31/07/2025
George has a big question to ask, and Chris struggles to offer reassurance.
On a prison visit George tells Brad he鈥檚 worried about Chelsea upsetting Amber. Brad says Chelsea feels awful and wants to put it right, but Amber won鈥檛 let her. Brad then persuades George to try and get Amber to accept Chelsea鈥檚 apologies. When George asks about Mia he can鈥檛 believe she told Brad on his birthday that she鈥檚 seeing someone else. Brad is embarrassed by how upset it鈥檚 made him. George鈥檚 attempts to console Brad fall on stony ground, until George drops in that he wants Brad to be his best man and Brad is thrilled to accept.
At the hospital Alice doesn鈥檛 want Chris to tell anyone about Brian鈥檚 suggestion that she take over running Home Farm. Right now Alice is focused on finding out what鈥檚 going on with Martha. Chris insists there鈥檚 nothing wrong, but Alice has a list of Martha鈥檚 behaviours that could show she has Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. After seeing the paediatrician though Alice is disappointed that nothing was confirmed or denied. Chris interprets the doctor鈥檚 words as meaning there isn鈥檛 any cause for concern. It was only because Alice kept pushing that she suggested waiting until Martha is six before definitively ruling it out. Alice is shocked when Chris then reveals that he too researched the condition and prayed for Martha鈥檚 survival. But Alice has to stop, because he can鈥檛 take any more of her obsessive concern. Chris delivers some home truths about getting things in perspective and when Martha completes an impressive manoeuvre on some playground monkey bars they agree she鈥檚 doing fine.
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