10/12/2015 EastEnders

You think there is something wrong with Bobby?

Listen, I meant what I said about my fall being an accident,

but it's just... It's been one thing after another.

Not just the fall and the plate, there's been other things too.

-I mean, he... He went at Phil with a golf club.

-What?

I mean, what if you're right?

What if I'm just sticking my head in the sand?

What kind of mother does that make me?

-We've got a confession to make.

-We started decorating the tree

-without you.

-Can we delay dinner by half an hour?

Of course I can. Yeah, let's get stuck in.

Relax.

Kim and Mum both know enough to be elsewhere for the night.

It's just you and me.

This is more than just getting a couple of fingerprints

on an envelope.

You're asking me to betray my cousin. To betray my whole family.

Destroy the recording of me confessing to killing Carl.

What's on the laptop and every copy.

I thought we was on the same page here.

No, I'm asking you for a favour in return for helping you out.

That's only fair, isn't it?

Fine.

Fine.

We pull this off and I'll see about getting rid of the recording.

How's that?

Yeah, it's good enough.

Go on. Do what we practised. Go on.

Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem.

They were very tired.

Mary prayed for a place to rest before her baby was born.

THEY APPLAUD

You look at that beautiful little face and tell me

that wasn't the right thing to do.

I wouldn't dream of it.

I think you are wonderful!

Dot! I think we've found our Angel Gabriel!

There's no need to shout. Yes, I think we have, Billy.

Now, I'm not going to lie to you. It's a really big part.

Lots of lines, but I think with our help,

we can get you there.

-Yeah?

-Um...

Can't you find her something a little bit smaller?

I'm totally confused now. I thought you wanted this for her.

Yeah, yeah. But what I wanted was for her to

just get up on stage and do a little turn.

I mean, she doesn't have to be right at the front.

In performance, the front is the only place to be!

Yeah. Well, I'll have to talk to Honey about it.

I mean, she is her mum.

Can't make a decision like that without her, can I?

Anyway, thanks for your time. Come on, darling.

See you later on, Bill.

There you go.

This looks amazing.

Of course!

Not that I thought it wouldn't be.

Just have a nice drink and enjoy yourself, yeah?

-Phil.

-Do us a favour, babe. Stick a whisky in there, will you?

Yeah. Course.

Will you take it easy? This is supposed to be Abi's night.

Cheers, Abs.

Where are you going?

Look, I'm sorry, Abs, but watching him's doing my head in.

But how is it going to look if you're not here?

Everyone else from work is bringing their partners.

And, you know, they're really excited to see you again.

Please. Just... Just stick around.

For me?

Come on, then.

Sharon, I forgot to drop these VAT receipts off earlier.

-Oh, right. Thanks.

-You seem to be making a habit of that, don't you?

-Forgetting things.

-Yeah. Well, I must have a lot on my mind.

Phil, you seem to have dropped this. Take more care, mate.

Mate. I'm not your mate.

SHE SIGHS

I just don't believe her sometimes. She's tearing our house apart.

Literally. Now, she wants to ruin our last Christmas here and all.

Come on, you can't expect her to turn down such a good offer.

A bit of notice might have been nice.

I mean, we've got to find builders and decorators.

How are we supposed to pay for all of that at the drop of a hat?

You know what? I have tried to look on the bright side of all of this.

It would be good if she could meet us halfway.

KNOCKS ON DOOR

Oh. If you're looking for Sharon, she's at the Albert still.

No, no. I was looking for you, actually.

I wanted to have a word with you about Phil.

-Sorry, you want to talk to me about Dad?

-Yeah.

Just sometimes I feel like it's only me

and you who understand how dangerous his drinking really is.

Is he about?

No, course he's not. He's at the bar, ain't he? Off the wagon again.

Maybe if we work together, we can make him realise how...

Well, how much he's risking with all of this.

Can I come in?

Well, I was only coming back to get Abi's charger, but...

I'll put the kettle on.

What do you reckon? Straight enough? Go on then, Mum.

You kill the lights. One, two, three...

How perfect is that, eh?

SIZZLES AND CRACKS

-Every year, without fail!

-Can't finish the tree without the lights.

Um... I'm sure the Minute Mart'll have some.

Come on, I'll race you there.

Coat.

Two sugars, yeah, Ron?

Yes, please.

I know Bobby is a good boy, but his temper's getting worse.

I don't think I can ignore it any more.

So, what I said about getting him professional help...

Look, I don't think we're there yet, are we?

And the last thing I want is for Bobby to think he's done wrong.

If Bobby's got problems, I'm the one who made them.

Jane, blaming yourself, that's not going to help anyone.

I was the one who decided Bobby could never know what he did

to Lucy and since then, I've been covering for him every chance I get.

Even minor stuff that I wouldn't have thought twice about before.

No wonder he thinks he can get away with whatever he wants.

So what are you saying? You should have gone to the police?

It's what you think I should have done, isn't it?

I don't know, Jane.

I wasn't there.

But if you had been.

If it had been Ben or Ian when he was small,

you'd have done differently, wouldn't you?

Whether you did the right thing that day or not,

you were there for Bobby when he needed you.

I sometimes wonder what would have happened to Ben

if I'd been there for him, you know, when...

when he killed Heather.

How differently things could have turned out.

That wasn't quite the same. Ben killed Heather

because he was already damaged from going to prison the first time.

The first time?!

That's Matthew down at last.

It's funny how babies are different, isn't it?

He's nothing like either of our two.

I took Janet to the auditions.

Got them to change the age limit thing.

-They let her audition? Oh, Billy! That is amazing!

-Yeah.

Only now, Elaine wants her to be the wotsit... Angel Gabriel.

This is going to make her Christmas!

I thought we'd see her up there with all the other kids and take a photo.

I didn't realise she was going to be centre stage with

-the spotlight on her.

-Oh, she'll be fine, Billy.

She's tougher than she looks, I promise.

All right. What if she forgets her lines?

Or she trips over? Or someone laughs at her? She'll never get over it.

Billy, it's a Nativity.

Everyone's there to enjoy themselves, not to make fun.

No, no, no.

There's no point in pretending that she's the same as all

the other kids. I'll have to get them to give her another part.

-Sheep number three or something. I'm going there now.

-No, Billy...

Kathy...

I feel terrible.

If I thought you didn't know, I wouldn't have opened my big mouth.

I'd have found out sometime.

Might as well have been from you.

Still. I might have put it a bit more delicately.

Well, Phil and Ben aren't going to fill me in on what I've missed,

are they?

So the grapevine's the only chance I've got of filling in the gaps.

How old was he?

The first time.

Er... He was about 14, I think.

There'd been some trouble between him

and Denise Fox's stepson, Jordan, and Phil...

What?

Phil told him to stick up for himself.

-Things got out of hand.

-Mitchell school of hard knocks.

At the time, he probably thought he was doing the right thing.

Listen, you've got enough on your plate with Bobby...

I shouldn't have burdened you with all this.

If we didn't know what Bobby did, we'd be putting his temper

tantrums down to hormones or something, wouldn't we?

I just wish I could see a way out.

For all of us.

Things were so much easier when I had Ian to lean on.

There's no easy fix to all this, is there?

-It's done.

-You found the combination?

Yeah, for a kid who grew up with Phil, Ben's got absolutely no

idea when he's being played.

So what happens now?

I'm assuming you phone the police and tell them that Phil's supplying.

They won't be able to get a warrant to search the place,

not without a good reason.

Don't worry. We just need to give them a good reason.

Yeah, police.

Yeah, I've just seen a man by the name of Phil Mitchell

heading in to the Albert on Turpin Road.

He had a firearm.

Phil doesn't carry a gun.

He does tonight.

You do realise he'll get 15 years for this?

Yeah. And when Matthew and Pearl are teenagers,

the name Phil Mitchell will mean nothing round here.

Well, you've done it.

Thank me when that scumbag is behind bars.

I've got to get back home.

I can't expect Honey to look after Matthew all night.

Ron?

I couldn't have done it without you, babe.

Phil? Phil, when did you last see Vincent?

You are like a bad smell, do you know that?

I am trying to save you. When did you last see him?

He was in here earlier.

Phil? How long's your jacket been here for?

Has it been here the whole time?

-Are you sober?

-What's it got to do with you?

-Eh?

-Do not drink any more, do you hear me?

You're going to need a clear head.

Oi!

Oi, you can't do that!

-Police!

-SCREAMS

Lucy's angel looks awesome up there.

Did you hear I was working on the stall today?

You mean stock checking or something?

No, it was proper, honest to goodness,

get me hands dirty kind of working on the stall.

-What? Really?

-Can you believe this?

-Well, it has been a while, Ian.

I had my first job on that stall and my dad inherited it from his dad

and it's been in the family ever since.

Will you give me a job when I'm old enough?

Oh, I don't know. It depends how many boxes of apples you can carry.

Maybe I'd better work in the chippy instead.

And I will teach you everything you need to know.

Anyone else finished with their plates?

I'm going to stick the kettle on.

You're starting to make a habit of this.

You're not expecting more free gin and all, are you?

I got caught short on my way round to Abi's.

I can't be the only one using the loos and not buying a drink.

This is different.

No more sneaking around. This is a family-run pub.

And that still involves you.

Stan's not forgotten.

Just because I'm back on Nativity duty,

don't mean to say that the Victorian market's going to go forgotten.

I'm a woman who thrives on spreading herself thin.

That's good...

I was just here to see Nancy...

I don't want to hear anything about the admin side.

That is your department, but if there's any trouble with

permits or paperwork, I'm going to hold you personally responsible.

Understood?

Ho-ho! It's going to be such a dream working together!

What can I get you?

-Oh. Is this about my Angel Gabriel?

-Yeah. Look, um...

Me and Honey sat down with Janet

and explained about the part to her and I...

We all agreed she'd be a lot happier

doing something a little bit smaller.

Dot is out seeing Lily

and Kamil now cos they're going to be our Mary and Joseph.

Not that they care less.

Janet cares.

Janet would give her heart and soul to light up the stage if we let her.

All due respect,

but I think I know my daughter a little bit better than you do.

This could be the making of a girl like Janet.

I mean, it could give her the chance to really come out of herself,

-really shine.

-Look, I know you mean well, OK?

But she's my daughter and it's my job to look out for her. End of.

I'm sorry, seeing Bobby there having a laugh at the table,

I remember when Ben was like that once.

That's all I want for him.

To be a normal kid again.

Look, he's still so young, Jane.

There's time to turn things around, no matter what he's done.

It's too late for Ben. He's a grown man now.

He's got to learn to live with his mistakes.

But there's still innocence in Bobby.

More than he lets on half the time.

Look, we've both made bad decisions.

We've just got to make sure we don't make another one.

We can get Bobby back on the right path while we still have a chance.

We can nip this behaviour in the bud.

-No more tantrums, no more kicking off.

-Tough love.

It's a good idea, but the last time I tried that,

I ended up at the bottom of the stairs.

But it's going to be different this time. You were on your own then.

You've got backup now.

You and me?

Do you really think we can do this?

You said yourself, everything seemed more doable

-when you had Ian to lean on.

-Yeah, I know, but he's...

Ian is not up to being the backbone of this family. We are.

I am not going to let another little boy down.

-BANGING ON DOOR

-All right! All right!

Vincent! Vincent, man!

It's the Albert, all right? It's the Albert!

-The Albert just got raided by armed police!

-Did they find anything?

-No!

Ronnie Mitchell did!

And then she left a few minutes later before the police arrived.

-Whoa, whoa...

-She had a gun!

-Ronnie Mitchell? Not Phil Mitchell? You sure?

-Course I'm sure! What does

it matter which one of them it was?

The point is, someone had a gun in your bar!

Hold tight a minute.

You knew.

You know, you have done the right thing by coming round here,

-but you need to get going.

-Get going?

What's the matter with you, man?

You've got a wife that loves you, a precious little girl.

Why risk getting involved with something that's going to put

-you inside?

-Everything is under control, Arthur. But you need to go.

Under control?

You sure?

Mm-hm.

Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem. They were very tired.

And the baby was born.

Not this again. Look, I've already said my piece.

Just leave it at that, eh?

She is my little girl too, Billy, and I don't want her missing out.

This could be a really big chance for her.

I'd rather she was never in another poxy play in her life rather

than have people laugh at her!

I know that...Janet's special.

I felt the same about Linda when she was her age.

Every parent wants to get between their kids

and something that might hurt them.

It's what we do.

Can I tell you a story, Billy?

It's about... It's about this little girl.

She had a terrible stutter. I mean, really bad.

She couldn't even open her mouth in public.

It got so bad that...

Well, people didn't even really know she was there.

Anyway, she joined a choir.

And she liked it.

And actually, she was quite good.

When she opened her mouth, she used to sing at the top of her voice

and people noticed for the first time that she was there.

And I haven't stopped singing since.

-You just don't get it, do you?

-No, I do. I do get it!

I know that however much we want, we can't always keep our kids safe

and that's whether they've got a disability or not.

She really wants this, Billy. Look at her.

I'll take ever such good care of her.

I'll treat her like one of my own.

I promise.

-Go on then.

-Ooh!

How would you like to be our Angel Gabriel, young lady?

-Yes!

-Yes! Yes! Oh, good!

Now, Janet. I'm not going to lie to you.

It's going to be really hard work. Yeah?

Long hours, dark days.

Fame costs!

You in? You are?

Give us a hug then!

Ooh!

The fun starts here!

TELEVISION ON

Why don't we get a nice bottle of wine? Celebrate the twins' birthday.

-Hm.

-That's a lovely idea.

Don't mind getting it, do you, love?

All right, I'll get my coat. I'll go to the restaurant and get one.

Ta.

SWITCHES TELEVISION OFF

Oh, Gran!

Look, we can watch the rest later.

Me and your mum, we want to talk to you about something.

It's about the other night, what you told me you did.

-Are you angry with me?

-We're not angry, Bobby,

but we just need you to know that that sort of behaviour...

Well, it's just not acceptable.

It doesn't matter how wound up you get, you can't react like that.

I know you don't want to give up your room.

But we're a family now and sometimes,

you have to do things you don't want to do.

Do you understand?

Well, what do you say?

I'm sorry.

Come give me a hug.

Does this mean I'm definitely not getting a bike for Christmas?

You've already had your answer on that, Bobby.

I think it's best if we don't hear any more about it, don't you?

BANGING ON DOOR

-Where is she?

-Sorry?

-Ronnie. Where is she?

-You can't just barge in like this!

-Ronnie!

Can you keep your voice down, please? I've got kids in this house.

She's not at Phil's, or the Vic, or the Albert!

So I'm going to ask you one more time. Where is she?

She text me earlier to say she wouldn't be back until later.

And that's all I know, I swear.

TELEVISION ON

Right. Come on, young man, bed. It's grown-up time.

-Sorry about the bike thing, Mum.

-It's all over and done with now.

Don't worry about it.

I really did just want it so I could get to school more easily.

Right, that's enough, Bobby. Bed. Now.

I can get some superglue tomorrow. Fix that plate I broke.

-You don't have to do that, Bobby.

-But I want to.

I'm the one who broke it.

It should be me that fixes it.

Can I make a hot chocolate before I go to bed?

Course you can.

CRASH

SMASH

BANGING AND SMASHING

GLASS SMASHES

I suppose this is going to give you trust issues, isn't it?

Know what I was saying about getting a bike before?

We've talked about this, Bobby. Now, upstairs.

I know I shouldn't have got upset when you said no.

But I understand.

Do you really?

Love you, Mum.

Night.

I couldn't be sure you hadn't made any copies of the confession,

so I thought it was just safer to smash everything I could find.

You know you're going to regret this, right?

Are you really stupid enough to think that I would betray my family?

What makes you think that I was scared of you, even one little bit?

-You will never pull my strings like that again, do you hear me?

-The gun!

I'll keep hold of that. And the drugs, thank you very much.

Just in case you did make any copies.

And if I were you, Vincent,

I'd watch my back...

because you might be nice and cosy with the Old Bill,

but no-one likes a grass.