Episode 2412 (8th September 1998)

== Plot==
Paddy faces the wrath of the Dingles when he withdraws his offer of cash to save their house. He's been handed a partnership deal by Zoe but will need every penny of his savings as a deposit on the £45,000 she is asking. The worried vet breaks the news first to Lisa hoping he'll find a sympathetic ear. But she tells him to do his dirty work. When Mandy finds out she flies into a rage and despite Paddy's pleas that the partnership will mean a brighter future for them, she throws him out of the flat and insists that they are through. Kim astonishes Steve with her reworking of the horse robbery plan. She's thought of everything down to a lock-tight alibi. Now all they need to decide is when. Betty is left ashen-faced when a building society manager tells her that her mortgage application cannot be accepted. She tries to return the £5,000 gift to its owner but is confused when Zoe admits she was not the mystery benefactor. Lord Michael stuns Lady Tara by giving her a brand new Jaguar as a present for when she gets her license back. Then he takes her breath away with a huge, sparkling diamond engagement ring.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Robert Sugden - Christopher Smith
*Sarah Sugden - Alyson Spiro
*Andy Hopwood - Kelvin Fletcher
*Ned Glover - Johnny Leeze
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Victoria Sugden - Hannah Midgley (uncredited)
*Steve Marchant - Paul Opacic
*Kim Marchant - Claire King
*James Tate - Bradley White (uncredited)
*Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Lady Tara Oakwell- Anna Brecon
*Biff Fowler - Stuart Wade
*Will Cairns - Paul Fox
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Lyn Hutchinson - Sally Walsh
*Roy Glover - Nicky Evans
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Butch Dingle - Paul Loughran
===Guest cast===
*Lord Michael Thornfield - Malcolm Stoddard
*Mortgage Advisor - Adam Zane
==Locations==
*Wishing Well Cottage - Paddy & Mandy's flat and living room/kitchen
*Melby Farm - Farmhouse (kitchen, living room and hallway)
*Pear Tree Cottage - Living room/kitchen and bedroom
*Tate's Veterinary Surgery - Reception and consulting room
*Home Farm - Living room and grounds
*Tenant House - Living room/kitchen
*Unknown country road
*Hotten Building Society - Office
*Dingle Automotives - Garage
*Main Street
*Hotten Road
*Smithy Cottage - Front garden
==Notes==
*Tom, a security guard employed by the Tates, is uncredited despite a line of dialogue.
*TV Times synopsis: Kim amazes Steve with her plan for theft.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,800,000 viewers (14th place - combined figure including repeat).
Category:1998 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes