Wed 22 Dec, 2004

Karen and Steve try to come to terms with their loss . . . Karen decides to go to work but after Janice sees that all is not right, she goes home. Later, Steve comes home to discover empty bottles across the flat. He finds Karen in a heap on the floor of the living room . . . After all the Christmas bickering at the Barlow's gets too much, Tracy decides that she and Amy will spend Christmas with Peter.