26/02/2024

Published: Feb. 26, 2024, 7:15 p.m.

Having brought presents for Alice and Martha to The Nest Harry enthuses about a horse he\u2019s seen in Carlisle. Alice brings him up short, asking if he had a drink while he was away. He says not, but when pushed, confesses he does sometimes have a few too many. Alice susses that\u2019s why Harry\u2019s mother, Eve, was so off with her, when she found out about Alice\u2019s drinking. Harry disagrees but Alice insists, before hitting him with some home truths about being in denial, like she used to be. Despite admitting the strength of their feelings, Alice tells Harry she cannot risk staying with him. Harry guesses it must have been Harrison who told her about his drinking, but Alice didn\u2019t know he\u2019d arrested Harry for being drunk and disorderly. This reinforces her conviction that Harry has to go now and she doesn\u2019t want him to come back.

At The Bull Jazzer and Alistair discuss yesterday\u2019s false alarm. Clearly the attack on Kenton has really shaken Jolene. Jazzer thinks they should warn people about dodgy looking characters, though Alistair thinks that might be overreacting. Alistair then admits he\u2019s feeling out of sorts and is about to confess what\u2019s going on with Denise, when Neil interrupts them. Alistair asks about the helicopter ride Neil\u2019s going on with Susan this week. Neil then supports Jazzer\u2019s idea of warning pub regulars to watch out for suspicious types. After Neil goes Jazzer guesses that it is Denise Alistair\u2019s fallen for. His advice is to leave well alone, as she hasn\u2019t actually left John and it could all go horribly wrong.