Alistair\u2019s grateful when Denise comes in for a work emergency, but things are tense between them. They agree they\u2019d like to try to go back to being \u2018normal\u2019 with each other. Alistair invites Denise to his cricket match later, but Denise has to be at home, as John\u2019s back \u2013 and they need to talk. At the cricket, Fallon thanks Alice for getting Harry to testify on Harrison\u2019s behalf. Fallon is sorry it hasn\u2019t worked out with Harry, but Alice knows it\u2019s best for everyone, and she needs to just move on.
At the cricket Harrison asks Ed how the tree surgery enterprise is going. Ed admits he\u2019s done some research and now realises what a dangerous profession it is. Harrison reassures Ed and suggests he tells Emma how he feels. But Ed says there\u2019s no backing out now.
Ed\u2019s a nervous stand-in for Will at the match but makes a good catch against Little Croxley. Their captain Laura protests that the ball came off her pad, and Alistair backs her up. Laura offers Alistair a drink as thanks, but he politely declines, so she gives him her phone number for another time. Denise arrives to surprise Alistair and can see he looks worried. He asks about John. Denise explains that their important talk was short-lived, and she suspects he is being evasive. Denise did express her unhappiness but can\u2019t tell whether her husband knows what\u2019s going on with their marriage. And he refuses to talk about it. She\u2019s exhausted and just wants someone to tell her everything\u2019s going to be alright.