Episode 484 (23rd November 1978)

==Plot==
Seth plants dead birds outside the caravan at Home Farm to indicate Sam isn't guilty. Annie, Matt and Dolly work out that Seth is involved in Sam's quandary. Tony's surprised when Trevor suggests buying the fish farm from him and Peter and keeping them on in a managerial position. Joe informs Sam that Trevor isn't going to do anything about him but Sam is still upset that the village see him as a poacher. Henry is annoyed by Trevor's actions over the fish farm, believing Trevor should have paid compensation. An upset Sam confesses in private to Donald what happened between him and Seth when he was caught on Home Farm land. Donald believes that if he didn't condone Seth's way of life, that he shouldn't have accepted the challenge and should deal with the consequences. Joe arrives back at 3 Demdyke Row finding a note from Rachel saying she wants to be on her own for a bit. Joe goes to Home Farm to find her but Paula advises him to leave her until she's sorted her head out over the split of her marriage. Tony tells Henry and Matt he thinks he and his father will probably end up leaving Beckindale. Joe finds Rachel at the stream and tries to persuade her to stay. She tells him that she's not going back to her husband but they've met too soon and she needs to be over her marriage first. Having worked out that Seth was responsible for the poaching at Home Farm, Trevor ponders taking him on at the farm as a gamekeeper. Joe comments to Dolly that he wishes Rachel hadn't left.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Sam - Toke Townley
*Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Dolly - Katharine Barker
*Rev. Donald Hinton - Hugh Manning
*Seth - Stan Richards
===Guest cast===
*Trevor - Michael Cadman
*Paula - Phyllida Nash
*Rachel - Susan Carpenter
*Tony - Ashley Barker
==Locations==
*Main Street
*The Woolpack - Public bar and front exterior
*St. Mary's Church - Interior
*3 Demdyke Row - Living room
*Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room, yard, cowshed and field
*Home Farm - Caravan and yard
*Toll Lane Trout Farm
*Stream
==Notes==
*Last appearance of Seth Armstrong until 8th May 1979.
*This episode was broadcast in the London region on Friday 24th November 1978 at 6.30pm.
*TV Times synopsis: Sam realises that pride does come before fall. Meanwhile, Rachel makes a decision about Joe - and nothing he can say will change her mind.
Category:1978 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes
Category:Episodes with multiple broadcast dates