Nicola's vendetta is beginning to take its toll on Maggie and, unable to take the pressure, she decides to take the day off work to recuperate. But Maggie cannot rest and her suspicions go into overdrive when she discovers a strange earring in her bedroom. On closer inspection she realises that it matches the one that Nicola lost. She promptly storms into The Woolpack and accuses Nicola of having an affair with Phil. Ashley puts his foot down when Bernice asks him to look after Gabby.