Episode 6723 (4th January 2008)

Plot
Liam and Maria have taken Ozzy for a walk and are blissfully happy as they walk through the hills. However, as they stray from the track towards the rocks to find a secluded spot Ozzy manages to free himself and runs off into the hills. As it gets colder and darker there's still no sign of Ozzy, they have no signal, no torch and no map and they’re about to give up until they hear a bark in the distance. They follow the sound and find Ozzy on a ledge in the middle of a deep gorge. Liam carefully steps down the slope to try and reach Ozzy but looses his footing and slides towards the drop. Maria dives forward to catch his hand but he’s unable to scramble up, and as their eyes meet their fingers slip apart and Liam falls.

Fiz is furious when she sees John’s car in the street and tries to ignore him insisting she has nothing to say to him. When he calls at her flat telling her that he loves her and wants to try and put things right with her, she agrees to let him up. John’s desperate to win her back and takes all her jibes as he explains that she’s the one he wants to be with and was just flattered by Rosie’s interest in him. As John urges Fiz to try and remember what they had together, she wells up and tentatively agrees to go to the café with him.

Michelle is getting increasingly worried about the DNA tests and is still keeping the truth about the stalker a secret from Ryan. As Ryan starts to ask uncomfortable questions, Steve urges her to tell him the truth but Michelle refuses. She knows she needs to tell him something before they slip up, but doesn’t have a clue what to tell him.

Elsewhere, Becky tries to cheer up Jason telling him he won’t have a problem getting another girl, but Jason’s still gutted about Sarah and angrily tells her to leave him alone, as he’s not interested in her.

Regular cast

 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Smith
 * Liam Connor - Rob James-Collier
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Sarah Grimshaw - Tina O'Brien
 * Ryan Connor - Ben Thompson
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Ryder
 * Harry Mason - Jack Ellis
 * Becky Granger - Katherine Kelly
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * John Stape - Graeme Hawley
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Dan Mason - Matthew Crompton
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones

Guest cast
None