after asking tommy to perform a series of crimes to pay back his father's debt, rick orders tommy to drop off a bag of drugs in amsterdam. tina is outraged that tommy is working for the man she holds responsible for her father's death and takes the drugs from the car and drives to the local canal. she rings rick and threatens to throw the drugs into the canal. rick arrives at the scene, but has kidnapped tina's friend rita sullivan (barbara knox) who is due to get married. after a confrontation and stand-off by the canalside in which rick threatens to throw rita into the canal, tina is forced to hand over the drugs and rick lets go of rita, picks up the drugs and gets ready to leave for amsterdam. but unbeknownst to rick, tina had already informed the police of his plan and they arrive just as he is leaving, led by kirsty soames (natalie gumede), and arrest rick. he is last seen being put into the back of a police van. the next day kirsty informs tina that rick is facing a prison sentence of at least eight years and that they are rounding up his gang.