Episode 5428 (27th January 2003)

Plot
Richard is dreading the funeral. He keeps trying to make excuses to get out of going but Gail insists he attends. Kirk gets the wrong end of the stick and tells Norris that Emily wants him to move back in. Norris is delighted and tells Les what he thinks of his house. Norris is appalled when he sees Spider Nugent arriving at Emily's and realises the mistake. Ken doesn't attend Maxine's funeral but places some flowers on the doorstep of No. 4 instead. Spider escorts Emily to the funeral. They get a lift with Gail and Richard. Martin, Kevin, Curly and Derek are the pall-bearers at the funeral. Maxine's funeral takes place. Richard finds himself sitting just behind Ashley, Fred, Beryl Peacock and Doreen. He's sweating profusely and is on the point of cracking up. Audrey suddenly makes sense of everything. She takes Norris into her confidence and suggests that Richard might have been trying to kill Emily and that it went wrong. Norris says it's not possible as Richard was in the Rovers with him that evening. Derek tries to read a bible passage but if too overcome with grief. Gail insists that Richard takes over the reading. Richard has no option. Aiden is surprised when his father, Bob Critchley, visits him. Richard finishes the bible passage. He's in a state of emotional turmoil and tells the congregation that he's got a confession to make.

Guest cast

 * Beryl Peacock - Anny Tobin
 * Derek Heavey - Richard Albrecht
 * Vicar - Tony Broughton
 * Aidan Critchley - Dean Ashton
 * Prison Warden - Bill Armstrong
 * Bob Critchley - Glenn Cunningham