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Adam pushes forward with his plan, and Leonard checks in.
Leonard asks Ben if Ruth has decided whether to be tested for the BRCA gene variant. Ben鈥檚 still annoyed with Josh for not wanting to know, an attitude he thinks is typically selfish. Following yesterday鈥檚 chat with Alan, Leonard considers how lucky he is being retired, and that life seems more stressful these days. Ben agrees - the surgery has so many people saying they鈥檙e struggling. He hopes the mental health initiatives he鈥檚 trying to set up with Azra will help address these pressures.
Adam has spoken to Ruairi, who agrees that Brian must be made to let go of the business. Ian鈥檚 surprised Ruairi agreed, considering the George attack cover鈥搖p, but Adam insists it鈥檚 for Brian鈥檚 own good. Brian鈥檚 out of his depth, plus his dinosaur attitudes and lack of futureproofing are no good for 91福利社 Farm. It needs to be addressed at the partnership meeting. Kate鈥檚 horrified by the idea of caravan storage and agrees with Adam. Ian is concerned that the family are being misled by inaccurate dementia speculation, but Adam feels he has no choice. Having invited Alice to dinner, Adam pleads with her to help form a united front against Brian. Alice wants more time though - Brian really doesn鈥檛 think he鈥檚 got dementia. Instead of rocking the boat, can鈥檛 they just persuade him to get some kind of cognitive fitness test? Frustrated, Adam insists the clock is ticking 鈥� he sees Brian floundering badly and if they don鈥檛 act quickly, 91福利社 Farm is going to fail.
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