02/10/2019

Hannah is exasperated to discover that Neil still hasn’t booked someone with a cherry picker to unblock the gutters. She takes matters into her own hands and starts clearing the leaves herself on a ladder. When she’s finished, Neil scolds her for breaching health and safety regulations. Hannah storms off across the yard and trips on a pothole, bringing the ladder down on top of her. Noticing a cut on her head, Neil insists on taking her to A&E. Hannah phones Justin with her side of the story. Justin blames Neil’s poor management of the grounds for the accident, and says he’ll be watching him carefully for the foreseeable future.
Justin tells Brian he’ll be delivering his Crowther’s bid tomorrow. Brian tries to impress upon Justin how much the local farmers are counting on him to prevent the abattoir from getting into the wrong hands.
Ian calls in to Willow Cottage and explains to Jennifer and Brian how offended Lexi was by Brian’s offer of money. Jennifer explains that she’s been anxious about Lexi’s commitment since the birth, and is worried about her behaviour spiralling out of control. Ian explains that it’s Jennifer who’s lost control. She decides to apologise to Lexi.