Alec asks the staff to rally round in Bet and Betty's absence. He refuses to let Bet into the house to get her clothes. However waiting in the wings is Jack and Vera, who long to be the landlords of the Rovers. So in anticipation The Duckworths decide to get No. 9 valuated, which causes Vera a lot of excitement, as she can't wait to be landlady of the Rovers. Bet in the meantime gets a job as a barmaid at the Flying Horse. Audrey asks Ivy to take Lucky on with her, cutting the men out, which Ivy readily aggress to. Jack goes to the Brewery and sees Nigel Ridley and tells him Bet has left Alec and swears his loyalty to the brewery. Derek is given the sales position at Chuckles Novelties, selling false noses and jumping frogs.