Episode 2167 (18th February 1997)

==Plot==
Ackroyd is filing her report on the arrests. Frank is being interviewed about the hijacking of one of his own lorries just over five years ago. Terry Prince, a dodgy friend of Frank's, has admitted taking part on Frank's behalf. The police were alerted by a tip off. Frank becomes nasty when he hears this as he is sure that Kim must be behind it. Dee is tired after her flight and cold because of the change in climate. She fusses over Eric, but he is nice to her. She asks whether Betty and Kathy are two of the widows that he supposedly employs from the village. Butch is insisting on taking his pigs back home. He is worried that Zak will find out about the missing five. Barry overhears them talking and claims that he knew they were not Lisa's pigs by their waste. Marlon panics when Zak and Lisa turn up. They want to know what is going on. Marlon thinks that Barry is going to squeal on them, but instead he makes up a story about pig thieves and how Butch and Marlon saved Lisa's pigs. Marlon goes along with it and even starts to exaggerate about the size of the gang. Zak asks Barry when he is moving on. Barry says that the place he was going to move to has fallen through and that he is sure that Butch and Marlon would not like to see him go. Butch has to back him up. Zak wants to know what he does all day in his barn. Barry starts to get technical and makes a smart remark. Butch laughs until he sees Zak's face. Chris is being interviewed by DI Farrar now he is denying everything and is told that he could get five years in prison. Dee is in the wine bar. Kathy and Mandy are trying to find out why she has come all this way to see Eric. Rachel tells Kathy about the lorry hijack. Kathy remembers it happening but doesn't really know anything. Frank tells DI Farrar that he is an alcoholic and Kim used to worry that associating with Terry Prince would start him drinking again. The police want to know where Kim is. Frank says that she has left him. Zak is trying to find out what Barry is up to in his barn. There are strange noises and smells coming from there. DI Farrar speaks to Frank's solicitor. He wants to see Frank's papers from 1990 to 1992. The solicitor tells him those papers are already with the Inland Revenue thanks to Kim. The police want to interview her. Frank and Chris are being released on police bail pending further enquiries. Viv is going to view a three-bedroom cottage in Robblesfield and she hopes that Kelly might move in. Ned and Jan offer Biff and Linda a home. Zoe is pleased to have Frank and Chris home, but furious to think that they have lied to the police. Marlon tries to set up a scene to make it look as if the Dingle pigs have been stolen. Vic barges his way into Eric's house so that he can be introduced to Dee. Eric gets rid of him as quickly as possible. Dee apologises for falling asleep last night but seems ready now to get back the closeness that they had in Manilla. Eric seems reluctant to rush into anything. Frank apologises to Zoe and admits that he is frightened. Zoe worries about what is going to come out next. They are both afraid of what Kim could do. Zak believes Marlon and Butch's story about the pig thieves and is distracted by Lisa's attempt to seduce him. Frank is adamant that he and Chris had nothing to do with the hijack because they had tried to call it off. Zoe interrupts them to inform them that the police have been asking her questions about Kim's whereabouts. Chris suggests that Frank hires Pete McCarty again to try and find her. Biff and Linda are clearing out the cottage. He gets upset because he thinks that he has let Linda down and he knows that he will never get another job so local. He even feels that their marriage is a sham because it has not yet been consummated. Linda reassures him that she still loves him. Mandy and Betty try and fish for information from Dee about her first night with Eric. They are shocked to hear Dee use words such as "passionate" and "gentleman" about Eric. Betty nearly faints with the gossip overload at the moment. DI Farrar visits Kathy. Tom has applied for a job in Aberystwyth. Kelly is not keen on the idea. Vic visits them. Eric takes Dee to the Woolpack where he introduces Alan as his oldest friend. Alan is shocked to meet Dee and at being described as a friend of Eric's. He asks where they met and is suspicious when Eric says that it was in a bar in Manilla. Terry forces him to give them free drinks. Biff and Linda have finally slept together. Their happiness is marred when Chris calls. He insults Biff and warns Linda that he could make things much worse for her family if he wanted. Kelly and Tom are cold towards Vic. He tells Kelly that he wants her to come home. Kelly insists that she loves Tom and threatens to cut off contact if he doesn’t accept it.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Frank Tate - Norman Bowler
*Dee de la Cruz - Claudia Malkovich
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Butch Dingle - Paul Loughran
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Lisa Clegg - Jane Cox
*Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
*Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
*Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
*Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
*Steve Marchant - Paul Opacic
*Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Ned Glover - Johnny Leeze
*Jan Glover - Roberta Kerr
*Biff Fowler - Stuart Wade
*Linda Fowler - Tonicha Jeronimo
*Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
*Vic Windsor - Alun Lewis
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Kelly Windsor - Adele Silva
*Tom Bainbridge - Jeremy Turner-Welch
===Guest cast===
*Helen Ackroyd - Kathryn Apanowicz
*D.I. Farrar - David Beckett
*Barry Clegg - Bernard Wrigley
*Whiting - Christopher Lucas
==Locations==
*Home Farm - Grounds and living room
*Hotten Police Station - Interview room 1, interview room 2, corridor and stairwell
*Victoria Cottage - Living room and kitchen
*Barry and Lisa Clegg's farm - Yard
*The Old School Tearooms/Pollard's - Main area
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Wishing Well Cottage - Yard
*Smithy Cottage - Living room
*Gamekeepers Cottage, Home Farm - Lobby, living room, bedroom and exterior
*33B Skipdale Road - Tom & Kelly's flat and communal hallway
==Notes==
*This episode is the first not to feature a writing credit on the opening titles since 28th December 1993.
Category:1997 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes