text: Cindy and Lindsey make up with Mercedes when she realizes that they were right about Doctor Browning, and they attend her 30th birthday party. During the party, however, Mercedes is taken back to her home by Doctor Browning where he begins to strangle her. Cindy and Lindsey arrive at her house in time to save her, and Cindy hits Doctor Browning round the head with a shovel. He passes out, but then wakes up and tries to attack Lindsey. Mercedes kills Dr. Browning with the shovel. Cindy initially feels guilty, as she reveals that she is pregnant with Doctor Browning's son, who she intends to keep. However, when it is clear to her that Doctor Browning was a sick man, the three girls hide Doctor Browning's body in Mercedes's attic, although when Mercedes discovers that Doctor Browning has life insurance worth £500,000, she agrees to split the money with Cindy. In order for them to receive the money, they needed his body to be found so, along with Lindsey and Freddie Roscoe (Charlie Clapham), who also discovered what happened, they made his death look as if he had driven his car off a cliff, telling Lindsey that they were doing it to get rid of him permanently. When Doctor Browning's body is found, Cindy discovers that she has the right to claim the full insurance money as she is pregnant with Browning's son and she decides to claim it all, cancelling the deal with Mercedes. Mercedes, infuriated, arranges for Trevor Royle (Greg Wood) to break into Cindy's apartment and threaten her and Holly so that Cindy gives Mercedes the money. When Browning's ex-wife refuses to take the money, Mercedes receives it. Dirk comforts Cindy following Trevor threatening her and they begin a relationship, despite Dirk not usually being the type of man Cindy would go for. They then become engaged. Later, Dirk discovers that Cindy played a part in Browning's murder and ends things with her. However, when Cindy goes into labour, Mercedes convinces Dirk to help Cindy after realising what a good friend Cindy is.