Episode 3724 (27th April 2004)

==Plot==
With Shadrach nowhere to be found, Zak and Sam go in search of the feckless Dingle, knowing that if he's done a runner they could both be spending some time behind bars. As the Dingles set off in search of Shadrach, the sly old fox sneaks back into the house and is just about to make off with the contents of the Dingle money pot when Chas catches him red-handed. Chas tell her father if he goes to court and takes the rap it will go a long way to repaying Zak and Lisa for giving him a home. Jubilant Zak, Sam and Lisa, retire to The Woolpack to celebrate Shadrach's incarceration, having stayed in court long enough to hear him pronounced guilty. A Dingle knees up in The Woolpack is not good news for Charity who has been invited out for a drink by Tom. When Charity joins the Kings she receives a frosty reception from Jimmy. Later as the Dingles decide to continue the party at home, Cain insists that she joins them. When Charity objects Jimmy suggests that she leaves with Cain. Charity and Cain have another bitter row. With the whole Dingle clan assembled and the party in full swing there is bewilderment all round when a drunken Shadrach walks through the door and announces that he remains a free man, the judge believing that deep down he was a good man. Delighted that he has got off with community service, Shadrach makes Zak regret proclaiming Shadrach King of the Dingles, when he agreed to go to court earlier in the day. Zoe feels nostalgic when she receives a letter and some photos from an ex-girlfriend. She confesses to Scott that she hasn't felt close to anyone for a long time. Feeling lonely, she invites Ashley and Laurel over for dinner, but their new-found happiness as a couple only underlines her own sense of isolation.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Viv Hope - Deena Payne
*Laurel Potts - Charlotte Bellamy
*Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
*Emily Kirk - Kate McGregor
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Debbie Jones - Charley Webb
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Shadrach Dingle - Andy Devine
*Shelly Williams - Carolyn Pickles
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
*Scott Windsor - Ben Freeman
*Jean Tate - Megan Pearson (uncredited)
*Diane Blackstock - Elizabeth Estensen
*Val Lambert - Charlie Hardwick
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
*Charity Tate - Emma Atkins
*Tom King - Ken Farrington
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Simon Meredith - Dale Meeks
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Matthew King - Matt Healy
*Jimmy King - Nick Miles
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Shop floor
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen and yard
*The Grange - Dining room
*Home Farm - Living room
*The Woolpack - Lobby and public bar
*Holdgate Farm - King & Sons office and back garden
*Pollard's Factory - Office
*Main Street
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 8,982,000 viewers (15th place).
Category:2004 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes