The Tide of Life, Pt. 2

S8 E2: Life at Croft Dene House is not easy. Birch's wife Rona is bed-bound, the couple are constantly at loggerheads, and household retainer Abbie is out to cause trouble. If that wasn't enough, a ghost is reputed to walk the house. However, Emily's zest for life soon infects the household. Rona's simple brother Con gives the girls a warm welcome and even the taciturn Birch begins to soften, offering to send Lucy to a sanitorium when her health deteriorates. The reason for the local villagers' hostility to the family soon becomes clear Con has been accused of making local girl Nelly Barker pregnant. When rumours start that he has now got Lucy pregnant, feelings run even higher. Soon after the birth of Nelly's child, Emily and Con visit the village for supplies. The villagers set upon Con and chase the terrified boy to the top of the cliffs. Despite Emily's desperate attempts to save him, he falls to his death.