On Monday, Andy and Victoria are struggling to cope at the farm following Maisie’s departure. Realising that Victoria’s at the end of her tether, Andy suggests she takes Sarah to the swings while he tidies up. However, Victoria loses Sarah before Andy’s CAFCASS visit when she wanders out of the shop.

Aaron finds Sarah and decides to take her to Debbie’s while the CAFCASS representative is inspecting Tug Ghyll. Cain intercepts Aaron at the door and makes a show of his concern in front of the CAFCASS officer. When she makes an inspection at Butler’s later on, Andy’s uncomfortable in answering difficult questions about Sarah’s disappearance. The social worker’s keen to play the incident down but she leaves Andy with a bitter taste in his mouth. Has Andy made a catastrophic impression?

Meanwhile, Brenda moves in with Terry but Gennie isn’t keen on a move and asks to stay in the flat. Bob agrees that she should stay with him, Jamie and the twins, even though Brenda thinks it isn’t appropriate. Will the new living arrangements suit all parties?

Elsewhere, Laurel tries to help Nicola face her new responsibilities by arranging an appointment with a midwife. Rodney visits her and is disturbed to find his daughter in a terrible state. When Nicola rushes off to be sick, Rodney’s concern grows even further. Confronting Jimmy in the pub, Rodney demands that he keep well clear from Nicola in the future so as not to upset her further. Will Jimmy discover the real reason behind Nicola’s unhappiness?

On Tuesday, Aaron’s left alone at the garage and decides to accept Eli’s offer to join him on a ‘job’ so the pair break into Holdgate Farm in order to steal cast iron fireplaces for scrap metal. As they’re taking the fireplaces away from the house, Cain catches them in the act. He questions their stupidity as the sound of police sirens can be heard in the distance. Cain covers for Eli and Aaron and tells them he’ll deal with the police.

He’s taken in for questioning and DC Henshall beams in anticipation that he’ll finally make Cain pay for all his crimes. However, after a private chat Cain is allowed to walk free.

Meanwhile, Debbie’s hurt when Cain suggests they take Sarah away to start a new life and accuses him of lying to her about being back for good. Lisa notices she’s upset and reassures her that she has to trust Cain as he’s her best bet of getting Sarah back. Distraught at hearing of Cain’s arrest, Debbie’s confused when he’s freed. Back home she demands an explanation about how he was able to get out of his latest mess. As Debbie tearfully thinks that one day she’ll wake up to find Cain gone, Cain imparts his darkest secret – he’s a police informant. Debbie is flabbergasted at the news and Cain feels guilty about his admission.

Also, David has a bad feeling about Nathan as Leyla prepares for her first day at Home Farm. On a busy morning, she gets a hard time from Nicola because of her relationship with David, while Nathan gets wind of her financial problems. When he makes a large donation to her mum’s nursing home on Leyla’s behalf, she asks him to retract it. Nathan refuses and Leyla’s torn as she struggles to understand his true intentions. Nathan decides to make it very clear what he wants so Leyla strips off the suit he paid for and marches out of Home Farm in her underwear! David’s furious to find out that Nathan set Leyla up and vows to fight a clean campaign if it kills him.

On Wednesday, Chas fears that Cain’s leading Aaron astray and takes her frustrations out on Paddy. Concerned for his girlfriend, Paddy asks Marlon whether he should say something to Cain but is warned not to risk a beating by provoking a confrontation. Nevertheless, Paddy stands up to Cain and impresses him with his ‘front’. Later, Chas catches Aaron with some money earned from Eli’s job and berates Cain in the Woolpack. She’s shocked when Cain admits that Paddy has already spoken to him and agrees to back off. Chas is amazed and quietly impressed with Paddy. Can Paddy become the positive male role model that Aaron needs?

Meanwhile, it’s Nicola’s birthday but she’s hardly in the mood to celebrate. In an attempt to cheer her up, Rodney suggests a drink later, but Nicola’s not interested with worries over the pregnancy playing on her mind. She leaves for a doctor’s appointment with Laurel and lies to Rodney that they’re going for dinner. Nicola’s stunned when the doctor confirms that she’s four months pregnant. As the two of them return to the village, Nicola comes to terms with the realisation that she has to tell Jimmy, however, when Jimmy tells her they were never suited for one another, Nicola’s hurt and decides to keep her secret to herself, but can she cope with impending motherhood alone?

Elsewhere, Debbie asks Andy to let her see Sarah until the custody battle’s over but, he’s unreceptive. Debbie’s disheartened but Cain convinces her to rehire Aaron so that she can devote more time to the fight for custody. Can Debbie get the better of Andy and reclaim her daughter?

In Thursday’s episode, Rodney can’t put his finger on the reason why Nicola’s still unwell. He speaks with Laurel and is surprised when she lies and says that she knows nothing. Assuming that the reason for her upset is Jimmy, Rodney’s more concerned than ever that a break-up has caused such an emotional upheaval for Nicola so he begs Jimmy to be civil to Nicola as she’s taking things so badly. However, after having her first scan, Nicola drops a bombshell and shocks Laurel by revealing she intends to have an abortion. Can Laurel convince her friend she’s making a mistake?

Meanwhile, David worries that he can’t match his father politically and has to be persuaded by Edna and Turner that his campaign is worth fighting for. Pollard meets with Nathan who expresses his fear that David’s monopolising the popular support. The other villagers overhear the conversation and soon an argument develops about why the candidates are standing.

With a sense of regret, Pollard humiliates David by suggesting that his son is compensating for his own feelings of inadequacy. Hurt and drunk, David makes an idiot of himself by singing whilst standing on a Woolpack table in an attempt to embarrass Pollard . He finishes the song and then falls off the chair as his electioneering hits an all time low. Has David blown his big chance?

Also, Val tells Maisie they need to liven up the Woolpack lunchtime trade; Maisie puts a few suggestions forward which Val quickly dismisses before making an executive decision to hold a quiz. Maisie’s not amused when Val orders her to plan the questions. Later that day, Sandy mischievously peeks at the questions when Maisie leaves them lying around. Is cheating afoot?

On Friday, Nicola’s fearful ahead of her appointment at the clinic and while she packs a bag, Laurel desperately hopes that she’ll reconsider but can’t find the words to convince her. Eventually she can’t contain her emotions and pleads with Nicola not to abort the baby, but Nicola’s adamant that she’s going to. Laurel’s in pieces and blurts out the secret to Rodney who confronts his daughter.

After a deep conversation, Laurel and Rodney are relieved when Nicola can’t go through with the abortion but she makes it clear she doesn’t want Jimmy to know about the baby. Will the support of her family and friends be enough to carry Nicola through her pregnancy?

Elsewhere, Cain gives Aaron some money to keep Victoria occupied for the day so Aaron convinces Victoria to wag school and he takes her for a day out. Cain deviously calls Victoria’s school to report her behaviour and Victoria feels guilty when the school truancy officer turns up at home. Andy’s furious that her stupidity may affect his custody battle, but Victoria promises never to do anything like this again. Is Andy losing his grip on life at Butler’s?

Meanwhile, Sandy’s brimming with confidence on the day of the pub quiz. Maisie plays the role of quizmaster and the other participants grow frustrated when Sandy doesn’t hide that he’s getting every question right. Natasha smells a rat and discovers that Sandy has the answers written on his arm.

She joins his team and demands he play fair. The pair win the quiz and Sandy admits to Maisie that he planned to cheat before Natasha’s intervention. Maisie’s left with something to think about when Sandy tells her she’s lucky to have such a woman as a mother. Is Maisie considering reconciling with her family?