As Thanksgiving nears, continuous pussyfooting about Sandy's pregnancy causes a further avalanche of lies, pretenses, and false assumptions, even that Martin got Ruthie pregnant; and revealing the truth proves equally unpleasant. Poor Simon is working his tail off at his exams and extra radio shifts for Rose's diamond engagement ring, while the ingrate and Sandy, who have finished, want to attend the parish dinner without him in Glenoak, where Eric preaches reconciliation.
—KGF Vissers