Ivy and Vera attend the Bettabuy quiz night leaving the evening free for Don and Jack to hold a card game. Phil is forced to sell some of his machines. Deirdre lends him all of her money - £200 - to get his car repaired. Rita is horrified to discover that Reg is interested in buying No.3. Sandra Arden phones Alec and tells him that his ex-wife Joyce has just died. Mike finds Ralph Dobson installed in his office administering the takeover. Dobson refuses to tell Mike where Jackie is and threatens him with security if he doesn't leave. Steph is amused when architect Simon Beatty, a customer at work, flirts with her. Alec is shocked by Joyce's death and worries about his own health. He tells Sandra that he won't attend the funeral and comforts her when she breaks down. Phil, Des, Don, Jim and