Torn

Jamie sinks deeper into Patrick's pit of greed and blackmail, and Phil's relationship with Nikki hits a glitch in the shapely form of Jacqui.

Jacqui arrives home catching Nikki and Phil kissing. She explains that she had come to save their marriage but obviously Phil doesn't want that. Nikki leaves. Phil offers to get her a taxi but she insists she'll walk.

Jamie, Linzie, Tash, Jeff and Hope all arrive home. Jamie has a word with Linzie and tells her to never get in a strangers car again. He then goes round to see Patrick asking why he is threatening his family. Patrick tells him it's just to make sure he carries on with the bet. Jamie replies telling him that he'll do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't hurt his family. He tells Patrick that he can let in some goals but he can't just let all goals in otherwise it'll be obvious. Patrick says that he cannot guarantee his family's safety then.

Nikki arrives home upset to notice Jennifer in her house. Jen reminds her that she said she could move in today, Nikki remembers. She asks Nikki what's wrong and she opens up to her, but doesn't tell her that the man is Phil. Nikki doesn't believe he cares. The phone rings and she tells Jen to leave it. The answer phone comes on and when she hears Phil's voice she rushes to pick it up. Phil tells her that he feels terrible and is really sorry. He tells her that he really wasn't expecting her. He tells her that they'll talk tomorrow as they he has to go.

The next day, the Parkers house is being fitted with tones of security. Tash asks what's going on, Jamie just tells her it's nothing to worry about, just a bit of extra security. Tash is not happy but Jay tells her that as the team is not doing well there are some weird and crazy fans lurking about that might want to harm hope. He tells her that it's just a precaution till the end of the season.

Phil awakes to Jacqui over him. She asks him how long it's been going on with Nikki and if they are a couple and Phil tells her that he doesn't know. She asks if she has wasted her time coming back and once again, he says he doesn't know.

The team are in the changing room and are made to believe they can avoid relegation. They begin training and Curtis is once again not on form. In frustration he kicks a ball, smacking Abi on the head. Fletch runs over to see if she's alright and she is, Curtis apoligises.

Phil calls Nikki into his office. Nikki asks if she should leave but Phil tells her that isn't fair and that she shouldn't leave just because his wife turned up out of the blue. Phil explains that he doesn't know what's going to happen. Nikki asks what he wants and Phil tells her he doesn't no. He tells her he cares about her and doesn't want to see her hurt but he still loves Jacqui. He says that he'll need some time.

Alan calls Curtis into his office telling him he'll be a substitute in the next game. He tells him that he'll bring him on if Fletch and Connelly aren't doing the business. He tells him that he'll get over his dry patch soon.

Tash and Jeff are at home and are getting frustrated with the alarms as they won't stop going off just because they open the door. Jamie arrives home to turn it off but Tash tells him that she wants it disconnected. Tash asks why Jamie is so paranoid and he tells her that he has a stalker. Tash picks up the phone and rings the police. Jamie cannot believe it.

The police interview him. He tells the police that a woman has told him that she is following him around. The police ask him what she looks like but he says he doesn't know. They ask how she has been contacting him and he tells them it's via letters to his hotel room. They ask to have a look at them but Jamie tells them that he's thrown them away. The police ask Tash to make some tea, and when she is out the room they start asking if it's anyone he's had an affair with, like a disgruntled ex lover. He repeats saying that he doesn't know her and then tells the police that he has to get to the team hotel.

Phil is also leaving to go to The Grange. He tells Jacqui that she can stay at home and watch the game.

The team are watching the Newcastle v Bolton game in the hotel. They need Bolton to lose so that they don't need as many points to avoid relegation. In the last minute, Bolton score a lovely goal, meaning they now have an 8 point lead over Harchester. Harchester do have one game in hand though.

Curtis and Fletch are sharing a room. Alexander tells him that he's lost it and he can't score anymore but Karl tells him not to think about it.

Nikki has checked to make sure all the boys are in bed and goes to her room with Jennifer. She asks if she should go down to see Phil but Jen tells her not to and to let him go to you. She tells her to keep him keen. Alan calls her but she puts the phone down.

Jamie gets a call of Tash telling him that Jacqui watched the Bolton game with her and that she has come back to Harchester to stay. Jamie is shocked by this as Jacqui is also implicated in the bet. Jamie does not no whether to believe Jacqui is going to harm his child.

The match has been in progress quite awhile now but it's still 0-0 between Harchester and Blackburn. Sabatier who has started his first game under Rothman manages to put a goal away and puts Harchester 1-0 up. After the cheering dies down, Phil asks Nikki if she wants to leave because with his luck, if he sticks around they'll probably lose. She aggress and they go round to her place. As they're driving away, And Cole scores a sitter because of Jamie Parker who misses the easiest of saves. Alan tells Curtis to warm up. He is brought on. Alexander is passed the ball and cannot even control it.

Phil and Nikki get back to her place and they start kissing. They end up sleeping together.

The match is near a close and the match finishes 1-1. After the match is over, Jamie arrives home to find the alarms going and Tash and Hope gone. He rings Patrick to ask what's happened but then Tash and Hope walk through the door. She tells him they just went for a walk. He begins speaking to Patrick again, and he is told that his money is behind his TV. He is shocked that anyone had gotten into the house.

It's morning in Harchester and Tash opens the post to see a letter from the stalker. Jamie acts shocked but we then see that he had done it himself in his hotel room. Jamie tells Tash that she should move away for awhile with Hope. Natasha though, realizes that it has been stamped with the Harchester logo so it must be someone within the club. Jamie cannot believe he didn't check this. Tash rings the police and tells them.

Jacqui is trying to persuade Phil to give it another go, and she is not happy when she finds out he is still involved with Nikki. Phil tells her that maybe, one day he'll be able to forgive her but he will never be able to trust her. He then receives a phone call from the police asking him to come down to the club.

All the female workers at the club are called up to the offices and they are interviewed one by one about being Jamie's stalker. Meanwhile, the team are in the dressing room and Alan is briefing them. Bolton had recently lose 1-0 to Fulham so they don't need as many points as before. Curtis is still struggling in training and cannot score – Fletch notices this.

Back upstairs, the police are interviewing Sandra Greene. The detective asks her if any of the girls have been talking about mystery boyfriends or affairs or crushes on married men. Sandra tells the police that Nikki might be having an affair with a married man as she never talks about him and it is very unlike her.

Outside the ground, Fletch is signing autographs for some young kids. He asks them if they want to earn a tenner each, and all they have to do is help out one of his friends.

The police are now questioning Nikki and they practically accuse her of being the stalker. She doesn't know though that the stalker is about Jamie. When the police quz her about dating a married man and sending violent letters, she thinks it's Jacqui who has put the police up to this. Tash at the same time is upstairs with Jeff in the offices. She here's Nikki telling the police that ‘she cheating on him first' and how ‘they've been split up for ages', obviously, Nikki is talking about Jacqui and Phil. She calls her a physco. Tash here's all this and lays into her. Phil hears this and explains that it's him and Nikki and not Jamie.

Fletch is still with the kids and he asks them to beg Curtis for autographs. When Curtis does come round the corner they all run up to him. Happily he signs his autographs for them. They then ask Curtis if he'll go to the park and play football with them, along with Fletch and Marcel. He agrees and they go to the park. They all have a great time.

When they're playing, Fletch holds one of the kids back from scoring and gives them a penalty. This is part of the plan. The kid who is about to take the penalty asks Curtis to take it. He backs out but in the end, decides to take it. He steps up and imagines he is scoring for Harchester. He steps up… And scores!

Harchester are playing Charlton and are losing 1-0. Curtis is brought on at the start of the second half to test the Charlton defence more. Charlton are only one nil up because of an awful mistake by Jamie Parker.

Upstairs in the players lounge, Phil sees Jacqui and tells her to leave. She asks if she can just sit in his office and he agrees.

Back on the pitch, Charlton have another attack and score. The defense are confused whether it stands but it does. Jamie makes another awful mistake. Harchester go straight back up the other end though and Connelly scores from a Fletcher assist.

Phil and Jacqui are in the office and they begin arguing. She frustrates him and he pushes her out but then they begin kissing.

Tash has gone to The Grange to collect Jamie's stuff. She knows with Jamie playing badly, he is going to need to be at home. As she's about to go up, she sees Patrick's man sitting in the lobby. Tash asks if he's free and asks if he can take her back to the house.

The match is still going on, and once again Sabatier scores, putting Harchester back on terms. It's now 2-2. Nikki who is wondering where Phil is goes looking for him. As she does this, Alexander does a brilliant run, and puts the ball away scoring a wonderful goal. Harchester win the match 3-2.

Tash is collecting all Jamie's clothes together. As she goes through one of his draws she finds glue, paper and newspaper cuttings. She cannot believe it. She goes back downstairs and asks the man to drop her at the club. When she gets to the club she tells the man to give her 5 minutes and he can take her home.

Nikki is still looking for Phil, eventually finding him, but after Phil has sent Jacqui off so she doesn't know what has gone on.

Tash is looking for Jamie but cannot find him. She finds him, but finds him talking to Patrick. Patrick tells Jamie that it's not good enough even though he let in two goals. Jamie asks him not to hurt his family. Patrick then rings his man telling her that when Tash comes back, not to let her out of his sites. Tash who has ran off, here's the man talking to Patrick so she takes his husbands car with Hope and leaves.

Jamie arrives home to find a note on the bed reading 'I know everything'.

Notes:

Soundtrack: Sofa Surfers: "Sofa Rockers", Otto: "Bob", Chicane: "Offshore", Sum 41: "Motivation" and “Summer”, Groove Armada: "Little By Little", The Space Cowboy: "I Would Die 4 U", Juno Reactor: "Nitrogen Pt.1" , DJ Tiesto: "Battleship Grey", Toploader: "Time Of My Life", Aphex Twin: "Polynomial G"

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