera is fretting about the £20,000 they've lost through Richard and is convinced that Gail must have known what was going on. She starts smoking again. Ashley goes back to work and Fred looks after Joshua. Shelley's sister has taken a turn for the worse. Peter persuades Shelley to go and visit her saying that he will look after the pub. Jack and Vera report their lost investments to the police. They explain that Richard insisted that they had to write the cheque out to Richard Hillman rather than a company. They realise how naive they've been. Gail receives a letter from the bank telling her that her accounts and all her assets have been frozen. Ken phones Bob Critchley and finds out that Ade was released on Saturday. Ken is disappointed that Ade never bothered to let him know. The police interview Gail over her finances. She is shocked to find that as Richard's business partner she now has to prove that she knew nothing of his malpractice. Peter tells Lucy that Shelley has gone away for the night so he can stay the night with her. Vera bangs on the Hillmans' door and accuses Gail of stealing their money. Sarah tries to protect her mother explaining that she knew nothing about it. Gail breaks down.

Regular cast

 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Boris Weaver - Mark Hallett
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Lucy Richards - Katy Carmichael
 * Tracy Preston - Kate Ford

Guest cast

 * Dc Dave Brett - Paul Gabriel