Episode 2429 (13th October 1998)

==Plot==
Mrs Kirk is vying with Viv for the title mother-from-hell as she tries to find ways to end her son's on-off relationship with Mandy and after chatting to her new found ally she believes she's discovered the Dingles' Achilles heel - money! First she tries to offer Mandy money to set-up her own business - but only if she'll leave Emmerdale. Then when she's rudely turned down, she offers Mandy several thousand pounds to marry someone else. Suddenly, Mandy seems to pay attention. Kathy has started to move, but Betty jumps the gun saying that she's on a fast track to recovery. None of this is good news for Steve and once again Chris doesn't waste the opportunity with a poor joke that Kathy is already talking to the police. After a good fill at The Woolpack, Steve rolls home to a less than pleased Kim. He's still worried that Kathy might have seen him, despite what he'd earlier told his wife. Kim starts to get the impression Steve hasn't told her everything. Chelsea and Donna give a whole new meaning to girl power when they start to pick on Andy and break his watch. Zoe has a few choice words for Laura who, after evicting several of the village's sitting tenants, is now planning to move into Emmerdale herself.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
*Andy Hopwood - Kelvin Fletcher
*Robert Sugden - Christopher Smith
*Donna Windsor - Verity Rushworth
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Biff Fowler - Stuart Wade
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Graham Clark - Kevin Pallister
*Kelly Windsor - Adele Silva
*Kim Marchant - Claire King
*Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
*Laura Johnstone - Louise Beattie
*Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
*Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
*Steve Marchant - Paul Opacic
*Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
*Tricia Stokes - Sheree Murphy
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
*Sarah Sugden - Alyson Spiro
*Victoria Sugden - Hannah Midgley (uncredited)
===Guest cast ===
*Dr Khan - Kriss Dosanjh
*Chelsea Campbell - Elizabeth Ingram
*Barbara Kirk - Judi Jones
==Locations==
*Hotten General Hospital - Kathy's room and corridor
*Hotten street
*Hotten Comprehensive - Exterior
*Dingle Automotives - Garage
*Kathy's Diner - Diner
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Shop floor, exterior and back room
*Mill Brook Cottage - Exterior
*Main Street
*Home Farm - Living room and stud farm
*The Antique Barn - Attic and exterior
*The Woolpack - Public bar and beer garden
*Melby Farm - Farmhouse (kitchen)
*Mill Cottage - Driveway
*Pear Tree Cottage - Living room/kitchen
*Wishing Well Cottage - Yard
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 11,940,000 viewers (10th place - combined figure including repeat).
Category:1998 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes