23/09/2014 EastEnders

Say something, then.

Phil...

Just leave us, Jay.

HE PUTS KEYS ON THE TABLE

DOOR BANGS

So, where you been?

-Around.

-Jay said that, er, you was in a hostel.

Been checking up on me?

I even had to hear from Ritchie that you'd got out!

Gonna come pick me up, was you? Bring me some flowers?

So...

..how're you doing?

I'm signing on.

And robbing shops with Jay.

So how was it...

..when you was inside?

It's funny how people treat you differently...

..when you've killed someone.

I wanted to visit. I mean, I know you told me where to go...

And what would YOU have done?

I didn't want no-one.

No.

Apart from Jay.

I'm sorry. What I said...

I've had a lot of time to think.

That boy that told you where to go...

..told you not to visit...

That boy's gone.

Then, why didn't you come back before?

I just said.

I ain't a kid no more.

I thought...

time for a new start.

So why you back now, then?

For Shirley.

-LINDA:

-'Bet you never thought'

we'd be sat here a few days before your wedding.

Well, me and Phil have certainly had our ups and downs.

-LINDA LAUGHS

-That's one way of putting it.

But I love him. And I'm finally gonna marry him.

This time next week, I'm gonna be on honeymoon,

and nothing is going to spoil it.

Oi! Shoulder pads!

Oh, Sharon, just ignore her.

Nice boots...for a hooker.

I could've swore I heard an alley cat screeching.

We were just talking about my wedding.

Oh, good. Cos I've got a few ideas.

Oh great, now she's coming.

I ain't afraid of Shirley Carter.

You think, just cos I killed Hev, I'm gonna do something to Shirley?

You said yourself, people treat you

-differently now, don't they?

-Is that who you think I am?!

So what did you mean, eh?

When you said you'd come back for Shirley?

I know, Dad.

You and her.

Jay told me everything.

Yeah, well, Jay's got it wrong.

Two of you. Little secret sessions in here.

-Who said romance was dead, eh?

-It wasn't like that.

Wasn't, or still isn't?

What Jay thought he saw...

Stop lying! Before I lose my last bit of respect.

It was just messing around.

Nah. You two...

That ain't never just messing around.

So that's why you've come back - because Jay told you?

-I heard there was a wedding.

-Yeah, well...

I didn't know where you were, did I?

I left you a voicemail message.

If I'd had an address, I'd have invited you.

Well...I'm here now, ain't I?

What, are you here to tell Sharon? Are you threatening me?

I ain't here to tell Sharon anything.

I'm here to tell YOU.

You're marrying the wrong one, Dad.

I think you forgot to get me a glass.

That's cos tramps always swig from the bottle.

I've only come to toast the bride.

Just leave it, Shirley.

On a big long fork, in front of a roaring fire.

Always a bridesmaid. Oh, never were, were you?

Ah, well, some of us don't look good in meringues.

And some of us wouldn't look good in anything short of a coffin.

Are you upset you're not invited?

To Sharon's wedding? Nah, another one will come along soon.

Single at her age. Shame, isn't it?

-Least I'm not desperate.

-Oh, is that the best you can do?

Did you get your hair done earlier? Or are you gonna have it

the same as when you married his brother?

If you can't say anything nice, don't...

You know, it must really hurt, huh?

Seeing me, Phil, my own business.

-Yeah, I saw the knee pads you wore to get it.

-I told you, leave it.

It's funny, isn't it?

Sometimes in life, you don't get what you want.

I do.

You see, Phil's made his choice, Shirley. And guess what?

It ain't you.

But he keeps coming back.

Not this time.

My man. My wedding.

Sounds like it's going to be quite a day.

That's enough now.

To the virgin bride.

Sharon!

Oh, Linda, I'm so sorry, babe.

Do you know what this cost?

Happy honeymoon.

SHE YELLS

-PHIL:

-You've hardly met Sharon.

-Once was enough.

That don't mean you know her.

-Mum couldn't stick her.

-Yeah, well, Mum had reason to, didn't she?

Gran hated her.

People change.

You don't.

You quit the bottle, you quit the crack.

-But you can't quit Shirley.

-Is that right?

One minute she knocks you down, leaves you a mess.

And you want me to...what?

And the next, she's the only one who can pick you up again.

I've seen it. I've been there.

Every single time.

You love Shirley, Dad.

You always have done, and you always will do.

You're the only one too stubborn to see it.

So you care about my happiness now, do you?

You ain't gonna get another chance at this.

Well, you'd better stick around for the wedding, then.

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

-MUSIC STOPS

-Oi.

-I take it you two had another row?

-What is it this time?

-Does it matter?

I went against the family. Again.

You really need to break out of that habit.

Should you be...?

I lost the baby.

Everything I wanted for us.

I'm so sorry.

How did Tina take it?

She was as gutted as me.

-You can always try again.

-Nah. Can't afford it.

Not for months.

Come on. Let's go to the Vic and sort this out, eh?

-Nah, I'm not in the mood.

-You need to talk to her.

She don't listen to anyone but her precious family.

Fine. Then I'll talk to her for you.

De...

Go on, get up there, get up there, get up there...

Oh, leave it out! What, you setting this up?

Anyway, by this point, right, I'm half-naked...

Not an image anyone wants.

Lee, come and listen to Billy's stag.

No, no, no, this was the morning after.

I'm due in the church in an hour.

And then this dog jumps up, right, rips my boxer shorts off me...

You're making this up!

I'm not, I ended up in the nick.

Had to walk home dressed in a compost bag.

-Which you then got married in(?)

-No, I didn't!

-Very hipster.

Oi. THAT was a stag do, mate!

Where's Phil, then?

He's on his way.

She's not happy with you.

Well, I ain't happy with her right now.

Anyway, since when did you become her best mate?

Everyone deserves a break, Tina.

Yeah.

And I'm on mine right now.

Remind me, what's the point of a stag do when the stag's not here?

-DOOR OPENS

-Here he is!

Kept you at home doing all the dishes, did she?

-Who's the boy?

-Phil's son. Ben.

What? What, the one who, er...?

The one who killed Hev. Yeah.

You can't go in there.

It's my name above that door an' all, you know.

They've...they've got strippers.

-I'm a big girl, Mick.

-You ain't seen the state of 'em.

I can handle a couple of stags.

It's Phil's stag do. Just let him enjoy it.

All right?

Is that Phil's Ben? You know, the one that was in...?

Yeah.

I know you said you had a surprise, but...

Right, boys, what're we having?

Got a hug for your uncle?

I'm, uh...really sorry.

About Lucy.

Thanks.

I was gutted when I found out.

Just don't seem real, you know.

I think about her all the time.

You holding up?

Good days and bad days.

How's Ian?

How do you think?

I'm going to go and see him.

He's in the States. Seeing Michelle.

Look, I'm sorry. I should have called...

done something.

Come here.

Come here.

All right.

We'll catch up later, yeah?

-We ain't met.

-This is the new guv'nor - Mick.

All right?

Mick Carter. Shirley's brother.

Look at you, all grown up.

Get you a drink, Billy?

No. I'm all right, thanks.

How's Lola?

Yeah, she's good.

Don't need anything from you, though.

That ain't why I'm back, Bill.

TALK RADIO IS ON

I'm gonna find a new job.

Stace...

Max, it was never gonna work.

And I am gonna move out. I'm gonna find somewhere with Alfie.

You don't have to do that.

We both know I do.

CHATTER

If Linda comes in, I ain't home.

What have you done?

Nothing. Just had a drink with her and Sharon.

You hate Sharon.

Vodka time.

All right, maybe you're right.

Maybe I am a bit jealous.

I don't feel like that about you. Not any more.

-I know.

-You need to move on, Max.

I thought I had.

You know, I tried, Stace. I tried pushing you out my mind.

You know, after that Christmas, when you went on the run...

I told you what I felt about you.

That I loved you.

And then, all of a sudden, here you are. Back again.

It's just hard, Stace, you know, just seeing you again.

-It weren't like that.

-And you handed yourself in, and...

..you'd gone again.

I got a bit lost, to be honest.

Did some stupid things.

We all do that.

We all do things that we regret.

And then out of the blue, I met someone.

Someone new.

Stacey! Lily's calling you!

All right, I'm coming.

Wait here.

-Get us another one in, Jay.

-Oh, yeah, righto.

All right, mate, two secs.

What's your problem?!

-Shirley...

-You'd better go.

-Don't do this.

-You are not wanted here.

-I'm on your side.

-Were you on my side the night you murdered Hev?

I'm sorry, all right, for what happened. I'm really, really sorry.

I am not interested!

Now, walk out that door

and go crawl back under whatever stone you came from.

-I've done my time, all right?

-You will never, NEVER do your time.

Not this year, not next year. Never!

I went back inside, I kept my head down, all right?

Brought Hev back, did it? Make everything OK?

-You've forgiven Jay!

-Because he's not the one that bashed her head in!

It wasn't like that!

I came back...to help you.

-Get out!

-To tell Dad... Him and Sharon, it's all wrong.

-Get out!

-I'm on your side here!

You're on nobody's side but your own. Like you've always been.

I ain't gonna keep paying for one stupid mistake!

You don't get to do this to me, all right?

A mistake?! That mistake happened to my best mate.

You think I don't think of that every single day?

And I hope she haunts you for the rest of your stupid, pathetic life.

Oi!

Leave it, leave it.

That's enough, that's enough, all right?

Don't you touch my boy. Do you hear me?!

-Your boy's going.

-Just leave him, all right? I deserve it.

Do yourself a favour, and get out of the boozer.

I'll come with you. All right?

You all right, Shirl?

She'd got all tangled in her covers and wouldn't go back to sleep.

So who's this woman?

Don't matter.

Is it serious?

Well, yeah, it was. Well, I thought it was.

And?

Didn't quite work out how I hoped.

Has she got a name?

Emma.

How did you meet?

It's not important.

I meant what I said, about moving out and getting a new job.

Yeah, I know.

I'll be gone first thing tomorrow.

Max, you need to move on.

If she meant something to you - if she still does, then...

Then maybe it ain't too late.

I'm gonna go to the car lot and grab my stuff.

-Will you just keep an eye on Lily?

-Yeah, course.

DOOR CLOSES

Uh, Em, it's only me.

I was just...calling to say I miss you.

-I'm all right.

-I'll just be...

Seeing him again...

..brought it all back like it was yesterday.

Why didn't Phil tell me?!

Seeing her lying...

Lying there again.

And I saw it all.

She was lying there.

And I kept thinking, you know, she's gonna say something.

I knew she couldn't, but I kept thinking...

You probably hardly remember her.

She's not the type of person you forget.

She loved cheese.

George Michael.

Half the time, she dressed like she was from the '80s, and the other half

of the time, looked like she'd got dressed in the dark.

And I treated her like dirt.

She knew...that you didn't mean it.

She knew that you were always there for her.

Everything good in my life...

Everyone I love...

They just go.

(There you go, mate.)

You didn't have to leave too.

-I hate stags anyway.

-Oh, thanks.

I'll talk to Shirley, sort it out.

-And how are you gonna do that?

-Just...

I just want you to know, you're welcome here.

You know that, don't you?

DOOR OPENS

You won't believe what Shirley's done this evening.

It changed him - the first time he went inside.

He was just a little boy.

Sounds familiar.

-What's going on?

-Ssh!

-Ssh!

He said that first time...

the other boys...

Things happened.

Regardless of what happened to him inside...

it doesn't make it right that he killed your friend.

Thank you, Dean.

It feels good talking to you.

-I don't want him staying in this house.

-I'm not throwing my son out.

-Not with Denny here.

-What do you think he's gonna do to him?

-He killed a woman.

-And he's done his time, ain't he?

It's not about doing time, is it?

Have you got any idea what it did to him, eh?

What a mess he was in? And he still is.

Look, I know that, but I've got Denny to think about.

You couldn't have been happier, when Ben got out and didn't get in touch.

-I wasn't happy, I just said...

-You said it was for the best!

You were wrong then and you're wrong now.

-We're getting married.

-This ain't gonna change that.

-Don't my opinion count?

-He's a good kid.

I do not want that boy living in this house!

Ben...

-She didn't mean it.

-I'm leaving.

-I never should've come back.

-Ben! Ben!

Wait, wait, wait.

Look, you've only just got here.

-And now I'm only just going.

-Sharon was surprised, that's all.

-That is not what I said.

-Just a couple of days.

You think I want to live with her?

You gonna let him talk to me like that?

-He's just mouthing off, that's all.

-Am I?

He's come back, you know. It's brought stuff up.

Denny's my son.

Yeah. And Ben is mine. Yeah?

Just stay.

A couple of days. Yeah?

Jay can move back in an' all.

All right. Fine.

Just till the wedding.

Yeah. I'm looking forward to it.

Sharon.... He's my boy.

He's my son.

You'd do the same for yours.

You ain't got to worry about that Ben.

Not while I'm knocking about.

You or Dean.

So you've finally turned a corner, yeah?

Yeah.

You was in there ten minutes and no-one threw a punch, so...

Just give the boy time.

And till then, I'm here.

You know that, don't you?

Told you it'd be all right.

Is it?

Well, you heard him.

You and me, here...

Feels good.

They in bed?

Yeah, I think so.

Right, come on.

She don't even listen to her family now.

She said, um...

She said...

HE SIGHS

Listen, this baby thing...

I know you can't afford it...

..so if you want some help...

I ain't sleeping with you, if that's what you're asking.

I don't want to sleep with you either! Just...

There are other ways.

He's a good kid, Sharon.

Deserves a second chance.

Come on, whereabouts did you bury 'em?

I'm sure it was round here somewhere.

Oh, doesn't matter. It was only Lucy's purse, only her phone!

Yeah, well, I can't remember! It all looks the same.

It was dark, I could hardly see anything.

Well...

you'd best hope they stay buried.