Robert is working in Oxford and sending money home whilst Ruby Pratt has returned from Pontefract after splitting with her gentleman friend Gabriel Cochrane, whose wife has died and whose foundry has been repossessed by the bank, comes to Candleford, penniless, and Dorcas employs him in her forge where the work interests Sydney After Edmund has collected money from Robert at the post office, he arrives home saying he has been robbed The whole village rallies round Emma
Garden of Death—One of the most beautiful spots in the county becomes a source of contention Destroying Angel—When a hotel owner dies, the manager misses the reading of the will that names him partowner The Electric Vendetta—A mutilated body found in a crop circle leads some to suspect aliens have invaded Who Killed Cock Robin,—A murder mars plans for the upcoming wedding of the village squire’s daughter Dark Autumn—A postman is brutally murdered, and it turns out he was delivering more than the mail to village women Tainted Fruit—A wealthy young landlady fears for her life after she callously ignores the plight of an elderly tenant
