David suggests that Alicia should apologise to Val in the hope that she will drop the charges. Later in The Woolpack, Val is surprised that Alicia still has her bar job, giving Chas an ultimatum that one of them has to leave. Chas shrugs her off as Alicia asks Val for a quiet word. Val realises that Alicia intends to apologise and enjoys making it even harder. Alicia swallows her pride and begins to apologise, but Val is smug and the pair end up rowing as Chas and Amy try to calm the situation. Val has the final say and Alicia realises she has made everything worse. Soon afterwards, Alicia despairs as she tells David what happened. David comforts her, explaining that she must be straight with Jacob about the probability of going to prison before he hears it from someone else. However, Alic