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Josh is coming up against costly and time consuming obstacles to his tree planting scheme. He鈥檚 wondering whether his parents might pay for the necessary geophysical survey as part of their stake in reducing Brookfield鈥檚 carbon footprint. Pip鈥檚 not sure they鈥檒l agree, and is later proved right.
Mike鈥檚 finished the paint job at the Brookfield bungalow, and Pip鈥檚 horrified to see the grey walls. Josh is rumbled as Mike declares Josh told him he was moving in. Pip and Josh have a sibling showdown, and Mike intervenes. He points out how lucky they are, and that they鈥檒l live to regret their squabbling. Life鈥檚 too short to bicker with your family. Ashamed, the pair apologise. When Josh later considers throwing in the towel and giving up on the tree planting, Pip buoys him up. Planting trees would really help cut net emissions, and benefit Brookfield in other ways. Encouraged by Pip鈥檚 support Josh wants to seek her advice on another idea he鈥檚 had.
Alice has an awkward encounter with Ed, who鈥檚 keen to get away. He鈥檚 not happy to learn Alice will be doing some work at Home Farm. He tells Stella about the difficulty last year over Alice accusing him of coming on to her, and his subsequent temporary sacking for Alice鈥檚 mistake over the wheat storage. Stella acknowledges Ed鈥檚 concern, and thanks him for raising it. She calls Brian.