04/04/2019

Alistair suggests Jim might like to come to the surgery for lunch; he’s desperate for help with trying to penetrate Jakob’s frosty exterior.

Celia Hampton falls off her horse in the outdoor school; Jakob steps into the breach and deals efficiently with the injured horse. It’s an unusual injury but Jakob has dealt with it before.

Jim and Shula clash over Shula’s latest plans to raise money for the church art project. Jim thinks the whole concept of spirituality is a very debatable notion. And when Shula asks him to respect her beliefs Jim reminds her she was the one who broke her marriage vows. She asks Alistair later if he also considers her a hypocrite. He’s non-committal. Shula declares she couldn’t bear it if people thought that about her.

Freddie goes for his third ride this week; he tells Shula that riding is the exact opposite to being in prison. Shula’s pleased Pip and Toby have decided to get Rosie baptised. She worries they might have to get Valda out of retirement to play the organ at church but fortunately Patrick steps in. Jakob announces he too plays, and volunteers. Freddie spots new stable girl Francesca, but when Shula offers to introduce him he backs off – she’s hardly likely to be interested in a jailbird. Freddie vows that he’ll do whatever it takes to stay out of prison.