Mark takes money out of a tin, which was hidden on top of a cupboard and Lou asks him why he isn't at school, so he comes up with the excuse that his school work involves going into the community to elderly people to find out what life was like. As Nick leaves The Vic, Den notices his bruised face and Nick says it was the result of falling down the steps and Angie says to Den that he is the sort of punter they will get if they don't go up market. Kathy tells Angie that she's glad Nick's gone as she has never liked him and Angie brings up her idea of business lunches and how she could cook food in a morning with a microwave. However, she says that Den won't entertain the idea as he says they can't afford a microwave, but then he goes on about separate holidays. Meanwhile in The Vic, Debbie