Hi! I'm back!
Hugh?
VOICEMAIL BEEP
Hey, it's me. Um...
Listen, I thought about what you said and you were right.
And...I'm not going to put you second any more.
I'm really sorry.
Anyway, um, I'm back home now,
so give me a call when you get this
and we can...talk.
I love you.
So, how's it going with your new toy boy?
Oh, shut up. I'm not that old!
Do you think he's "the one"?
Shut up!
Ooh, I was...checking out your new campaign post, too.
Not exactly top eye-candy, is it?
I mean, this environmental report is...
Yeah, it's really boring, I know.
Yeah. Ooh! Ooh!
And a range of Jimmi's flower photos, too.
It wasn't my idea - it was Nina's.
I tried to put her off, but she's such a flipping know-it-all!
And I've got an update meeting with her and Zara later.
Mm, good luck with that. Thanks.
All right. I'll, er, catch you later. See you.
I wish Jack was here.
He's in court all week, Dad.
Yeah.
What's this? I didn't know we were camping!
No, I thought we'd make a bit a day of it,
so I popped to the supermarket and got us a little picnic.
Little?
All right, then, I'll eat all the vanilla doughnuts.
Oooh! I'm sure I can help out!
Ah. All set? Hang on.
It's a long walk back down.
Ooh, well remembered.
ROB SIGHS
Luca!
Cora! Hello!
Oh, what are you doing out this way?
I, er, had a home visit
and now I'm dropping some bloods off at St Phil's.
Aren't you meant to be sailing a yacht somewhere gorgeous?
Yeah. I...er... I decided not to go.
What? You've been banging on about that competition for months!
Er, well, Hugh and I kind of broke up last night.
What?
Yeah. He's always hated me going away racing
and he just said he'd had enough of waiting around
and if I went this time then we were over, so...
Right. And do you reckon he was serious?
Er, I guess we'll find out.
Yeah, I woke up at the airport hotel this morning
and I just... I couldn't leave.
I thought he was off work today, but maybe he's on call.
So, you've just ditched the sailing competition to get back with Hugh?
I'm actually thinking of asking him to marry me.
What?
Oh, you and Hugh never really hit it off, did you?
No. No! No!
I just... I think it's a bit sudden, you know?
Well, don't worry, I'll make sure
I get some proper girlfriend advice before I do anything rash.
OK. Oh, actually, can I...? Can I cadge a lift to Tam's?
Go on, then. Thank you!
What are you doing?
What needs to be done, while there's still time.
I am convinced that Beverly will fold.
I just need to get her to agree to meet first.
Hello, hi. Can you put me through to Beverly's office, please?
This is Dr Zara Carmichael.
Dr Carmichael, I assume you're calling about your campaign.
Yes. I feel that we may have been
a little hasty in our judgment of your plans.
Really?
Yes. I gather, from a colleague of mine,
that your scheme now includes plans for some social housing.
Yes, it's a crucial part of its development.
Well, I'd be very interested in hearing the details about that.
We have so many elderly and vulnerable patients
who could possibly benefit.
Well, I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.
I actually have a meeting with the developers scheduled this afternoon.
Perfect! I'll drop by then.
Right. OK.
Lovely. See you later. Bye!
Done!
Now you're retiring,
you'll have plenty more time for healthy walks like this.
Till my Zimmer gives out.
It makes me sound ancient.
Stages not ages, Dad.
You used to come up here a lot with Mum, didn't you?
Yeah, and with you and Jack -
when you were little enough not to complain.
I remember playing hide-and-seek round here.
Always found your mum first.
Yeah, because of that bright yellow raincoat! Yeah.
She loved that thing. Yeah.
And she always accused us of cheating - every time.
Even though she always hid in the same place!
Yeah. Er...
She used to hide over...
Or over...
Oh, I don't know, I can't remember.
Come on, we better burn off some more
before we have all those doughnuts.
Nurse Luca.
Popping in to see where the real medicine happens?
Hugh.
I was hoping I'd bump in to you.
Well, always here, performing daily miracles. Overworked, underpaid.
Must be such a struggle.
Was that your flash new car in the car park?
Birthday present from Mummy and Daddy, was it?
Oh, there's nothing quite like the sweet smell of jealousy -
reminds me why I always love bumping in to you.
Weird, I'm bumping in to everyone this morning.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah. I saw Cora on my rounds.
What? She's er...
When? Where?
Outside your place.
She's meant to be flying out this morning.
Yeah, well, apparently she changed her mind.
I'd better call her. I dropped her at Tam's.
Tam's? Why?
Because she asked me to.
Why? What's the prob...?
Hugh?
Time's ticking on, you know?
And I guess I just want...what everyone wants -
kids, a family.
With Hugh?
Yeah. Why do you say it like that?
No reason. It's just, you know, we are talking about Hugh here.
Yeah. OK, I know he's not perfect, but I don't want to miss my chance.
I just... I don't understand the sudden change of heart.
You've already spent a fortune on that competition! All the planning.
And what about the sponsorship money? Yeah, I know, I know.
And there's the whole massive team of people you'll be letting down.
I mean, why?
I love him, Tam, and...
..I just realised I have to put our relationship first.
You never have before.
No, I mean, sailing has always been
more important than anything else to you.
You know how people talk about
reaching a crossroads in their life, right? I feel like that.
Like, it's time I made a proper, grown-up decision.
I thought you had and that's why you were going?
What do you mean? I mean...
What I'm trying to say? Are you sure you're doing the right thing?
OK, tell me straight - do you think if...
..if I asked Hugh to marry me,
do you think he'll say yes?
Oh, my...!
Are you serious?
Is that why you came back? What's the matter?
Nothing. Are you sure? You're acting really off.
No, no. I just need the loo. One sec.
MOBILE BUZZES
Hi. Hi.
Listen, not sure if you can talk or not,
but...Cora's back.
Just don't say anything about last night...
..yet.
I'm begging you.
Tam?
Ta...?
You having trouble with that?
I'm hungry!
Dad, you have really gone for it!
All of Mum's favourite things -
peanut butter,
sun-dried tomato paste,
Bavarian cheese.
Oh, yes!
Marshmallows!
Catch! Ah!
I buttered them at home, just like your mum used to.
You thought of everything,
apart from a knife.
Ah!
Never mind. It's finger food.
It's not a bad view, is it?
It's beautiful.
"Only from down there,"
that's what your mum said the last time I bullied her up here.
Was that with the walking group? Mm.
Bet she grumbled every step of the way.
She certainly moaned that there was no loo.
She was desperate - had to go behind a tree.
Classic Mum. Gets worse.
I was supposed to be keeping watch.
And?
Well, who'd have thought an entire troop of Brownies
could sneak up so quietly?
I can just imagine her face.
I can still hear her voice.
So, do you think that this might be the right spot?
I don't know.
It's OK, Dad.
If you're not ready, there's no rush.
We can't just keep walking.
Why not? We've got all day...
..and loads of marshmallows!
How come you weren't surprised about me and Hugh breaking up?
Well, it's been on the cards, hasn't it?
Has it?
Hugh just called you.
What happened last night?
What do you mean?
Tam, you're my best friend,
but if you lie to me now, I will never forgive you. OK!
Hugh turned up here really late, upset, and told me you'd split up.
And?
And we talked a bit.
And?
And he left, and that's it.
You're lying.
I'm not. You are. I know you are.
I know you.
Fine. I'll ask Hugh.
I'm sorry.
It just sort of...happened.
What did?
What? You slept with him?
We didn't plan it.
OK. So, what, you accidentally had sex?
It wasn't like that!
I don't want to hear what it was like!
How long has this been going on? Just last night, I swear.
Do you know? I always wondered about you two...
I'm sorry, I just,
I didn't think you would be that bothered by it.
What? Oh, come on!
It's not like you've ever been that committed to Hugh, is it?
All those months you'd disappear off on trips.
That doesn't mean... And all you ever do is moan about him.
I trusted you! The truth is, you always made him feel second best -
and me, too.
You asked me to be honest.
Honest?
You slept with my boyfriend!
Ex-boyfriend.
Look, I know it seems bad,
but it was over between you two, wasn't it?
You are such a...
The projected estimates...
KNOCK ON DOOR
Hello.
Zara Carmichael.
Zara, thanks for coming in.
Sorry, I thought you said your name was Ms Mills?
You two have met before?
Yes, she's an estate agent.
Yes, sorry about that.
Is this some kind of game?
Absolutely not.
What's going on?
This is Dr Carmichael from the Mill Health Centre.
Perhaps you should tell us why you're really here.
I want you to abandon the Beechwalk development.
Well, why would we do that?
Because, if you don't,
I'm going to have to make public
what's going on between you two.
What are you talking about?
Well, granting planning permission
to your lover is a pretty major conflict of interests -
don't you agree?
Hey, you. Hey. Have you seen Hugh?
Why? What's going on?
Oh, just I'm... I'm going to kill him, that's all.
OK. I've got to go.
Cora!
You lying, cheating, piece of...! I can explain. Explain what?
That you're a two-faced, selfish...?
You know, last night you said I never put you first -
look what happens when I do!
We broke up.
Yeah. Yeah, well, now I know why.
No. It's not like that.
Don't say that. I was upset.
How long has it been going on?
It was just last night, I swear.
With my best friend, Hugh.
I feel sick. I know. I know.
Cora, if you just give me a cha...
Sorry, why are you even here?
Do you know what? That's a good question. Why am I here?
Cos I can't even bear to look at you. Cora!
Cora, wait!
Lapping this up, aren't you?
Just stay away from her.
Don't tell me what to do. Do you not think you've done enough damage?
She'll come round when she's calmed down.
It's not accusation - it's fact.
Fact needs proof and you need to be very careful what you're saying.
I saw the text messages on your phone.
What messages? Intimate messages -
between the two of you.
You had no right!
All that matters is that that proves conclusively
that's there's something going on between you.
And that's what you're calling proof?
I don't want to go public on this, but if I have to...
All you can make public are wild allegations.
Even if these imaginary texts existed,
we would simply delete them.
So, you go ahead,
make a fool of yourself.
Except that I took a photo of the phone
and that means that I have a copy of them.
No, no, no, I think you're really underestimating
the power of social media here.
Believe me, mud sticks.
Anything you make the mistake of posting,
our solicitors will make sure you're personally held responsible for
in court, if necessary.
Now I want you to leave my office.
Is that really your answer,
more threats?
If you leave now, we can call an end to this,
otherwise you'll regret you ever started it.
Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?
Is this whole Beechwalk project
really worth the risk?
Do I need to call security?
This is it.
This is the spot.
You sure?
It feels right.
So, er, how do you want to do this?
Do you think we should say something first?
I don't know. I hadn't really planned.
How about I start? Yeah.
Mum, I...
..still can't believe that you're gone.
I keep hoping that I'll wake up.
I just, I want you to know that me and Jack,
we miss you so much...
..and we'll never forget everything that you gave us.
And we'll always love you.
Goodbye, Mum.
That was lovely.
Right. Er...
First time I get to talk to her without being interrupted
and I can't get a word out!
HE LAUGHS
HE SIGHS
Er... Oh!
I don't think I realised
just how lucky I was to have you, until now.
I miss you more than I can say.
Just because we can't see you doesn't mean that you're not here.
So, this is not about sending you away...
..because you will be with us forever.
I love you, my darling.
You told me it was over between you and Cora.
Yeah, I thought it was.
Yeah, and now?
It's a simple yes or no.
I had no idea she was going to come back.
I want you to leave.
It's not like you and I had something special.
Oh, just get out. Fine.
Your loss.
I really thought it was going to be enough to make them back down.
Well, you tried.
Maybe I should have thought it through a bit more.
Jimmi filled me in. What happened?
Please don't start, Daniel.
I'm just going to...
I was simply trying to resolve the situation before it was too late.
Yeah, and you've made it so much worse.
Ah!
Zara!
I did say that she would always be with us.
Yeah, with us - not all over us!
She had the last laugh.
Well, this was payback. What for?
For all those years of you forcing her to plod up that hill!
Ha-ha!
It's nice to see you laughing again. Yeah.
Not been a lot to laugh about recently, has there?
MOBILE RINGS
Oh!
Estate agent.
You'd better answer.
Hello?
Yes, speaking.
Right. OK.
Yeah.
Look, let me have a think about that and I'll call back. Thanks. Bye.
What's going on?
Apparently, the buyers need to exchange quicker than planned.
Why? Something to do with the chain,
otherwise their buyer's going to pull out if it doesn't happen.
Well, tough. You haven't even started looking for a new place yet.
But I don't want to lose the sale,
otherwise I'm going to have to start out all over again.
Dad, it's just the first offer -
there'll be plenty more, there always are. Hmm.
Stop blaming yourself, OK?
You've done nothing wrong.
He's the selfish idiot and it's his loss.
Thanks, Luca.
So what now? You're not staying here.
No.
I'm not sure where else I'll go, though.
I mean, losing your boyfriend
and your best friend in one day is not exactly good timing, is it?
No, but talking about timing, when does the competition actually start?
Er, not till Monday.
I usually book to go out a few days in advance,
just so I can meet the crew and familiarise myself with the boat.
Why?
If you want my advice, I think you should get yourself online
and look when your next available flight is.
Why don't you take your time?
Dad?
You what?
Are you OK?
Yeah, I am.
I have just realised something.
Who are you calling? Just a sec.
Hi, yeah. It's Sergeant Rob Hollins.
Can you put me through to HR, please?
Christine, how are you? Yes.
No, I'm fine, thank you.
I was wondering if I could pop in to see you.
I've had second thoughts about retirement.
LAUGHING: Yeah, that's right.
Not ready to hang up my hat just yet.
OK, that's perfect.
I'll see you, then.
Thanks, Christine. Bye.
I thought you'd made your mind up?
I had.
But that decision wasn't about me, was it?
So, you were only doing it to make Mum happy?
No, I loved the idea,
but the plan was for me and your mum together, wasn't it?
And the job - it gives me a reason to get up each day
and I need that at the moment.
You think it's a cop out.
More of a cop in, really, isn't it?
No, really, do you think I'm making a mistake?
Well, to be honest, I couldn't imagine you killing time
fishing seven days a week. Hang on.
Now, there's a thought.
No. For now...
..I am better off back on the beat.
I'm lucky I bumped in to you. Thank you.
Now, go and get on that plane. I will.
See you soon.
Smooth sailing!
Luca.
Have you seen Cora? Is she OK?
She will be, no thanks to you.
Yeah, I'm done with Tamsin.
You mean she's done with you? HE SCOFFS
It was just sex, all right? Cora will understand.
Do you reckon?
It's obvious.
She quit the sailing trip for me, so...
So what?
So, she loves me, right?
Wow. The world really does revolve around you, doesn't it?
You know, I never understood why
Cora wasted her time on someone like you.
Likewise.
Goodbye, Hugh.
Oh, and good luck.
I think you'll find that ship might have sailed.
Hi.
Er, look, I know that you are angry, but we need to talk about this.
Well, there's nothing to discuss
because I have already talked about it with Nina.
OK. Um, I'd just to know what's really going on here.
What do you mean?
Since when has campaigning been your thing?
What do you mean?
The Beechwalk? Why? And why now?
Because somebody has to confront the corruption.
You've never expressed any concern about it before.
I just... I just don't think
they should be allowed to get away with it.
Come on, Zara, it's me you're talking to.
What's the real reason?
All right, I don't know, OK? I don't know.
But you must have some idea?
OK. Maybe it's just that I am...
..fed up.
Everything is just so endlessly repetitive -
the patients, the paperwork,
the partnership, the endless personal politics.
OK. But I thought the point
of bringing Nina in, and Suni,
was to take off some of that weight?
Yes, and my life still revolves around The Mill!
I just wanted something different. I wanted to take on a challenge.
How long have you been feeling like this? I don't know.
I guess, since the explosion...
..I've just been feeling this overwhelming sense of...
Of what?
Boredom?
Yes.
So, you needed a distraction
and the Beechwalk was it, is that it?
What? People in glass houses, Daniel!
Not that long ago, you wouldn't have hesitated
to wade in on something like this! Right.
So, if you really are this dissatisfied with your life,
then we're going to have to do something about it.
Like what?
I don't know.
But if it is going to be the focus of all your passion and energy,
then it's going to have to be something you really care about.
Could you be any more patronising?
Hello?
Hello. It's Dr Haskey from the Mill Health Centre.
I felt...dizzy...
..sick.
Well, where is he?
Where's your little brother? What? Is he not here?
Anything could have happened to him. You hear these horrible stories.
Sean, don't!
Why did he take off like that and go on his own?