Dr Hassan bumps into Pradeep who is on his way to Shazia’s constituency surgery at the Parkside to discuss the gang situation. Pradeep invites him to his house sometime to taste his culinary skills.
Mushtaq confronts Imran about the redecoration of the shops. Is it a good idea in a time of recession? Imran reckons it will benefit them in the long term and he’s thought about other cost saving measures and taking advantage of the recession.
Shazia tells Pradeep that the increased police presence will continue but Pradeep’s not convinced, what if someone hurts the animals at the City Farm? He reluctantly agrees to give the professionals a chance but he’ll be watching them.
Imran’s idea of bulk buying is stage one, he intends to scan old files so the ledgers are stored onto CD for easy retrieval. Mushtaq is impressed with Imran’s ideas and tells him to price it up. Mushtaq changes the subject, he wants to know more about Dr Hassan, if he’s a bad tenant, they’ll get rid of him. Imran reassures him Dr Hassan is a great guy.
Dr Hassan visits Shazia who has been avoiding his calls. He needs to explain that his wife died and it’s still hard for him to talk about it. Shazia feels bad but it explains the sadness in his eyes when he went to Egypt. She apologises and won’t be ignoring his calls anymore.
