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tells her he had an interest in the family as Tony helped him when he was going off the rails. Mark gives Jodie a birthday tea, over which she tells him that Kate bought flowers every 14 June. He follows this through, discovering that she placed them on the grave of Len's teen-aged son, killed in a hit-and-run. As Len retires from the mayoralty, handing over to
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Nicholas' deaths and, against Len's advice, shows it to Mark. Betty tells Mark that Kate and Chris has a lengthy affair, which made her happy as her marriage was stale – but Mark rushes off to confront the inspector. The next day, Chris has gone missing and Mark is taken in by the police.
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