05/07/2018

At Home Farm Alice is still furious with Kate. Jennifer argues that in-fighting won't help anyone, but she later finds Alice searching Kate's room to find out where she's gone. Alice is determined to force Kate to back down from her threat to sue. Alice is ready to disown her sister. Terrified that the family's falling apart, Jennifer seeks Ruth's advice. Ruth tries to say something comforting, but Jennifer wants an objective opinion - is selling the house a viable alternative to selling land? She reassures Ruth that nothing she says can make things worse. Ruth remembers almost selling Brookfield. It was the land, not their home, that kept the family in Ambridge.
Lily leaves her picking work early to meet Russ, and blackmails Freddie into covering for her. When she arrives home early Freddie realises that Russ must have cancelled. Lily defends him - his wife's a nightmare - but Freddie can't believe she lets him treat her like this. Lily realises that Freddie's dealing to the pickers. He needs to stop; he's risking everything. He insists that it's his choice, he knows what he's doing. And yes, he will stop. But Lily can see that Ellis is manipulating him. Freddie points out that she's also made a choice with Russ. She's in no position to lecture him. Upset Lily crumbles and confides she still loves Russ, but she doesn't know what to do. Freddie tries to comfort her.