Emma is unhappy and Lily confesses

Radio Times: Lily comes clean and Emma is left disappointed

Characters: Adam, Emma, Jennifer, Lily, Phoebe, Susan

• Emma is pleased to hear that the Echo has published an article about Justin building less affordable houses than originally planned while Adam wonders if his offer of more money will tempt the pickers to stay on.
• When pressured, Lily confesses to Phoebe that her relationship with Meredith is made up.
• Emma pops into the village shop looking for a copy of the Echo. Susan tries to avoid her seeing it, but when she picks up a copy, she sees the headline “Parish Councillor Drop the Ball” together with a picture of Emma falling over during the Beat the Keeper competition. She is furious that the newspaper has sided with Justin.
• Jennifer isn’t happy about the estate agent’s opinion that the house isn’t worth as much as they thought due to the chemical spill at Low Mead. He hardly even mentioned her luxury kitchen. Only some of the pickers have accepted Adam’s offer, and on top of that, Lexi isn’t pregnant after the latest round of IVF.
• Lily tells Phoebe that Russ will be resigning, divorcing his wife and coming to live with her at whichever university she goes to. Phoebe tries to make her see sense but Lily is having none of it. Russ wouldn’t lie to her.