Nicola tinkers with the electric train control box. David pleads with her to give up her idea, but Nicola is stubborn. Nicola waits expectantly when Donald later picks up the 'live' switch but nothing happens and she realises that David has fixed it back. Nicola vows to continue her murder attempts and a desperate David confesses all to Donald, revealing he doesn't want to see Donald dead and Nicola in jail. Viv is worried after journalist McNally's revelation that she's been unintentionally committing fraud and she tries to get hold of Happy Smile director Freddie, but he seems to have gone AWOL. Viv takes money out of the cot death fund and puts it into the Happy Smile account – although Bob tells her that stealing from the charity cashometer is also illegal! Donald decides to expand his