Elsie, Linda and Ivan think the fact that Dennis helped a police detective was hilarious. Dennis isn't pleased to hear that Elsie's agreed that Arthur can call on her again. Minnie and Martha are talking to Ena once more. She pressures them into offering her a room but Minnie says she can't as she lives with her mother. Ena threatens to tell everyone that she's been refused shelter by her friends so Martha reluctantly agrees to take her in at 7 Mawdsley Street. Ivan gets a job as potman at the Rovers and begins work immediately. Arthur takes Elsie out for a drink in the pub but Walter Fletcher turns up, embarrassing her. Ena immediately begins planning to move Martha's furniture around. Linda is amused at her mother's predicament. Elsie begs Ivan to help her and he tells Walter that the ma