Joy calls in to see Helen at the Beechwood house and helps with finishing off the packing and cleaning. Joy declares she’ll miss Helen even though she and the boys will be around a while longer. Helen assures her they’ll still visit one another. She presents Joy with an attractive gift, which Joy loves. She invites Helen to dinner; Rochelle’s cooking. Helen mentions her sighting of Rochelle with a friend at the cafe yesterday, but her description doesn’t ring a bell with Joy.
Under mounting pressure from Saskia, Rochelle tries again with Freddie to request some training in an area of work that would increase her access permissions. It’s another no from Freddie, but as consolation he offers for her to join him on the Academy tour on Thursday. Rochelle tells Saskia later that this is real progress; she’s getting closer and Freddie’s definitely clocked she really wants to shadow more of what goes on. Saskia’s pleased but wants Rochelle to talk her through the layout of the building tonight. You never know how soon the opportunity to act will arise – they need to be ready. She appreciates Rochelle’s tricky position staying at her mum’s, but she needs to stay focussed on what they’re doing and why. Rochelle assures Saskia she’s in. She informs crestfallen Joy she can’t make dinner after all – but they have the ingredients so they can do it themselves. Joy doesn’t fancy it. Helen’s understanding; they can go to the Bull. When Joy insists on making her something, Helen requests Joy’s excellent fishfinger sandwiches.
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Freddie’s keen to meet with Lily, but not so much when she wants to talk about how to keep spirits up on the cricket team. He wants to get out of his head, but can’t shake the concern of the camera being planted at work. Vince is too distracted to think about it and besides, he doesn’t seem to be taking it very seriously. Freddie’s stuck his neck out and asked the staff if they know anything but they’ve all played innocent – and he doesn’t want to appear as if he’s accusing them and risk the Academy visit next week. Every time he feels like he makes progress at work, something like this puts him back to square one. Lily reassures him. Vince clearly respects him. Freddie resolves to keep everything peeled. If something’s going on, he needs to know.
Rochelle meets up with Saskia, who’s keen to ascertain that Rochelle hasn’t raised any suspicions with her mum as to why she’s staying with her. She makes it clear that once they’re done, Rochelle might need to burn her bridges. Rochelle assures her neither her mum nor the village have a hold on her. She’s committed to the cause. She really wants to get home – back to Saskia and the others. Saskia presses her for access to the abattoir – that’s Rochelle’s part of the task. Rochelle says it might take time. Helen spots them and says hello, which worries Rochelle. Saskia reckons Helen will forget all about it. Right now Rochelle needs to focus on getting them into the abattoir.
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Zainab and Chelsea are admiring the new-born kids. Zainab’s happy to follow instruction and not get too close, while Chelsea would love to be more hands on. Helen tells her she’s welcome to pop in any time and maybe help when the kids are older. Satisfied with this, Chelsea heads off to the morris dancing event. Zainab shares her plan to recreate her parents’ wedding photos, and asks Chelsea if she’d get Azra to model for her business as an excuse to get her dressed in her wedding outfit. Chelsea agrees to do some research. In return she wants Zainab to come to the morris dancing experience with her.
Helen breaks the news to Pat that she’s moving in with Tom and Natasha for a while. She doesn’t want to get so comfortable at the farm that she never looks seriously for her own place.
Kenton and Jolene are pleased with the turnout for the morris dancing. Jolene’s provided a flower decked hat for Jazzer to wear in his role as leader. He’s horrified – bells on his ankles are bad enough. He insists no self-respecting Scot would do this. Jolene reminds him he’s English. Later the day’s going well though Jazzer reckons he’s getting a few funny looks. Kenton assures him no-one’s said a word about his cultural roots, so Jazzer races off to change into a kilt. He comes back just in time to relieve exhausted Kenton, who observes the kilt’s certainly got everyone’s attention. Happy Jazzer returns to his work, and the music starts up once again.
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Kenton’s struggling to make the morris dancing steps stick despite Jazzer’s coaching. Jolene’s impatient. Kenton insists it’s just the final fine points he’s wrestling with. Jolene gives him one more hour. They have a pub to run and the bar’s busy. When he adds sticks to the routine she’s horrified; someone will get injured. Reluctantly Kenton agrees to keep it just to the dancing. Later Kenton concedes defeat – he’s never going to get it in time. Jazzer will just have to take over as instructor. Jazzer starts to refuse until Kenton offers to throw drinks in to the deal as well as food – only Jazzer can’t tell Jolene.
Emma and Pat reveal to Tom that the storm tank plans Emma showed Martyn Gibson were fictitious, cleverly doctored by Brad. Emma adds that she inferred Feargal Sharkey was on their team and the news would go national. Amused Tom’s happy to help with today’s publicity stunt, two excavators and a banner positioned outside the offices of Borsetshire Water. They look impressive. Tom suggests they can get the diggers going for some live movement. He asks what the next stage in the protest will be. Pat doesn’t know; she just hopes this threat is enough to persuade Borsetshire Water to buck up their ideas. They’re disappointed the Echo aren’t coming, but Tom arrives with the news that one of the board members has threatened resignation unless the Ambridge treatment works are improved. The protest’s worked! What’s more the goats are starting to deliver – there’ll be kids just in time for Easter weekend.
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Brad and Chelsea are finding interesting material in their library research. Brad’s unearthed a wartime news film, and Chelsea’s come across the mysterious Reg but there’s still not enough clear information to decipher his full name, or his story. Elizabeth’s impressed – the lack of clarity makes it even more intriguing.
Rochelle catches up with Elizabeth at the Bull. She asks after Vince and his mum, and Elizabeth reports Iris is doing well after her operation. Elizabeth wonders how Rochelle’s liking her job. Rochelle’s positive, especially about Freddie. Rex joins them and talk turns to the VE Day event. Rochelle doesn’t believe in marking the occasion – there’s still always war somewhere in the world and it’s a terrible thing. The others take her point. Rochelle and Rex drink to victory at the cricket. Rex wonders how Rochelle squares working at the abattoir with her veganism. Rochelle maintains it’s just a job – after all Rex never queries where he’s taking his taxi passengers, does he? Good argument, concedes Rex. He suggests they could put their recent difficulties behind them, maybe just do something together and see where it goes. Rochelle agrees, but then gets a phone call and has to leave. It’s Saskia, who congratulates her on planting the camera in the lairage. But the camera’s stopped working, and they need footage from further inside the operation. Saskia arranges to give Rochelle another camera on Monday – a direct clash with the meeting Rochelle’s just arranged with Rex. Rochelle breaks the news to him, saying she’ll get back to him about another date.
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