Confused? I am. I am back briefly and whilst I normally report on Friday's episode by my count we are actually looking at Wednesday and Thursday's episodes stitched together courtesy of some football.
The two episodes were dominated with Sam's increasing paranoia. Newcomer "evil Roy" was deep inside Sam's head and having run away from Will and locked himself into the cafe Sam is left to face "evil Roy" and "real Roy" at the same time. I would like to think that David Neilson was paid double for this episode at least. Sam then hits "real Roy" with a chair and then goes missing overnight with the police and others looking for him.
Having had to release Summer as Tyrone has "remembered" seeing her the dynamic policing duo of Swain and Green interview Maria - we know she has given Gary an alibi but they are convinced that he dunnit (and we have seen him standing over a dead body which is not conclusive evidence). However she stands up for her man who is behaving increasingly shiftily and they cannot find a reason to re-interview Gary who keeps skulking around with Sarah-Lou. Gary tells Maria that he did not do it - but she knows something is wrong. However we are no closer to finding the killer and at this rate the two detectives will be busted back to constable status patrolling the streets on foot.
Glenda, Christine, Sally (and Bernie who is missing) all want to go away with Debbie and Ronnie has arranged a break in Spain. Debbie however fears that having a turn and being alone in a foreign country is a risk she cannot take. The trip gets cancelled but alternatives are being discussed over serious amounts of alcohol. As a side story Carl has a possible job in a garage in Eccles and is going to turn honest for a while. Ronnie and the girls later agree to do something spontaneous instead of Spain.
For reasons I am not even willing to contemplate Carla and Lisa are going vegan this week. Why? However Carla comes across Sam in a ginnel and manoeuvres him to the play park whilst summoning Nick who then promises Sam he will not lock him before taking him to the hospital to have him locked up. Sam will never trust him again. Carla of course has experience of paranoia herself so will probably now suffer flashbacks. At the hospital Toyah and Leanne arrive and they will be with Sam they promise.
I hope Sam gets the help he needs. Not sure why Carl has suddenly stopped being devious. Gary is obviously lying and both he and Sarah know more than they are saying - but do they actually know anything? Will Jodie go down for assault? Will Nick accept that Sam is ill because he lost his mothers? Will Summer ever give up on losing fathers? These and many more questions are unlikely to be answered next week when I will not be here as I have to go to Yorkshire for a wedding. See you in two weeks' time.
Written by Ian Kershaw and Steven Fay. Directed by Gary Williams.
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