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01/09/2026

Lilian attempts to offer some words of comfort, and Pat has a bone to pick.

Visiting the vicarage, Pat reiterates Henry and Khalil鈥檚 apology to Alan and recommends a glazier, but says she鈥檚 mainly come to say how upset Henry is. Defensively, Alan retorts that he shouted at them because the lads didn鈥檛 use their brains. Also he鈥檚 run off his feet, without this trouble on top. He reminds Pat of the time Henry vandalised the church door, and suggests Pat has never forgiven him about Rob鈥檚 baptism.

As Chelsea cuts Justin鈥檚 hair dramatically short to his instruction, he says he鈥檚 not worried about a complete restyle, and can grow it back if he doesn鈥檛 like it. He鈥檚 delighted with the result and wonders aloud about a return to the brown colour of his youth. Chelsea steers him away from this, complimenting his grey hair. Justin then focuses on his skin worries 鈥� can she recommend someone who can treat his aging skin? Her friend Keisha does treatments such at fillers but Chelsea suggests starting with skin care products.

Justin feels great, and once over her shock, Lilian says she likes his hair. When Justin shares his worries about his face collapsing at an alarming rate, Lilian at first gently teases him, but seeing his despair says she understands 鈥� she鈥檚 been trying to reverse the signs of aging since her 30s. She thinks it鈥檚 exhausting, expensive and not such a worry for men as women. Justin feels the reality of aging has just hit him 鈥� he doesn鈥檛 want to spend the rest of his life tweaking his appearance, nor does he want to feel the way he does now.

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