Sam (James Hooton) decides to have a house-warming party at Dale View and wastes no time in inviting family, friends and even acquaintances. Emily (Kate McGregor) worries when she discovers that Sam has gone beyond his budget and sneaks some money into his savings tin from her own pocket. As the party gets going, Lily (Anne Charleston) and Doug (Duncan Preston) take things too far and a window is smashed. When Zak (Steve Halliwell) and Lisa (Jane Cox) arrive they realise Sam is out of his depth, but Lisa stands her ground when Sam begs them to let him move back home. Is she finally ready to let go?Elsewhere, Marlon (Mark Charnock) is frustrated by his ongoing bedroom famine with Donna (Verity Rushworth) but unintentionally shares his tales of sexual frustration with the Woolpack regulars. At Sam's party, Marlon is desperate to leave early with Donna, but she is distracted when a lonely Ross (Samuel Anderson) arrives. A stray comment from Shadrach (Andy Devine) leads Donna to suspect Marlon's indiscretion and she banishes him to the spare room. Is Marlon back to square one in his marriage?Also, Jasmine (Jenna-Louise Coleman) delights in seeing her fire article in the Hotten Courier and looks forward to the day when she can quit working for De Souza. Later, when David (Matthew Wolfenden) prepares to leave to meet Jasmine at Sam's party, Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) turns on the waterworks, forcing him to stay and comfort her. Jasmine is left waiting and rails at David for pandering to Nicola. But can she do anything about Nicola's relentless pursuit of her boyfriend?

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