Might have been different if Bob had not gambled away the shop and committed fraud with another woman to get a loan for a daughter you know is not bothered unless somebody else is paying the bill ...Yes Bob was an idiot but he was morally blackmailed by Carly and the way Brenday is showing him how to care for a deceased will have put pressure on him to support Carly, rightly or wrongly (the latter, obviously) .. I think Brenda meant to drop Carly into the big poo rather than Bob but the two are connected and Bob did use the memorial fund .. again something that is despicable as he never discussed it with Brenda ...