31/05/2012 EastEnders

Eh, we need to get this place tidy for tomorrow, yeah?

Remember, it's the grand opening of my Olympic themed B&B, yeah?

Now listen, I've done the marketing with the local environs,

so will I be checking up on you?

You bet your life I will be. Now come on. Chop chop.

Let's get busy.

Here he is!

Superhero. The Heimlich Man.

And...!

And...!

I mean, look at the workmanship on that, eh? What a good job.

Is the ink still wet, is it?

Bill, these will pass any test.

Del, I've got...

All you got to do is go in the shop, buy something for a couple of quid.

Del, I've got other things I should be doing.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Right, as soon as they've put the 20 in the till

and given you your change, you're out of there, OK?

-Why is it always me?

-Oh, what? What?

By that do you mean why is it always me,

giving you a chance to earn a few quid?

Look, I only want a tenner back for every twenty.

Yeah?

Yeah.

So, Grandad, get yourself down that baby shop

and buy yourself a load of nappies or whatever it is you need. Hmm?

-All right. I'll give it a go.

-Good.

But if I get any funny looks, or they try and put it under

one of them lamp things, I'm out of there, all right?

Yeah, course. Course.

I mean, you don't want to get nicked for a couple of quid, do you?

All right, Del, I'll see you later.

Cor, this is a nice surprise. What are you doing here?

I got to thinking about how we don't know each other.

And...

..I read this.

It's nice, what you said in it.

Yeah?

How did you...?

Cora.

Yeah. So...here I am.

But I'm not stupid, I'm not hanging around if you're a mess up.

You've got to go straight from now on.

I will never break the law again.

I won't even ride my bike without the lights on, eh?

SHE GIGGLES

Right, well,

I've got another day off work, so where do we start?

Well, I tell you what,

why don't I give you a tour of the sights and sounds, eh?

Show you where your old man hangs out?

OK.

You look very nice today.

Thanks.

You know, I was wondering what I was going to do for the rest of the day.

If I'm not here when you get back, I'll be in the cafe.

-I know.

-And you're OK walking to the bus stop on your own?

Yeah, everybody else does.

All right. See you later. Have a good day.

No need to panic. I wasn't going to kiss you!

EMAIL ALERT

I've got ten minutes for a cup of tea, anyone want to join me?

I can't, I've got a shift at the Minute Mart

when Kamil goes to nursery.

What have you done to the sofa?

How many times have we told him, "Don't jump on the furniture"?

There was a big bang, now there's a big lump in it.

No, there's not. I got up hours ago.

How you'll sleep, I don't know.

Well, maybe we should give the sofa a rest.

It might be a sign it's time to return to proper family life.

Or maybe we could get a new sofa.

Yeah.

Wouldn't it be nice if, when something broke,

-we didn't have to save for years to get a new one?

-Years?

A couple of months maybe.

Don't be ridiculous, we work so hard,

can't they see you're management material?

Yeah, there's not that many openings for managers.

There must be something.

Go and ask, you know, if you can get a promotion.

Yeah, I will. I know. I...

There's more to life than money, you know.

I hate when you say that. I really hate it.

Why can't you have some gumption?

-What?

-Some ambition.

I said I will, didn't I? I'll speak to my manager.

Anything for a quiet life, eh? Eh, boy?

Right, tea.

I know where he is! He's used his card so he must be OK.

Where is he, then?

A hotel in Rochester. I mean, that's not far away, is it?

I don't know, an hour? Maybe a bit longer.

Why is he there? I mean, who does he know...

But that's just it!

He doesn't want to run into anyone he knows, he's running away!

There you are, I told you he'd surface sooner or later.

And here's me, going through all this paperwork half the night.

Let's get over there.

We don't need us all to go. Me and Ben could go.

-Well, you and Ben can't drive, can you?

-No, but we can...

So we'll get over there together and bring your dad back

where he belongs.

It'll be all right.

He's not going to hurt my dad, is he?

No, no, course he ain't.

He just wants to get my brother back, all right. You'll see.

Oi, I was calling you down the market

and you just hightailed it out of there.

-I didn't hear you. Sorry.

-You heard me.

Anyway, listen, I need you round the B&B.

Yeah, I'm busy, I've got to pick some stuff up for my mum.

Look, 12 o'clock, drag your bones round to mine.

The press are coming to speak to you about your superhuman hero stuff.

-What?

-Come on, wake up.

They want to talk to you about saving Patrick.

I'm not really comfortable with that, Kim.

Well, get very comfortable with it, Andy, cos this is publicity

and that's what my business needs, all right.

12 o'clock - don't be late, yeah? All right.

-You got the address?

-Yeah, here.

I'll put it in the sat-nav.

Where are you lot going? A ride in the new motor?

-I've got a job.

-What, all of you?

Yeah, pricing a motor.

Ben thought Lucy was a bit lost so...

And you arguing with some punter's going to help, is it?

-Take her mind off her dad.

-What's the panic?

I said we'd be there half an hour ago.

-Do you mind if we get going?

-You not worried about the caff?

The caff will take care of itself. ..Luce, get in the car, yeah?

Phil, why was my dad so angry with you, before he left?

He weren't thinking straight, was he?

He said you sent Mandy away...

Well, he said lots of things.

Got himself into a right state, didn't he?

You shouldn't come into the hotel and yell at him.

Look, Lucy, it'll be all right. Don't worry.

I ain't going to yell at him, all right? I'm just trying to help.

ENGINE STARTS

We'll do everything cutting edge.

Cutting-edge bacon for a cutting-edge breakfast for cutting-edge tea.

Yes, yes, yes, you said. Why is that picture veiled?

Ah! Wouldn't you like to know?

Not really. How many threads in this sheet?

-What?

-They feel very rough to me.

If it's cotton should it should have

a minimum count of 400 threads.

What? They've got thousands of threads in there!

Right, that's the sideboard in the blue bedroom.

Now what have I got to do? I've got to do the wardrobe in...

Ooh, Zainab, what are you doing here? Day off?

No, I'm just going in.

Sheets ain't got any threads in 'em apparently.

They're fine.

What? Fine as in they'll do or fine as in smooth and silky?

If she's going off into one, you know, somebody had better hurry...

OK, Z, we are a B&B, we are not a five star hotel.

Six stars and rising, yeah?

And you said that money had no strings attached.

I didn't think you'd be poking your nose in.

-I'm just taking an interest.

-Yes, of course you are.

So what's it like being back in here by the way? Are you all right?

Why wouldn't I be? It's just a house.

I'm not exactly superstitious.

Good. Oh, Kim, someone called for you. What's his name?

Trevor Brains?

Ah. The great British press. Yes, yes.

Are they covering the opening?

Yeah. A new local entrepen.. entrepen...businesswoman.

And her partners. Why not? Who wouldn't be interested?

It's not exactly news.

No, but Andrew is. And how he saved Patrick's life.

Kim!

He's a suspected murderer.

Was! He was! The police let him go, remember?

Oh, right, that's a great image for us, isn't it?

Why don't you just rename the place,

you know, make a big sign... Bates Motel.

You know nothing about marketing, you two.

I have got the press right here, in my hand.

And they are working for moi.

Lovely, thank you. That's all.

That should keep you going a few days.

-Thank you, Mrs Moon.

-Thanks.

You and Alfie kept that quiet.

Shut up. What do you want anyway?

Refill? Left my keys at the gym.

OK, let's go.

Thanks, Mrs Moon.

Why is it so important?

Because I want to put the picture of the scan in it.

Well, I haven't seen it. 'Scuse me, 'scuse me.

I was on the phone, I had it in my hand

when I was speaking to the guy from the school,

the bursar from that nice little prep school.

She's not even born yet, this child.

Some people are on the waiting list when they get engaged

so, in actual fact, we're late.

I'm sure money talks.

Yeah. It did. We're on the waiting list.

£4,000 a term,

ten percent off if you pay a year in advance.

And a £500 registration fee.

You are joking, aren't you?

Oh, what, are you not OK with that?

Why not? Nothing's too good for our little genius.

Oh, no, unless of course they want to get married in a church,

because Daddy will never pay for that, will he?

See I knew it was about that with you.

It's about a silver photo frame.

This one? This one?

Here?

Well, who put it there?

Go on, stick it in there.

500 quid. They too posh for cash?

You're going to seize up, or whatever it is you runners do.

I am cooling down.

SHE LAUGHS

So, you want to talk to me about being the new Mrs Alfie Moon?

Come on, will you stop going on?

I couldn't be bothered to correct the guy, that's all, all right?

I don't get it.

What is it?

A bank statement. The Queen Victoria Public House VAT Account.

Ten grand withdrawn Monday.

Well, he's just paid the VAT.

No, it can't be. It's not due till next month.

Well it's probably just a mistake then.

Yeah.

Look, Rox, whatever it is, it doesn't concern you,

because you are not the new Mrs Alfie Moon.

You are just doing a few hours behind the bar. Big difference.

Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

See you.

One more bit of sightseeing and then I'll take you for lunch, yeah?

There he is. There's the man.

My grandad?

Jim Basher Branning.

Are you like him?

Yeah, too much. So this is it.

The real East End.

And this is my Uncle Jack's business?

Yeah. He's got a partner, he's in the office,

but, yeah, this is your Uncle Jack's.

It's where the family... it's where we belong, Alice.

OK, not your scene. I get the message.

Wasn't your mother's either.

-Come on, let's go somewhere quieter. I'll buy you that lunch.

-OK.

500 quid not enough to ease the pain, then?

What pain?

Not having a church wedding.

I don't care about that.

Yes, you do. Just a little bit.

Listen, we're not like the little people round here,

turning their sad lives into a gaudy fairy tale for a day.

We're more than that.

-I know.

-Yeah. So me, you, the baby,

we're going to have a better life than any of them.

Yeah.

But first, there's that weekend in Paris to get through.

What?

-Yeah.

-When?

This weekend.

In a big chic romantic hotel?

Yeah, if that's what it takes.

First class all the way.

You know that me and the baby need to be comfortable.

I know that.

He could be calling himself anything

but the credit card is under the name of Beale.

He has to be in his room. Please let him be in his room.

It's all right, we'll find him.

If we go in one lift, and he comes down the other, we'll miss him.

-Just calm down, it'll be fine.

-Sorry. I'm just...

I know.

They've, er, they've not had a Mr Beale staying.

No, they must be wrong!

Just because he's not here, doesn't mean anything's happened to him.

But he used his card here, they must know him.

-Where is he? Where's my dad?

-Do you mind?!

Just tell me where he is.

I might've known.

What, he's come chasing after you, begging you to come back, has he?

They've got a room!

I don't know where he is or what you're going on about.

Try the chippy.

Look, we know he's here.

I thought he was dead, how could you let me think that?

Do you mind?

Look, this is a very difficult day for me.

Stay here and don't let her go anywhere.

Dad...

Just stay here.

It's great that you saved Mr Trueman's life, of course.

Must be a relief to hit the news for a positive story.

And this is positive, isn't it?!

You know, a new business right here on the Square.

Very different from the attention you were getting a little while ago.

Excuse me, what has that got to do with anything?

Here we go.

Well, I could show you around the Olympic themed bijou rooms

if you like, after.

Hello, Denise, I got that plant you wanted.

I thought I'd bring it over in my lunch time.

If you'll excuse us? We're having a private interview, yeah?

-I think it's time you left.

-My son doesn't want to talk to you.

It's a human interest story, Mr Cotton.

Murderer...

sorry, suspected murderer turned hero.

Mum's right. I don't want to talk about it.

-I knew this was a mistake.

-Don't you want to get the truth across?

We know what you people do with the truth, you know.

The fact is, you've put your name out there again

so you've reminded people about the murder.

See what you've done?

They're all back, sniffing around

and if you don't go with a friendly journalist like me,

you'll end up with a muckraker.

You seen anything you fancy?

They do a mean vindaloo if you think you're man enough.

I hate to say it, but I'm not that keen on spicy food.

No. Neither am I.

THEY LAUGH

I just wanted it to be a treat.

It is. It's nice here.

Well, they do some plain dishes.

They've got omelette.

That's not very exciting, though, is it?

Excuse me, darling, have you got change for the vending machine, please?

I can't give you all my change.

Well, can't you just give us two tenners.

-What, for a vending machine?

-Yeah.

I tell you what, don't worry. Don't put yourself out, all right.

Omelette, then.

Tell you what, why don't we go somewhere else, eh? Up west?

Back to the cafe?

I wanted it to be special.

What's more special than cheesy chips?

Cheesy... now you're talking. Come on, then.

Nothing?

Maybe he's just gone out.

There's none of his things, Luce. Just her stuff.

I told you, he isn't here!

Yes, he is.

No, he isn't, look, he really isn't.

Just stop it, will you?! This is my mum's funeral!

Why can't you all just leave me alone?

Are you satisfied?

Please, please just tell me, where is my dad?

If I knew...

I thought a few of her cousins might come, you know.

A few old friends maybe, but...

It was her.

She got her hands on Ian's card and Ian ain't been here.

Where is he, then?

If you...if you know anything, anything, please just tell us.

What does she care anyway, as long as she can carry on sucking him dry?

His credit's all used up so you can stop worrying, all right?

You think I'm worried about money... when my brother's missing?

So where are we going to look now?

Take her to the car.

Why, what are you going to do?

Just take her to the car.

We'll find Ian, all right?

But he's not here.

Now wait outside for me.

First, let's tell Joe Public you're not the villain they think you are.

No, we don't want his name linked with the B&B.

Look, love, I'm not even going to mention your precious B&B, all right?

Go away and let me do my job.

Hang on a minute, that's why you're here!

You're not even going to mention it?

Yeah, raking up Heather's murder.

Don't you want people to remember an innocent local woman, eh?

We could do an article about her.

You don't care about Hev.

You can say what you like about me,

but you say anything bad about her...

They've still not found the murderer. Nothing to say it wasn't him.

-That's me saying it.

-And me.

And me. Well, innocent until proved guilty.

-You have five seconds before I call the police.

-Five.

All right, I'm off. I'm off.

Relax.

No one's going to talk to you round here.

Yeah, man, go find some other gutter.

Thank you.

You lot have ruined everything! Wait! Trevor!

That girl never learns.

Zainab, Patrick, everyone...

Thank you.

Hiya. You all right?

Oh, hello. Honestly, you do your best to help people out.

A stallholder asked me for change so I gave him 20 quid's worth.

And the £20 note he gave me turns out to be a fake, don't it?

-Oh, did you take it back?

-Yeah, I tried to.

He says I can't prove it was his and I can't. He's right. 20 quid down!

That's tough.

Oh, take no notice.

I'll be all right once I've had a coffee and a bun. What's that?

Oh, it's a college prospectus.

Oh, right, Kamil's a bit young, Tamwar's a bit old...

You're never too old.

You? Are you thinking of going back to school?

No. Yeah. Maybe.

Thinking about it.

Yeah, oh, I can see you as a student.

I could see you as a teacher! Yeah, is that what you're thinking?

Well, maybe. But three years with no income with a family to keep?

And a wife who wants a new sofa.

Oh, right, yeah, well then. Sofa, career, sofa, career.

No contest.

-More like it?

-Least we got something in common.

Oh, we'll have lots more than this, angel.

Cut from the same cloth, eh?

What do you know, eh?

What?

About Ian, about...

what do you know?

What are you on about?

I've told you, I don't know about anything.

Well, why did he run?

How many times, Phil? I didn't even know he was...he was missing.

Well, if you hear from him...

Why would I hear from him?

Why would he do anything? He's flipped, ain't he? He's lost it.

Phil, I've changed my mobile number, I've cut all ties, you know,

I'm starting again.

Well, make a better job of it this time.

I will.

I'm sick of messing everything up.

I'm sick of being me. I can't do it any more.

Honest Mandy now, is it?

Yeah. Trying to be.

Yeah. Time to grow up...

turn into someone...

better.

Roxy, would you mind just covering the bar while I nip to the, um...

-That's my banking.

-Mmm, yeah.

I had a call earlier from the bank, they were just querying a cheque.

I didn't hear the phone ring. You should have called me.

Which cheque?

All right, OK. All right, look, there was a statement this morning.

From the bank.

What were you doing opening the mail?

The VAT account's been emptied.

Yes, that's the system.

What sort of system empties an account before you need the money?

It's in the safe, though what it's got to do with you...

-But it's not due till next month.

-Yes, I know that!

So what are you drawing cash out for?

Because you don't pay it with cash.

Alfie likes it that way. I don't know why.

He's coming back soon anyway, isn't he?

So Alfie knows that the VAT account's empty?

Yes, yes, he knows everything.

I really hope that you haven't messed up my paperwork...

-No, I haven't. But if there's something wrong and I can help you with then you just...

-No!

Everything is under control.

So would you, please, please stop meddling?

What's this?

Oh, wow! Wow!

Oh, yes.

That is...that is actually amazing.

You are...

a lovely, lovely man.

I know.

I suppose we can always buy the, um, the body lotion in duty free.

No more vanishing off to prison. And no more second chances.

You have to be 100% honest from now on.

All right, girl. I get the message.

As long as you do. I'd better get back.

Thanks for a lovely day.

It's been my pleasure. Hug for your old man?

Right waste of time. I managed to get rid of one in the market....

-All right, Bill?

-..but the rest of it, forget it, Del.

You was looking for some baby wipes, weren't you?

Tell you what look, you keep the tenner, eh?

No, but you said, didn't you...?

Yeah, well, you win some, you lose some, Bill. Hmm. Hmm.

Oh, right. OK, yeah. Thanks, Del.

-See you later.

-See you, mate.

His granddaughter is having a baby.

Dodgy 20s?

What? No. No.

Yes, yes. You couldn't be honest if you wanted to.

You don't know what it means.

No, Alice. No, it was just...

I'll... Alice!

-What's that?

-College courses.

Who's that for?

No-one. Just sort of general interest, you know, really.

-Jean, can I have a word?

-Course you can.

Won't be a minute.

I've just checked in the safe.

You've no business. I can't have you interfering like this.

It's not fair on Alfie, the finances are private and all that.

It's been emptied, OK.

So, if you put ten grand in there, you've been robbed.

-I paid the bills with it.

-But you told me it was for the VAT.

So make your mind up.

It's got nothing to do with you. It's my job, OK. It's my job.

I'm going to phone Alfie cos something's not right.

No! He'll be back soon and you'll see, he'll be fine about everything.

Jean, it's ten grand. It's not petty cash!

Alfie took it, all right! He took it. Satisfied?

-Alfie took it?

-Yes.

He wanted to give Kat a surprise. A lovely surprise.

Something that she would love.

OK.

I wasn't supposed to say anything but you've pushed and pushed.

He swore me to secrecy.

It's a lot of money, Jean.

Yeah, well, I feel terrible saying anything.

I mean, he just wants to, I don't know,

make some grand gesture to show Kat how much he loves her.

Hello. Is anyone serving?

Yeah, I'm coming. Hold on a minute.

Well, I didn't know that, did I?

If I've been a bit full-on, then I'm really sorry.

You have.

But, yes, well, fine, can we just leave it now?

Yeah. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Sorry about that. What can I get you?

-Whisky, please.

-Yeah.

Can I get you one?

Yeah, thanks. You all right?

-I'm getting there.

-Good.

Where do you think Dad is?

He's just...

well maybe he's off on an adventure somewhere

and he'll be back soon, with all sorts of mad stories to tell us.

He's not very good at stories.

No, he isn't. Right, Bobby Beale. This is what we're going to do.

Every night, until Dad comes back, you know what we're going to have?

-Hot chocolate and marshmallows.

-Really?

Yeah!

PHONE BEEPS

HE MOUTHS

Done! I've booked that amazing hotel on the Champs Elysee.

All you've got to do now is pay for it in the next 24 hours.

Right.

OK, I'm going to get a shower.

And then, um, afterwards, I might try my new perfume.

-Oh.

-Mmm.

-Don't start anything you can't finish.

-SHE GIGGLES

'Oh, hello, Michael, it's Jean.

'Listen, I'm ever so... ever so sorry to do this,

'but I think I've made a really silly mistake.

'I need that 10,000 back.

'I mean, I should never have given it to you in the first place,

'I'm really, really...'

HE HANGS UP

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