| abstract | - Tom calls at Victoria Cottage and Sadie answers the door, he asks her where the tape is and she tells him that there isn't one - it's digital, she calls Tom a Luddite. Sadie tells Tom that the recording is safe but Tom tells her that it isn't safe until he has it. Tom suggests they should get things sorted and Sadie asks him if he knows where Jepson's Copse is. Tom warns Sadie that she isn't taking him on a goose chase and Sadie tells him that she is sure that he doesn't want his private business discussed in public. Tom suggests they go inside but Sadie reminds him that she is running the show and that she will meet him at two o'clock. Tom tells Sadie that blackmail is the only thing she is good at but she assures him it is just one of many strings in her bow before shutting the door in his face. Inside Victoria Cottage, Cain is angry that Sadie has given Tom reason to guess what they are up to. Sadie tells him that Tom won't guess and Cain goes to leave but Sadie reminds him to use the back door and he storms off. In the B&B, Louise and Jean are showing some guests into the dining room. Jean offers them smoked salmon scrambled egg and bucks fizz but Louise pulls her aside to tell her that's a little extravagant. Rodney enters and asks if he can have a room but Louise explains that they are fully booked. Jean isn't as sympathetic as Louise and tells Rodney that they aren't the YMCA which makes Louise change her mind, she tells Rodney that he can go in her room, joking that she never thought she'd say that again. Jean looks on unamused. At Home Farm, Chas comes downstairs dressed in traditional hunting gear. Matthew and Carl laugh at her until Tom comes through from the office with something clearly on his mind. Tom motions to the boys who follow him, Chas goes to follow but Carl pulls her back and she complains at being left out. Tom tells Matthew and Carl that Sadie has told him that he can get Jimmy off the hook with the house collapse - he tells them about the recording before reminding them to get their smiles on for the customers at the shoot. Carl suggests that they tell the police but Tom knows that she will delete the recording if they do that. Both brothers offer to go and meet Sadie instead of Tom but he tells them that it has to be him and that he isn't going to risk anything going wrong. The Dingles approach Home Farm. Zak, Lisa, Shadrach and Sam are disappointed to see that the hunting party have gathered on the drive and quickly move across the land to hide themselves from view. Chas helps Carl load his gun while the hunters gather. Rosemary approaches Tom and fishes about what Sadie had to say the previous day, they agree that she is someone who they are never keen to have dealings with. Edna is carrying drinks on a tray, she glares at Rosemary and Tom. Chas approaches and takes another glass of champagne. Debbie is walking through the village when she sees Cain and jokes that Sadie has him right where she wants him. Debbie tells him that she thinks it's strange that Cain went off his head at her for getting rid of Sarah, yet he is friends with Sadie after what she did to him. It is clear that Cain doesn't know what Debbie is getting at. Cain wants to know what Sadie has done but Debbie tells him to get lost - she realises that she has gone too far. At the B&B Jean and Louise are still arguing over the breakfast. Terry is stuck in the middle while Louise reminds Jean that she and Terry are the owners and that she is just the hired help. Terry can't get a word in edgeways and Jean is furious as Louise leads him off. In the woods a pheasant falls to the floor - Sam and Zak appear from the bushes and grab the bird. Titch runs around their feet sniffing as Lisa appears from behind them with a sack full of game while Zak jokes that they should ask the hunt to shoot some rabbits for them. Sam begins to shout the request until Zak stops him and tells him that it was a joke. Shadrach sits lazily under a tree, can of beer in hand. Near Home Farm, Rosemary is shouting instructions to Carl who is trying to find the shot bird. Tom approaches and tells her that she is a good shot and she tells him that she wishes they were as easy to find as they were to hit, she jokes that it's rather like men, and smiles at him, Tom realises the implications. Matthew and Grayson are getting competitive with their shooting. Matthew is doing better and jokes that he will get Grayson some Emus next time, to make it a bit easier for him. Perdy, who is with Grayson, sits on the ground and Grayson asks her if she is all right but she tells him that she is fine and that it is probably just the food. Grayson smiles and shouts a suggestion to Matthew - that they have a little wager. Grayson calls £100 and looses straight away. Over by the drinks Rosemary is asking Tom how Sadie has him rattled but Tom explains that Sadie always has a trick up her sleeve. Rosemary suggests that Tom give her some cash and think of it as vermin control. Carl appears with the peasant and holds it up grumpily so that Rosemary can see. Sadie arrives back to Victoria Cottage to find the place has been trashed. Cain sits calmly in a chair while Sadie rants and raves, asking him what has gone on. Cain stands and lets Sadie know that he has found out about the money she gave to Jasmine for the abortion. Cain slaps Sadie hard across the face and tells her that the more she insults his intelligence the more he is going to hurt her. At Victoria Cottage, Sadie is reminding Cain that he is acting on information given to him by the one person who would do anything to hurt him - Debbie. Cain dares her to deny it and tells her that he will go and see what story Jasmine has. Sadie's expression says it all and Cain gets upset realising that Sadie must have given Jasmine the money for the abortion. Cain accuses her of not wanting him to be in a situation where he might want to back down on their plan and reminds Sadie that the police will need to match the voices on the recording and that he won't be there waiting for them. In the woods on Home Farm land the Dingles are collecting the dead birds. Sam says he hope they have a trout tickling day and Shadrach asks if they will be hiding under the water. They hear Rosemary approaching and scatter, but she finds Zak red handed with a sack full of pheasants. Rosemary asks what Zak is doing there and he is saved by an approaching Carl who tells Rosemary that Zak is the game keeper. Zak goes along with the lie while Rosemary tells them she is pleased as she didn't think they would find any birds at all, she heads up to Home Farm while Carl wrestles the sack of pheasants off Zak. Carl glares at Zak before heading back to Home Farm with the Dingles stash. Back at the B&B Louise and Jean are still bickering over Rodney staying there. Terry holds his head while Jean informs Louise that he doesn't that Rodney should be able to stay at the B&B for free. Louise tells her that Terry is able to say that to her face. Kelly is there fighting Rodney's corner. Rodney is ashamed at the fuss being made. Back at the hunt, Grayson and Matthew are still gambling but Matthew is throwing away his drinks while Grayson is knocking them back. Matthew is winning. Grayson puts it down to beginners luck. Over by the drinks table Tom notices Zak and asks Carl what he is doing there, Carl tells him that it's a long story. Tom says that he wants to get it over with and tells Carl that he is going to phone Sadie, he walks away on his mobile. Sadie answers her phone at Victoria Cottage and tells Tom that she hopes he is on route but he tells her that there has been a change of location and she should meet him at Hazel's Finney or she can smash up the tape and forget all about it. He tells Sadie that the rest of the recording better be worth his while or she will get nothing. At Victoria Cottage, Sadie hangs up as Cain comes down the stairs with a bag full of his things. Sadie pleads with him that they have Tom and that he should think before he leaves, she adds that she needs his help. Sadie asks him where he is going to go with no money and reminds him that they are looking at serious money. Cain tells Sadie that she has a talent for begging and threatening in the same sentence as well as a talent for breaking up people's lives. As Cain goes to leave, Sadie tells him that he is throwing away any chance of freedom but he tells her that it feels like he already has. Back at the B&B Terry is telling Jean that there is nothing wrong with helping out a mate but she reminds him that he said they could do without freeloaders. Terry tells her that she was putting words in his mouth. Kelly threatens that she'll put words in Jean's mouth but Jean doesn't think that Kelly would want to break a nail. Louise reminds Jean that she is the hired help and they start a slanging match until Terry tells them that's enough, except they both tell him to shut up. Three guests arrive at the front door but Louise and Jean both turn and tell them that they are fully booked while Terry complains that the customers will never come back. Cain storms through the street and throws his bag into the car before sitting on the bonnet and crying. Debbie sees him and comes over realising that he must have spoken to Sadie, Cain nods to confirm and Debbie apologises for telling him. Debbie goes towards him but he tells her not to come too close as she might catch something, Debbie tells him he is daft and asks what he has got and he tells her that's a good question before he adds that he doesn't have anything of any value. Debbie realises that Cain really wanted Jasmine's baby but he thinks he would have only ruined it because that's what he does. Debbie tells Cain that she is proud of what he did for Sam. They both cry as Cain talks about what goes around comes around, Debbie tells him that she wants him to go and not to get found because she doesn't want to see him get sent down, they hold each other before Debbie heads off. Back at the hunt Carl tells Matthew that he has a bad feeling but Matthew tells him that Tom is old but not stupid. Grayson suggests that they make the bet £500 a kill so that he has a chance to catch up but Matthew suggests they make it £1000 so that he has a chance to win. Grayson is visibly drunk and calls Matthew a gentleman but Matthew calls him a Muppet. Grayson points his gun at Matthew but Matthew just laughs and gets on with the shooting. Rosemary and Chas are stood by the drinks tent making snide comments to each other - Chas makes a comment about blood being pure and Rosemary makes a comment about the rejects being passed to the Dingle family. Carl approaches and Chas leaves to join him as Edna comes across and asks Carl where Tom is, Carl tells Chas that Grayson needs help with his gun and she heads of towards him. Carl tells Edna that Tom had an urgent meeting and Edna guesses that he has gone to meet Sadie. They both say they hope he knows what he is doing. Zak is in the bushes searching for pheasant when Rosemary shouts over, asking if he has had any luck but he tells her that he will sort it as she heads off and the Dingles appear from behind the trees to catch the birds that Zak throws their way. Sadie leaves Victoria Cottage to meet Tom, she checks she has the recording with her and gets into her car. Cain is sat in his car watching her and when she pulls away, he follows.
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