Episode 5241 (10th March 2009)

==Plot==
Maisie is delighted at the prospect of becoming the landlady of the Woolpack and buys into Val’s plan to persuade Diane that she is too old and tired to run the place and will therefore sell to Mark. After procuring some tablets from Nathan, Maisie makes Diane a drink having crushed the medication in. However, Val drinks the tea instead and Maisie's plan fails. When she notices Val asleep on the sofa, Maisie mistakenly believes she's killed her boss and throws a vase of water in Val's face, instantly waking her sleeping employer. Diane finds the whole incident hilarious whereas the co-conspirators are forced to go back to the drawing board. Elsewhere, Chas decides to have a talk with Aaron when she notices he's become closer to Victoria. She's satisfied with Aaron's explanation but the same cannot be said for Andy and Daz. Daz is not impressed to see that Victoria is developing feelings for Aaron. Back at Butler's, Andy lectures Victoria about the danger of getting close to the Dingles in the midst of his problems with the family. Daz warns Victoria to back off and she's pleased to notice jealousy in his words. Also, Lexi is left with a sour taste in her mouth when Carl mentions that the wedding is way down his list of priorities. She decides to plough on with the preparations without him. However, when her wish list comes to an extravagant cost she is forced to re-evaluate her expectations and purchase from an auction website. Lexi returns home delighted to have reduced the cost to three grand, but she still can’t raise any enthusiasm from her fiancé.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Jamie Hope - Alex Carter
*Aaron Livesy - Danny Miller
*Victoria Sugden - Isabel Hodgins
*Val Pollard - Charlie Hardwick
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Jimmy King - Nick Miles
*Scarlett Nicholls - Kelsey-Beth Crossley
*Lexi Nicholls - Sally Oliver
*Carl King - Tom Lister
*Maisie Wylde - Alice Coulthard
*Mark Wylde - Maxwell Caulfield
*Nathan Wylde - Lyndon Ogbourne
*Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
*Nicola De Souza - Nicola Wheeler
*Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
*Darren Eden - Luke Tittensor
*Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*Smithy Cottage - Front garden
*Hotten Road
*Farrers Barn - Living room/kitchen
*Connelton View - Living room/kitchen
*Mill Cottage - Dining room and kitchen
*Home Farm - Kitchen and office
*The Woolpack - Public bar, staff corridor, stairway and backroom
*Café Hope - Café
*Main Street
*Windsor & Dingle - Forecourt
==Notes==
*A punter is uncredited despite a line of dialogue.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 7,330,000 viewers (17th place).
Category:2009 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes