01/09/2022

Alice chats to a rather distant Susan about a venue for Martha’s naming ceremony. Alice would like somewhere informal, where Martha can be outdoors without any restrictions. Susan says if she thinks of anywhere she’ll tell Chris. Alice suggests she could text her, and they could look together. Later Alice tells Susan she’s thought of somewhere – the garden at Ambridge View would be perfect. Susan’s delighted, but cautions it might not be an idyllic coming together of the two families. Neil’s still sore at Brian for things he said to him recently. Alice understands; she’s sorry. The ice thaws between the two women.
Tracy explains to Oliver she’d rather have a job secured before admitting her plight to her family. She rues that nothing gets handed to her on a plate, but experiencing the food bank makes her want to give something back, from the first wage she gets. Then she spots the Bull needs bar staff – Oliver thinks she should go straight to Kenton and talk to him. Tracy does a big selling job, but Kenton’s happy to take her on. Tracy can’t believe it! Now she can go home and tell the truth.
At a city hotel, Julianne’s happy Ruairi’s going along with what she wants. Ruairi bumps into Justin, and covers that he’s attending the same convention. When Julianne joins them later Justin realises he knows of her in a business capacity, but is unfazed. He congratulates mortified Ruairi on his taste, declaring he too has learned a lot from smart women in his time.