Dennis feels Les doesn't deserve Janice but tells him that if he wants her back he has to prove he means business. The mayor fails to arrive to officially open the butcher's shop so Audrey does the honours. Jim is depressed on his birthday and tells Liz she's better off without him. He asks her to walk out of his life again. She insists she loves him and isn't going anywhere. Les tells Janice that he's a changed man and is going to get a job. He tells her he hates himself for hurting her and, despite herself, she takes him back. Isabel's brother George Docherty confronts Anthony and Rita and accuses Rita of being a homewrecker.