Episode 6 EastEnders: E20

Catch.

Oy, Paygun, what you giving me literature for?

These are life books.

It's a chronological record of your life and what's important to you

from start to finish. Start to finish?

Something you're not tellin' us?

I know that sometimes in care you can get shunted around a bit.

So this book will give you the direction, continuity,

and that sense of belonging that Youth East

works really hard to foster. Heard from Riley?

No, not yet, Donnie. One truth about you,

that's all I'm after.

DOORBELL RINGS

Hello?

Are you the man I speak to about community complaints?

I'm the manager, yes.

The manager? You're a child yourself.

This is a family neighbourhood. It is unacceptable,

and I'm going to let the local council know about it.Mrs Masood...

And once the rest of the community find out that this is going on,

that there are criminals living in number three...

They're not criminals.Not yet. They're decent kids

who've had a tough life and deserve a second chance.

MUFFLED SPEECH

Who is that woman?

Needs a chill pill.

You ain't actually doing that, though?

It's not that long.

It ain't about the length, boy, it's the principle.

Gandhi didn't fill in no life book.

I think the first page is meant to be the "about me" section.

Oi, soldier! Move to me.

Riley might come by.

You ain't in the Big Brother house, she's got your digits. Come, man.

Faith.

Get it into your head, fam, we're in teeth times!

This is bigger than us - it's our territory, it's our yard!

He waltzes in all Gaddafi

on our young, gifted and slack behinds with his "life books".

You stay in and do it - he's won.

Ain't no goin' back.Ava?

MUFFLED SPEECH

I just want to get it out of the way.Waste, man!

Exit via the gift shop!

Come on, Olivia.

Have fun.

MRS MASOOD CONTINUES

You can complain all you like, Mrs Masood,

but we're sanctioned by the council and not going anywhere.

Where are the others?

DOOR SLAMS

Step one.

Booze.Money!

Money is for the weak and useless, man.

Oh, Ring-ding-a-ling, if it ain't my sure thing.

Where you been all my life, sweetness?

Ai'ght. Bit busy now, yeah, Fats?

Oh, yeah, I can see you got your hands full. Name?

Don't be up in his grill. No strings!

OK. All right. Well, you can be my nameless bredren, yeah?

It's cool, because Fats takes it on the chin

when some other G picks up the line he dropped.

Nuff said. You get me?

MUSIC PLAYS

You can talk to me.

I'm not the big bad wolf, you know.

I know.

How you getting on with your life book?

Donnie ran off with it.

What a surprise!

Want another one?

It's OK, I'll get it back off him.

They don't get it.

Faith's ship is sinking and Donnie's on board.

But you're smart, you know that. Donnie's smart too!

He's smarter than you think.

I'll get you your books back.

Why you worrying about those for?

We got booze to find.Not worried.

You know what I like to do when I'm all stressed?

All right, Ava?

What? You said you weren't interested in him.

Wait, Ava!

Oh, forget her, man.

Looking for someone?

Donnie.You're Riley?

Your brother's a loser. I know.

I should get back.Hang on.

It's cold.

Bit warmer in here.

I like your necklace.

I like launderettes.

When Dad was off his face,

Donnie'd bring me to the one round the corner.

We'd listen to the radio with our head in the dryer

and pretend we were at gigs.

What happened to your arm? Nothing.

Ain't got nothing to do with you, anyway.

What about if I tell you something about me?

Here it comes.What?

"I really like your brother, Riley."

If I had the chance I'd give him another bloody nose.

You gave him a bloody nose?

Long story.

The girls where I live said I could hang out with them

if I didn't look like a man.

So they took off all the hair on my arms.

Didn't care if they cut me.

I hate it there.

Can you move?Yeah.

Really?

There's a family in Cornwall.

Near the beach.

Sounds OK.

But Donnie's going to take care of me.

But that sounds...He's my brother.

You can't tell him about this.

OK.

Cornwall OR the bullying.

OK.

Better get off.

Give me them.

Look, life book or no life book,

Ava is Ava, our yard is our yard,

you is on the street with a certified ten buff t'ing.

Don't waste the breath.

# You're going through hell

# If you're going through hell then keep going... #

KNOCK AT DOOR

Well, if it isn't the big bad wolf.

I'll huff and I'll puff.

Look, I'm really sorry about what I said before.

So unprofessional!

Forget about it.

May I?

Do you think you're ready to write about before you were 14?

About Olivia?

No.

THUMP

Whoo!

# If you can't join them Beat them... #

Surprise!

I don't suppose you done your life books, then.

One life book.

When I ask you to do something here, I expect it to be done.

Remember those charges? They haven't gone away yet.

Downstairs, now.

MUSIC: "All My Friends" by Franz Ferdinand

# That's how it starts

# We go back to your house

# You check the charts

# And start to figure it out

# And if it's crowded, all the better

# Because we know we're gonna be up late... #

Wasn't so hard, was it?

Oh, and Ava said to tell you,

Riley says she's doing fine.

Ava.

Leave me alone.

Ready?