Alice.

I would much prefer to hang on, not rock the boat at the meeting.

I want all of us to persuade Dad to get some kind of cognitive fitness testing with the GP.

Well, I'm not in the mood to help right now.

Look, I, I just want ...

Look, we, we have been worried about you, like I say, and you've got a decent pension, Dad.

Have you spoken to Ruari?

No, not yet.

I mean, I sent him a voice note saying congratulations, but I don't even really know what job he's got.

Dad was vague about that, like he is about everything at the moment.

It all points to a worrying pattern.

Mm.

When he was getting annoyed yesterday, uh, asking me to repeat things, I, I wonder if he just needs a hearing test.

I, I mean, if he's missing things, if, i- if things sound muffled, that would add to his confusion.

And thank you for not standing for it.

Well, of course.

You're my dad.

Whatever Adam's issues, he didn't have to be so hurtful.

Of course, I'm going to support you.

I'm already running late.

Oh, uh, okay.

Well, maybe if you're in the tearoom later and you don't have to rush off, I'd love to know what you think of the school.

Alice, I, I don't recall exactly, but I, I would never have accused him of something like that.

Well, he's been brooding on it ever since.

[sighs] Rex, I thought you understood about my drinking.

It, it's one of the things I've appreciated most about our relationship, that I don't have to explain my issues all the time.

You know everything I've had to overcome, and now I find out you've been discussing it behind my back.

I, I just wanna be there for you.

I know, and that's all I need.

I, I also need you to be more careful what you say around Chris.

Then you got a better offer.

[clears throat] Anyway, um, the plan for tomorrow is to go to the playground straight from school with Martha's friends, and then go back to the Nest for sandwiches and cake at 5:00-ish with the whole family.

Right.

Look, um, I wasn't gonna say anything today because it should be all about Martha, but I don't wanna hide anything from you either.

Um, we've, we've been seeing each other.

is.I love it.

Me too.

And I know there's a long way to go, but it feels real now, like this is really happening.

George, we're having a baby, and really nothing else in the world matters.

[phone ringing]

It just feels really weird to be going back to Home Farm, to walk into that house and for Jenny not to be there.

Yeah.

You're right.

Did you really mean just the two of us?

Uh, actually, I, uh, I did, Rex.

[laughs]

You would?

Totally.

It's what I was angling for in the first place.

[laughs] [upbeat music]

It's perfect.

Right.

Well, here comes the bad news.

Um, I did warn you it was gonna be a tall order finding anything within your budget, so this is a little bit over.

You didn't have to do this, though.

Yeah, well, I could do with the distraction, too.

I mean, the only Valentine's card I'm likely to get is the one Martha brought home from school today.

I, I'm fine.

But it's not just about being physically fit though, is it? What happened to you, it, it was traumatic.

That shock, it, it's gonna take time to process, for your brain to recover.

I mean, how hard can it be?

Actually, it's very challenging.

Someone arrives with a frazzled nervous system and leaves in a bubble of peace.

Not everyone can orchestrate such a transformation.

Anyway, I can't go to Scotland because Brodie's mom and dad are arriving at Phoebe's this afternoon to stay for a few days.

What if it was someone else, someone I know?

Babe, be real.

You need to stop this paranoia.

It'll eat away at you.

You're not gonna get any better if you keep torturing yourself, going over and over.

Marky did this or, or one of his feral mates.

There's no way it would've been anyone else.

I assumed Brian would have more time on his hands.