 In November 2004, Karen went to Dublin to spend some time with Linda.Steve was tricked by Tracy and Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) into going to London and find that the "McDonald-Barlows" were to appear on a new quiz show called "Top of the Tree".Steve conceded defeat and agreed to appear on the show and the family won a car, thanks to Karen being Steve's "Phone a Friend" and providing the winning answer, (yet she didn’t realise that it was a game show).