It's the day of the court case, and Carl is cornered when Rodney tells him to agree to the deal or face risking prison. Soon afterwards, Rodney leaves for court - telling Brenda that Carl has paid him the £10,000. However, despite the money, he dreads the worst. Matters are not helped when a stand-in solicitor arrives, telling Rodney that it's his first unsupervised case and this particular judge is known to make examples of people. Later, Carl arrives and is relieved when Rodney pleads guilty to the incident, but Rodney despairs as his solicitor flounders while being questioned by the judge. Despite this, Carl is furious when the judge lets Rodney off. Rodney is relieved, but a threatening Carl is determined to get his money back. Meanwhile, Moira is miserable and hungover as she tells Ho