UK Air Date: 17th May 1990
Writer: Elizabeth Coleman
Director: Tina Butler
Martin ingratiates himself into a position of power at the Macklins.
SIMON YATES (CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS)
Return one-off appearance (voice-only), last seen in #307. Left a sad farewell note to Roo.
JAY EVERITT (ANDREW DOYLE)
Macklin motivation guru who stepped in during Tom’s absence.
RACHEL (TANYA CATT)
Girl Dodge dated briefly.
Extended Summary
A lot of people are very worried since Alf and Tom are still missing. Fisher, Roo and Ailsa are over at Tom and Pippa’s house.
Carly and Bobby goes outside and talks.
Carly and Bobby notice that someone have broken into the Diner and stolen money.
Martin comes over to Tom and Pippa’s house. Roo is very upset and shocked of the possibility that Alf might not come back. Martin hugs her and comforts her.
Steven thinks that Dodge is the one responsible for the break-in at the Diner but Dodge denies it. Dodge say he was out meeting a girl called Rachael. Steven believes him.
Since Tom is missing, a new person turn up in the Macklin office and introduces himself to Martin. The new person will be running things in Tom’s place since he are missing.
Roo wants to move back into Alf’s house. Ailsa is happy and say it is OK.
Roo meet the new guy in the office. He is very positive all the time and seems to have a lot of energy for work.
Rachael says she had a good time with Dodge. Steven hears it and believes Dodge’s innocence even more now.
Pippa are very worried about Tom and are sowing clothes for him. Pippa starts crying and misses Tom very much.
(Family photos are shown while emotional music plays)
Roo got a letter from Simon. He won’t show up in court because he knows he won’t be proven innocent in court. He says good-bye to Roo and say that he will pay Alf back for the money he paid for Simon’s lawyer. (Emotional music)
Roo tell Martin that she will go and look for Simon.
Frank is helping the search party to look for Tom and Alf.
Fisher comes over to Tom and Pippa’s house to see if there is anything he can do for Pippa. A door needs fixing but Pippa say Tom will do it when he comes back home again. She is very shocked and frightened of the risk of losing Tom.
Ailsa talks to Roo about the baby. Ailsa say she can’t go through with the birth without Alf. Roo say she will be with her all the time. (Emotional music plays)
Ailsa sit in sofa and are very worried. She tells Roo the baby is on its way, four days earlier than expected.
Ola Carlsson, 1999