18/06/2013 EastEnders

# Sexy senorita

# I feel your aura

# That new motor

# Getting my flying saucer

# I'mma make you call me Daddy... #

Here you go, Mum.

-Wow. Did I forget your birthday or something?

-No.

That car'll be done this afternoon,

that means UK's best father will be out of here.

Isn't that enough to put a smile on my face?

-I'll see you later, yeah?

-See you later, babe.

You didn't realise, did you?

Can we just keep this between ourselves?

I don't even want Abi finding out.

-Poor girl, she's been through enough, hasn't she?

-Yeah.

Lauren's upstairs, I can't really talk now. I'm working on something.

-So I'll come and find you later.

-OK.

I'll do us an omelette.

Morning.

Thought you weren't talking to me.

Don't be silly.

So what you going to do with all the stuff you nicked then, eh?

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

See you later.

Where you going?

I'm just going for a walk.

-I'll come with you.

-Um...I'm going to see Michael.

Oh. OK. Tell him I said hi.

Hi? What you talking about "hi," Alice?

He messed you around, he mugged you off. What you talking about?

Look, I know. I need to move on.

Well, do something then.

You let things happen to you then sit about moping, don't you?

Take control for once.

-So, this afternoon, yeah?

-Yeah, say about five?

I'm giving Jay the afternoon off to pick up a part.

Then you'll be back on the road.

He'll definitely like that.

He's a good little mechanic.

Nothing good about it. Try great. Super-great.

Well, he didn't get that big head from me.

See you later then.

Yeah. See you later.

He seems all right.

That's cos you don't know him.

Like I said to you before, neither do you.

Listen, I'm not bothered about that wasteman.

I just want him and this out of here.

Michael, why don't you go and have a shower?

Yeah. Go on. And I'll cook you something.

Don't that prove I'm worried?

You can't let Janine drag you under.

If you want to see Scarlett again,

you've at least got to get out of bed.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

There's a seat here.

So when are you leaving?

Wow. Cut to the chase, huh?

By five, Phil reckons.

Which gives me a few hours to persuade Dexter

I'm not some dirt on his shoe.

How do you rate my chances?

I never dissed you, you know.

I only ever told him good stuff.

He's just giving me what I deserve.

But you can't blame a man for hoping.

Oh, Tanya! Thanks for coming.

We can sit there.

Have a safe journey.

Yeah.

Thanks.

OK. Do you want to talk about it?

To be honest, I could do with the distraction.

Are you sure it's OK to revise at yours again?

It's just that Oscar has the noisiest friend round after school.

Yes, of course it is.

Oh, look at the state some people get their smalls to get in.

No, perhaps you better not.

ABI SIGHS

What's that sigh for?

Abi?

It's Lauren. I think things are really bad.

Oh, dear.

Good morning, Vicar.

Mrs Branning, I need your help.

This is Albert, he's from a small town in Northern France.

Head office want him to see

the real London before he starts his secondment in Malawi.

Oh, that's in Africa, isn't it?

My boss asked me and I'm asking you.

Oh, but, Vicar,

I've got another four washes to do before one o'clock besides this one.

No-one knows the parish better. Thank you!

Looks like you're going to be busy so...

Hold on. Albert. This is my granddaughter, Abigail.

Abi, this is Albert.

Don't discriminate, does it - love?

Makes a fool of you no matter how sensible you are.

I mean, look at Lauren.

No matter how much damage me and Max

and all our rubbish was causing, we just carried on, didn't we.

Cos we "loved each other."

No-one's ever made me feel the way Sam did.

But then, no-one's ever hurt me that badly either.

Does he want to give it another go?

Dunno. Haven't given him a chance to say what he wants.

Then there's Dexter. He hates him.

Yeah?

Well, he's not a kid any more, is he?

You're not like me and Max, you've always put Dexter first.

Maybe it's time you did what you wanted for once - right or wrong.

And ruin everything?

That's love for you.

Now don't show him no drugs, no gangs, no litter and no graffiti.

And certainly don't introduce him to your sister.

Grandma!

Yes, well, we need to make a good impression, don't we?

Albert! No. I'm going to call you Albert.

Albert of Albert Square. You must be heaven-sent.

My granddaughter is going to show you the sights

and answer all your questions, aren't you, Abigail?

-Wonderful.

-Um, yeah, as long as there aren't too many.

It's just that I've got loads of exams...

There's some things more important than books, Abigail.

And I'm sure that Albert will be very grateful, won't you, Albert?

-Yes, of course.

-There y'are. Off you go.

OK, um...so shall we start with the market?

-Yes. OK.

-Yeah?

-Let's go.

There's just loads of stalls and stuff.

Am I getting paid for this?

No. Your reward is a bit of quality time with me.

Bin, please.

I thought this stuff cost a bomb.

I've gone off it, haven't I?

It's your favourite.

Not any more.

-All right. Thanks for coming.

-That's all right. You're welcome.

Not sure how much I can help but I'll give it a go.

Um, there is something else.

Isn't there always?

-It's Ronnie.

-What?

The victim liaison people rang me.

She's done something, I don't know what,

but they're not letting her out yet.

That's good, that's good. One less problem to deal with.

I'll go sort out Captain Misery in there, eh?

Hey. Come on, mush. What's this, a sponsored doss or something?

I've got some goodies for you here, Michael.

Let's see what we've got. I've got some crisps, peanuts,

I've got some toffees - you like toffees - some cream soda,

we'll do an ice cream float, some vanilla thing.

And I've got some movies. What do you fancy? A thriller?

-A horror? A comedy?

-No, no, no! Stop talking.

So you going to let me help you now?

Think we should eat out tonight.

Check you out, you got kids all over the place,

two houses to pay for and still enough cash to eat out.

I'm talking about a bit of pizza, cheesecake,

not a medieval banquet, Lauren.

OK.

Yeah?

Mmm. As long as I get to choose both toppings and we share.

Yeah, of course.

And then there's this thing near the pizza place,

I thought we should pop in on the way back.

I'm not going salsa dancing with you, Dad.

I think it's a social club, sort of get-together thing.

For kids, you know, your age...ones who've got problems with drink.

You want me to go to some sort of support group?

I don't want you to, no. What I want is my daughter back.

I ain't going.

I want to go for a pizza with my little girl,

have a joke and a laugh, Lauren.

I do, I think you need this. Lauren. Lauren, I think you need it!

I need to get beneath the skin, feel its human heart. Abigail?

The real London? Are you sure?

The poverty, the vermin, the underworld.

This is where God belongs, don't you think?

OK, I think you've been reading way too much Oliver Twist.

Oh, Alice? Hiya.

Hi.

She seems troubled.

She's fine! Not everyone's some orphan or pickpocket.

All right, Carol, you ain't seen Lauren, have you?

Yeah. I've just seen her running down there. What's the matter?

I said to Tanya I'd try and sort her out.

-It's not gone too well.

-Do you want me to talk to her?

Would you?

Yeah, yeah, course I will. Leave it to me.

-Can I ask you something?

-Yeah, go on.

Pops wants to spend some time with Lexi, just them two.

Does that make me a bad mum if I leave her for a couple of days?

Are you mad? My mum used to say the only reason she coped with me

was by knowing when to take a break.

You know, she still says that actually.

-So that don't make me a bad mum?

-Nah! Average, I'd say.

-Oi!

-But then I can't talk for Lexi, can I?

Oi. Do you know what, gimme a chip.

-Uh, go get your own.

-Yeah, I will do.

DOOR CLOSES

Right, so you're not taking control then?

-I'm trying!

-Yeah. Yeah, looks like it, Al.

KAT AND ALFIE LAUGH

We the only ones that find it funny?

Evidently.

You think this is a bad day, Alfie? You think I'm having a bad day?

It's my daughter's first birthday on Friday.

I'm not going to see her.

I'm not going to speak to her.

I can't even send her a gift.

And you think I'm going to be mollified by an afternoon of

bad films and even worse food?

Michael, let me tell you if Scarlett's first birthday's

anything like Tommy's first, you're well out of it.

Kat, remember we had to take Tommy for his first booster injection

and he screamed the place down? You've never heard noise like it.

Where you going?

Michael? Michael? Whoa!

Michael, hold on, mate! Michael!

Michael! Michael, come on, mate.

Hey!

-POUNDS ON DOOR

-Alice? Alice! Alice?

-Get out.

-Is Alice here? Alice! No, no. Alice!

-Michael? What's wrong?

-Get indoors.

It's Scarlett's birthday, did you book a check-up,

or a hospital appointment?

-ABI:

-Promise me you won't tell Grandma Dot

we didn't go to any galleries or museums.

I can't lie. But I can keep my mouth shut.

-Like you.

-Me?

You are covering your troubles with silence.

What do you call this again?

Sausage roll.

-Roll?

-Mm-hmm.

-My English is very bad.

And I have to speak at the ecumenical dinner tonight.

You'll be fine.

You know lots English words I don't, didn't, like "ecumenical".

It's frustrating. Wanting to be understood and failing.

There's always one person who'll listen.

-LAUGHING:

-He should have more important things to do.

So I shouldn't ask him for help before my speech tonight?

-I told you, you don't need it.

-But you do?

OK, how about you pray for me and I'll pray for you?

-I'd feel less stupid.

-But what am I praying for?

That this sausage roll doesn't get cold.

THEY LAUGH

What's that still doing here?

I thought this was going to be done by the time I finished my break.

-What happened is...

-That part isn't in.

Some goon wrote our order down wrong.

Got there and it's for a different model.

This better be a stupid joke, you know.

I'll tell your dad. I'm going to ring round and see

if we can find the part from somewhere else but if not...

-If not then it's two weeks.

-Two weeks?!

Jay, out.

Oi, oi, oi, I'm not having this.

Look. Sorry, Phil.

You think you're the only kid who didn't have a nice cuddly dad?

Join the club.

I've also got kids that I don't see.

Don't mean I don't think about them or care about them.

There's some things you only get to understand as you get older.

I can't wait.

Like walking in another man's shoes.

Yeah. Not his.

I can't wait to see the mistakes you make as you get older.

Yeah, none of them will be as bad as his.

Listen, why don't you knock off early?

Go and hang out with your mates or something.

Thanks, yeah.

What you done to him? He's worse than ever.

-I tried my best here, all right?

-It's not your fault.

Michael? Scarlett has got an appointment booked tomorrow.

Thank you, Alice.

That's all right.

You are a good person. You always do the right thing.

No. That's not true.

It is.

I've been looking for you.

Went on a bus ride. Change of scenery.

What you doing in here? You been drinking?

I'm skint.

Your dad's in bits, Lauren.

He isn't the only one.

Why don't you come with me, get out of here? Lauren.

-I know...

-No, no.

I just want to say, I'm not angry no more.

I mean, you made your mistakes, I'm probably going to make mine.

So just go about your business, do what you're doing.

Hasn't got anything to do with me.

Sam? Why are you still here?

Hold-up with the car.

Dexter isn't exactly pleased.

I think I need to accept that me and him aren't going to happen

and just be on my way.

But before I go, there are a few things I need you to know.

-Do you want me to get Mum?

-Actually, it's you I've come to see.

I've got something that belongs to you.

They're Nana Pat's. How did you get them?

Do you remember how sad I was when my dad died?

I think it kind of took my mind off it a bit.

I'm so sorry, Tiff.

You nicked them?

Yeah.

Do you think you can maybe forgive me?

Well, you gave them back. So, yeah, suppose so.

Thank you.

And maybe you should pay me a fine of, say, two quid?

-The energy of head on...co-collision...?

-Uh-huh.

I hope you haven't been doing Abi's homework for her?

It must be all Greek to you, all that English.

Some things need no translation.

And Abi has helped me with my speech tonight.

Have I?

How to listen is as important as how to speak

but we need to know the right time for each of them.

Ah, yes, well, my family is very fortunate in me

because I will always listen to them.

Even when it seems that I'm not. HE CHUCKLES

DOORBELL RINGS

That'll be the Rev Mr Stevens, if you could open the door.

You can tell him what a fruitful day you've had.

Did that take your mind off Lauren for a bit?

Yeah, it did. Thank you.

You know, he is right.

There's nothing you can say or do, just wait till she's ready to talk.

Oh, dear.

20 years without a word,

now you're falling over yourself to tell me stuff.

-I think they call that irony.

-Thank you.

For Dexter. He's everything I hoped my son would be.

Glad you approve.

It shows me you two were better off without me.

Nah, no, we weren't.

Why do you think I never had any more kids?

I knew I didn't deserve them.

Same reason why I never got married.

Every woman reminded me of...what I'd left behind.

So why didn't you just come home?

The further I ran, the harder it got to come back.

But I'm here now.

If you're going to have a useless dad,

you might as well have one who does it properly. Never comes back.

Not sure either of us would agree with you on that one, mate.

It's two weeks, can't be that bad.

-All right. Raise 'em up.

-What we drinking to?

Two weeks, innit? 14 days, 14 nights.

Two weeks.

-Two weeks.

-Two weeks.

There's still something there. Just like 20 years ago.

How dare you walk in here and just...

I'm not talking about what's right or wrong.

Or are you saying you don't feel it?

We kissed, Ava.

I know you do.

You think it makes you weak to admit you feel the same?

-I don't.

-Everyone knows how strong you are.

You should be gone.

No hating, no excuses,

just Sam and Ava.

Like it used to be.

You remember how it used to be?

-Where is everyone then?

-Bianca's taken the kids to the park.

-There you go.

-Thanks.

Must be weird for you, Lauren, having a new stepmum.

This family excels at weird.

Fair point. Do you enjoy drinking, Lauren?

Getting drunk, I mean?

I'm not being rude but can we just not?

All anyone talks about is drink. I'm sick of it.

Drinking or talking about it?

Did my dad ask you to talk to me or what?

CAROL SIGHS

He shouldn't have.

Maybe he thought, after everything I've been through -

still going through - you might listen.

Cos having a few drinks, falling over, having a laugh,

that's one thing, isn't it?

But this, Lauren, you, Billie, that's different.

Billie...what happened to him could happen to anyone,

-he wasn't an alcoholic.

-And you are?

No! No, that's not what I'm saying.

I'm saying it could happen to anyone!

But he wasn't anyone, was he, Lauren? He was your cousin.

My son.

And what I don't understand is after going through all that, seeing me,

Bianca, your dad, go through it all, you carry on drinking...

-It's not the same.

-..more and more. It makes no sense!

I mean, how can you do that?

I don't know. I don't know.

Max. Max! How's Lauren getting on?

Yeah...we're going out for a pizza later.

Lauren! Lauren, come back! I'm just trying to make you understand.

Lauren? Lauren? What's wrong? Where're you going?

Please! There is no point trying to get me to stop. All right?

Do you not think I would if I could? I can't.

All right? I can't stop!

Mum? Mum?

-Mum?

-Hey, babe.

Have you seen Sam? The car's still parked up outside.

Another two weeks they said it's going to be. Two weeks, Mum.

It's like some terrible nightmare that's never going to end.

You know what I'm going to do though, I'm just going to ignore that man

so hard he's going to start to doubt his own existence.

Anyway, Mum, listen, lend me £20?

I'm going out to eat with them lot.

-Yeah, course, babe.

-Thank you.

-Look, just keep it.

-You've been working really hard lately.

-Thank you!

-You all right, yeah?

-Mm-hmm.

-What's wrong?

Oh, just my tooth.

Do you want me to stay with you?

You don't want to stay in with your mum.

That is true. But I just feel so sorry for you

-with all your library books and your knitting and that...

-Get out!

-All right, see you later, yeah?

-See you.

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