Synopsis

A nagging worry clung to Ben; he hadn't yet found the right moment to tell Jake about the house sale, and a wave of despair washed over him at the state the Deans had left the property in. Russ received the hospital's approval to go home. Zara was aghast to see her article on Jez appear in print, a publication she had specifically instructed the printers to halt. Tom, in defiance, refused to attend school, barricading himself in his room and declaring he wouldn't emerge until he had a dog. Mr. O