History Recap / OnlyFoolsAndHorsesS7E04TheClassOf62

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the main characters (Del, Trigger, Denzil and Boycie) grew up together in Peckham and went to the same school. That makes sense. Roy Slater was previously revealed to have been a classmate of theirs. What strains credibility somewhat is the notion that Raquel -- who ''didn't'' grow up anywhere near Peckham -- was married to Slater.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the main characters (Del, Trigger, Denzil and Boycie) grew up together in Peckham and went to the same school. That makes sense. Roy Slater was previously revealed to have been a classmate of theirs. What strains credibility somewhat is the notion that Raquel -- who ''didn't'' grow up in Peckham -- was married to Slater.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the main characters (Del, Trigger, Denzil and Boycie) grew up together in Peckham and went to the same school. That makes sense. Roy Slater was previously revealed to have been a classmate of theirs. What strains credibility somewhat is the notion that Raquel -- who ''didn't'' grow up in Peckham -- was married to Slater...
* RedemptionRejection: Slater, having been convicted and stripped of his badge, appears humbled before Del and the others, leading them to consider letting bygones be bygones. When it is revealed that Raquel was previously married to Slater however, he cannot resist the opportunity to make Del squirm again and bribe him in return for a proper divorce, knowing Del's reputation risks being tarnished. Ultimately Del out-gambits him and makes him divorce Raquel and leave Peckham for good.

* {{Headscratchers}}: Why would Slater even bother to go through the whole rigamarole of the school reunion in order to get Raquel to sign the divorce papers? He must know from previous experience that getting involved with Del, who he knows in advance is Raquel's new "significant other", will end badly for him. He's only doing it to make sure that she has no claim on the diamonds he wasn't prosecuted for stealing, and if he had just served papers through solicitors and then sold the diamonds on the black market (thus not declaring any income from the sale), no-one would have been any the wiser. As it is, Del of all people knows about the diamonds and won't let up if he knows that Raquel (and, by extension, himself) can benefit financially from her soon-to-be-ex husband.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the main characters in ''Only Fools and Horses'' (Del, Trigger, Denzil and Boycie) grew up together in Peckham and went to the same school. That makes sense. Roy Slater was previously revealed to have been a classmate of theirs. What strains credibility somewhat is the notion that Raquel -- who ''didn't'' grow up in Peckham -- was married to Slater...

* ShoutOut: When the characters are wondering who organised the reunion, Trigger speculates that it could be [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Beadle Jeremy Beadle]].

At the reunion, Del, Rodney, Boycie, Trigger, and Denzil all ponder who arranged it, as the organiser didn't leave his name because he'd paid by cash. The mystery organiser turns out to be reviled ex-copper Roy Slater, who explains that after doing five years in prison for diamond smuggling and following his father's death, he's become a born-again Christian and has relocated to Colchester. After initial hostility, Del and the others agree to forgive him. Later, they all end up back at the flat, with Slater falling asleep on the sofa after Boycie, Denzil and Trigger leave. When Raquel enters, she's horrified to see Slater who, it emerges, is her husband. Despite a heated argument, the Trotters reluctantly let him stay for the night.

Del, Rodney, and Albert discuss what would happen if anyone found out that Raquel was married to the despised Slater, which would result in Del's image being tarnished and many people refusing to do business with him. Slater himself enters the room and reveals that he too is aware of the situation, and implies that he will reveal it to everyone in Peckham if he is not adequately accommodated. Del gives Slater £40 and agrees to let him stay as long as he wants -- although it turns out that Del actually gave Slater the money from his (Slater's) own wallet, in which he also found a post-nuptial agreement (intended for Raquel to sign, waiving her rights to an inheritance he's expecting) and a document from a diamond merchant about ten diamonds that he deposited before he went to prison. Just as Del thinks he has the upper hand, Slater emerges from the bedrooms and takes back his wallet, which he has been looking for, and with it the evidence.

* ClassReunion: The main plot of the episode. The main cast are all part of a ClassReunion set up in mysterious circumstances. This turned out to be part of a revenge scheme by Roy Slater, although not the usual ReunionRevenge.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the main characters in ''Only Fools and Horses'' (Del, Trigger, Denzil and Boycie) grew up together in Peckham and went to the same school. That makes sense. Roy Slater was previously revealed to have been a classmate of theirs. What strains credibility somewhat is the notion that Raquel -- who ''didn't'' grow up in Peckham -- was married to Slater...

* {{Headscratchers}}: Why would Slater even bother to go through the whole rigamarole of the school reunion in order to get Raquel to sign the divorce papers? He must know from previous experience that getting involved with Del, who he knows in advance is Raquel's new "significant other", will end badly for him. He's only doing it to make sure that she has no claim on the diamonds he wasn't prosecuted for stealing, and if he had just served papers through solicitors no-one would have been any the wiser. As it is, Del of all people knows about the diamonds and won't let up if he knows that Raquel (and, by extension, himself) can benefit financially from her soon-to-be-ex husband. Especially if that as also involves getting one over on Slater.

Del has a new fax machine -- on which he receives a fax from Mike that a reunion for the 1962 class of the Martin Luther King Comprehensive School (formerly Dockside Secondary Modern) has been arranged at the Nag's Head. Meanwhile, Raquel receives a letter from her solicitors explaining that they have managed to trace her estranged husband, who is considering filing for a divorce.

The next day, it's revealed that Slater knew that Raquel was living with Del, and organised the 'reunion' to get into Del's flat and get Raquel to sign the post-nuptial agreement. Del and Rodney then show Slater one of their fax machines, which Del says he used to make several photocopies of Slater's diamond document. Slater retorts that he has already served his sentence and can't be tried for the same crime twice, to which Del counters that he's found out that the ten missing diamonds weren't mentioned at his trial -- meaning that if they were to come to light, Slater would have a new trial and would likely go back to prisonrecord most likely a return to prison with a longer sentence. Slater offers to split the money from the sale of the diamonds with the Trotters, but they decline, and instead offer Slater a deal: They will keep quiet over the ten missing diamonds and Slater can keep his money, but he is to give Raquel her divorce, leave Peckham for good, and never mention to anyone that he was married to her.

An aggravated Slater agrees to the deal and abruptly leaves. As he heads to the door however he asks with Del to name Raquel's child after him. Rodney restrains Del and retorts that "christening a child 'Dick'" would be cruel. Slater vanishes, and Del explains to Rodney that when Slater sells his diamonds, Raquel can divorce him and legally be entitled to 50% of his money. Mike shows up and tells the Trotter brothers that the photocopier on the Futafax they sold him does not work. A laughing Del answers that his does not either, meaning that he and Rodney were lying to Slater all along.

Del, Rodney, and Albert discuss what would happen if anyone found out that Raquel was married to the despised Slater, which would result in Del's image being tarnished and many people refusing to do business with him. Slater himself enters the room and reveals that he too is aware of the situation, and implies that he will reveal it to everyone in Peckham if he is not adequately accommodated. Del gives Slater £40 and agrees to let him stay as long as he wants -- although it turns out that Del actually gave Slater the money from his (Slater's) own wallet, in which he also found a post-nuptial agreement (intended for Raquel to sign) and , in which she would waive her rights to his coming inheritance. They also discover another document from a Bond Street diamond merchant, informing Slater about ten diamonds deposited before he was sent to prison. Just as Del thinks he has the upper hand, Slater emerges from the bedrooms and takes back his wallet, which he has been looking for, and with it the evidence.

The next day at the Nag's Head Raquel enters to find Slater conversing with Mike, she inquires as to why he's staying around when Del and Rodney enter. Raquel then goes to wait outside in the Trotter's van, as Del asks Slater if he had known all along that Raquel was living with him. Slater nonchalantly confesses, revealing to Del that he only organised the 'reunion' idea to get into Del's flat and get Raquel to sign the post-nuptial agreement. This also reassures Del that Slater isn't reacting to the sudden news of Raquel's moving on - but had planned to get revenge on the Trotters from the start. Del and Rodney then show Slater one of their Futafax machines, which Del says he used to make several photocopies of Slater's diamond documents. Slater retorts that he has already served his sentence and cannot be tried for the same crime twice. Del continues that he and Rodney went to the local newspaper offices and read the reports of Slater's trial, which did not include the ten missing diamonds deposited with the dealer. If the incriminating documents were to be sent to the police, it would mean a new trial, and given Slater's criminal record most likely a return to prison with a longer sentence. Slater offers to split the money from the sale of the diamonds with the Trotters, but they decline, and instead offer Slater a deal: They will keep quiet over the ten missing diamonds and Slater can keep his money, but he is to give Raquel her divorce, leave Peckham for good, and never mention to anyone that he was married to her.

* ClassReunion: The main plot of the episode. The main cast are all part of a ClassReunion set up in mysterious circumstances. This turned out to be part of a revenge scheme by Rory Slater, although not the usual ReunionRevenge.

* {{Headscratchers}}: Why would Slater even bother to go through the whole rigamarole of the school reunion in order to get Raquel to sign the divorce papers? He must know from previous experience that getting involved with Del, who he knows in advance is Raquel’s new “significant other”, will end badly for him. He’s only doing it to make sure that she has no claim on the diamonds he wasn’t prosecuted for stealing, and if he had just served papers through solicitors no-one would have been any the wiser. As it is, Del of all people knows about the diamonds and won’t let up if he knows that Raquel (and, by extension, himself) can benefit financially from her soon-to-be-ex husband. Especially if that as also involves getting one over on Slater.
* NoodleIncident: We never find out exactly what happened to their old headmaster, but it probably wasn't pretty.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the main characters in ''Only Fools and Horses'' (Del, 'Trigger, Denzil and Boycie) grew up together in Peckham. That makes sense. Roy Slater wasis also revealed to be a former classmate of theirs. What strains credibility somewhat is when Raquel -- who ''didn't'' grow up in Peckham - learns her ex-husband is in town and he turns out to be Slater...