22/10/2026

Zainab thinks she’s seen Joy’s missing cat Ena on the roof of a neighbour’s house. She borrows a pet carrier from the vets while Harrison fetches a ladder, and they work together to get it down. Harrison is hesitant – not because he’s afraid of heights, but because he doesn’t like handling cats. Joy is delighted - she’ll get Ena fed and checked over and let the cat chat know she’s been found.

Elizabeth is on a short visit home to Lower Loxley – Lily worries this this will be her fourth day at Vince’s side but she really needs her to speak to the insurance assessor. Elizabeth doesn’t want to talk to anyone and isn’t really eating. Ian and Oliver have let Lily concentrate on Lower Loxley for now. Lily could do with some help with the insurance claim but Elizabeth is dismissive. She sees Lower Loxley as cursed – nothing good happens there or thrives. Lily suggests she’s catastrophising and is only saying this because Elizabeth is exhausted and in shock. Elizabeth decides to return Joy’s calls and gets upset. She shares that they keep doing tests on Vince but there are no results and it’s so worrying.

When Elizabeth leaves for the hospital, Lily breaks down to Harrison. With Freddie tied up at Casey Meats and Elizabeth always with Vince, Lily’s worried about handling the cancellations and responsibility herself. Harrison tries to console Lily as she explains that she can see her mum could sink into depression again. Lily wouldn’t be able to deal with that.