Eunice has walked out on Fred. Blanche and Susan arrive for the wedding. Peter can't get leave from the navy. Fred refuses to make the first move towards a reconciliation with Eunice. Betty warns him that he could lose her for good. Emily puts Blanche up at No.3. Fred finds Eunice at her dad's house. He tells her that he doesn't want them to split and she agrees. Susan is planning to go to university when she gets her exam results. Rita assures Maurice that Mavis is dead keen to be painted. Eunice tells Fred to ask Annie about him keeping his job but living off the premises. Maurice makes arrangements to paint Mavis the next evening. Billy phones and tells Annie that he can't get time off to visit.