Chas is furious when she returns from The Woolpack to find that Carl has let Sadie into the cottage. Thinking that victory is hers, Sadie agrees to let Chas collect her stuff. While Sadie enjoys her moment of triumph Chas appears at an upstairs window and announces that she has called the local paper to tell them about her unlawful eviction. Disappearing back inside Chas next reappears on the roof and as the villagers gather to see what’s going on the smile is wiped from Sadie’s face. Upping the stakes in the battle with Chas, Sadie orders the builders to remove the stairs. When Tom arrives on the scene to find a newspaper reporter there he calls for a ladder so he can strike a deal with Chas, who is now threatening to strip to make sure her story gets in the paper. Carl tells Tom he will