Matters of a romantic nature come to a head at the Hunt Ball and an accident occurs

Radio Times: Matt plots his escape and Justin is on the warpath

Characters: Adam, Ian, Justin, Kenton, Lilian, Matt, Nic, Shula

• Oozing oily charm, Justin escorts Lilian to the Hunt Ball where they are greeted by Shula. Matt has checked out of Grey Gables and gone, so who will present the big raffle prize? Justin gladly accepts while Lilian frantically tries to change the subject. Her phone rings but Lilian does not answer. Matt leaves a message… I need you Lilian, I need you beside me. The car is waiting to take us to the airport.
• At The Bull, Matt asks Nic to put his case behind the bar. She refuses, but is eventually won over by a bribe. Kenton is unwilling to serve Matt any more Whiskey and suggests coffee, but all Matt can do is go into a drunken rant about true love.
• Lilian finds a quiet corner to listen to her message, but is overheard by Ian, who does not accept her story of it being about accident insurance. he tells her he knows better and that it’s Matt. Did Justin tell Lilian about his shouting match with Matt? He was only defending her honour. Coldly, Ian advises Lilian to go back to Justin and then tells Adam what he knows.
• Shula continues to moan about Matt, although Justin made a good speech and Christine won the cruise. On hearing Matt’s name again, Lilian rushes off, leaving her bag behind. Justin makes a pompous speech to Ian about his skills as a chef and the new-found friendship between them, whereupon Ian blurts out what he knows about Matt pestering Lilian with calls and manipulating her. Then Lilian’s phone rings again and Justin answers it. A drunken Matt urges his Pusscat to talk to her Tiger.
• Adam decides to leave the ball. Ian will be working until early morning, so Adam would rather go home, but he encounters Lilian, who asks him about Justin’s encounter with Matt. Adam is vague, and Lilian goes to look for Justin, who seems to have disappeared. Adam drives off.
• No wonder Lilian is unable to find Justin; he is at The Bull looking for Matt. Kenton is evasive when Justin questions him and insists that Matt is returning to Costa Rica tonight. He is just a sad old fantasist and Justin should ignore him. But outside Matt continues to try and speak to Lilian. Out of the darkness a car emerges and hits Matt. It fails to stop. Who could have been at the wheel?