Marlon holds God responsible for Tricia’s death and Ashley and Ethan have their work cut out as they try to calm him down and help him come to terms with his loss. After a long night of anguish and theological debate the two clerics help Marlon to see things in a more positive light and he is able to leave the vicarage with Paddy and Emily. When Emily tries to comfort Marlon he rejects the arm she puts around him and becomes angry with himself. It is clear that it is going to take a long time before Marlon is his old self again. When Tom and his sons Jimmy and Carl take possession of Holdgate Farm they discover that new neighbours the Dingles have been helping themselves to their electricity. Returning from The Woolpack, Shadrach and Sam are in for a shock when their house is plunged into