Carmella puts a stop to her almost-kiss with Ringo, but Ringo is now convinced that Carmella reciprocates his feelings. He decides the moral thing to do is to break-up with Rachel (unwilling to string her along while he has feelings for Carmella). Wanting to sort things out with Carmella in private, Ringo asks her to meet him at a designated area. Carmella throws caution to the wind and drives to meet him. But she's soon reminded of how young he is and can't go through with it - leaving poor, unwitting Ringo depressed and alone.Rachel is left in charge of Tom while the family is out but she soon becomes distracted by her problems with Ringo. With Tom's reassurance, Rachel leaves him alone, not thinking she'll be gone long. The situation soon becomes dangerous when Tom runs away from the house - and accidentally leaves a kettle to burn on the stove. The family soon discover the chaos and Rachel cops their anger. They eventually find Tom stranded on a busy median strip - but Karl's fear soon turns to joy when his father finally recognises him. Safe at home, Susan and Karl come to the sad realisation that they can't look after Tom full-time.Rocco sends a letter expressing his disappointment that Frazer neglected to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. Rosie is wary about seeing her conniving father, and it seems that she was right to when Rocco asks for their help in getting him day release to attend the wedding.

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