30/12/2014

Carol thinks Elizabeth seems low. They watch Fallon and Burns on the ice; young love! Elizabeth's quite envious. She's had a bad year. Carol reassures her it's the difficult times that make us stronger. Elizabeth promises to try Carol's pick-me-up tea, and Carol persuades her to join them at Brookfield on Wednesday - Jill's last New Year's Eve there.
Jennifer asks Adam to take lonely Kate to the Lower Loxley Ball. Jennifer's reserved them a couple of tickets. She senses a new, mature Kate.
Echo editor Liam wants to know Jennifer's sources over the alleged development, before he will use her story and approach Justin Elliott for comment. Jennifer feels he should just trust her investigative journalism. When he then refuses to print it, Brian's not surprised. There's no guarantee any of Jennifer's claims are true. But Jennifer is determined to unearth Justin's dirty little secret. SAVE will carry on fighting. Even if some, like David and Ruth, have jumped ship.
Charlie is glad to see that Adam is planning to expand his operation. Charlie buys him lunch in return for his help with the landslip. He encourages Adam to stand up to Brian and go for what he wants.
Brian is stunned when Adam announces he's going on holiday for two weeks. With lambing, it's the worst possible time. But Adam reckons he's entitled to a break. Brian will just have to manage.