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5th July 1991: Mike Baldwin married Jackie Ingram in a match made, for him, more in a bank balance than in heaven. Mike had lost all his money a couple of years earlier in a very unwise property speculation in Spain and was desperate to become a player in the game again. When rag trade owner Peter Ingram employed him, Mike started to set up his own business to undercut his boss but was easily found out. Ingram died of a sudden heart attack in the middle of an argument with Mike who immediately started to woo his widow, keen to get his hands on the firm. Ignoring all warnings, she married Mike at Weatherfield Registry Office and he looked to have succeeded in his nefarious plans. Nemesis was close at hand though in the form of factory manager Ralph Dobson who knew a rat when he saw one and investigated the books, presenting evidence to Jackie of Mike’s financial manipulations. Added to his woes was also the news on his wedding night from Jackie that her present to him was that she was selling the firm to spend more time with her new husband, the last news that Mike wanted to hear. The happy marriage lasted precisely one week.
 * For more information see Episode 3248 (5th July 1991).