It’s all kicking off at the veterinary surgery. Denise finally confessed to her mamil of a husband, John, that she’s in love with her boss, vet Alistair. If that weren’t enough, Denise’s fellow vet nurse, Paul – who is also her son – found out about the affair in the worst possible way, by overhearing the lovers discussing The Situation.
Paul is understandably furious: both his blood family and his work family, already fatally entwined, are being upended. His first instinct was to resign. Persuaded away from that course of action, he is continuing to work at the surgery, but on the condition that his interactions with Alistair and Denise operate only on a professional level. Cue: froideur across the operating table. Jakob, the other vet, got so fed up with the atmosphere of tension, fury and gloom that he threatened to call head office. All of which goes to show that the ancient saying “Don’t screw the crew” is an excellent principle to live by – if admittedly difficult to adhere to.
