Fair City [News, Spoilers and Discussion v2]

Paul is moody with his employees at the garage, leaving Ray and Keith puzzled by his behaviour. Feeling lost and fearing he has wasted his life, Paul goes AWOL. On his return, he levels with Niamh that his working life at the garage has to come to an end. Niamh reminds him of his responsibilities and even suggests evening classes, but Paul doesn't take it well.
Later, Paul is delighted when Niamh gives him the go-ahead to do some research and start over. Paul asks Wayne to manage the garage for a month while he sorts himself out. His spirits are lifted by the prospect of freedom, but Niamh is concerned.
Meanwhile, Rachel looks for an opportunity to lose her virginity to Graham. Yvonne gets suspicious when she hears of a planned sleepover at Shannon's. She calls Rachel on her plan and gets stern with her young niece. Later, Shannon refuses to be Rachel's cover while she attends Graham's party. Yvonne also delivers some words of warning to Graham, and he is suitably intimidated.
Elsewhere, Neil is surprised when Pete gives him advice on winning Sash over, while Cass is livid when Keith causes him to get a parking fine.

Paul is relieved when Wayne accepts his offer of a month's trial managing the garage. Wayne is delighted and buys flowers for Lucy and his mum, which he presents to them while breaking the news. Wayne also asks Lucy to move in with him again and she finally agrees. Soon afterwards, Lucy feels increasingly dissatisfied and panicky as Dolores shares the news with Pete. When Dolores is out, Lucy and Pete spar - showing their true hostility towards each other.
Later, Lucy feigns distress in front of Wayne over how Pete has been treating her. Lucy tells Wayne that she called out Pete over faking the back injury and Pete lost his temper, telling her how he would turn Wayne and Dolores against her. A fuming Wayne takes a break from work to confront Pete about his alleged threat to Lucy and indeed his fake back injury. However, Dolores arrives and interrupts before Wayne and Pete can clarify their positions.
Meanwhile, Yvonne finally tells Niamh about the Rachel situation. At the same time, Rachel is displeased when she finds out that Charlotte is planning to play gooseberry throughout her illicit date night at The Station. Later, Rachel is turned away by the bouncer and she is hurt when Graham continues on through the doors with Charlotte, instead of walking her home.
Yvonne and Niamh then find Rachel at home, feeling sorry for herself. Niamh's relief lets Rachel know that Yvonne has broken her confidence about sleeping with Graham. Yvonne and Niamh are delighted when Rachel says that she never wants to see Graham again. Back on the night out, Charlotte kisses Graham and convinces him to take her home with him…
Elsewhere, Sash agrees to go on another date with Neil, while Cass devises strategies to obtain free parking but they backfire.

Wayne asks Pete to stay away from Lucy. However, Pete defends himself against Lucy's allegations, claiming that this is her manipulative agenda at work. Later, Dolores is pleasantly surprised when she finds that Pete has organised a day out for the two of them. Pete feels reassured by Dolores's warmth towards him, and makes a call to a jewellery shop in town about rings.
Soon afterwards, Lucy comes home pretending to have a headache. Dolores steps out to get painkillers for her, and Lucy takes the opportunity to threaten Pete that if he turns Dolores against her, he'll regret it. When Dolores returns, Lucy pretends to feel faint and Dolores decides she must stay home to look after Lucy. Lucy then continues her campaign to make Wayne think Pete is a work-shy gold-digger. However, Pete finds his mettle and proposes to Dolores on bended knee. Dolores accepts and rejoices.
Meanwhile, when Rachel meets Graham, she is cool to him but she still doesn't know that he slept with Charlotte. Soon afterwards, Charlotte tells Rachel that she went home with a guy last night and that she saw Graham chatting up some other girl. Later, Charlotte gets pressure from Graham not to reveal what happened. Graham doesn't exactly let Charlotte down easily when he tells her they're finished, and he'd rather Rachel didn't find out.
Elsewhere, Decco attempts to drum up business for Chariot, while Sash and Neil have taken their relationship to the next level, but can straight-laced Sash handle Neil's party lifestyle.