Just a few hours later, a furious Aaron reveals all to Chrissie about his affair with Robert and she throws Robert out of Home Farm. The next day, Chrissie tells the entire pub about Robert and Aaron's affair. Robert, not wanting him to find out by someone else, tells Andy why Chrissie is so angry and he throws Robert out saying that he wishes he had killed him years ago when he had the chance. With nowhere else to go Robert stays at Val and Eric's B&B. In the following weeks, at the scrapyard, Chrissie desperately tries to get Robert to sign the divorce papers and to sign everything over to her and Lawrence, however Robert refuses so Chrissie pours petrol all over his car. She then lights a cigarette lighter and burns his car. Once Robert thinks he's put out the flames they leave arguing, while the fire spreads to a nearby car that Adam is sleeping in. The fire also spreads to some gas canisters which in turn causes an almighty explosion and helicopter crash. Robert saves Adam from the flames, however they and Chrissie are sent flying when the car explodes. Diane's sister, Val, is killed in the house of mirrors. Robert and Lawrence are desperate for Chrissie not to tell anybody about her involvement in the incident, however she ignores them and reveals to everybody what she has done in The Woolpack. Eric is furious and orders Chrissie to leave the village, so she leaves to stay with her sister, Rebecca. While she is away Robert organizes for a man named Connor to turn up at Home Farm badly beaten, leading to Lawrence cleaning him up. However, Connor calls the police lying that Lawrence assaulted him, leading to Lawrence being in trouble with the police.