ED - July 29th 2009 (Part 1)

Determined to stop Rodney (Patrick Mower) getting back together with Diane (Elizabeth Estensen), Val (Charlie Hardwick) puts her plan into action dolling herself up to go and seduce Rodney. Hes bemused by her provocative attire and is stunned when she reveals shes still in love with him. As Val pursues Rodney extolling her feelings for him, he struggles to get away and rejects her advances telling her to control herself! However, when Val lies that Pollard (Chris Chittell) isnt satisfying her needs and hints shes his for the taking, he finally relents to a kiss. Val pulls away triumphant that shes proved hes not serious about Diane. Rodneys baffled and tells her he and Diane have already decided they can never be more than friends. Vals flummoxed and tries to defend her actions claiming she was trying to protect her sister, but Rodneys furious and threatens to let everyone know that she just cheated on her husband to try and ruin her sisters happiness. Vals horrified as Rodney kicks her out telling her shes gone too far this time, has she sacrificed her marriage and her relationship with Diane? Faye (Kim Thomson) is perplexed when she receives the keys to a brand new car through her letter box. Ryan (James Sutton) suggests its a bribe from Mark (Maxwell Caulfield), but when she confronts him about it he angrily asserts its nothing to do with him although hed buy her a fleet of cars if itll encourage her to leave! Cain (Jeff Hordley) finally lets her know that he bought the car as a moving in present but shes unimpressed by his grand gesture and tells him shes not that easily bought, before dropping the keys at his feet. Meanwhile, Edna (Shirley Stelfox) is getting increasingly worried by Lilys (Anne Charleston) carefree new attitude to life and when she orders a flaming sambuca at the Woolpack, Ednas sure Eddy (Paul Darrow) is a bad influence on her sister. Later, Turner (Richard Thorp) reveals his plans to go away with Eddy and as Edna talks to him about the reality of life on the road, he starts to realise travelling might not be for him. How will Eddy feel when he breaks the news?