Episode 5402 (18th December 2002)

Plot
Jason tells everyone he's got a new job working at the River Bar. Kirk and Tyrone call in to see him to be told they've never heard of Jason. Dev finds out from Steve about Vik's drug running. Dev bails Vik out for the last time and buys him a one way ticket to Mumbai. Vik leaves the street. Mike arrives back from doing some property business in Spain. Joe is in the middle of clinching a big order with Fletchers but Mike wades in and takes over which really annoys Joe. Peter and Shelley start planning their engagement party. Audrey calls on Gail. Gail is very wary but Audrey apologises telling Gail that she's not been herself. She tells both Gail and Richard that she's been to see a doctor and that they think she has a form of Alzheimer's. Gail is immediately sympathetic. Richard is confused as he knows there's nothing wrong with Audrey but can't say anything. The factory girls are horrible to Angela. Hayley sticks up for her but the other girls can't understand why. Dev tells Steve that the £3,000 that Vik paid him back was actually his money and therefore he considers that he has a financial interest in the firm. Steve and Dev look over the company accounts to find that Vik has cleared out the tax account to the tune of £10,000. Steve is devastated.

Regular cast

 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Angela Nelson - Kathryn Hunt
 * Craig Nelson - Richard Fleeshman
 * Tommy Nelson - Thomas Craig
 * Katy Nelson - Lucy-Jo Hudson
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Patrick Tussel - Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment

Guest cast

 * Damian Rodd - Steve Ramsden
 * Stuart Fletcher - Russell Richardson