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17/02/2026

Ruairi exceeds expectations, and Rex gets the wrong end of the stick.

At Berrow, Hannah concedes Ruairi鈥檚 doing better than she expected. She鈥檚 still not convinced he鈥檒l stay the course though, but Ruairi鈥檚 enthusiasm is very persuasive. Ruairi goes with Neil to the outdoor unit, where Neil invites him to a meeting with a feed representative before suggesting a more challenging task for Ruairi to get involved with. Later, Neil tells Ruairi they鈥檝e been sufficiently impressed to want to continue his training. He鈥檒l have to take an online welfare handling course, but can then start looking at stockperson training to further his career.

In their search for the missing watch Rex and Alice split the list of pubs in Felpersham where it could have been handed in. Alice reassures Rex she鈥檒l be fine going into bars on her own, but when they meet up later they鈥檝e both drawn a blank. They go into the last pub together, the Brewhouse, where the manager tells them she鈥檚 kept the watch in her safe. Alice can鈥檛 believe the owner was so negligent, leaving it in a toilet, but at least Rex鈥檚 problems should be over. Rex offers to share any reward, before they discover they鈥檙e both going to the Bull鈥檚 Pancake Day celebration.

At The Bull later Ruairi tells Neil not to book him on stockperson training as he鈥檚 not sure how long he鈥檒l be staying at Berrow. Rex arrives, followed by Alice, who suggests going for a drink at the Brewhouse one night. Misunderstanding Alice鈥檚 intention Rex suggests Ruairi could come along too, with Paul and some others. Covering, Alice agrees that sounds wonderful.

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