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All seems calm and peaceful at Nelson Mandela House. Cassandra is in the late stages of pregnancy, which means Rodney will finally become a father. Del takes Raquel's washing-up gloves and drives to the cemetery to clean the monument of his and Rodney's mother, Joan (after they became millionaires, they used some of their money to give her grave a makeover).

Later, in the Nag's Head, Sid shows Rodney, Trigger and Mickey Pearce an old photograph of the first-ever Jolly Boys' Outing in 1960. It's noted that Marlene has been mysteriously absent for several weeks. Mickey and Sid reckon Boycie killed her. Back at the flat, Del helps Rodney with a seemingly nonsensical idea for a film.

Del, Rodney and Trigger run into Denzil, who's also not been seen much of late, and ask him if he ran off with Marlene. Denzil says that he's been in hospital getting treatment for haemorrhoids. Now believing that Boycie has murdered Marlene, the Trotters go to his place to confront him. He replies that she's actually asleep upstairs, and promises that he'll bring her to the pub later. When they arrive, it is apparent to everyone that the reason for Marlene's absence was that she was getting her breasts enlarged. Raquel wisecracks at the sight of it, and Boycie and Marlene are tricked by Sid into paying for everyone's drinks.

Rodney and Raquel berate Del because they are nowhere near the total sum of money that they owe the Inland Revenue. Del is deeply hurt by some of Raquel's comments, and after she goes to lie down he privately says to Rodney that if they do get evicted from the flat, he and Raquel will likely go their separate ways.

With only a few days left before the Trotters are evicted from Nelson Mandela House, Rodney gets an enlarged copy of the 1960 Jolly Boys' Outing photo (which he'd ordered as a present for Del) and shows it to Cassandra at a restaurant. He shows her who's in the photo -- Del, Boycie, Trigger, Denzil, Sid, Roy Slater, Grandad, Reg ... and local gentleman thief Freddie "The Frog" Robdal, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Rodney. Rodney tells Cassandra that this is proof that Robdal is his real biological father, which he has long suspected. Meanwhile, back at the flat, Del finds the original photo and concludes that Rodney has learned the truth. He tells Raquel that only Joan, Uncle Albert and Trigger's Aunt Reenie knew that Robdal was Rodney's real father. Del had his suspicions for many years but did not believe it until Albert told him after getting drunk at a wet corset contest, but after being told this he refused to tell Rodney. Raquel and Cassandra both ask Del and Rodney why they will not tell each other. The Trotter brothers answer that doing so would indeed break the other's heart.

The next morning, Del and Rodney are called to see a solicitor named Mr. Cartwright, thinking that he will charge them with fraud since they've failed to pay the Inland Revenue. But Mr. Cartwright actually wants to see them about another matter -- he's the executor of Uncle Albert's will. The old sea-dog never spent his share of the Trotter fortune but invested it in a far more stable area than his great-nephews did ... and he's left it to them, allowing them to pay off the tax people and have a fair amount to spare. Almost immediately afterwards, Del gets a phone call from Raquel that Cassandra's gone into labour. Del and Rodney race to the hospital, where Cassandra has delivered a baby girl by a Caesarean section.

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All seems calm and peaceful at Nelson Mandela House.House, although the deadline for the Trotters to pay what they owe to the Inland Revenue is fast approaching. Cassandra is in the late stages of pregnancy, which means Rodney will finally become a father. Del takes Raquel's washing-up gloves and drives to the cemetery to clean the monument of his and Rodney's mother, Joan (after they became millionaires, they used some of their money to give her grave a makeover).

Later, Meanwhile, in the Nag's Head, Sid shows Rodney, Trigger and Mickey Pearce an old photograph he found of the first-ever Jolly Boys' Outing in 1960. It's noted that Marlene has been mysteriously absent for several weeks. Mickey and Sid reckon Boycie killed her. Back at the flat, Del helps Rodney with a seemingly nonsensical idea for a film.

Del, Rodney and Trigger run into Denzil, who's also not been seen much of late, and ask him if he ran off with Marlene. Denzil says that he's actually been in hospital getting treatment for haemorrhoids.hospital. Now believing that Boycie has murdered Marlene, the Trotters go to his place to confront him. He replies that she's actually asleep upstairs, and promises that he'll bring her to the pub later. When they arrive, it is apparent to everyone that the reason for Marlene's absence was that she was getting her breasts enlarged. Raquel wisecracks at the sight of it, and Boycie and Marlene are tricked by Sid into paying for everyone's drinks.

Rodney and Raquel berate Del because they are nowhere near the total sum of money that they owe the Inland Revenue. Revenue, and non-payment will result in them getting evicted from the flat as it's their only asset. Del is deeply hurt by some of Raquel's comments, and after she goes to lie down he privately says to Rodney that if they do get evicted from the flat, evicted, he and Raquel will likely go their separate ways.

With only a few days left before the Trotters are evicted from Nelson Mandela House, Rodney gets an enlarged copy of the 1960 Jolly Boys' Outing photo (which he'd ordered as a present for Del) and shows it to Cassandra at a restaurant. He shows her who's in the photo -- Del, Boycie, Trigger, Denzil, Sid, Roy Slater, Grandad, Reg ... and local gentleman thief Freddie "The Frog" Robdal, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Rodney. Rodney tells Cassandra that this is proof that Robdal is his real biological father, which he has long suspected. However, he does not want Del, who idolised their mother, to know. Meanwhile, back at the flat, Del finds the original photo and concludes that Rodney has learned the truth. He tells Raquel that only Joan, Uncle Albert and Trigger's Aunt Reenie knew that Robdal was Rodney's real father. Del had his suspicions for many years but did not believe it until Albert told him after getting drunk at a wet corset contest, but after being told this drunk; he refused to subsequently decided that he would never tell Rodney. Raquel and Cassandra both ask Del and Rodney why they will not tell each other. The Trotter brothers answer that doing so would indeed break the other's heart.

The next morning, Del and Rodney are called to see a solicitor named Mr. Cartwright, thinking something they have been trying to avoid as they think that he will charge them with fraud since they've failed is acting on behalf of someone they owe money to, and they can't afford to pay the Inland Revenue.up. But Mr. Cartwright actually wants to see them about another matter -- he's the executor of Uncle Albert's will. The old sea-dog never spent his share of the Trotter fortune but invested it in a far more stable area than his great-nephews did ... and he's left it to them, allowing them to pay off the tax people and have a fair amount to spare. Almost immediately afterwards, Del gets a phone call from Raquel that Cassandra's gone into labour. Del and Rodney race to the hospital, where Cassandra has delivered a baby girl by a Caesarean section.

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