Episode 3972 (10th February 2005)

==Plot==
Alan and Shelly awake to find that they have been given a cake. On opening it they find a note saying sorry. But they soon realise that the handwriting is Steph’s and they promptly dump the gift in the bin. Steph calls in on Eric, having also baked a cake for him. She invites herself in to his place and starts to make tea before telling him that she thinks she should shoulder the blame for the trading standards case. Eric is astounded. The Dingles also receive a cake, much to Shadrach's delight. But neither he, Zak nor Lisa are certain that the cakes hasn’t been poisoned and test it out on a chicken first. Charity arranges for Chas to give her a call while she’s seeing Jimmy. She is under orders to tell Charity that Noah’s sick and that she must go home. But Chas is run off her feet in the pub and is late calling her. Charity has managed to fend Jimmy off and tells him that she will make it up to him soon. Later, she heads to a hotel to book a penthouse suite. Tom goes to see Paddy to see if any jobs have come up in the last few days that Max could help him with. Paddy tells Tom that he offered Max a part-time job, but that he declined. Tom is shocked and tells Paddy that he’s going to have a father-son chat with Max. He returns later with a proposition for Paddy. He asks Paddy if he can give Max a full-time contract, with him paying Max part-time and Tom making up the rest. Paddy eventually agrees and Tom tells him that he must keep it a secret. Having decided to stay in Emmerdale, Pearl visits Tom to apologise for the inconvenience her and Len have caused. But what started as an apology turns into a rant after Tom tells her that she and Len have wasted his time. Pearl has no problem in taking back her apology and instead storms out. Eric speaks to Steph in the Woolpack. She’s still insisting that she takes the blame in court on Friday so the least he can do is buy her a drink. Tom joins his sons in the pub where he breaks the news to Max that he has a job with Paddy and that he’s starting tomorrow. There’s not much Max can say except thanks as his brothers make him pay for drinks now that he’ll be earning. On his way to the toilet, Jimmy passes by Charity, who tells him to meet her in the hotel tomorrow afternoon. Chas is still concerned about her cousin and asks what she's up to, but Charity simply grins back at her.
==Cast==
===Regular cast=== 
*Jimmy King - Nick Miles
*Charity Tate - Emma Atkins
*Max King - Charlie Kemp
*Tom King - Ken Farrington
*Shelly Williams - Carolyn Pickles
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
*Val Lambert - Charlie Hardwick
*Jarvis Skelton - Richard Moore
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Shadrach Dingle - Andy Devine
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Pearl Ladderbanks - Meg Johnson
*Darren Eden - Luke Tittensor
*Matthew King - Matt Healy
*Carl King - Tom Lister
*Len Reynolds - Peter Martin
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Exterior
*Main Street
*Keepers Cottage - Living room and kitchen
*Café Hope - Café
*The Woolpack - Beer garden, public bar and ladies' toilets
*Home Farm - Hallway and living room
*Farrers Barn - Living room/kitchen
*Pear Tree Cottage - King & Sons office
*Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery - Reception and consulting room
*Unknown hotel - Reception
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen
*Butlers Farm - Farmhouse (kitchen and lobby)
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 9,825,000 viewers (11th place).
Category:2005 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes