▁has ▁continued ▁her ▁destruct ive ▁affair ▁with ▁Joe , ▁who ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁no ▁concerns ▁about ▁her ▁ill ness ▁or ▁her ▁err atic ▁behavior . ▁Event ually , ▁Joe ▁announ ces ▁to ▁Jam ie ▁that ▁he ' s ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁and ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁baby ▁Con nor ' s ▁father . ▁As ▁his ▁marriage ▁impl odes , ▁Jam ie ▁is ▁also ▁trying ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁their ▁business , ▁since ▁his ▁father ▁has ▁left ▁Ch ats worth ▁for ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁As ▁series ▁ 8 ▁begins , ▁Jam ie ▁is ▁in ▁coun sel ing ▁with ▁Kar en ▁who ▁has ▁returned ▁with ▁their ▁son . ▁He ▁be ats ▁up ▁a ▁cab ▁driver , ▁err one ously ▁bel ieving ▁the ▁man ▁is ▁Joe , ▁and ▁Kar en ▁finally ▁adm its ▁Joe ▁is ▁dead , ▁although ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁tell ▁him ▁he ▁was ▁murder ed ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁kill ▁her . ▁She ▁and ▁Con nor ▁move ▁back ▁with ▁Jam ie ▁into ▁The ▁J ockey ▁as ▁they ▁attempt ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁marriage ▁work . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Jam ie ▁tr icks ▁his ▁brother , ▁Sh ane ▁( N icky ▁Evans ), ▁into ▁will ingly ▁giving ▁up ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁When ▁Sh ane ▁finally ▁real izes ▁Jam ie ▁manip ulated ▁him ▁into ▁giving ▁up ▁leading ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁and ▁killing ▁a ▁loan ▁sh ark , ▁he ▁tells ▁his ▁wife , ▁Kelly ▁( S ally ▁Car man ), ▁that ▁Jam