06/09/2016 EastEnders

What are you doing?

Dad, there were four of them!

Phil...

What are you doing?

Four of them, Courtney said.

Let's even the odds up a little bit, shall we?

I don't need a kid helping me.

You've got one.

Mark?

SIRENS WAIL Mark!

What are you doing?

I ain't doing this. Doing what?

I ain't taking some baby-faced Yank to a punch-up.

Do I sound like a Yank?

No. But you look like a baby.

Looked in the mirror recently, have you? Meaning?

Meaning that would've worked a few years ago.

You'd look some villains in the eye and they'd go running.

Those days are long gone, mate, believe me.

So you can swing that bat, can you?

GRANT SCOFFS Oh, you talk the talk,

but can you do the rest?

First thing Mum taught me - don't take no prisoners.

And how is she? I haven't seen her in years.

Take my advice, keep it that way. Suits her just fine.

Oh, you believe in straight-talking, do you?

Probably got that from her too.

Yeah, well, she always was a gobby old cow.

Yeah, that's true.

What's this for?

Well, do they have sat navs in the US?

I think they invented it.

Well, then, you won't have any excuses then, will you?

For what? Getting us lost.

Mr Mitchell?

When did he collapse?

About ten minutes ago.

Mr Mitchell, can you hear me?

Sharon? What's wrong with him?

Let's get a collar on him and fetch the scoop stretcher,

we'll check blood pressure at the same time.

Sharon?

I'll need his medical history, but I need to know what happened here too.

How did he get these injuries?

He was doing some painting.

Next thing, we heard this crash.

What was that about, hey?

Thought we were going to get a right kicking then.

Ben!

They're just trying to scare us. Yeah, why?

That's what I'm trying to work out.

I hate being cooped up like this.

Does my head in. Just relax. Relax?

We're going to be out of here any minute.

Yeah, or me being stuck in here, trying to work out

what's going on, not being able to do nothing.

This is going to be just like Dad again, isn't it? Right,

this ain't going to be nothing like your dad, all right?

I reckon we can take them.

Take out the gobby one first...

then the rest will fold.

Right, he's in the ambulance, I'm going to the hospital.

Jack said Grant was here. Yeah, he went after Ben and Jay.

What, on his own?

No, Mark went with him.

Mark? What, the Fowler boy?

Yeah. He got in the car before I could stop him.

It was bad enough when it was Kojak and his sidekick. Now we've got some psycho and a kid.

They weren't exactly heavyweight villains themselves. What?

Them lowlifes who got Ben and Jay.

One of them looked like he was going to wet himself.

Well, he will when Grant gets hold of him.

And that Fowler boy's not exactly small, is he?

I wouldn't like to go up against the pair of them.

Listen, I still think we should call the police. I've got to go.

PHONE RINGS

What are you doing in here?

What's going on over at Phil and Sharon's, do you know?

I've been looking all over for you. What's that ambulance all about?

Dee... Not really in the mood for a party, so...

Don't let me stop you.

There's nothing to stop, I've told everybody to sling their hooks.

Not that they needed much telling.

Dee... Oh, there's nothing to worry about.

I remember saying the exact same thing to you

when I was carrying Pearl,

but you didn't let me get away with it though, did you?

Much as I hate to admit it...

..you were a very good sister to me, Dee, back then.

Come on.

Let's go home, yeah?

Let's talk about it.

How's Phil, have you heard anything? Phil?

I've just got back, and Shrimpy told me he saw an ambulance.

I've been doing the books all afternoon.

Louise? Yeah, whatever you can find out.

Has something happened with your dad?

He collapsed earlier on. Collapsed?

Dad said to phone Ritchie, see if she can help.

Ritchie? Hang on a minute, how's she going to help if he's collapsed?

Louise, what's the matter?

It's Ben.

Those lads who killed Paul...

they've got him.

Jack, Billy and I are going to head off, help Roxy with the party.

Yeah, I'll be with you in a few minutes myself.

This is how it is, isn't it?

Eh? "The Code of the Mitchells -

"don't say anything, don't tell anyone, whatever happens,

"just sort it out yourself." Well, they've done a great job of that so far, haven't they, eh?

See ya later. See ya.

Don't take any notice.

Grant will be fine.

Like I care.

Is it true? About Ben?

Yeah, well, don't worry. The cavalry's on its way. What?

Grant Mitchell, the Midnight Cowboy,

galloping across the plains as we speak.

Paul's killers have got Ben and you send the Missing Link after them?

Hang on a minute, is that an echo in here? Cos that's exactly what I was saying.

Yeah, I know, but Phil said no police. Where have they gone?

Jack?! An industrial estate down on the Isle of Dogs.

Which one? Behind the West India Dock.

Anyway it's not just Grant, Mark went with him.

Mark?

Grant and Mark? What?

Excuse me. How's my husband?

Fell off a ladder?

How many times? Please.

His injuries haven't exactly helped,

but they're not the major problem right now.

So what is? His liver is not producing enough clotting agents to stop the bleeding.

Now, the worry is if he's bleeding on the brain,

like he is from his cuts, then this could be serious.

We need a CT scan to tell us.

We are doing what we can, Mrs Mitchell.

He's still your dad, you know?

Courtney, listen...

..I know all about problem parents, believe me.

I also know that you can't help it,

because everything up here tells you that you don't care...

except a small part of you still does.

Like I said...

I couldn't give a monkey's.

Yeah, I heard you. What, and you don't believe me?

Well, I also heard you out in the back yard.

"Dad, there's four of them."

INSIDE VAN: 'Oi! Something's happened, Ben's collapsed, are you there? Oi!'

What's that all about? 'Listen, you've got to get help.'

He was OK a few minutes ago.

Si, we don't want anything else to go wrong, do we?

Oi! Oi!

(Keep going.)

Weren't going to keep them in there much longer anyway.

BANGING

What's all the racket? It's Ben, mate.

Something's happened, he's collapsed. Can you hear me?

Look, you've got to get help, all right?

Boys, can you hear me?

Can you help him?

Get off!

HE GROANS

The police wouldn't have just told them to do a running jump, you know?

OK, Phil would've been thrown to the wolves,

but Ben and Jay are just kids.

Jack, what's done is done. It doesn't mean it can't be undone.

Grant's already on the case. Yeah, and that doesn't mean he couldn't do with the backup neither.

All right, fine. Maybe you're right, maybe the police

could've done something. Ron, there's no maybe about it.

Who are the most important people here?

It's Phil and Billy, because the only people they care about

are Ben and Jay. Yeah, and that's what I'm thinking about,

Ben and Jay. Yeah, but now Phil knows something's being done for

his son and Billy knows something's being done for Jay,

because the family are on the case, not a bunch of coppers that

no-one knows and no-one trusts.

Look, this is the way my family does things, Jack,

always have done and always will do.

And no, maybe that doesn't make it right in your book,

but that's what families do and if you're part of one,

sometimes you need to learn to go along with things.

Oh, is that a dig at me, is it?

Well, you went along with it.

I asked you, you said yes.

You didn't want to, but... That's what families are for. Yeah.

So what if this had happened to Amy and Ricky?

They're a bit young to be getting into the same kind of trouble as Ben and Jay. No, I wanted one thing for

them, you wanted another, what happens then, eh?

Is that two-way traffic, is it?

Well, let's just hope it doesn't come to that.

Or is it always the Mitchell way?

JACK LAUGHS Two-way traffic.

Two way traffic. I promise.

What are you doing?

Just checking your fingers ain't crossed.

They're not!

I ain't going to ask you, OK?

Who's the daddy?

I ain't going to tell you.

Is it awkward, then? Kim!

What? I didn't say anything!

Is that your idea of not saying anything? "Is it awkward, then?"

OK, I'm sorry! Sorry.

Harder than you think, this, ain't it?

Yeah, especially when you're a nosy old cow.

And you weren't the same with me?

Oh, you didn't want to know chapter and verse when it was about me and Pearl?

I can't remember. No? Well, I can.

Look, Denise, course I want to know, it's only natural,

but if you don't want to say, then... fair enough.

But I still... What?

I still can't believe you let yourself get caught.

We were drunk! Oh, well, that makes it all right, then? No, I'm not

saying that as an excuse. Well, that's all then, because it ain't.

I thought we'd taken precautions.

You thought...? You're 47 years old, Dee. Yes.

Talk about being old enough to know better.

And you're really not going to tell him?

I don't know.

Cos if I do, that is it.

He's not the type to leave well enough alone.

He'd want to be involved... in everything.

And that would be bad?

I'm not fishing. I just want to know.

It ain't good, all right?

HE ain't good, and I've had my fill of them, Kim -

with Owen, with Lucas -

and he ain't Lucas, but he ain't no choirboy either, believe me.

Neither is Vincent.

Vincent?

He's the Archangel Gabriel compared to him.

Well, go on, then, say it.

Actually, no, don't say it.

I know what you're thinking. You think that I'm wrong.

You think that I'm just storing myself up a shed-load of trouble, don't you?

No.

Look at Libby.

Look at Chelsea.

What does that mean?

It means Owen and Lucas weren't involved with either of them

and they didn't turn out bad, did they?

That's almost nice.

You're welcome.

Still want to know who it is though.

But you know what?

You do what you think is best.

And you won't get any grief from me.

All right?

Look at you, Denise.

You're having a baby.

PHONE RINGING

Sharon's not picking up. She must still be at the hospital.

Which is exactly where Ben will be if someone doesn't sort this.

I mean, what was she thinking of? Grant AND Mark?

I'm going to call the police.

I should never have let Sharon talk me out of it last time

Ben went missing. You heard Ronnie, Phil said no police.

Well, Phil ain't here.

We don't want to make things any worse, Ian.

Mum, how much worse can it get?

Ben, I'm not going back in this van.

Leave him! Your fight's with me. Yeah?

Not any more, it ain't.

Yeah, she's just in here.

Erm, Dee...

I've been trying to call you all afternoon,

ain't you been getting my messages? Been a bit busy.

Well, I know that, that's why I'm here.

So, how did you get on?

And OK, I'm sorry,

I know I shouldn't have blabbed to Kush about it, but...a baby!

Always have been potty about that sort of thing.

So when are you due?

There's not a problem, is there?

Not with the baby. Everything's fine so far on that front.

If it's not the baby...

is it the dad?

Has he...

Has he cut up rough or something?

Erm, the dad doesn't know.

And as long as it stays that way, there shouldn't be any problems.

Ben?

It's OK. Ben! Ben! It's OK, Phil.

Everything's being sorted.

Now, they're going to take you for a CT scan, check everything's OK.

Everything's in hand.

Don't have to be like this.

You and your mate could just walk away. Right now.

So long as I suddenly go deaf, blind and stupid so far as you lot are concerned.

Just keeping your mouth shut's fine by us.

You lot are going to go down for a long time for what you did to Paul.

Maybe forever, with a bit of luck.

I'm going to make sure of it.

Si...

Ain't like before, ain't like before.

Ain't like before, ain't like before.

So, now what? What's that mean?

That's all you've been doing, ever since we picked him up,

telling me what you don't want to do, so go on, you tell me.

What do we do?

You heard what he just said.

Want to go down for a ten stretch, do you?

Maybe longer? Maybe a lot longer?

Cos he's right, that's what's going to happen if he opens that big gob.

"Just rough him up a bit," you said.

"He'll soon see sense."

So I was wrong.

What happened...that was just an accident!

Think some judge is going to believe that, do you?

What about his mate, then?

What are you saying? What, we'll take care of him and all?

Ain't got to do anything with him, he won't have seen a thing.

HE SHOUTS

They may not even be here any more.

They could've driven in, done what they needed to do and driven out.

Let's take another look round.

What are you doing? Listen.

BANGING

Get him in there.

Let's finish this.

You ain't got the bottle.

I said, get him inside!

Look at you... it's written all over your faces.

Night out...bit of a ruck...

..mob-handed...that's your style.

Nothing else though, hey?

You know why?

Cos deep down, you're all just cowards.

TYRES SCREECHING

Si... Shut it!

Si!

It's four against two!

Three.

We can take them!

Come on, then, try it!

Come on, then! Come on!

Si!

SIRENS IN DISTANCE

We've got to get out of here.

Jay's in the van. Jay's fine where he is. You stay here, you won't be.

They find us here, the court case against them falls apart.

We've got to go. Ben, we've got to go!

It comes out, Denise.

You might think you can do it, just keep schtum, but...

it comes out, sooner or later.

And if it's later, it's usually horrible for everyone.

Just ask Kush.

Hey!

Grant, what's happened?

He's OK, he's just done his shoulder.

I still say we should have got Jay. I told you, Jay will be fine.

Ben.

It's all right, Dad, I'm fine, really.

He's OK, he just needs checking over.

Ben Mitchell? Yeah. Do you want to come with me?

So, what happened?

Not much. We turned up, they legged it.

What was that about Jay? Grant?

Jay was locked up inside the van, we heard him banging from the inside,

and that's how we worked out where they were.

Then the police came. The police? Well, how did they find out about this?

No idea, but we weren't hanging around to find out.

Maybe someone else heard Jay, gave them a call.

Whatever, we couldn't leave Ben there. If the police had found him,

the court case would have fallen apart.

Well, he ain't stupid. He keeps his mouth shut, he'll be all right.

What happened? I saw the ambulance. Bet you were rubbing your hands too.

So it was your dad, was it?

Don't even begin to pretend that you're interested.

His liver again, I suppose?

It's got nothing to do with his liver, actually.

Dad's looking after himself these days.

Well, it's a shame about all the years before.

And that's what everyone's going to think, isn't it?

Whatever's happened, he had it coming. Cos maybe that's true.

He's doing his best, OK?

I know how he was before, but he's not like that now.

Leopard changed its spots, has it?

He's changed. Big-time.

I got it for Mark.

Right.

Only Sharon's taken him home.

I think she reckons I'm a bad influence on him.

Phil, erm...

It's all right, I don't know what to say to you neither.

The pair of us, lost for words? That makes a change.

I still ain't got your money.

I don't want it.

I need it. But I don't want it, at least not from you.

I was hurting that night, Phil...

..Mum, everything...

I'd have used any stick I could find to beat you with.

That makes a change and all, don't it?

You saying sorry.

Did you hear me say sorry?

Listening to Courtney on that phone, terrified for her life...

..made me realise it ain't about Mum any more.

It's about Ben and Courtney and Louise.

They're the important ones now.

Sharon...

told me...what you said to her.

Well, I told you, I was in a bad place.

I swore if I you ever did that again, I'd kill you, but now...

Well, now it looks like I owe you.

I told you, forget the money.

I'm not talking about the money. I'm talking about Ben.

Yeah, well...

Grant...

Look you ain't going to get all sentimental on me, are you?

I can't pay you the money I owe you.

How many more times? I'm not asking you to.

And I can't return the favour as far as Ben's concerned.

Well, let's hope you never have to, eh?

Phil, what is this?

There's something you need to know.

Call this me doing something for you.

I don't understand.

Mark... He seems like a decent enough kid,

which is a miracle, considering who his mother is, but there you go.

I only found out a bit ago myself. Found out what?

Michelle, she wrote to Mum just before she died.

He's...

He's your kid, Grant.

Mark.

Mark is your son.

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