Spiked

Will Phil ever figure out what's happening at Harchester ? While Jacqui is rushed to hospital, Patrick hatches a dastardly plot to sabotage the club by planting cocaine on Fletch.

Dragon of the year is taking place. Karl Fletcher receives the award. While Fletch is thanking everyone for the award, Patrick is spiking a glass of champagne with cocaine. He goes up, and gives Fletch the drink, which Karl downs in one. Jacqui falls to the ground at the same time in pain. An ambulance is called.

Jamie is very drunk, and as he can't drive, Tash takes him home. The party has gone on late now and Karl is very high. He is very excitable and having a laugh with everyone.

Meanwhile, in hospital, Phil is told that Jacqui was pregnant and has lost her baby.

Patrick has gone back to the club, planting cocaine under Ryan Naysmith's coat. He leaves the scene, with no one seeing him.

Back at the party, Fletch, knowing that other players are in on the bet has a word with Stuart about his ankle injury. He explains how it is rather strange how he keeps picking up injuries in matches and then losing them again after matches. Both Stuart and Abi are furious and Abi decides to take Karl home.

The next day, Tash wakes up Jamie, and they have a friendly talk explaining how it's nice that they aren't actually shouting at each other for once. While Tash goes to wake up Hope, Jamie rings up the man who is handling his divorce. He asks him not to send the letter as he doesn't want Tash to receive it.

Training is starting, and Fletch apoligises to Stuart about his ‘drunk' ramblings. While Ryan is getting changed, cocaine falls out his tracksuit onto the floor.

Tash, who is opening her letters, see's the divorce letter and is furious. She explains to her Dad, Jeff that he can stuff the lunch to try and get clients and she goes off to see Robbie.

Phil, who is already in a bad mood, is not happy about finding a player has had cocaine. He explains that Jacqui lost her baby last night, much to the shock of Patrick, who's baby it probably was.

Patrick asks the players if anyone wants to own up to taking the drugs, no one does own up so they issue a secret drugs test. Stuart is told not to tell anyone about the drugs test, he runs outside though, telling Ryan to run as they're going to test for drugs. Ryan is furious that his Dad doesn't believe him. Stuart who has not warmed up, begins to jog and falls to the ground once again screaming of pain in his ankle.

Jacqui awakes at the hospital to Phil. She explains she is sorry, Phil not actually knowing what she is saying sorry for. She asks if she can talk later though and go to sleep as she is very tired.

Tash has traveled all the way to Brighton to see Robbie. Robbie is so pleased that she has came and explains that he has some great news that he'll tell her later.

Back at the club, Patrick explains that no one has to take this drugs test if they don't want to and it is completely there choice. But, with everyone knowing they haven't taken cocaine, they all give a urine sample.

Tash finds out the news and hears that Robbie is going to be joining Brighton at the end of the season. She doesn't look to pleased.

Jeff, who is without Tash, has planned a meal with Clyde and Tommy, but he now has to take his daughters baby along as Tash has gone to see Robbie. The boys are now not to keen and they leave Jeff disappointed.

Stuart is at the doctors with Abi, both wanting to know why he is in so much pain when nothing is showing up on scans. The doctor explains that it is most probably nerve damage and that he may need to get surgery. Stuart is not happy when he hears this and says he doesn't want to have needles and knives. The doctor explains that if he doesn't get this operation done he may end up finishing his career.

Marcel is not happy, and is taking his anger out on footballs at the training pitch. He explains to Fletch how he did not come to England to lose and that if Harchester are relegated he will be branded a failure.

Meanwhile, back at hospital, flowers arrive for Jacqui, off Patrick. Jacqui asks Tara to get him to go and see her.

Back at the ground, Fletch tries to find out how Marcel feels about Patrick. Marcel explains that he is not the same man as when he was at PSG. He explains how Patrick used to look for the other teams strengths, create a formation that works and stick to it but now he is not doing it. Fletch asks why and is told that he just doesn't know. Karl goes that little bit further asking if Marcel thinks Patrick actually wants to win. Marcel explains how at PSG he worked with Patrick for four years and was the best manager he ever worked with and that if Karl is looking for someone to blame he should look a little closer to home.

Back in Brighton, once again, Tash is going on about Jamie once again. Robbie tells Tash that he is staying in Brighton and whether he should be looking for a house for one person or three. Once again Tash makes excuses not to move. Tash finally decides she should move.

Fletch is at home when Abi arrives. He tells her that he still feels that Stuart is faking the injury, Abi on the other hand thinks this is nonsense. He see's Abi opening a large brown envelope and immediately thinks it's the photo's of him kissing another woman, he finds though, that they are just pictures of Stuart's foot.

It's the next day and the drugs test results have arrived. Number 7 has been tested positive for cocaine. Bobby checks to see who number 7 is and it's found out to be Karl Fletcher himself.

Abi is furious and pulls Karl out of the shower. She explains that he tested positive. He explains that he hasn't touched the stuff but then realizes how it got there. Patrick must have put it in his drink when he offered it to him. He tells Abi the whole story but Abi feels he is making the whole story up. Abi asks why he didn't just go to Phil Wallis or The FA, but he explains how he has no proof and it's his work against Patrick's. Abi doesn't believe anything.

Stuart is ready for his operation but he is very worried. He is about to run away, when the nurse comes in with needles. The needles go in well and the fuss was over nothing.

Meanwhile, Patrick tells Phil about Fletch testing positive. The manager tells Phil not to give it to The FA though. Fletch asks what he is going to do, Phil explains that he was going to give the results to The FA, but Patrick has persuaded him to just not let him play until the drug is completely out of his system.

Jamie goes round to see Tash, once again apoligising about the letter. He brings round flowers and explains how he doesn't want to argue. Tash explains that they should forget the lawyers and decide it between themselves. She also explains how her and Hope are moving to Brighton.

Fletch, in private, asks Patrick why he isn't just going straight to The FA with the results. He explains that if he didn't have a career then he would have nothing to lose and could tell everyone about the bet, but as long as he has a chance of playing again, he'll do what he says. Fletch asks what Patrick would do if he was to go up and tell Phil everything, forgetting about his career, Patrick explains that he has no proof. He explains that even if Fletch was to do this, the club would be relegated for match fixing.

As Abi leaves the hospital, she see's both Jacqui and Patrick together hugging and kissing. She goes back home, explaining to Fletch how she saw them together. Abi asks if it's all true, and Fletch tells her it is.

Karl decides she should see the photos. He shows them to her, explaining how it was just a kiss and nothing else. He explains how he didn't do anything. He tells Abi how he loves Abi, and only her. She tells Karl that as it was only a one off and only a kiss then everything is okay, and that they'll get through it. Karl explains how she doesn't deserve her. Abi tells Fletch that he must tell someone else about the bet, someone who wants to win just as much as he does....

Notes:

Soundtrack: Ms Dynamite: "Put Him Out", Feeder: "Love Pollution", Eddi Reader: "Ghosts", Dirty Vegas: "The Brazilian"

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