growing weary of a life of crime, vince attempts to go into legitimate business, hosting themed nights at walford's community centre with the help of his old friend, rod norman (christopher mchallem). when rod decides to leave walford, he sells his african statues to vince, which vince attempts to sell on for a profit. when frank discovers his money making scheme, he harasses vince to pay off the rest of the money he owes from the stolen car debacle. to get out of his debt, vince gives frank the statues, believing their worth to be less than what he owed, but he is later infuriated to discover that he had underestimated their real value. by this time, frank has sold them on cheaply to grant mitchell (ross kemp) for £100. both frank and vince try to con grant's brother phil mitchell (steve mcfadden) into selling back the statues for a cheap price; phil eventually does so, but the deal is void when grant reveals that he has already sold them for £300 (their real value was £850). furious, frank tries to force vince to compensate him for his lost profit, but vince refuses and amidst frank's threats, vince leaves in march 1990, saying he is sick of walford.