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You are listening to Friday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4.

He was supposed to be here at ten. / I'm sure he will turn up shortly. / I wonder if it'd be the same officer / interviewing me / No. / rather / circumspect / territory, no doubt. What was his name? / Mr. Hews. ... Stewart Hews. / Well, rest assured, we are as prepared as we can be / David arrived nice and early / is he OK? / devo__ing the newspaper, enjoying / coffee and croissant_ / getting ready to be interrogated. / hopefully / interrogation. You said / appeared to be a d____ sort / Yeah, I suppose / And, even if it's someone different, he's bound to / accordingly. All he / want to hear is / David's / what he saw that night / further / into / running of the hotel / say / particularly enlightening. Not unless the local authrity is interested in the ear-tagging of calves and fluctuating milk yields. / I / put Lynda / under any pressure / Lynda / characteristic honesty and professionalism. ... Besides, it's not like we have anything to hide. / No. But ... / there's really no point in worrying, darling. If anyone is to blame in this situation, it's the carpet fitters. And I'm sure Mr. ... Mr. Hews, or whoever comes / Local Authority / reach that same conclusion / Caroline, / Uh, coming, Lynda. ... What's the matter? / Mr. Hews from the local authority has called to say he's running late / very apologetic / he's fallen victim of a mulfunctioning satnav. ... The car's been going round / circles / for the past 20 minutes, apparently. But he's finally on track. So ... so we / expect him to walk through the door any minute. / I'll keep a look / car park / make sure / receives a warm welcome. / Yeah. Good idea. / how are you, Lynda? / Oh, fine, fine. Uh, can I borrow you for a moment, Caroline? / Huh, oh, certainly / I've been meaning to show you this article I've written for the parish magazine. / Oh, heaven's, no, no. / Emma has asked me / recipes for / in aid of the / organ fund / St. Stephen's / right, right / isn't that nice? / quite a few churches have done this sort of things / should raise a lot of money. / Yeah, I'm sure / hopefully / perfect present / excuse me, Lynda, ... uh, why are you telling me all this? / Well, I, um, I thought you might have recipe / anything particularly sophisticated / Lynda, this is hardly the time / Well, I ... / on earth / future of the business is on the line? / Oh, dear. You are right. Uh ... I'm so sorry, Caroline / just / trying to take the edge off ... well, I, ... I suppose I'm rather nervous about being interviewed. / yeah, I understand / you see, I / let you down / time to ___, ladies. I think Mr. Hews has arrived.

Put your arm through it, dad. Gently / careful / I'll just bring the other sleeve round / oh, Eddie, help me / I'm here, dad. I'm here. See? You've got my arm / all right, here you go. ... That's it / nice shirt, this, isn't it? Clarrie knows what suits you. / where's me stick? / resting against the wall / I need me stick / I'll tell you what, dad. Why don't you sit down for a minute, eh? / relax. We are in no rush, dad / take as long as we like. I'll do these buttons for you / help / me stick / it's fallen on the floor. There's no need to fret / get it for me, will you? / all right, all right / Here, here it is. / Ah, huh. / you hold on to it. When you feel steady, I'll, uh, I'll help you with you coat, eh. / finish now / Oh, yeah / the doctor __ in the report / send it on to the solicitors. / said / you did, uh, really well during the examination, said you were very patient. / Oh, yeah / it's, uh, not time for your painkillers yet. / after lunch / I wanna be back home, __ in me chair / you will be soon / Right. Let's get your coat. / give me a minute, will you? / yeah, sure. ... You're OK? / Ah, yeah, yeah / Oh, I know it's hard, but we're gonna get through this. You heard what the doctor said. You'll improve as time goes on. / Oh, I don't know / of course you will. / if you keep up / you've been given, well, before you know it, you'll be __ing / up in the air / both your arms / we'll see / Mark my words. / I want to go now, Eddie / of course. Right. Now, you get up slowly. ... That's it. ... And just, ... uh ... that's it. Come on, dad. I won't let you fall.

Lynda, / Oh. Sorry. Am I needed? I was replying to a text from Robert, and, Oliver's covering reception. / Yes, I know, I know. Um, is Robert all right? / Oh, he wanted to wish me luck. / that's nice / picture of the garden / the bedding next to the tree / very lucky. The ___ / 've had a second w___. / lovely b___ / very colorful. / Right. I / go and relieve Oliver. / Wait a minute, um, I wanted to apologize about before. / Oh. / I didn't mean to be short with you. It wasn't fair, especially after everything you've done for us recently. / I think I'm finding today more stressful than I bargained for. ... Perhaps it's anxiety of not knowing how things're going to pan out. / I understand. / None of this is your fault / I should have taken it into consideration / Please, Caroline. It's forgotten. We all have our moments. / Thanks. / Is David still being interviewed? / Yes. I expect Mr. Hews wants it to be thorough. / Huh. ... Do you have any idea what he's likely to ask me? / Well, um, I would imagine, quite simply, he'll want to / events leading up to Joe's accident / oh, and, obviously / took afterwards. ... There's nothing to worry about. He seems like a reasonable man. / Yes. / Both Oliver and I know you've done nothing wrong. So, just be yourself and tell the truth. / Of course. / And, as for Emma's cook books, / I think it's a wonderful idea. / Oh, good. / I'm sure / come up with a recipe in due course / Oliver / meda___, ... but, uh, let's just get today out of the way first. / Absolutely. Thank you. / Lynda, he's ready for you now / right then. / He's waiting for you in the office / see ___ ___. Wish me luck.

Here's your dinner. / What is it? / Chickien case___. / Don't tell me you made it. / Clarrie put the ingredients in the slow cooker before she went to the dairy / watching the pot, so to speak. / you don't need to worry. I put __ on the plate. That's all. / Everything looks __dy ___dy / done me best, eh / burn me mouth half / wait a few minutes. It will cool down / served up just right. / can't help that, can I? / what's all this? / it's your veg. / there's too much broccoli / you / s__ / who likes s__? / Clarrie told me. She ... she made a point / me / you / vitamines and your minerals / eat it up now, eh? / bread / you always have bread / buttered proper / missed the corners / of course I haven't / hungry / butter the bread again, all right? / I don't want none of it / please / I feel sick / I'm tired / leave me alone / You eat that food now. / Oh, dad, I / I'll tell you what / I'm sorry / I didn't mean / in a bit / I didn't mean / what / to snap at you / don't matter / I'll have it later / once I'm settled / OK, yeah. / ... OK, dad / put the tray on the side then, shall I? / Huh, you do that.

Hello, darling. / How's it going? / Oh, I'm shattered. Uh, come and sit down. Shouldn't be long. / asked actually / shift at five, thought I / send Lynda off / early / has she gone home? / Yeah / Robert's taking her out to dinner / some fancy new place / just over / Borchester / this morning / spilt milk, darling. / Lynda / made / stuff / Yes, I know. She has been a total star. / So, uh, why don't we take a leave / lock up the office half an hour earlier, huh? / I need to finish up here. / So, uh, what / Mr. Hews / now / normal procedures / goes back to the office and talk to senior officer. / Huh huh. / they / examine the case / more detail, look at / from more angles / make a decision. / jobs worth / make his name from the misery of others / we'll see / Darling, these chaps deal with / sort of thing all the time. I mean, they must know we are not sh___s. Our track record is impeccable / aren't they? / I hope so. / How do you fancy a ____ take-away tonight, eh? / Yeah, if you like. / And, uh, / new DVD that arrived the other day, Madam Butterfly, live in ___? / Yeah, OK. / would you prefer an ___? / I don't mind. / Caroline, / I'm sorry. It's been a tough day. / Yeah. Well, it's over now. So, can we please put it behind us / how on earth do we do that? / Joe / days ago. And we haven't heard a thing. / Then let's assume / no news / good news / Eddie / at the pub the other night / because he was angry. / react / the same way / in his shoes. We have to stay positive, get on with things / best we can for ___ sakes, eh? / I know you are right, Oliver, and, I'm sorry. I'm just finding it so hard.

Got your tea here. warm, not hot, just the way you like it. / Yeah. Thank you, sunny / Clarrie will be back in a few minutes. ... Um ... I'm sorry dad about before. / Oh, no, no, no, don't you worry. / I hate this. / What's that? / Well, this. Everything you are going through. It's not right. Hospital visits, not seeing Bartlebee_, being stuck in the house all day. ... This isn't your life. It's not you / you ain't wrong, son / I'm not having it any more. It's not fair. / Life ain't never been fair, Eddie. / You've been done wrong, dad. It's up to Grey Gables to put this right. Look, I want you to say no to that 1500 they're offering you. It's not enough. / Oh, I don't know. / Look at what they are putting you through, eh? All this pain, and you are so tired / not to mention what it's doing to the rest of us, seeing you like this / what are you saying, Eddie? / I want you to hold out for more money from Caroline and Oliver. You deserve it.