Rita is rushed to hospital. A Policewoman stands guard outside No.7. Det. Con. Richardson takes up the search for Alan. Rita comes round in hospital. Jenny is shocked that Alan tried to kill Rita. Alan hides from the police. Emily is annoyed when Percy gossips in the Rovers about her relationship with Arthur Dabner. The police find Alan's car abandoned in Openshaw. Bet takes Tina Fowler on at the Rovers. Alan phones Jenny. She accuses him of being a murderer. He tells her that she's his only hope of escape and begs her to help him.