Ross (Samuel Anderson) has lunch plans with Chas (Lucy Pargeter) but Lexi (Sally Oliver) turns up at Tall Trees with takeaway throwing him off guard. He makes an excuse that he has to go out and get wine, and heads off to the vets to tell Chas that he’s been called in to do an emergency shift and won’t make their date. Will Chas suspect the cheating cop is making excuses?Meanwhile, when slates fall from the church roof, Ashley (John Middleton) pushes Turner (Richard Thorp) out of the way, but it is too late as one shatters leaving a painful splinter in his foot. Feeling terrible, Ashley offers to drive him to hospital. Later Ashley confesses to Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) he feels guilty at not having taken Greg’s (Shaun Prendergast) advice and not admitting to Turner that he was aware of the loose tiles.Elsewhere, Perdy (Georgia Slowe) turns up at Mill Cottage to tell Gray (Christopher Villiers) she’s had the divorce petition drawn up leaving Katie (Sammy Winward) to comfort an upset Gray. Later Perdy asks Katie to lunch but she declines and berates Perdy for her treatment of Gray and doubts her commitment to the baby she’s carrying for them. Perdy is left concerned that Katie could change her mind about the unborn child.

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