Emma makes George dinner and has planned to get him alone to talk, which he soon realises. George doesn’t think Clive will say anything incriminating, but Emma worries, pointing out that Ed knows something’s up. They are running out of time. Susan and Neil turn up, with Susan eager to speak to George and be there for Emma if it turns out George had any involvement with the accident in the Am.

Susan and Neil cover - they just need to run something by Emma, about the accident. Susan mentions a few things that have caused her to wonder, including the cider - was George in the car with Alice perhaps? Emma can’t hold it in and tells all, but defends George who was terrified, panicked and not thinking straight. Reality hits Susan and she learns that Will also knows. And so does Clive - it was George who brought Clive to Ambridge. Susan wants Emma to ring the police herself – it will look a lot better later on if she’s implicated for covering up. Neil is sorry but he can’t see George turning himself in. Neil wonders why Emma hasn’t told Ed, angry that George has been calling the shots. They agree George should be there when the police come, so Susan phones him, citing an emergency. Then Emma makes the hardest call of her life.

George dashes home, worried, and Susan tells him that time is up. They know everything and the police are coming. As the door goes, horrified George asks why, and begs Emma not to let them take him away.