Howards' Way

Charles answers to a fraud charge, Leo is left in bad health following his speedboat accident and a glamorous woman arrives in Tarrant.

Laura rebuffs Ken's amorous advances, while Tom has trouble dealing with his break-up with Emma.

Laura is enraged when she learns Ken has bought her company, and Leo invites Abby to take part in the Isle of Wight race.

Leo and Abby get ready for the Round the Island yacht race, while Polly reveals she intends to leave Gerald.

Leo and Orrin engage in a violent argument over Abby, causing them both to fall in the river. Meanwhile, Tom is furious with Jack for neglecting his work.

Tom is attacked by an intruder at the boatyard, while Gerald and Polly have a furious row and end their marriage.

Ken and Orrin Plot against Charles while he is busy voicing his concerns over Laura and Gerald's relationship.

Leo worries Abby is having her baby for the wrong reasons, and Ken sets the Fraud Squad on Charles.

James reveals the truth about his tragic past to Jan, while Laura and Ken have a disagreement over the commissioning of the trailer-sailer.

Jan has a confrontation with Ken over his plans to buy into her fashion business. Meanwhile, Charles and Gerald prepare for their trial.

Charles vows to take revenge on Ken for trying to ruin him. Meanwhile, Jan and James successfully exhibit their clothing at a Maltese fashion show.

Charles and Gerald argue over each other's relationship with Laura, and Ken realises James has tricked him into signing a loan agreement.

Ken is attacked by James, then challenged to a powerboat race by Leo. Meanwhile, Abby is involved in a terrible road accident.