Update - Wednesday 24 December 1997

[ste...@globalnet.co.uk]

The Police are searching for James who has disappeared from Home Farm.

Seth calls on the Glover's and he and Ned go off to search for James.
Jan is acting mysteriously and is seen packing a thermos flask into a
bag.

The Police are questioning Kim and she accuses the nanny (Alison) of
being involved.

Zak and Butch turn up to help Jan with the mini car which has a
puncture.
Jan calls Zak, Jed which is the name of Zak's father.
Zak tells Jan that they have a Jack but not a Sarah, joke is missed on
Jan.
Jan tells them she has to get to St Mary's, Zak makes a remark about
her going to church.

The villagers turn up to help with the search for James.

Kim tells the Police that the kidnapper may have been either Ned or
Sophie.

Rachel has a surprise visitor, it's the headmaster from the school she
tried to get a job at.
He tells her that he has an early Christmas present for her, its the
offer of the school secretary's job.

The Police find out the calls have been made to Home Farm from a call
box at Hotten cross roads. Kim denies knowing who the calls have been
from.

Eric meets Zak and Butch in the Woolpack and tells them he wants to
hire them as muscle.

Turner gets Betty to help him prepare sandwiches for the folk
searching for James.

Eric tells Zak and Butch that Billy knows who hit Sam during the
hijacking and he wants them to sort Billy out.

Steve tells Kim that she isn't helping the Police by not telling them
about the nuisance calls.
Kim admits to Steve that she is being blackmailed. The blackmailer is
the man who she used to hire a look alike, the woman who turned up in
the quarry lake.
Kim tells Steve that the plan was that the woman would drive around in
her car so that Frank would think she was still in the country, a
decoy whilst she made her escape.
The blackmailer hasn't told Kim what he wants.
Steve tells Kim that she must tell the Police.

Eric and the Dingles turn up at Billy's caravan but they think no one
is in.
Butch forces the door open and finds the puppy inside.
Zak thinks that Billy and Andy have abandoned the dog to starve, he
tells Eric that it's no longer business, it's personal.

Turner is talking to Terry and Vic in the Woolpack. He wants to call
off the Christmas lunch.
Marika comes in and Turner asks Terry to find out how long she is
staying for, he comments that she seems to be making herself at home.
Terry ends up making a date with Marika for Boxing Day with whispered
instructions as to what he should wear.

Zak takes the puppy to Sarah so that the Sugdens can look after it.
Zak tries to get a reward but gets nothing.
He accuses Billy as being the kidnapper of James.

Andy wakes up, he was in the caravan all of the time, and finds the
puppy missing, he breaks down in tears.

Zak collars Eric in the Woolpack and demands payment for helping him.
Eric won't pay as Billy wasn't at the caravan.
Eric tells Zak that Dee is waiting for him. Zak tells Sam to explain
to Dee that Eric will be along in bits, Sam say's "you mean in a bit",
no say's Zak along "in bits".
Eric explains Marlon's involvement in the hijacking.

Jack is at the farm and is talking to Sarah about Billy and Andy's
apparent disappearance. He agrees to check the caravan out on his way
home.
Sarah invites Jack for Christmas day.

Kim explains to Steve that she is too frightened to tell the Police
about the blackmailer as she thinks he is capable of doing anything.

Jack goes to the caravan and finds Andy unconscious.

The mystery of James's disappearance and Jan's odd behaviour is
explained.
She has James at an abandoned St Mary's General Hospital. Jan tells
James that his father will be along in a moment.

That's how it ended.

Cheers

Steve

Ste...@globalnet.co.uk
From
Whitley Bay
North East England
( Christmas has been and gone, same with New Years Eve, back to normal I suppose)