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The Archers: 03/12/2020

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03/12/2020

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Eddie learns a valuable lesson and Chris struggles with recent events.

Eddie and David talk through their plan to corner a group of detectorists that are targeting Brookfield. Eddie’s confident he and David can handle them. But to Eddie’s surprise he finds the tyres on his van slashed. It’s posted online that Eddie was seen talking to David and the detectorists fled. Eddie’s stunned at the violence – they seemed like nice people when he met them. At least it seems now they won’t be turning up at Brookfield according to their online forum. David offers Eddie blanket permission to detect on Brookfield land but Eddie’s not keen; this whole incident has sullied it. He’d still like to scout for holly and mistletoe though.

Will suggests that his dad should take up David’s offer of access to Brookfield for detecting. Will wants his dad to keep alive his dreams of finding gold and striking it rich.  

Harrison tracks down Chris at The Stables and immediately sees that he’s stressed out. He convinces Chris to go for a run and Chris eventually spills about Alice’s drinking and that he hates her for it. He explains that Alice is really at a detox clinic rather than on a holiday in Bath. He can’t believe how much Alice lied to him and how he didn’t notice that her drinking had become problematic. Chris worries about what he’ll say to Alice when she comes home. Harrison reassures Chris that he’s done the right thing in talking to him – no one should go through this alone.

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