Felicity Finch (Ruth Archer)
If you had to pick one person in the world to keep
a piece of information quiet and not tell anyone anything, then it's a fair bet
that Rooooth Archer would be well down the list. When it comes to resisting
searching questions, the woman caves in faster than an igloo in a blast
furnace. All Jill had to do was say "it's a nice day" and Rooooth was
spilling the beans about the threat to the family.
Later on in the week, Adam says "hello"
and Rooooth promptly breaks down and blows the gaff. Why not just take a full
page ad in the Echo – or, if you really want the news to get around, tell Susan
and Vicky? Amazingly, Rooooth then asks Adam if he will help her talk David out
of testifying, which seems a bit rich to me. "Adam, you know those men
that attacked you and left you to die? Well would you mind terribly asking my
husband not to go to court so that they can get away with it? Thanks
awfully."
Adam, nice person that he is, agonises to Ian,
saying that if anything happened to one of the kids, he'd never forgive
himself. Ian, who usually sees the best in everybody, is dead set against telling
David to pull out, saying that the time when Adam was in a coma was the worst
time of his life and "if these scumbags go free, they'll do it to someone
else."
In the end, Jill persuades David to send the kids
away to stay at Heather's and Rooooth takes them, reminding David to make sure
he eats properly. Actually, she only takes Josh and Ben, as Pip is staying at
Spencer's father's farm, thereby putting another family in jeopardy, not to
mention Heather.
One of the few people who doesn't know what's going
on is Eddie and, when he doesn't turn up for milking one day (he's out pricing
a gardening job) David goes berserk and threatens that he'll never work at
Brookfield again if he doesn't get there pretty damn quick. A bemused Eddie
asks David why he can't cut him some slack? Just find Rooooth, Eddie and ask
her what day it is – you'll have the whole story inside 10 seconds.
It seems that people are either convinced that
something awful will happen, or they dismiss it all as idle threats – while we
have Rooooth and kids fleeing for their lives, Ed tells Emma that he is going
to have to go away, but don't worry – she and Keira will be fine, on their own
in the cottage, in the yard at Brookfield and not to worry that the gang have
already shot out the security lights once before. What can possibly go wrong?
Emma is not convinced and wants to move out. I certainly hope this trial comes
quickly, or else there won't be anyone left in Ambridge.
Over at Roy and Hayley's, we had an unsettling
reminder of what to expect in coming weeks, when they are getting all excited
about Phoebe's imminent homecoming and decide to decorate her room for her. Why
bother? Whatever they do it's bound to be wrong and Phoebe will be moaning that
she never had to do this, or put up with that when she was in South Africa.
Even more depressing, one presumes that Kate will be returning too. Truly our
cup runneth over.
I did have one glimmer of hope – as Hayley was
talking about some deranged plan to put fairy lights round the headboard of
Phoebe's bed, she said: "I can't wait to see her little face light
up." "Oh good," I thought, "they're going to plug her into
the mains." No such luck, but the glimmer remained when they all Skyped
Phoebe on her birthday and, afterwards, Hayley said "Is it me or did
Phoebes seem underwhelmed about coming home?" Good for you Phoebe – dig
your heels in girl – they can't force you to come home. You and Kate stay in
South Africa we're right behind you on this.
Vicky is going through one of her extra-annoying
phases. As well as threatening to buy Phoebe a sofa decorated with hearts and
teddies, she blithely informs Brenda that she has put her name forward to help
with marketing the Fete/Olympics. Brenda's observation that she's rather busy
and it would have been nice to have been asked is swept aside. Vicky also
upsets most of the family when, while talking to Phoebe on Skype, Roy mentions
a family holiday and Vicky immediately invites herself and Mike.
In recent weeks, Natalie's part seems to have been
growing and she spends most of the time bemoaning the fact that there is no
team of women for the ladies of Ambridge to play cricket against and how can
they get a game against somebody? These questions are directed to Jamie, who
has his own ideas about what sort of game he and Natalie should be playing, and
it isn't cricket. Jamie comes up with a couple of good ideas (yes, I too was
surprised) but, instead of leaping on him and showing how grateful she is,
Natalie rushes off to try and organise something. You want to be careful
Natalie, as Rosa (who Natalie described to Jamie as "your groupie")
is attending the cricket matches and, if you don't pay Jamie the attention he
wants, then I reckon Rosa will be only too willing to let Jamie introduce her
to his googlies as he deals with her bouncers.
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