08/11/2012 EastEnders

Good morning.

Hello.

Daddy.

HE LAUGHS

Daddy.

Yeah.

SHE MOANS

MUSIC PLAYS

Yeah. This... Um, you can't do this.

Oh, yes, I can. Your mum promised, remember?

No more interfering, no more complaining, no more nagging.

How can we pass up a chance like this?

-But she will kill you.

-Exactly.

She'll break her word, snap it like a twig.

There's no way she can keep that mouth of hers shut.

Come on, we've probably only got till lunch time,

we may as well enjoy it while we can.

Eh?

Yeah.

OK, OK, OK.

There you go, two bacon butties, straight from the Palace kitchen.

Fit for royalty, no less.

-Excuse me?

-Oh, more milk?

OK. Just give me a minute.

Hiya!

-Ian!

-Kim... Um...

I saw you.

When?

Yesterday, with your dodgy bin bags.

There wasn't any dodgy bin bags.

Then why were you hiding them?

What, I can't even put out my rubbish without it being front page news?

Those bags were full of out-of-date food, OK.

Look, you've got to be careful.

Because if someone else sees you do what I saw you do,

they're going to jump to the wrong conclusions.

Ian, I run a very tight ship here, OK? So just don't worry.

Listen, the last thing you, or Lucy, or anybody else needs

-is to be under the spotlight for food hygiene, OK?

-OK.

MUSIC PLAYS

Oh, what...

Morning, Zainab.

-AJ.

-Sleep well?

Yes, slept very well, thank you.

If you need any breakfast, just help yourself.

No, I...

I seem to have lost my appetite.

Tamwar. Good morning.

Mum.

Have you run out of socks?

SHE CHUCKLES

No.

Good morning. Sleep well?

Hm.

Can I get you anything? Some tea, coffee?

Some coffee, if there is any...

Great. Coffee coming right up.

Oh... Zee Zee, I think some Kashmiri chai would go down much better.

Kashmiri chai?

Uh-huh.

Coming right up.

I know what you're doing, AJ. It's not going to be that easy.

CLOCK TICKING

-Alfie, wake up.

-Mmm...

It's Tommy.

-Kat, he'll stop. I promise you he'll stop...

-No, he has!

-What?

HE SIGHS

Listen. Look at the time!

-No.

-Yeah!

-No, it isn't.

-It is.

THEY LAUGH

It is! Good boy, Tommy.

That's my boy! Well done, son.

-Come on, just another half an hour.

-Yeah.

-You want to make me a fry up.

-Yeah, right.

-Yeah, go on.

Sausage, egg, bacon, beans,

tomatoes, toast, fried bread.

-Oh!

-There you go.

I don't suppose you've got another?

-Another?

-Yeah.

What do you need so much ice for?

To keep my fresh food "on ice," as they say.

You know, chilled and preserved to perfection.

Right.

Well, just until my new fridge comes. It comes today, yeah.

Top of the range. No less.

Nice.

It's cold, innit?

KNOCKING ON DOOR

-There.

-Thanks.

KNOCKING ON DOOR

Oh, I need to get that.

Do you think he's all right?

-Course he's all right. He's just out for the count, ain't he?

-He can't be.

-Yes, well, he is.

-He slept right through. We slept right through.

-Kat, I know. Shh, I know.

So what do we do now?

Come on.

Kat, Alfie, delivery!

Oh, there you are...

Jean, shh. It's Tommy!

Oh, I'm so sorry. I haven't woken him up, have I?

-He slept right through, eight hours.

-Brilliant!

I always knew he would, eventually.

-Well, me and Kat have got some catching up to do, OK?

-Anything I can help you with?

Uh... No, I think I can manage.

THEY CHUCKLE

So I'll tell the delivery men you'll be down in a tick then, yeah?

Yeah. Cheers, Jean.

Yeah, thanks, Jean(!)

KAT LAUGHS

Kim, is that you?

Yeah, just a sec.

Hey, babe.

-Hi.

-OK, so listen, your cooker's not working, you know the reason why?

Why?

You're going to need some of these.

-Mice?

-'Fraid so.

What, they'd switched it off?

No, they chewed through the cable.

-Oh.

-But, but, but I have replaced it.

Oh, thank you.

So what's going on?

Is there nothing that you can't do?

I think you deserve a little... A little...

Ah! Hey!

-Your hands are freezing, babe.

-What?

-What have you been doing?

-Nothing.

Babe, your hands are ice cold.

Well, you know what they say, the colder the hands,

the warmer everywhere else is.

Speaking of colder, what's going on with the fridge?

Oh, uh... Modernising. Nothing but the best for here.

So where's all the food?

-In the caff.

-The caff?

Lucy's letting me keep the stuff in their fridge.

OK, all right.

But listen anyway, yeah? If you need anything else...

Later.

Promises, promises.

SHE SIGHS

Finished?

Yeah. Oh, oh, just leave it. We've got a system.

No point washing up every time a couple of things get dirty.

That way, we only have to do it every couple of days.

Sounds like a good system.

Syed. Hello.

Mum.

Look, I'll get straight to the point.

Amira's getting married and she's asked if...

Well, if I would consider letting her take...

..have Yasmin.

As a bridesmaid? How lovely.

No, full time.

Well, that's Amira for you. As soon as she hears that you and Christian have split up...

She doesn't know.

-Would anyone like some more chai?

-You have said no, of course?

I haven't said anything right now.

But I think I've got to do what's best for Yasmin.

And right now, I can't hold a candle to what Amira has to offer.

Offer? What does she think...?

Syed, you can't, OK.

No, Zainab, this has nothing to do with us.

This is Syed's decision, and his alone.

-Dad's right.

-Right? How is he right?

How is it right that she should grow up away from us and from her family?

Tambo...

Mum? Can you just say something and stop this stupid pact thing?

OK, sweetheart. There is nothing to say.

Nothing to say? She's your grand-daughter. Both of you.

Look, I've got to go. Mum...

You can't just let this happen, OK.

Please, just don't make this any harder than it already is.

It should be hard, it should be impossible.

OK, enough, Tam.

Can you not see that he's in agony?

He doesn't know what to do.

OK, I don't care what he's done,

I just don't see why Yasmin should pay for it.

So you still ain't heard anything from the social worker?

-Well, he never said he'd call.

-Maybe we should call?

No, leave it. It's fine.

Are you sure? Are you sure the interview went all right?

Yeah.

Well, it was a bit of a rocky start, but once we got going...

Rocky start?

Well, it's only you sit there thinking one wrong word and...

But, Lola, it's fine, really. Nothing to worry about.

-Still, got a long way to go.

-Yeah.

She knows, she knows. Don't you?

Thanks, Sharon.

You don't have to thank me, it was my pleasure.

Maybe we should get Lexi something.

-Take it to the parenting class, you know, to celebrate.

-Yeah.

Here you are, let me.

No, no, no. Phil, it's all right, I've got it.

Come on, don't be silly. Take it, it's fine.

No, no, it's all right.

Cora's put a few bits away, only costs a couple of quid.

-It's all right, don't need it.

-You sure?

Yeah. I mean, she just said, we got it.

What are you doing?

I was looking for an earring. I lost it last week.

Where's all the milk gone from breakfast?

It's finished, finished.

The sooner that fridge gets here, the better.

Well, it's on its way as we speak.

You see now, that's the difference between me and you, Denise.

I waited for the sales. It's called savvy. Business savvy.

Yes. Let's hope that's not the only difference, then.

You know what, I could sell these rooms five times over.

Yes, I dare say, but you're not having mine.

You're not having mine.

-Oh!

-Hello, it's Matthew Grindlay.

-Yes, come in.

Environmental Health Inspector.

Are you Kimberley Fox?

-No. I mean, yes.

-Well, I think I'd better stay, then.

No, no. It's all right. Thanks a lot for everything, yeah. See you later. Have a good day, see you later.

So, are you looking for a room?

No. I'm sorry to report, but there's been a complaint.

A complaint?

One of your guests at breakfast

said there were mouse droppings on her plate.

SHE LAUGHS

-No, no...

-I'm afraid so.

No. Well, no-one complained to me.

That is often the case.

Well, no. No, sorry, no.

Whatever the mouse is said to have done, it didn't do it here.

-No?

-No.

Because... For starters... my cooker is not working.

And I can prove it.

Then, who did cook the breakfast?

Well, that's easy.

Across the Square, round the corner is a caff called Cindy's.

They cooked it.

Right.

Right.

Yes.

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

She's finding it really tough.

Most of the time she gets to spend with Lexi is in a parenting class.

Listen to me, anyone who can give birth on McKlunkys' floor

can overcome anything.

HE CHUCKLES

Yeah, I suppose.

-She'll get there.

-Pops!

Hey, there she is.

-All right?

-All right.

Look, do you think she'll like that?

-Ah, she's going to love it.

-What time we got to be there?

Oh, sorry, Pops, I promised Sharon.

She really wanted to come and after everything she's done, I...

Oh, yeah, yeah, that's, that's fine. No worries.

You sure?

Yeah, that's cool.

-Cool?

-Yeah, cool.

-See ya.

-See ya.

-How much for the...?

-Forget it.

-Are you sure?

-Give it to me when you've got a job.

And if I hear of anything, I'll let you know.

Thanks, Cora.

-That must've been hard.

-No, what?

Not saying anything to Syed.

Well, it is important that I keep my promise.

And I've said that I will change, and I am trying to change.

You can speak, you know.

Of all the times that I wished that Christian was not with Syed

and it happens to be now.

I mean, how much bad luck can one person stand?

This didn't just happen, Zee, this is not kismet.

This is a result of the choices he's made.

He's made, no-one else. And it's time for him to take responsibility for them.

Everyone makes mistakes.

No, this isn't a mistake, this is Syed for the first time in his life

having to put somebody else's best interests before his own.

I'm not blind.

I can see he's in a bad way, I can see how painful this is

but, you know what, Zee, I'm glad.

Finally, he has to take responsibility for his own actions.

If he's to mature, if he's to grow up,

-then he has to deal with this himself.

-Masood...

Zee, no, it would be wrong, it would be very wrong

if he was to pass off his daughter's future onto you, me or anyone else.

He's her father, he's the only one that can make this decision.

Either he steps up to the plate, or...

Or?

We're not going to lose Yasmin.

That is not going to happen, not with Amira.

Given the chance, she'd make a wonderful mother.

And if I didn't think that,

then I'd be fighting for Yasmin with every last breath in my body.

I've got a couple of things to do...

..before my shift.

Masood...

I'm sorry about you and Christian.

You know?

I was in the Minute Mart this morning.

The timing of my visit couldn't have been much worse, could it?

-I can come back in a week, a couple of weeks?

-No, no, no. It wouldn't make a difference, would it?

My life would still be a mess, my relationship a disaster,

-and my prospects nonexistent.

-Don't say that.

-Why not?

It's true.

I take it you haven't spoken to Christian, then?

There's no point.

Look, Syed, I know you, remember?

I also know what it's like to love someone and lose them.

Think of everything you gave up, everything it cost you,

you'd do it all again, wouldn't you?

You know it's true.

Why are you doing this?

Because taking Yasmin away is going to be difficult.

It's got to be the right decisions for the right reasons,

not because I've caught you at a bad time.

Look, for our daughter's sake, yours and mine,

please don't do anything until you've spoken to Christian.

My beautiful, adorable, wide-awake goddess of love.

I'm talking to you, Kat, all right.

THEY LAUGH

I'm just thinking, right, the bar's not too busy

and Roxy's holding the fort, maybe we could...

-We could...?

-We could maybe have a little siesta

without the siesta, eh?

Oi, any chance of getting a drink round here, or what?

Ah, spoke too soon, didn't I?

What can I get you, girls?

-Three large scotches, please. At last.

-Right.

Oh, my head... It's like living in a drum machine.

-Lucky girl.

-What I don't understand is why would anyone pay Fat Boy to listen to that?

That says you're getting old, Rox.

Oh, thank you. What have you done with Scarlett this time anyway?

She's up there with Tommy and Aunty Jean.

Oh, yeah? See you later.

Kat, can you and Alfie take over this afternoon?

-I've got a headache.

-Yeah, sure.

You got a problem with that?

-No, we had plans, but I'll make it up to him later.

-Good.

Here, lads. I tell you, forget your waterboarding,

you want proper torture, yeah?

Try getting up with Tommy five times in the night.

But you know that lovely moment you go to sleep, it's like... Ahhhh!

And you hear that little snoring... And it just feels so good!

THEY CHUCKLE

Now you're back in the land of the living,

-there's a poker game tomorrow night, you in?

-You try keeping me out, mate.

-Good.

Listen, I thought you said

-Lucy was going to put all your stuff in her fridge?

-No, no, I said she offered.

Ah, that's lucky.

Health inspector's been in there all morning.

-Really?

-Uh-huh.

Ian looked pretty worried.

You know, I'll be back in a minute.

-OK.

-Yeah.

Sleep, sleep, perchance to dream...

You know what, I preferred it when you didn't sleep.

-He's in a good mood, don't spoil it.

-Sounds like he's on a promise.

HE CHUCKLES

-He is, actually.

-Oh, yeah? Lucky boy.

I think she smiled at me.

No, she definitely did.

DOOR OPENS

-All right, Billy?

-Hi.

-All right, Pops?

-Grab a seat, mate. Oh.

It's all right, I'll grab you one.

-No, no, it's all right, don't let me interrupt.

-No, don't be silly, help yourself.

Well, there ain't much to help yourself with.

THEY CHUCKLE

-Sorry, we grabbed something on the way back, we didn't know you were coming.

-Yeah, that's all right.

So how did it go?

It was brilliant, weren't it?

She thinks Lexi's smiled at Sharon.

Yeah? Great.

Lost? How can the driver be lost?

Kim's Palace, Albert Square, how hard can it be to find?

KNOCKING ON DOOR

Hang on, that might be him now.

Look, someone's at the door, you better hope it's him with my fridge.

I'm sorry to bother you again,

but the cafe's all clear, which I'm afraid suggests the problem is here.

Problem?

KNOCKING ON DOOR

LOUD MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND

Rox!

What you doing, I've been knocking for five minutes.

LOUD MUSIC CONTINUES

How do you stand it?

SHOUTING: How do you stand it?

All right, with these, with these. I thought he was going to be out.

I tell you, it's like this 24/7!

HE CHUCKLES

I can help you out.

-Oh, please. Anything, what?

-What you doing tonight?

Well, let me have a think about that for a minute...

Um, the helicopter's in for repairs and Brad's busy with Angelina,

so, no, I've got nothing booked.

Do you want to babysit?

Did I not make myself clear enough last time...!

MUSIC STOPS, THEN CONTINUES AGAIN

Yeah. When do I start?

So, you haven't been using a fridge?

Yeah, my sister has explained, it's being delivered today.

Yeah, and I've got a receipt here. Look.

Can I see your food safety records?

When you do your daily opening and closing checks?

Ha, ha, you nearly had me there.

Trick question, innit? Go on, next one?

What's he writing?

Dunno.

What have you been using instead of a fridge?

Nothing.

Nothing?

You know you have to make sure that you're storing food safely,

in airtight containers and at the right temperature and so on?

If food needs to be stored, it needs to be chilled, I chill it, innit?

Simple as.

Where? How?

Kim?

Well, you know what they say,

necessity is the grandmother of all invention.

See?

You think mice can get through this?

They couldn't, even if they wanted to for their Winter Olympics.

You see, it's fresh.

HE SNIFFS

Hmm.

So you've never seen or had any problem with mice?

No. Scout's honour.

Look, whoever complained this morning they're just probably... a troublemaker or something, it's...

MOUSETRAP SNAPS

-What was that?

-What was what?

I didn't hear anything. Did you, Denise?

Maybe it was just something next door. You don't have to go there. No, it's OK.

You want to come back, you want a cup of tea?

Oh, please tell me that is not what I think it is.

SHE SIGHS

Come and have a go.

Be cross with me, Christian, don't take it out on her.

Take it out on her? Is that what you think?

No.

I just...

I want us to be a family again.

Look what I found.

I love this little girl more than I can say.

Let's be honest.

Only reason we stayed together as long as we did was because of her.

She's still here.

I mean, what more can you want than the three of us back together again?

We had that, Sy.

It wasn't enough.

-I

-wasn't enough.

Bye.

Christian...

Look, please, look... Just wait... Look, come tomorrow, yeah?

-If you come tomorrow, you'll see.

-I'm sorry.

-You can't close the kitchen.

-I'm afraid I can, and I have to.

You've obviously got a problem here.

-Yeah, but what about my guests?

-They can stay, but you can't serve any food.

-What? All because of a mouse that's now dead?

-Either you close the kitchen voluntarily

-or I obtain a court order from the magistrate.

-Magistrate?

-No, no, no...

-OK, so close for how long, then?

Until we're satisfied that you've dealt with all of the problems that we've identified today.

OK, so, what we saying, then? Are we talking about a day, two days...?

As long as it takes

and that depends on you, really.

My advice would be to get someone from pest control in,

and quickly.

Pest control?

Kim, there's some men looking for you, I think it's a delivery.

No...

Kim...?

-What did I say?

-Nothing, just go. Come on.

-What happened?

Kim?

METALLIC CLATTERING

Alfie?

Hey. We're on our own down here...

No, listen, listen, the barrel store is all well and good, yeah,

but a girl wants romance.

Kat, what you talking about romance? I can do romance, you're looking at the king of romance.

-You know that, don't you?

-Yeah, I know.

-OK.

-But let me give it a go, yeah?

-Uh-huh.

I want to do something for you, something special, right.

Tomorrow.

If you can hang on till then, I'll make it worth your while.

-Tomorrow?

-Mmm.

So you'll just have to tie a knot in it.

THEY LAUGH

I'll try.

-Ooh... You look like you could do with a drink.

-Yes.

Scotch, please, Alfie.

Coming up, my darling.

There you go.

Thank you. "Business...savvy."

I'll drink to that.

HE CHUCKLES

Hey...

I've been trying to ring you.

Yeah, I know, I'm sorry.

Have you spoken to Christian?

What did he say?

HE SIGHS

Syed, I'm so sorry.

No, it's OK.

I'm OK.

Yasmin...

..she's all yours.

Are you sure?

Syed, thank you.

Thank you so much.

Mummy...

SHE SIGHS

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