27/10/2020

Lily tries to find out if Elizabeth has any more dates with Vince planned and then appeals for her mum’s help in getting Freddie to share his ideas for the Christmas show. Elizabeth prepares for a meeting with the Lower Loxley trustees and bats away Lily’s requests.
Chair of the Lower Loxley Trust, Bernard, quizzes Elizabeth about Freddie undertaking a Christmas show. He warns her that Freddie needs to show he is suitable to become custodian of Lower Loxley and this will be a very public test. Elizabeth vents to Lily about Bernard’s warning, which strengthens Lily’s concerns about Freddie’s capability. But Elizabeth has every faith that Freddie will show the trustees what they need to see. Meanwhile their Halloween event, organised by Lily, is looking great.
Susan and Keira call on Alice. Alice tries to drop hints that she’d like to be alone but Susan gets teary remembering her mum, and Alice softens. They share memories of Ivy, and Alice gives in to Susan’s company for a while. Susan complains about her dad and then goes into detail about her brother, Stewart. He has a history of problem drinking. Unsympathetic Susan points out that these days he’d be called an alcoholic and told it’s a disease. She comments that if it was herself or Alice in his position, they’d see the hurt and damage they were causing, wouldn’t they?