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06/05/2026

Ruairi gets some food for thought, and there鈥檚 disaster for the Maliks.

Adam tells Ruairi they need to do something about Brian before Home Farm goes to the dogs. Ruairi disagrees, but Adam suspects Ruairi and Brian are hiding something and pushes emotional Ruairi to tell him what it is. Adam鈥檚 stunned when he hears Ruairi attacked George and Brian鈥檚 taken the blame. Ruairi makes Adam promise not to tell Brian he knows, before breaking down and then storming out. When Ben sees Ruairi rush past, upset, he walks with him to the Am, where Ruairi opens up partially, confessing that he鈥檚 struggling to deal with something he鈥檚 done. Ruairi then admits he鈥檚 started talking to his dead mum and really wishes she was there. Ben鈥檚 worried about Ruairi and suggests he needs to find a way to live with whatever it is he鈥檚 done, like doing something to make amends. Ruairi agrees, he has to try to make it right.

Azra worries to Akram that she needs to put something concrete in place for her Mental Health initiative. She outlines possible reasons why she thinks people in rural areas have difficulty opening up about their mental health, before Akram goes to see Tom and proposes setting up a care farm at Bridge Farm. Tom agrees it could benefit the local community, but thinks they might be too stretched to do it. Nevertheless, he鈥檒l talk to the family and get back to Akram, who then reports this back to Azra with a positive spin. She thinks it sounds fantastic, but then accidentally lets Fletcher fly out of the window.

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