Fair City [News, Spoilers and Discussion]

Despite Mark's bad attitude, Pete tries to persuade Damien to let Mark work with them again. However, Mark's mind is elsewhere when he learns that Decco stole two laptops from the Smart office. He eventually persuades a reluctant Denzo to find the laptops and return them to him so he can replace them before their disappearance is spotted. When Decco finds out the laptops are gone, he goes to Dolores's house and threatens both Mark and Dolores. This sends Mark into a rage and he beats up Decco, to Dolores's horror. Mark throws Decco out of Dolores's house and he leaves vowing revenge.

Pete arrives back to chaos and tells Mark it's time to go. Dolores gives Mark an ultimatum - she'll give him a second chance but he must control his temper. Mark finds Damien and swears he has cut his ties with the Bishops and begs him for another chance. But Decco vows Mark will never escape the Bishops.

Orla tries to borrow money from Niamh, who suggests she take on a crummy job to increase funds, but Orla scoffs at the suggestion. Niamh's disapproval increases when Dermot confronts Orla over his credit card bill and she that Orla still hasn't paid him back. Orla asks Ray for a loan, but when he comes up short Orla considers Niamh's offer. She resists the temptation to use Dermot's credit card to pay her debts and, putting on a brave face, finally refuses Niamh's job offer. When she bumps into Jo, she asks her to get Dermot to lay off, which Jo duly does.

With Judith hugely excited at the prospect of her weekend in Paris with Tommy, Jo suggests they have a goodbye session before he goes. When they finally give Ray the slip so they can get together, their tryst is interrupted by Pete, who is about to stumble upon them when he receives an SOS from Dolores to come home immediately. However, Orla spots them together and that things are still on between Jo and Tommy.

Dermot complains to Leo about the security of the office and says that Pete and Damien are making a huge mess. Barry does his best to try and build bridges with Vivienne but she is reluctant to trust him again. He meets with Wayne and Charlie, who suggest that he should do a 'look back on Carrigstown community' with a collage of community images.

Mark begs Zumo to get Decco to lay off but he refuses to help him. Decco swears that he is going to humiliate Mark. He decides to get his revenge by stitching Mark up, saying to Leo it was Mark who stole the computers and telling him to check the CCTV. A horrified Leo watches the footage back and spots Mark and Denzo walking into the Smart Office with bags, but is unable to see what they do after that.


Sash and Sean clash over who's boss, but Sash soon that Sean fancies her and begins to use this to get him to do the worst jobs for her. Charlie comments that the back of Christy's house smells like a sewerage, which makes him more determined to fix his drain. He is shocked at the price he is quoted by Pete, and Sean suggests that Ray might be able to help him.

Ray arrives and brings a whole host of equipment with him, which worries Christy. He goes out the back with a shovel, sweeping brush and wrench, and goes to work. Later he proclaims that he has fixed it and Christy can pay him with a bucket of chicken dippers and pints.

Damien and Pete pay Mark for his help but then dock his wages for the upset he has caused. Vivienne is impressed when she sees the interest Barry has created about the newsletter and how he has rallied the community together. Dermot becomes even more stressed when he that he can't find the hard drive with all his Belfast clients' information on it.

Christy, Sean and Ray go to McCoys for drinks and are shocked when they hear that McCoys' and the Hungry Pigs' drains are not working. Decco learns from Denzo that he has dropped him in it as well, as he went to the Smart Office with Mark.

The whole of Carrigstown begins to suffer from the drainage problems and Christy is convinced that Ray's 'plumbing' is at fault. He becomes even more concerned when he learns that Charlie has called the council. He is then put on the spot when Charlie volunteers him to speak at a local meeting saying that 'he is honest and people will listen to him'.

Leo approaches Damien and demands to know if Mark could have taken the keys of the Smart Office. He tells a mortified Damien what has happened and sacks both him and Pete. A furious Damien goes after Mark and thinks Mark is lying to him when he tells him that he is finished with the Bishops and did not steal the laptops. Damien then goes back to Leo and asks him to tell the guards about what Mark and Denzo did. But Leo wavers about doing this to Mark. Suzanne learns of what has happened and worries about Damien's approach to Mark.

Finn tries to insist to Wayne that he does not fancy Neasa. Decco and Zumo approach Leo and threaten him about shopping Denzo to the cops, but Leo refuses to be intimidated. Sash is berated by Robert for using her sexuality to get Sean to do the worst jobs like clean out the portaloos. Bob is impressed that Sash is managing to keep McCoys open during the plumbing problems.

Barry begins to feel like part of the community again as people begin to call to his house and use it as a base. Vivienne approaches Barry and gives him an article about her and Charlotte and Charlotte's fight with cancer.

Suzanne warns Mark that Leo may shop him. Mark tells Denzo that they could be in trouble. He chats to Damien about it and is shocked to learn that Damien requested that Leo reveal all. He storms out of the house and spots Leo telling Deegan what happened. He tells Deegan that he has CCTV footage to prove it. But over in the Smart Office, Decco enters the building and forces Dermot to wipe the CCTV footage, promising him that he will give the hard drive back to him.