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Encouraged following her heart-to-heart with Rita, Tina decides to have another go at persuading Tommy that she's doing the right thing, but he insists that he wants nothing to do with it. Tommy tells her that he can't promise he'll be at home when she gets back and leaves Tina in pieces. Later, when Rita tackles Tommy for hurting Tina, she's stunned by what he tells her…
Meanwhile, Kirk stays silent as the factory is buzzing about the bloke Beth is hoping to bag, but he later offers to give her a lift to her date with destiny. When they arrive outside a pub on a rough estate, Kirk notices that Beth is quite nervous beneath the bravado. He bolsters her confidence by telling her that she looks gorgeous. Kirk then watches forlornly as she heads into the pub.
Inside, Beth is taken aback when her date Dave looks nothing like his web picture. After knocking back his drink, Dave suggests that they should cut to the chase and go back to his place. Beth scoffs at this, asserting that she's not that easy. When Dave reckons at their age they can't afford not to be, Beth goes on the attack. She then leaves the pub with Dave in pursuit. He starts threatening her, but thankfully she has a white knight waiting to swoop in to the rescue…
Elsewhere, Sunita tells Karl that Dev offered her a job at the shop. To her surprise, Karl tells her to take the job as they need the money. Later, Dev is cold and business-like to Sunita at the shop. Soon afterwards, Dev hears Karl discussing plans to cook a special meal for Sunita. He grins, hatching a plan…
Also, a discovery in his cab gives Lloyd an excuse to visit Mandy.
