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23/01/2020

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Jim is shocked by an emotional confession

Jim is shocked by an emotional confession and Rex finds himself accused

Rex has got his pigs settled in the trailer ready to go to the abattoir. Toby distracts him with news of The Bull’s Burns Night event; Tracy Horrobin’s boyfriend is going to perform a Scottish Waiter act. He wishes Rex luck with his first trip to the slaughterhouse. Later, Rex explains he was collared by a farmer who accused him of stealing his trailer. Toby suggests they check for the chassis number, and sure enough someone has taken an angle grinder to it.
Jazzer and Alistair are alarmed to discover that Jim’s bedroom at the inn is empty. 
Jim is standing at Harold’s grave when a man named Michael approaches. As Jim turns to go, Michael descends into a panic attack. Jim discovers that Michael, too, had been abused when he was a child by Harold. Michael explains he’d come to spit on Harold’s grave. Jim encourages Michael to share the burden and discuss his past with his family. Before Michael leaves, Jim hands him his address and phone number, and asks him to call him at any time if he needs to.
Jim reconvenes with Alistair and Jazzer and asks if they can head straight home. Jazzer wryly agrees to put aside his disappointment at missing the Roman fort. While it was incredibly tough, Jim’s glad he came.
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