Do you fancy taking on that role?

[laughs] No. Oh, but I'll tell you who might.

Ruth Archer.

I mean, she's neutral, and she represented Rory when he was too young to have a say in the partnership.

Well, she did a good job, didn't she?

Now, I think you need to try and forget the meeting is happening and, you know, just throw yourself into your work here.

Yeah, you're right, but, look, I'm worried Adam is gonna lose his cool if Brian behaves badly.

I mean, you should all be getting what you're entitled to without having to beg for it, and an apology wouldn't go amiss either, especially to Adam, who's literally worked night and day to keep Home Farm afloat.

Yeah, me too

After everything Brian's, I dunno, done for him, particularly with the, uh, you know, just the whole George thing

[sighs] Well, I, I just wanna check in with her, really

[sighs] I mean, look, you do kind of know now, don't you? I mean, I mean, you can't keep pretending that you think he's got dementia, can you?

[laughs] Woefully undervalued.

I'm serious.

Look at what you do at Home Farm.

Um, you're the obvious successor, constantly undermined.

And me? Eh, I suppose I thought I'd be head chef for somewhere influential by now.

Uh, you don't think standards have already started to slip, do you? It feels, well, an, an impossible job to keep all the plates spinning without him.

Well, you know, the restaurant has recently got some outstanding reviews, and the general feeling is that we're riding high.

It would be a shame to lose the momentum when we've worked so hard to get to this point.

He can pretend to forget all the conversations he likes, but he knows exactly what he's doing.

All right.

Okay.

Look, I'm just saying Brian's supported her through a lot.

You can understand why she feels protective of him.

What's in it?

I felt like experimenting.

It's, uh, wild garlic, uh, with spinach with just a splash of fish sauce.

How are the deer? Did you, uh, spot any youngsters?

No, but I am pretty sure two of the hinds have calved since the last time I checked.

I reckon they're staying close to where they've hidden the calves.

Now, there's an idea.

Look, I don't care, as long as we're together.

I just think you need to ask yourself why Brian going back and the inheritance matters to you so much.

I mean, is it because of the farm?