a few days later some shady characters are seen placing a bomb underneath precious' car – timed to go off half an hour before she is due to be at the solicitor with angel. however precious had put her car into the local mechanics for a service and when it explodes only garry hobbs (ricky groves) is hurt but his injuries are not serious. precious is furious that her life is under threat and she tells angel she will lie for him in the trial but only if he gives her a divorce. soon after precious is kidnapped by the father of the man angel murdered. he convinces precious that the only way to get rid of angel is to get him locked up. precious realises that angel will never divorce her and would rather see her dead, so she decides to tell the truth at the trial the following day, but to her horror angel is found not guilty anyway.