Ross got off his horse outside Trenwith and banged furiously on the door. Mrs Tabb opened the door to him and jumped back as Ross stormed in and looked around furiously. "Where is Francis?" Ross asked as he stood in the hall.

"How can I help you?" Elizabeth asked as she walked into the great hall. "I would like to see Francis," Ross said in annoyance. "Can I help?" Elizabeth asked calmly.

"I doubt it," Ross said as he looked at her, "unless you can tell me why Francis came to my house and manhandled my daughter..."

Elizabeth looked at him. "I am sure he didn't manhandle her, are you sure?" Elizabeth asked shocked.

"I came home to find my daughter with her cot on her and screaming her lungs out," Ross said crossly, "he pushed Jud into the cot... how would you like it if I came and did that to Geoffrey Charles?"

"Ross..." Elizabeth said as she looked up at him, "I'm sure their is a reasonable explaination for this..."

"Yeah he doesn't like the fact his sister is finally living her life," Ross said bitterly, "blaming me and my wife for letting her live her life... But to take it out on my servent and my daughter... Well..."

"And then to manhandle my wife..." Ross continued and then turned around as he heard footsteps behind him.

"I did no such thing," Francis said as he poured out a brandy, "but I apologise if your daughter is hurt."

"My wife has a hand print left from you, when you grabbed her," Ross said as he looked at her, "how dare you come into my house and hurt the people I love the most..."

"And I love my sister..." Francis shouted out angrily.

"If you love her why don't you let her be happy?" Ross asked seriously.

"To a wife murderer, a drunkard?" Francis said to him, "I thought you marrying your trull of a kitchen maid was bad enough."

Ross looked at him and went to hit him when Elizabeth stood in between them. "Except my apologises for that comment..." Elizabeth said as she looked at him. Ross stared at her and looked away.

"You shouldn't apologise for him," Ross whispered as he looked at Francis, "I'm glad Verity has left to be happy and away from you, she isn't a maid... My wife wanted her happy and has done more for her than we have in 28 years..."

Ross picked up his hat and walked out the door and rode off towards Nampara.

Elizabeth turned and looked at Francis furiously. "Please tell me you didn't hurt Julia and Demelza?" Elizabeth asked seriously.

"I just grabbed Demelza," Francis said seriously, "And Julia was an accident."

"I don't believe you Francis," Elizabeth said as she stormed out, "Imagine if Ross had done that to our son and grabbed me..."

"You'd love it if he had grabbed you," Francis said bitterly, "and don't lie."

Elizabeth looked at him and walked out, not muttering a word.

Ross walked in Nampara and saw Demelza and Dwight in the kitchen drinking brandy wine. Demelza jumped up to him. "Please tell me you didn't go to Trenwith?" she asked him worriedly.

"I needed to," Ross said as he gently took her hand and looked at her, "if anything happened to you or Julia..." Ross rested his forehead on hers and kissed her.

Demelza smiled at him as she got him a glass and poured him out a drink. "I think an early is needed..." Ross looked at her and smile.