Hayley’s fears about her marriage grow. Jess pays a visit.

Radio Times: Hayley meets a stranger, and Freddie tells it like it is.

He doesn’t give up! Rob is getting Henry to help clean his riding boots ready for the hunt. Helen is not pleased that he is encouraging Henry’s interest in hunting.
The promised night out is tonight. Roy will book a nice restaurant and he encourages Hayley to go shopping for something new to wear – his treat.
Freddie has gone missing; he didn’t go to school. Lily is worried about him too but he has been texting her; he took off on his bike. Maybe he went to Uncle Rupert’s memorial – apparently he goes there a lot – so Elizabeth and Roy check it out.
In the dress shop Hayley does not recognise Jess; presumably they never met when Jess was in Ambridge. They help each other with clothes though Jess doesn’t buy anything because she is fat and getting fatter. She is pregnant.
Until Freddie comes home – he is still in touch with Lily – of course Roy couldn’t think of leaving Elizabeth. When he does turn up there is a slanging match. Freddie has a lot to say about what his mother and Roy have been up to; Elizabeth sends Roy home to calm the situation. Of course it is too late by now to go out; Roy does notice that his wife’s eyes look a bit smudged but the new dress goes unnoticed. When he goes upstairs ahead of her, he leaves Hayley to sob alone.
Helen has a visitor. It’s Jess. What the hell is she doing here?

Summarised by: Brian Maskell