The trial concludes with 11 jurors, who retire to deliberate.

Radio Times: Helen has questions for Anna, and Johnny stands by his family.

Characters: Anna, Helen, Johnny, Judge Loomis, Julian Bywater, Pat, Rob, Tom, Tony

• Must they go through this again? Tom has seen the offending tweet and it isn’t pretty. Helen is worried about whether she can keep Jack if there is a retrial. The matter rests with the judge.
• After reading the riot act to the remaining jurors about trying the case on the basis of the evidence, Judge Loomis decides that they will proceed with eleven jurors. The juror who tweeted has been discharged and may be prosecuted.
• Rob takes the stand to rebut the accusations from both Helen and Jess. They are completely untrue; Jess is seeking revenge for divorcing her. The divorce was not amicable: she had accused him of fathering her child; he hadn’t – he had taken precautions! He must be attractive to needy and unstable women. He admits mistakes but pleads now to be allowed to concentrate on his children, Henry and Gideon.
• As the assembled Archers muse over who the jury will believe – Rob is one hell of an actor – they are joined by Johnny, come to lend his support.
• The prosecution summing up yields only one new facet: Harrison had given evidence that Helen had attempted to clear up the mess, thereby tampering with evidence. Anna explains that the self-defence argument hangs on Helen believing that she or Henry were under threat; she could be mistaken but if she honestly held the belief then she is deemed to have been acting in self-defence.
• The judge gives the jury some advice on how to conduct their deliberations and then invites them to retire. Now, we wait.