Collision

Brian admits to Christine the true fate of her mother. Jane agrees to go away with Richard but he fails to show up. His wife Angela arrives to tell her that she is but one of several girls with whom he has indulged himself so Jane decides to go abroad alone. The real James Taylor tells John that he is certain Karen was killed because she was going to expose an illegal chemical deal with an African country. The false 'James' also comes to see John, asking for help. He is an opportunist who posed as a reporter as he wanted the information from Karen to use for blackmail purposes. John shows him no sympathy. Whilst a headmaster from a school where Sidney taught admits he resigned after an allegation of child abuse Sidney's computer was actually used to pirate episodes of 'Star Trek', not pornography. A home video taken by another driver reveals how the pile-up was really caused,leading to no prosecutions being made.

Suspicious of Karen's hasty hospital discharge John interviews her boss who is involved with the export of chemicals to Africa. Using hospital CCTV he traces the connection with Guardian journalist 'James' who goes on the run. Karen dies - a supposed suicide - but John is unconvinced. Joyce also dies in hospital and Brian's wife wants to know why their supposed country jaunt ended up on a main road and why her mother had no seat belt on. Alice's father withdraws charges against the police and Jane has dinner with Richard, who seems sympathetic to her aspiration to be more than a waitress. A terrified Danny Rampton meets up with his brother Jeff, who gives him money to flee the country. He had been smuggling an illegal alien in the van and the man had suffocated to death.

John takes Sidney's computer and also discovers that Karen's contact 'James' is a fraud. The real James is, however, writing about an African civil war in which the British government - and Karen's boss -may have a guilty involvement.John and Ann question Jeff and his wife Sandra but release them, hoping they will lead to Danny. Sandra, however, speaks to Jeff's foreman Derek and asks him to 'sort things out' to prevent them all being arrested. Brian admits to his wife Christine that he was taking Joyce to see a retirement home as he felt she was poisoning their marriage. Richard asks Jane to go away with him. Harry Canwell, the drunk driver who killed John's wife, is released from prison and visits John to ask forgiveness but John attacks him in front of Jodie. Later John admits to her that when the accident occurred he was with Ann, with whom he is getting close again.Sandra gives Danny a false passport and money but also takes drastic action to put her husband in the career.