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Episode 1738 (15 February 1999)

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Summary[]

Steve turns to Matthew for help after he kills Saskia. Grant wants to move away. Peggy sacks Nina.


Steve comes round in a pool of blood, unsure what has happened. Matthew is in a panic. Steve clocks Saskia's inert body. He stops Matthew from calling the police, assuring him "I just want to speak to my solicitor… then I'll ring the police". Steve starts to drag the body behind the desk. In his panic Steve doesn't notice the security camera filming his every move. Matthew pleads that he tells the police. Steve prevents Matthew from leaving and works out what to do. Despite Matthew's protestations Steve reassures him they just have to hide the body. Steve frenziedly strips Saskia's body of identification before wrapping it in bin-bags. Matthew tells Steve he can't go along with it. Steve backs him into a corner - "if the police get involved, it won't take them long to work out you were in here with a dead body". Matthew agrees to help Steve and becomes an unwilling accessory to murder. Steve struggles with Saskia's bloody corpse. Matthew narrowly evades a police car as he dumps Saskia's possessions. Steve clocks the security camera and removes its incriminating tape.

Grant arrives at Phil's with Courtney in tow asking to stay the night. Over a Scotch, Grant confides in Phil how sick he is of Frank. He vows to "get on with my life, by getting out of the Vic and starting again". Peggy, meanwhile, confronts Nina over what went on with Grant. Nina tells her nothing happened and even if it did so what? Later that night Nina arrives at Phil's and says Peggy's fired her again. Grant tries to console her but an unwanted visitor disturbs him - Peggy. Grant tries to convince Peggy she's made a mistake but she won't yield. Peggy tells Grant "I've been taken for a fool. I give up Grant. You do whatever you want".

Matthew returns to the office to get Steve's car keys and pockets the security tape. Terry watches them leave, oblivious to the true nature of their business. In Epping Forest, Steve dumps Saskia's body in a shallow grave. Back in Walford, Steve frantically searches his office for the video tape. Matthew lies, telling him he threw it in the canal along with Saskia's effects. Before leaving, Steve warns Matthew "if I go down, I'm taking you with me". Matthew takes the tape out of his record box, uncertain what to do next.


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Notes[]

  • Final appearance of Deborah Sheridan Taylor as Saskia Duncan.
  • This episode continued directly from the events in the previous episode with a retransmission of Steve killing Saskia in slow motion with an echoed audio before focusing back into the event. This episode carried on until the morning of the 15th February and saw usage of a fading out into black effect as the episode forwarded into the next day.
  • Radio Times: Matthew becomes embroiled in a grisly plot to hide the truth. Terry is less than pleased with Robbie's excesses and Sarah refuses to face up to Irene.
  • Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,440,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).

Dialogue[]

IRENE RAYMOND (to Terry): I haven't got any baby oil, but there's some left in the deep fat fryer, should have the same effect.

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