27/02/2026
Helen is in reflective mood, and Chris and Hannah are looking for a challenge.
At The Bull Chris tells Hannah he鈥檚 looking forward to making the plant supports for her step-father, but generally he feels a bit old and pointless. Hannah sympathises, her career feels stuck too 鈥 what they both need is a good work challenge to get them going. David then outlines his idea for a farrier competition at the Borchester Show, which sounds great, but Chris doesn鈥檛 want to organise it. When David uses the word 鈥渃hallenge鈥 Hannah leaps on this, after what they鈥檇 just been saying. Then Hannah鈥檚 bluff is called when she tries to shirk the challenge of helping with the staging. David puts both their names down and Chris reckons he鈥檚 worse than Lynda Snell!
Helen鈥檚 woken by a call from Kirsty about the Open House viewing later. Kirsty realises Helen鈥檚 in bed with Finlay and rings off, before Finlay and Helen agree they鈥檇 like to stay there forever. But being together will only happen if one of them gives up the life they have. And that seems impossible, despite the overwhelming strength of feeling between them. They each have too many commitments in their lives to start anew. They decide to make the most of what little time they have left together and leave it at that. Helen then goes to view the house on The Green, telling Kirsty she has no regrets about last night or being unfaithful to Dane. She finally feels ready to move on with her life, for the first time since Rob died. She thinks moving into the house is a definite possibility.
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