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| - Ken and Duggie decide to make up a rota so that the entrance to the Street is constantly manned by demonstrators. At the hospital, Vera is critical but stable, having had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics. Tyrone and Maria convince Jack to go home and rest, as he has been at Vera's bedside all night, but when Martin advises them that Jack shouldn't stay away very long, Tyrone panics and phones Curly to ask him to fetch Jack. While speaking on the phone to Tyrone in The Kabin, Curly is overheard by Norris, who assumes from Curly's half of the conversation that Vera has died. Meanwhile, Audrey brags to Rita about her upcoming lunch date with Prince Charles, who is visiting Weatherfield to open a new planning office at the Town Hall. Before she leaves, she drops by the cafe and warns Ken and Duggie that the tarmackers are getting a court injunction, which will means the police will be able to remove the demonstrators. Ken is working on getting a preservation order from Northern Heritage but he fears it will take too long. As Hayley prepares to go to work, she questions Roy about their interview with Peter Hartnell, but Roy is more concerned with the demo, oblivious to Hayley's distress. At the Rovers, Natalie tells Liz that she is spending the day with the brewery, who are going to show her around other pubs. Natalie later overhears Liz and Geena pity her situation as a single mother with a pub to run. Duggie tells Natalie about his experiences growing up in a pub, which make her even more worried. Jack reads Vera's letter aloud to Curly. Jack is moved by Vera's words but tries not to shed tears. In the letter, Vera also confesses to an affair which she had before Terry was born, which led to her uncertainty over Terry's parenity. Jack admits to Curly that he knew about the affair, and it was him beating up the man concerned which ended it, despite Vera never finding out. Jack explains that Terry is definitely his, as he reminds him of the way he used to be. They are soon joined by a devastated Emily, who has been told that Vera has died and come to offer her sympathies. Jack and Curly race to the hospital, where they are relieved to learn that there has been no change in Vera's condition. At the Rovers, the "news" about Vera spreads, putting a dampener on the spirits of the protesters. Curly and Emily confer and, realising that Norris was the source of the false gossip, confront him. Curly later puts the record straight in the Rovers. Just as everybody celebrates the fact that Vera hasn't died, Audrey arrives from her lunch with Prince Charles and tells them that the tarmackers will arrive soon with a police escort. Eileen overhears and hatches a plan. At the hospital, Terry arrives, having heard about Vera. Jack stops him leaving and berates him. Terry breaks down when he sees Vera. As Curly returns, Vera starts to regain consciousness, managing to utter a few words. Terry watches from outside the hospital room. On the Street, the tarmackers arrive and the police give the demonstrators five minutes to move or they will be arrested. Norris is ready to admit defeat but Ken and Duggie persuade everybody to stay put. Ken manages to stall the police by saying he's waiting for his solicitor, but with the officer's patience wearing thin, the demonstrators still refuse to move. As the police begin manhandling them away, Eileen and Dennis lead a convoy of taxis from Street Cars, which form a blockade. Steve quickly arrives on the scene but he knows nothing about the scheme and is annoyed when the police threaten to tow the vehicles away. As the residents celebrate their brief victory, Peter Barlow arrives in a taxi. He isn't surprised to find that his dad Ken is leading the demonstration. Peter tells Deirdre and Blanche that he has finished with the Navy and that his wife Jessica has left him. He goes for a drink in the Rovers and tries to chat up Linda, unaware that she is married to Mike. After making a fool of himself by speaking ill of Mike, Peter discovers Linda's identity and storms off. Natalie, Geena and Liz watch a news report by Trevor McDonald on Prince Charles's visit to Manchester, and see Audrey meeting the Prince. Elsewhere, Hayley finally gets a chance to speak to Roy. She is disturbed by the fact that Roy doesn't see her as a woman. When he clarifies that he doesn't think of her in the same vein as other women, and goes off to join the demonstrators, Hayley writes a letter for Roy and leaves the flat, suitcase in hand. Ken realises that the preservation order won't arrive in time. When Duggie realises that nobody knows what the preservation order is supposed to look like, he devises a plan to create a fake preservation order, which will hopefully fool the police long enough for the real one to arrive. They type it on Ken's laptop and e-mail it to Stan Potter, a friend of Duggie's, who prints a hardcopy for them. Unfortunately, they must wait for him to get to the Street. In the meantime, with the cars moved, the police give the tarmackers the go-ahead to start work. Stan arrives in the nick of time and delivers the fake preservation order. Although sceptical, the policeman orders the tarmackers to pack up for the night. As the residents celebrate their victory, Roy frantically searches for Hayley, having read her letter. The residents jeer at Les when he tries to join in the celebrations. In the Rovers, Natalie tells Geena that she plans to sell the Rovers to a pub chain. Outside, Ken leads the residents in a toast to tradition and community.
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