Episode 2170 (25th February 1997)

==Plot==
Linda is furious with her father for attacking Chris. She doesn't want that kind of interference. Ned is unrepentant and would do the same again. They all row and Roy welcomes Biff to the Glover family. Frank advises Chris to go away for a while. Chris is still insisting that all he did was flirt with Linda, but Frank knows the truth. He despairs at having to bail Chris out of trouble yet again. Chris wants Ned to be charged with kidnapping at the very least. Frank isn't interested and wants Chris out of his sight. Butch and Marlon have a good look at Barry’s rocket. Barry tells them that this is his prototype and that if all goes well, his next rocket will be manned. Butch wants to know why he is going to all this trouble. Barry explains that he wants a place in history - the first home-made manned rocket into space. Butch and Marlon make fun of him until they find out that the prize money is $6 million. Tom sets off for his interview in Aberystwyth. Kelly reassures him that she is behind him all the way. Linda finds Paddy with a raging hangover. she tells him what is on the agenda today - Cloughs Farm at 10am, new calf at the Gilberts and then Home Farm to look at a horse. Linda tells Paddy that she can't go up there. He apologises for telling her dad about Chris, but then tries to make her see that she has to do her job. He takes pity on her as long as she gets him some aspirin. Betty criticizes Dee's cutlery cleaning ability. She really patronises her, but Dee takes it all in her stride. Rachel overhears and tells Kathy who remarks that Dee is very patient with both Betty and Mandy. Rachel wants to invite her out for a drink. Dee is not sure and when Eric comes in he pretends that they have already made arrangements. Rachel is undeterred though and insists that Dee comes out with them first. Eric looks worried. Pete McCarty has drawn a blank on finding Kim. Frank cannot understand where she is getting her money from as she has not taken any out of the bank accounts. To make matters worse, Helen Ackroyd turns up. Zak hears about the $6 million and is overcome that Lisa must have known about that, yet still chose to be with him. Butch and Marlon ignore him as they are thinking of ways that they can get a slice of the money. Ackroyd is questioning Frank again. He offers to double her salary to stop the story and then threatens to sue her for libel and trespassing. This just serves to make her more interested. Pete is visiting Kim's solicitor. He makes things worse for Frank by pretending to be an old friend of Kim's and tells the solicitor that he is concerned about her. She apparently shares his concern and tells Pete that she is going to place Kim's file in the hands of the police after reading some instructions from her client. The Glovers are having a meal when Frank turns up. He receives a hostile welcome, but tells them that he has come to make them an offer. Frank tells the Glovers that he wants to make amends for Chris' treatment of Linda. He offers Biff his job back and then offers the Glovers a year’s free rent. Ned wants to know if there is a catch. Frank assures him that he means every word, but doesn't want Chris's actions spoken of again. Biff tells him to stuff his job and Ned refuses his offer. Frank leaves. Marlon tricks Barry into leaving his barn and Butch nips in. Pete tells Frank that he cannot help him anymore. He doesn't want to become involved. Frank tries to reassure him that he is not involved in Kim's disappearance and that she is just trying to stitch him up. Linda gets upset and pleads with Biff to accept Frank's offer and restore her pride. She wants the matter forgotten. Zak is very chirpy as he is confident now that Lisa loves him. He has picked her some daffodils, but hides them when Butch and Marlon come home. They have stolen Barry's plans for his rocket design. Marlon plans to blackmail him. The water out of Zak's vase is leaking under the table and Butch and Marlon look suspiciously at him. The girls are having a night out in the Woolpack with Dee. They fire questions at her, but she doesn't tell them much and refuses the offer of a vodka. Paddy is lodging with Betty and Seth. He is having a drink with Seth in the Woolpack. Seth tells him that Betty only knows three dishes unfortunately. Betty walks in at that moment and spots Dee having a drink with the girls. She puts her foot in it again and Dee leaves. Tom arrives home. He has got the job as head of year 12 and 13. The head gave him a good reference surprisingly. Dee arrives at the wine bar. She teases Eric by telling him that she told the girls the truth about how they met. Eric looks shocked until h realises that she is joking. Rachel is busy at the computer even though she has invited Sarah and Kathy back for a drink. She shows them what she has discovered on the internet - that Dee is a mail order bride. Paddy is getting drunk with Betty and Seth. He hears all about the caravan and frying pan incident when Betty was arrested. He asks Betty why she and Seth are not married and Betty tells him that she is a free spirit. Marlon is trying to hatch a plan to get a share of Barry's money. D.I. Cooke arrives at Home Farm with a warrant to search the premises in connection with Kim’s disappearance.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Ned Glover - Johnny Leeze
*Linda Fowler - Tonicha Jeronimo
*Biff Fowler - Stuart Wade
*Roy Glover - Nicky Evans
*Jan Glover - Roberta Kerr
*Frank Tate - Norman Bowler
*Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
*Butch Dingle - Paul Loughran
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Tom Bainbridge - Jeremy Turner-Welch
*Kelly Windsor - Adele Silva
*Patrick Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
*Dee de la Cruz - Claudia Malkovich
*Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Sarah Sugden - Alyson Spiro
*Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
===Guest cast===
*Barry Clegg - Bernard Wrigley
*Pete McCarty - John O'Toole
*Helen Ackroyd - Kathryn Apanowicz
*Solicitor - Fiona MacPherson
*D.I. Cooke - Susie Baxter
==Locations==
*Holdgate Farm - Kitchen, driveway and garden
*Home Farm - Kitchen, grounds, living room and hallway
*Barry and Lisa Clegg's farm - Barn and yard
*Skipdale Road, Skipdale
*Tate's Veterinary Surgery - Reception and consulting room
*The Old School Tearooms/Pollard's - Main area
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen
*Solicitor's office
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*33B Skipdale Road - Tom & Kelly's flat
*Mill Cottage - Living room
Category:1997 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes