| Tuesday 31st August
This week in Shieldinch… Amber and Lee’s relationship takes a sinister turn; Iona finds out the truth about Drew; and Deek’s flat is burgled.
Amber is feeling down after receiving a letter through her family lawyer telling her it’s time to make a decision over whether to keep Hola or not. Amber is devastated her mum didn’t get in touch directly and confides in Scarlett that she misses her. Scarlett feels guilty she hasn’t been keeping an eye on Amber and decides a night out at the Tall Ship with all Amber’s friends is just what she needs. Lee, meanwhile, is annoyed Amber didn’t tell him about the letter but when he does find out he asks her lawyer if he can be a joint partner at Hola. The lawyer is immediately suspicious and tells Amber about his underhand scheming. But Amber thinks Lee is just trying to take care of her. Lee is also not keen on the big night out but, when Scarlett puts him on the spot, he feels he has to let Amber go. Lee joins them for a while but quickly ushers Amber away – he has something he wants to show her. When they arrive back at Murdoch Mansions Amber soon works out that he’s trying to remove every trace of her mum by rearranging furniture and throwing away her clothes. Amber is furious but getting angry with Lee only enrages him and pushes him to the limit.
Big Bob is still head-over-heels in love with Iona. Little does he know that while he’s pining, Drew is asking Iona to go away to the Highlands for the weekend with him. Iona is delighted but later confides in Bob that they’ve not gone the whole way yet and she’s feeling pretty nervous. She also tells Bob that Drew wrote a beautiful letter for her and might be able to help them write lyrics for a song. Bob realises the letter in question was the one he wrote for Iona that Drew has passed on as his own. Bob confronts Drew but Drew realises Bob is jealous and threatens to tell Iona Bob’s in love with her. However, Drew’s soon putting doubts in Iona’s head about his lyrical ability. Iona asks him why he’s struggling and Drew panics and blames her for his loss of creativity. Bob is keeping quiet so Iona assumes they are both trying to get her to quit the band. It’s time for Bob to own up to the letter and spark the end of Iona and Drew’s relationship.
Deek is enjoying life being a bit more settled but when he arrives home to find he has been burgled the calmness becomes shaky again. Many things have been taken but it’s a damaged picture of his mum that upsets him most. He’s also feeling a bit scared of being in the flat on his own. However, it’s not long before his good friends rally round to help him out and Chris brings a particularly thoughtful gift for him.
Amber is played by Lorna Anderson, Scarlett by Sally Howitt, Lee by James Palmer, Big Bob by Tom Urie, Iona by Claire Knight, Drew by Daniel Healy, Deek by Gordon McCorkell, Chris by Dean Anthony Fagan.
Previously on River City: Tuesday 24th August
This week in Shieldinch… Theresa urges Bob to turn to crime; Gordon finds out about Hayley and Jack; and Scott needs a date for Ruth’s wedding.
Theresa and Bob are getting on like a house on fire. When Morna, Theresa’s dodgy business acquaintance, turns up unexpectedly at the garage Theresa is not pleased to see her. It’s not long before Morna finds out Theresa’s invested £5000 in the garage and she wants a piece of it. Morna wants Theresa to convince Bob to do a few dodgy MOTs for her. With great reluctance Theresa eventually persuades Bob to do just one job for her. However, when the illegal cars arrive it turns out the cars are cut and shunt. Bob couldn’t live with himself if someone got hurt driving the car and tells Theresa he won’t be a part of it. When Morna finds out she’s furious and tells Theresa she’s sending the boys round to make him change his mind. Theresa can’t bear to see Bob hurt but with just minutes until the heavies arrive she has to do something to get Bob to safety.
Jack is back from his trip to Barcelona with Gordon and is delighted to see Hayley. He has really missed her and promises her he was well behaved when he was away. Hayley is equally as delighted to see Jack but says today’s the day they have to tell Gordon about their relationship. She’s sick of skulking around. But Robbie gets there first and tells Gordon for them. He reckons it’d mean Gordon has time to calm down before they do it themselves. However, it just gives Gordon an opportunity to try and break them up. He tells Hayley a customer has made a complaint over Jack’s flirting and then, just as Jack tries to tell him, Gordon offers Jack a shop of his own. It’s everything Jack has ever wanted but it comes with a price – he has to give up Hayley. That’s not something he’s willing to do and knows it’s time to let Shieldinch know the truth.
Scott is hurt by his invite to Ruth’s wedding – there’s no plus one. He decides to confront his best mate about her assumption that he’s not with someone. Getting carried away with himself, he soon lies to Ruth and tells her that he’s completely in love with someone special but she has been too wrapped up to notice. Ruth immediately tells Scott to bring his new boyfriend to the wedding so the race is on for Scott to find someone suitable. Scott asks Robbie for help and Robbie sets him up with his former one-night stand Victor. But when Victor finds out the ulterior motive for their date he’s not too keen on playing the adoring partner at the wedding.
Theresa is played by Maureen Carr, Bob by Stephen Purdon, Morna by Claire Dargo, Jack by John Comerford, Gordon by Sandy Welch, Hayley by Pamela Byrne, Scott by Tony Kearney, Ruth by Morag Calder, Robbie by Gary Lamont and Victor by John Kielty.
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