Scheming like this behind the back of one partner is the sort of behaviour that could be taken into account by the Family Court when they make a judgement on who should care for Henry while Helen is in jail. The interim decision placed him with the invalid Rob, under the daily care of Ursula (we don't know how old Ursula is, but the impression is given that she is older than Helen's parents, who have only recently retired). For the benefit of dramatic tension, this decision was pretty much inevitable, but let's hope that it is reversed at the main hearing in June. This blog from Cafcass (slogan - Putting children and young people first in the family courts) explains the process much better than I could.
If only Rob's landlord, Usha, had heard of my previous blogs about evicting him, read them and acted. How we would have loved the scenes when the bailiffs arrived at their door and led Rob, bag in hand, together with Ursula, yelling her protests, out onto the street.
If only Rob had been forced to return home to live with Ursula and his father, Bruce, the court's decision might have been different. Surely, they would have accepted it was in Henry's best interests to remain in Ambridge, with Pat and Tony at Bridge Farm, so his school-life and general environment didn't change any more than absolutely necessary.
If only Blossom Hill Cottage was vacant, Rob and Ursula long gone, then much-missed village couple Caroline and Oliver could return home from Italy to Grange Farm. Their current tenants, the Grundies, could be conveniently rehoused in Usha's cottage. That's a lot of 'If only's....
I suppose that only time, and the script, will let us know what happens to 'poor Henry'. I do hope there's a turn for the better soon.
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