30/03/2011

Usha visits Ruth to find out how Elizabeth is, and how she coped with the inquest. Ruth thinks Elizabeth is managing well. She is more concerned about David struggling to put it all behind him, and spending too much time helping his sister.

Usha tells Ruth that Jim has apparently chosen Ovid's Metamorphoses - hardly the popular literary fiction she'd planned for the book club. David drops in to say he's going over to Lower Loxley again. Ruth and Usha also discuss the spread of Johne's disease, and Ruth's demanding new cleaner.

Really impressed with Roy's work, Elizabeth explains to Shula that she doesn't know what she'll do when he returns to Grey Gables. Elizabeth is keen to offer him a permanent job since she knows and trusts him. Shula points out how generous Caroline has been to Elizabeth, and how much she needs Roy back. Shula explains the awkward situation to David, who is on Elizabeth's side and thinks it should be Roy's decision whether to move or not. Shula questions whether it's ethical. David reminds her of the injustice of Nigel's death. How can she ask him what's ethical?