24/08/2020

Ed is fired by Brian after unloading harvested wheat into a bay that already contained malting barley. Brian lets off steam to Alice about the error, and she realises Ed’s mistake might have been her fault. Ed collars Alice and insists she comes clean to Brian. She delays but Ed insists if she won’t tell Brian, he will.
While working on the hanging basket for Lynda and Robert, Chris ponders on how little he sees of Alice now – she’s either working late or out running. He’s regretting their agreement not to drink alcohol during the week. He can’t believe he’s the one that broke the pact when his job is great and Alice is stressed working for her dad.
Alice calls Chris, upset after being confronted by Ed. Chris reassures her and advises her to talk to Brian about the mistake as soon as she can. Alice worries that doing her best isn’t good enough. Afterwards concerned Chris wonders why the Aldridges have to be so tough on one another.
Alice mulls over a conversation with Ed who seems calmer now. She twigs that Chris might have broken their non-drinking agreement by having a beer with Ed. She pushes this thought to one side and calls Brian to talk about the wheat and barley mix up.