Shula's father-in-law, Jim the Prof, gets off with Ruth's mother Heather at Christmas drinks on the Green. By morning, Heather has fallen asleep listening to him trying to solve The Times crossword out loud. By 19 across it becomes apparent that despite his tremendous mental agility, he's succumbed to the rohypnol with which she's spiked his drink. In the morning he?s found laid out cold with his bookcase of Classics lying on top of him. As he'd proposed marriage (in Ancient Greek and Slovenian) and opened a joint bank account with her just after boxing day, she waits a decent length of time (Feb) but not long enough for probate and for Alastair to find out, then takes the money and tries to buy out Kenton's share of Jaxxs against his will. Though David and Kenton have never got along, David is incensed at his m-i-l?s treatment of his brother and this stirs up a big row about lack of trust with Ruth over their ?affairs? a couple of years back. Ruth has always found Dairvid to be deeply smug and annoying. She confronts him and in turn he realises that he has years of pent up anger as a result of Ruth never having made one decent meal despite his supposed pro-feminist leanings. shotgun goes missing. Bangs are heard. Not of a good kind either.