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Alistair points out to Jim that his actions yesterday hurt Jazzer. Jim obfuscates. Alistair tells him he can鈥檛 keep battening down the hatches when something affects him. Jim admits he鈥檒l be sad to see Jazzer go, but he is after all just the lodger. Alistair鈥檚 exasperated. Finally Jim confesses he didn鈥檛 want Jazzer to see that he minded about him leaving. He agrees to talk to Jazzer, at the appropriate moment.
Ruairi鈥檚 late for breakfast and apologises to Julianne. He turns on his phone and there鈥檚 an avalanche of alerts. He races back to Willow Cottage.
Alice is determined her dad shouldn鈥檛 downplay what鈥檚 happened to him. It was an angina attack, and they won鈥檛 know how serious it is until he鈥檚 visited the chest clinic. Brian can鈥檛 believe the fuss everyone鈥檚 making. He鈥檚 miffed that Stella has banned him making work calls. He鈥檚 delighted when Ruairi arrives. Alice tells Ruairi how well Stella did with it all, and Ruairi responds that he鈥檚 glad at least someone knew what they were doing. Stung, Alice leaves the room. Ruairi wishes he hadn鈥檛 gone out last night. His dad could have died. Brian reassures him all鈥檚 well. Perhaps between the two of them they can get everyone off his back. Seeing Ruairi has been a tonic for the soul. Ruairi says he won鈥檛 leave Brian鈥檚 side. Julianne鈥檚 keen Ruairi doesn鈥檛 renege on his commitments. Alice sees Ruairi as Julianne drives off. She asks if he can stick around for a few days. No, replies Ruairi, he needs to get back to London.