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Chris talks to Ian and Adam about looking out for Alice, and they鈥檙e on board. Ian hints at concern for Xander鈥檚 future, and Chris mentions his thought about dividing the money and the difficulty around it. Ian reckons Jennifer didn鈥檛 think it through, which slightly offends Adam. There鈥檚 some bickering as the three misunderstand one another. After some smoothing out and clarification, they all apologise. Chris suggests Jennifer鈥檚 will is a sort of tribute to Ian and Adam. It shows she had faith in them. They all agree Jennifer would have been sad to see them squabbling. She wanted the best for the whole family. They bring the discussion back to Alice, and Chris suggests bellringing might be a good distraction for her. Adam鈥檚 not so sure.
Helen鈥檚 grateful Natasha鈥檚 with her to meet Jess. They haven鈥檛 told Tom. Helen鈥檚 nervous the court order isn鈥檛 in place yet, but Natasha buoys her. Helen fills Natasha in on some background about Jess. Once Helen and Jess meet they find common ground in their gut-churning dread of Rob, and break the ice with some small talk. Tense Helen wants to find out why she鈥檚 been summoned here, and is disappointed when Jess merely confirms Rob鈥檚 back in the country. But Jess does have new information: Ursula, Rob鈥檚 mother, has died. Rob鈥檚 attending the funeral. Afterwards Helen tells Natasha she finds this reassuring. Natasha agrees. Rob will go to the funeral, and then go back where he came from. Helen has to believe that. Helen laughs that she will.