Jacqui and Stephen settle into their new home, while Henry and Deborah get engaged. Elsewhere, Ruth announces she wants to start a fresh away from Skelthwaite, and the arrival of a mysterious tramp reopens old wounds in the community

Ruth considers starting a new life in Australia and Simon realises the new shareholder at the paper factory is conspiring against him. Stephen makes careful plans to get pregnant Jacqui to the hospital - which are wrecked when she goes into labour just as Skelthwaite is hit by a power cut.