Moira Barton (Natalie J. Robb) after a serious car accident. Declan rescues Moira, but the car falls from the cliff and crashes to the ground with John still inside. John is rescued and taken to hospital, but dies that evening. Declan pays his respects to Moira and then asks if he can use their field for a music festival. Adam overhears the conversation and tells him to leave. Declan's sister, Megan (Gaynor Faye), arrives in the village and helps Declan with the music festival. Megan and Katie clash numerous times. Megan admits that she gave a child up for adoption and Declan finds her son, Robbie Lawson (Jamie Shelton). Katie shows Declan CCTV footage of Robbie trying to kiss her. Megan suspects Katie made it up and blackmails Declan into letting Robbie stay, causing Katie to move out. Declan apologises and he proposes again, which Katie accepts. Declan tells Katie that he plans to keep the proceeds from the festival. Declan and Katie marry. Shortly after the couple argue, and Katie falls into a disused mine. She is later found by Sam Dingle (James Hooton) on the moors in a critical condition. Katie recovers, but a shattered pelvis temporarily confines her to a wheelchair and further damage means that her chances of her having any more children are minimal. When Katie recalls her argument with Declan, she decides to leave. Declan has a one-night stand with Charity, but when Katie comes back, she and Declan reconcile. However, Charity's cousin Chas (Lucy Pargeter) learns about his one-night stand with Charity and tells Katie. She then publicly humiliates Declan and has a one-night stand with Adam, making sure Declan catches them. Declan and Katie clash several times, and they begin divorce proceedings. During excavation for the music festival, bone are discovered on the land, but Declan pays the crew to keep going with the work. The police tell Declan that the bones are in fact the remains of Alex Moss (Kurtis Stacey). When a worker tells the police that Declan paid him to keep his mouth shut and continue working, Declan is arrested for perverting the course of justice and later on suspicion of murder - as the police now suspect that Declan killed Alex. Once he is released and Alex's fate becomes public knowledge, Declan's public image is questioned when he puts all the local houses on sale. This infuriates the