Overview
- Dr Caitlin Todd is blackmailing Charity over a secret linked to baby Leyla and has accepted a down payment while demanding the remainder within 24 hours, threatening to reveal the secret at Sarah’s 21st birthday.
- After Kim Tate pulls out of buying Charity’s share of the Woolpack, Charity asks Kim for a loan and then confesses the blackmail to Chas, who helps her hatch a plan to steal money from the Home Farm safe.
- Charity and Chas are preparing the theft as a last-ditch effort to meet Todd’s deadline, raising the risk that the plot and the underlying secret will be exposed to other villagers.
- Separately, Ross and Laurel’s secret relationship grows more intense and risks further fallout for Gabby, while Sam’s extra dance lessons to impress Lydia and his lies make Kim increasingly suspicious.
- Other village strains include Archie being forced to work in David’s Shop after a con, and Liam trying to help Cain recover stability, creating multiple storylines that could collide during the upcoming party.