Kidnap! RHONA GOES ON THE RUN
Parting is not such sweet sorrow. When Gus announces that he and Ivy are moving to France, he leaves the baby with Marlon and Rhona so that they can say their goodbyes. Rhona’s broken and, clinging to Ivy, makes a bold decision. When Marlon returns home, he finds Rhona, Ivy and their belongings gone. Still, it’s good to see that Rhona found the time to steal the coat of many colours from a local production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for their travels. Or is the shawl a discarded wrap of solidarity left over from Pride week? One thing is certain:
Ivy’s not going to feel any cold. She’s better wrapped than a Subway sandwich. As Marlon and Mary begin their search, will they find the runaways before Gus returns?
Moira’s in counselling mode, encouraging Tracy not to throw her life away. Fat lot of good that does; Moira is to relationship advice what Hannibal Lecter was to veganism. Sure enough, Tracy tells Nate she no longer loves him, leaving the poor guy dazed. He tells Cain that he thinks Tracy is seeing someone else. Finally! The penny drops, even though there’s been a veritable mint of them falling before him for months. Despite Nate staying for a brief spell with his secret love rival Caleb (come on, Caleb; even by your standards, that’s dumb), he moves back home, and he and Tracy agree to keep living together for Frankie’s sake. That’s not going to work. Just give the baby to Rhona; there’s room in that shawl for two.
Belle is upset with Tom, who appears to know more about their wedding than she does, but along with Suzy they organise a joint stag and hen do — a ‘sten’. Just as it begins, Mandy and Sarah handcuff Belle and force her home for a ‘proper’ hen do that includes a cardboard cut-out of a ‘hunked up’ Tom. Hmmm. A cardboard cut-out? Will anyone be able to tell the difference? After pouring his heart out to
Suni, a drunken Tom is eventually escorted home by Belle.
Personally, I’d stick with the cardboard.