January 29, 2004 - S20.E17

An insistent Pat forces Ricky to question Janine, but he is far from keen, worried about what he might hear.Mickey tries to persuade Tariq to tell Kareena the truth. When Tariq meets with Kareena, she's convinced that he is going to tell her that he loves her, but she is in for a shock. However, Tariq cannot bear to tell her and, instead, causes an argument and storms off. In a foul mood, he gets into an argument with a group of lads, and Ronny, who arrives to bail him out, ends up in more trouble than he bargained for.Meanwhile, Lynne tells Garry that as they are saving to help Charlie he must cut the money that he gives to Laura but, inevitably, Laura's reaction is far from supportive.At the Brannings, Jim is unhappy about Martin and Sonia's relationship, and it is up to Dot to talk him round.