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The Archers: 09/09/2022

09/09/2022

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Alistair finds himself out of his comfort zone.

Alistair finds himself out of his comfort zone and Brad faces an emotional encounter.

Jolene tells Jim and Alistair she’s got a lead from the Chelsea social media campaign.  Someone who looks like Chelsea has been spotted working at a soft play centre, and they need a volunteer with a car.  Jim’s keen to go with Alistair.  When they arrive it turns out that she’s just a doppelganger.  But Alistair says they will find Chelsea.  Jim agrees, because the alternative is unbearable.

Oliver notices Tracy’s looking tired.  She admits she’s barely slept all week and won’t feel better until Chelsea’s home.  They’re interrupted by a text from an unsaved number.  It’s Chelsea saying she’s fine and not to worry about her.  When Oliver expresses his relief, Tracy worries who’s sent it and why it’s not from Chelsea’s phone.  And when she rings the number the phone’s turned off.  Oliver suggests passing it on to the police.  Brad accepts when Oliver offers to take him his dad Den’s to double check whether Chelsea’s there.  Den is a dead-end on the Chelsea front.  However when he hears that Oliver used to own a hotel, he suddenly becomes interested in visiting Brad.  He just needs a couple of hundred pounds to fix his car first.  Oliver declines and suggests they leave.  Later Brad admits to Oliver that he’s missing Chelsea.  When Oliver says he’s sure she’s missing him too, Brad asks why hasn’t she come home then?  And there’s no proof the text came from her.  What if she’s gone off with someone who won’t let her go?

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