Episode 396 (3rd January 2000)

Episode 396 is an episode of Hollyoaks which aired on Monday 3rd January 2000.

Synopsis

The village is left in shock after Rob's death: Lucy struggles to believe it, Beth is distraught and Zara is furious. Alex worries when Sam and Nikki are discovered under a collapsed brick wall, but is relieved when Nikki is stable and Sam is conscious. Adam discovers Mrs. Morgan's affair, whilst Tony is horrified to learn that Lucy is prime suspect for murdering Rob.

Plot

The party in Deva comes to a stand-still as everyone watches the burning bus in shock. Tony screams for Lucy and races out the door. Emergency services arrive on the scene, and Tony is desperate to find Lucy. Finn searches for Carol. Alex cannot find Sam nor Nikki. Lucy comforts Carol, and Tony is relieved to see that Lucy is safe and mostly unharmed. She watches the firefighters extinguish the burning bus. Ruth. Carol, Lucy and Lewis are in shock over Rob's death. Finn comforts an upset Carol. Lucy watches as Rob's body is removed from the bus. She wants to see Rob's body, but the detective inspector refuses. The paramedic wants Ruth to go to hospital. He is shocked to learn that she was on the bus. A police officer asks for Ruth and Lewis's names before they go to the hospital.

Lucy is upset as she is dragged into an ambulance, she is desperate to see Rob - she wants proof that he is dead. Alex panics as he cannot find Sam or Nikki. Zara asks Adam where Mrs. Morgan is, he doesn't know. Alex searches the Hall of Residence, but does not find Sam or Nikki. Adam has tried to call Mrs. Morgan, but has received no response. Zara asks the detective inspector for information on the person killed in the blast. He is only able to tell her that the person was male and therefore could not be her mother. Finn wants to take Carol to the hospital, he refuses to take no for an answer. Alex notices that a wall has collapsed in the blast and climbs under the tape as a fire officer finds Sam under the rubble. Mr. Morgan, Adam and Zara worry as Mrs. Morgan's phone is switched off. Adam goes to search for her. Mr. Morgan informs Zara that Rob was the one killed in the blast.

Sam worries about Nikki and is desperate to be taken out of the rubble. The fire officer finds Nikki under the rubble. Adam returns home to find another man's car, and Mrs. Morgan kissing the man. He lies to Mr. Morgan that he has not yet found her, and watches as she kisses the man. Lucy is examined by the doctor. Lewis is annoyed as Ruth sympathises with Rob. Lucy tries to sneak out when the doctor examines Ruth. Mr. Morgan arrives home with Zara, they are relieved to see her. She is shocked to learn of the explosion. Adam is cold towards Mrs. Morgan. An excited Beth returns home, unaware of recent events. Mr. Morgan sits her down and Zara informs her that Rob died. Zara snaps at her, reminding her that she broke up with Rob on Christmas Day. Lucy demands to see Rob, but the detective inspector refuses to let her in. He tells her that he wouldn't even let any relatives see Rob's body.

Ruth and Lewis are horrified to see Alex in hospital, he informs them that Sam and Nikki were injured in the alley wall collapse. Lucy tells the detective inspector about the fire. She tells him about Rob starting the fire. She went back for her friends but not for Rob. She says that she wishes that she went back for Rob, so she could see him "burn in hell". The doctor tells Alex that Nikki is stable, but too early to tell if there were complications. The detective inspector subtly questions Tony. He tells him of Hawthorn's grudge against the Bensons. Sam is relieved to learn that Nikki is conscious. The detective inspector questions Finn, Finn reveals that the bus was not insured. He subtly asks about Rob's grudge. He also asks if the person who set the bus on fire was trying to kill everyone downstairs and upstairs. Finn says that he knows the fire was a murder attempt by Rob. Carol says that they tried many times to contact the police over Rob's acts.

Adam considers whether or not to tell Mr. Morgan about the affair. The detective inspector wants to question Beth. The doctor tells Tony that he can visit a sleeping Lucy in the morning. He urges Tony to go home and sleep. An upset Beth struggles to answer the questions. She thinks that she could have prevented the whole thing. Beth blames Lucy. Lewis invites Finn to stay with him and Ruth until he can sort things out. Tony overhears the doctor saying that the police want to question Lucy. The police seem to be viewing Lucy as a suspect, and he plans to discharge Lucy in the morning. Tony informs the group that the police think that Lucy killed Rob.

Cast

Guest Cast

Music

This episode contained no music.

Notes

Ratings and Viewing Figures

Viewing Figures: 3,760,000 (Channel 4).

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