Rita is pleased when Sharon asks her to give her away at her wedding. Natalie gets sick of the way Lorraine takes advantage of her because she's her aunt. Tom Ferguson answers Maxine's advertisement. She takes him on for a trial and is impressed with his style and confidence. Ashley is upset when Lorraine tells him that she's not interested in him. Ravi apologises to Rita for Nita upsetting her by selling newspapers. He pleases Rita by saying they should work together and not in competition. They agree to go back to normal. Tom is pleased when Maxine agrees to keep him on until Audrey returns. Alison reports Kevin to the police as a missing person. The police tell her that he's at risk because of losing the children. Betty is embarrassed to walk in on Natalie kissing Ian in the Rovers' back room. Ian has a narrow escape when he sees Sharon drinking in the pub.