26/01/2013 EastEnders Omnibus


26/01/2013

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What are you doing in my room?

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What's it look like I'm doing? I'm seeing you out of here for good.

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You can help if you want. You do in here. I'll start on the bathroom.

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You've lost it. You really have.

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-This lot? Cheap tat. It's all got to go.

-That is enough!

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-What is wrong with you?

-I know. I know what's been going on.

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See this? Do you recognise this, do you?

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Yeah, I found it. I found it in Max's pocket.

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I'd like you to leave.

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Oh, would you? Well, I'm not going anywhere.

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You are.

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Put that down! >

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What do you think you're doing?!

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Max said you were the jealous type but this is just sick!

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What, you trying to tell me there's nothing been going on, are you?

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I ain't touched him!

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Well, we had a moment. Before the funeral. Derek's funeral.

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But...I'm sure he's told you about that.

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He hasn't?

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Why don't you ask him? Ask him straight.

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Look him in the eye and watch him lie.

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-Why did he have your key in his pocket?

-That's not for me to say.

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Oh, what, you too ashamed, are you?

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Not 50 yards away from where his children live, from his family home.

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I'm asking you, all right? I'm asking you nicely and politely

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one final time.

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Will you please just sign these papers? Just sign them

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and get out of our lives.

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And that'd make you happy, would it?

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Me signed, heading off, all sorted?

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Just do it.

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Just do it.

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Please.

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Fine.

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There.

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There you go.

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That's my final answer. Understand?!

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All right, Tan. What you doing?

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-Oh, it's her. She's out of control. Twisted.

-Babe?

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Forget it.

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Forget it. You can have him.

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-What did you do to her?

-I didn't do anything.

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I came home and found her throwing my stuff out the window.

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You must have said something to her, Kirsty. You must have provoked her.

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She found my room keys... in your pocket.

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-What, you just going to run after her?

-Yeah, I am.

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I want to talk to her, all right? She's upset.

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Stop kidding yourself. Stop lying to yourself. You want me.

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-You don't want her.

-I ain't got time for this.

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-You love me. Not her.

-Can you just get out my way, please?

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Yeah, I will. Give me a kiss. HE SIGHS

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Just a little one. Like you did at the funeral. Remember?

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How you didn't feel a thing?

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Yeah, well, I didn't, did I?

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You are a very bad liar.

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What's the matter with you? What's wrong with you?

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Look at you. All messed up. What will Tanya think?

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What's wrong with you? I don't want you, Kirsty.

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I don't want you here.

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I didn't quite get that.

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Can you come a bit closer?

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What, is this close enough? Do you understand me now?

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I don't want you, Kirsty. I don't want you ever, ever again.

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Max...

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Max, don't! Don't go.

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I'm sorry. She just came here. She upset me.

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That's not my fault! I'm the innocent party!

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Evening.

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-Wait!

-Kirsty, just get your stuff and pack up.

-Don't leave!

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Kirsty, if you ever loved me, just sign those papers.

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Please, just let me go.

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Can't you take the hint? You're not welcome round here.

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What you doing? Having a clear out?

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I've just had some skank come in and throw my clothes out the window.

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I'm fine, I'll be fine.

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-Tan?

-Don't.

-Babe... Honestly, there's nothing going on.

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Really? So what was all that, then? What's with the key?

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-Just happened to have that on you, did you?

-No. Of course not.

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-But, babe, you have, you've got it wrong.

-How? How have I got it wrong, Max?

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You had her key in your pocket.

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-Mum...

-No, stay out of it, Lauren.

-The key isn't Dad's.

-What?

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She gave it to me. Kirsty gave it to me.

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What are you talking about?

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I went round there last night.

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You went round there?

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Yeah. I got drunk in the Vic.

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After me and you, when we had that little argument and...

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Well, Kirsty took me home. She sobered me up.

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So why have you got her key?

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Cos she thought I might need somewhere to go when things kick off.

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Kick off?

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With you.

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With me? I'm your mother.

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What you saying, Lauren, what?

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You'd rather talk to her than me? Is that what you're saying?

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No, course not. But she... she ain't all bad. That's all.

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She's confused about Dad. She seems to really care about him.

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-I don't believe I'm hearing this!

-I'm not on her side.

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No? So why you going round there, then? Why you talking to her instead of me?

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Because you never listen.

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-You just have a go.

-Have a go?

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I have a go? I have a go?

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I have been there right from the start! Everything - with Derek,

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Joey, the accident - everything. Who was there caring for you, eh?

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Not him. Not him. Certainly not her. Me! Me, your mother.

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And don't you let me know about it. All the time.

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I have to feel guilty about it all the time.

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I am not like Abi, golden girl.

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I'm...I'm a disappointment. I am.

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-I'm the failure of the family.

-What's going on?

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Nothing, babes. Just go in the kitchen, will you, please?

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-No, I heard her slagging me off.

-It's not about you.

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Your sister, she thinks I'm a rubbish mother.

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She thinks I don't listen. She thinks that cow across the Square,

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-she thinks she cares more than me!

-Babe, please, please, don't do this.

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I'm sorry but that's it. That is it. This whole family is falling apart.

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Babe, course it ain't.

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Babe, course it ain't.

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Tan, there's nothing going on with me and Kirsty. I swear. I swear to you.

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SHE SOBS

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-All she's done is show a bit of kindness.

-To my daughter!

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We've got to stick together, ain't we? We can't let her get to us like this.

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Lauren, tell her, will you?

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Yeah.

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Mum, don't cry.

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I'm sorry.

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No, you're not. You're not.

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I am.

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I only didn't come to you cos I thought you'd bite my head off.

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She was there and... she felt sorry for me.

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And that was it.

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Some sort of Angel of Mercy, is she?

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Mum, I was drunk. I would have talked to anyone. I'm that pathetic.

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I am. I'm...

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I'm sorry. It's my fault. It's not Dad's. That key,

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-he was just trying to cover for me, weren't you?

-Yeah.

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Come on, Mum, please.

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You don't understand. You couldn't. I mean, how do you understand?

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All of you. What it's like for me, after before.

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After everything that happened with Stacey, you don't understand...

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-We do. We do.

-Course we do, babe. We all do.

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Stop it. You're all sitting there, looking at me....

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pitying me.

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Where's Oscar?

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He's upstairs. Nan's in the kitchen cooking dinner.

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I'd forgot about that. That's good, innit?

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Takeaways all round, then, innit?

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It's not that bad. It looked quite nice.

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Babe, come on, just wipe your eyes. Take a minute.

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Before you know it, there'll be a pukka meal on the table.

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Will there? How?

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I'm the only person in this house who can cook.

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I got the Indian on speed dial, ain't I?

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It can be here in 30 minutes.

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We'll...er...

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we'll make sure she doesn't burn anything.

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Please, please, don't let her get to you.

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We're a family, ain't we? We're strong.

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We can take anything Kirsty throws at us.

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She can always do this, though, can't she?

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Whenever she wants.

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She can ring, she can knock on the door.

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You know, we can be having a really lovely moment, couldn't we?

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Having a nice night in, putting our feet up.

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lying on the sofa, having a cuddle, and then...

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-the doorbell goes, I'm a wreck again.

-She'll see the light, babe. She will.

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She'll see the light, she'll sign the papers, it'll all be done.

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Is that what she said?

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HE SIGHS

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No, babe, no. Not exactly. Not in so many words, no.

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What did she say?

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Nothing.

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You're wet.

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I just had a go at her, she threw some water at me.

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-She threw some water at you?

-She threw a glass of water in my face.

-Did she? Really?

-Yeah.

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Babe, can you just stop doing this? Stop looking at me like everything I say is a lie.

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I'm telling you the truth. I don't want her. She's history.

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Babe, all we've got to do is stick together and shut her out.

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She'll lose interest, she'll go away.

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You don't believe that for a second, do you?

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So what do you want me to do?

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Go over there and kill her? Bury her in the gardens?

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Be a start.

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It's not for me. It's for Nan, and whatever this is.

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We're in good shape in here.

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Sit down, relax.

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I'm going to serve you a lovely meal.

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What is it?

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Goulash. Kind of. I'm missing some ingredients.

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Move out the way. Let me help.

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We could do it together.

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Yeah. Yeah, we could, Mum.

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Let's make the most of your night under this roof.

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Tomorrow you're going to be house hunting, yeah?

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Maybe another day or two?

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Maybe not?

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Come on, Mum, we get on so much better

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when there's a bit of distance between us, don't we?

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I'll be OK at the B&B. Soon as there's a room.

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Yeah, well, you can have Kristy's room when she's gone.

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When is that, Max?

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It'll be soon, babe.

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Right, come on, then, let's sort this out.

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I'll just watch and learn.

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Dad?

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Yeah?

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-Are you OK?

-Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

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It's just all this, innit? You know.

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Nothing I can't handle.

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Well, I'm going to go to the shop and get some wine.

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For the dinner. For you and Mum.

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I promise I won't touch a drop.

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Thanks. I won't be long.

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Lauren...

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What happened earlier - don't worry about it.

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Weren't your fault, OK? Everything's going to be all right, I promise.

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Is it?

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Yeah, course.

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Babe, once she's out the way, it'll just get back to normal, won't it?

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-Yeah. I'll see you in a minute.

-Yeah.

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FRONT DOOR SHUTS

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SHE SIGHS

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MOBILE RINGS

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Hi. Yeah, yeah. I'm on my way.

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All right. I'll be there in a minute.

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-Sorry. Patrick let me in.

-You frightened me to death.

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I thought it was your mum trying to off me.

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My mum's at home. Cooking dinner.

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Hmm. Course she is. Anyway, I've got to go to work.

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I just wanted to talk to you.

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You really think that's a good idea?

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You think your mum's going to like that, do you?

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She don't know that I'm here.

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Look...

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..I like you. I really do. You're a nice girl.

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But I don't need any more trouble for one night.

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I'm not here to cause trouble.

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I just need to ask you a favour.

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Yeah?

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Well, go on then, spill.

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I know you like him...

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I know that you love my dad, but this whole thing,

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it's just... It's gone on long enough. And you...

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-You can't stay here any more!

-Did she send you here?

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This her new way of trying to get rid of me?

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No, I told you, she doesn't know.

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Then why should I listen to you when I won't even listen to her?

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Cos he can't take it.

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Him and my mum just keep on arguing.

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And you and her, you're tearing each other apart. My whole family!

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It's just having a really bad effect.

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At least you've got a family. I ain't got no-one!

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Only Max.

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Why would I let that go?

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Cos he's asked you to.

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I'm asking you to.

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Please, just give it up.

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He is never going to leave her.

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Honestly, it's just going to get worse and worse

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until someone really does gets hurt.

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If you love him, OK, if you really do love him,

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then you should just do what he says and just go.

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Go? Go where?! Where do I go?

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-What have I got?

-What have you got here?

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Him. This place.

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What, a room in a B&B?

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That job. People know me now. They like me.

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You're a barmaid, hanging around, hoping to get your ex-husband back.

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Now, that is pathetic.

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I'm sorry, I don't want to be horrible to you, but...

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I mean, it is, isn't it?

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He wants me.

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You'll see.

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He still loves me.

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Now, if you don't mind, I'm late for work.

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-Kirsty, wait, just listen to me.

-I have listened!

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Busy night tonight, huh? All these visitors.

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Yeah, well, I'm a popular girl.

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-About the rent - you're two days behind.

-Well, I'm halfway out through the door now, Patrick.

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Just so you know. Tomorrow will be fine. OK?

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First thing.

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See? That's it. You're just a paying guest. A paying guest.

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This ain't your home, and it's never going to be, Kirsty.

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Next time you need a shoulder to cry on,

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don't come to me, all right? I'm late for work.

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Sorry I'm late.

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-Barrel needs changing.

-Hiya, Dot.

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-Here you go, sweetheart.

-Oh, thank you, Alfie.

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You know me, I never touch alcohol, except medicinal,

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but I'm still a bag of nerves from me encounter with the council.

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-What did they want, then?

-Oh, it weren't me, Alfie. It were that Cora.

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I trusted her. I gave her the run of me house,

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me whole property, presuming that the rent would be paid.

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Well, it weren't. She let me down.

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And now the authorities are pursuing me like a common criminal.

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-It ain't right, Alfie. It ain't right.

-Dot, let me get that for you.

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Oh, well, if you insist, Jack. Very kind of you.

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-You're late.

-I've had a lot of hassle.

-Yeah, I can imagine.

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What with juggling this job and other women's men.

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How many times have I got to say it? He's married to me.

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-Well, hopefully not too many more.

-You're wasting your time.

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You know that, don't you? Max and Tanya have been together 18 years.

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-That's a proper marriage, ain't it?

-Sounds boring.

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Well, I think it's lovely.

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-OK, let's get going. See you later, Dot.

-See you, Jack.

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Bye, Jack. Oh, they make a lovely couple.

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They're engaged, you know?

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I'm thinking of doing a reading at the wedding.

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Course, I ain't been officially asked yet.

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Stick another one in there, please, will you?

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Here, is everything all right?

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Yeah. You?

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Yeah. I'm good.

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-There you go.

-Cheers. So how's the big love affair going with Branning?

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That'll be £2.

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Cos if you're still knocking at a closed door, I'm free tomorrow night.

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Only tomorrow? I'd have thought your diary would have been pretty clear.

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Well, I just wondered if you fancied a curry.

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I'm married.

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Yeah, I've had a couple of them as well but...

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-you find they don't mean a lot.

-Not to you, maybe.

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You got a thing for bald men, have you?

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Ignore her. She ain't even got a bloke.

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Me? I ain't interested. If you ask me, men are overrated.

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Listen, if I was you, I'd stop all this "I'm married" lark.

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I've got to go to the toilet.

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You've just got to cut your losses.

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Sometimes people move on, and there's nothing you can do about it.

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-Max ain't like that.

-Ain't he?

0:20:150:20:17

What, you just want to be an ex working behind the bar,

0:20:170:20:20

hoping that some day he'll walk in and just...he'll change?

0:20:200:20:24

It's no fun. Believe me. I've done it.

0:20:250:20:29

It just leads to misery and heartache.

0:20:290:20:31

Just got to let go, move on.

0:20:310:20:36

Yeah, well, I ain't you, am I?

0:20:360:20:39

Lovely. Long time since I've had a nice drop of red.

0:20:550:20:59

MOBILE RINGS

0:20:590:21:03

You're more used to meds aren't you, Mum?

0:21:040:21:06

I take what I can get in life, girl.

0:21:060:21:09

Looks lovely, yeah.

0:21:120:21:14

Isn't this nice? All of us together under one roof.

0:21:140:21:18

Family.

0:21:180:21:20

Yeah, I'd like to propose a toast.

0:21:210:21:25

To Cora, for attempting to cook.

0:21:250:21:28

To Tanya...

0:21:280:21:30

..for saving the day...

0:21:310:21:33

..and to our lovely kids for putting up with such mad parents.

0:21:350:21:38

I don't know how you do it.

0:21:390:21:41

MOBILE VIBRATES

0:21:410:21:44

Anyway, cheers.

0:21:490:21:51

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

0:21:510:21:52

Hello? Can I have a half, please?

0:22:090:22:12

Here, look at that.

0:22:290:22:32

What I wouldn't give to kip all day and get fed whenever I want.

0:22:320:22:35

-She's pretty.

-Pretty? She's gorgeous. That's what she is.

0:22:370:22:41

All right? Kirsty, darling, where you going? Whoa.

0:22:490:22:53

Hey, where you going? Kirst?

0:22:530:22:56

MOBILE VIBRATES

0:23:220:23:25

-No, leave it.

-Seconds, Max?

0:23:270:23:30

-No, I'm all right, thanks.

-Abi?

0:23:300:23:32

-No, thank you.

-Lauren?

0:23:320:23:35

All the more for me, then.

0:23:350:23:37

KNOCK AT DOOR

0:23:370:23:39

That's her, innit?

0:23:390:23:43

-I'll go.

-Yeah, I bet you will.

0:23:460:23:49

Mum, you don't know that it's her.

0:23:490:23:52

It could be. That's enough.

0:23:540:23:57

-Ah, Max, I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news.

-All right, Dot?

0:24:000:24:03

A crime has been committed by one of your family.

0:24:030:24:06

-What's that, then?

-That Cora.

-MOBILE VIBRATES

0:24:060:24:08

She has put me in a very difficult situation with the council and I want to have words.

0:24:080:24:13

It's not really a good time. Could we do this in the morning?

0:24:130:24:15

I have a grievance here, Max. A genuine grievance.

0:24:150:24:18

Yeah, I'm sure you have, but we're trying to have a bit of dinner, a nice, peaceful family dinner.

0:24:180:24:22

-Oh! Well, you know me, I ain't one to stay where I ain't wanted.

-Dot, it's not like that.

0:24:220:24:26

And you can tell that lodger of yours

0:24:260:24:28

-that I shall be round in the morning to have words. Strong words.

-MOBILE VIBRATES

0:24:280:24:32

-Yeah, I will.

-A very good night to you.

-Night, Dot.

0:24:320:24:35

What?

0:24:370:24:39

I need to talk to you.

0:24:390:24:40

-No, I told you.

-'It's serious.'

0:24:400:24:42

Either you come to me or I come to you.

0:24:420:24:45

Choose.

0:24:450:24:47

'You've got a minute.'

0:24:470:24:48

Who was it?

0:24:590:25:00

Oh, it was only Dot. She wanted to speak to Cora.

0:25:000:25:03

She had some gripe about the council or something.

0:25:030:25:05

I told her to come back tomorrow.

0:25:050:25:08

Why didn't you just let her in?

0:25:090:25:11

Well, no, cos she was only going to rant at Cora over the dinner table.

0:25:110:25:14

Plus she was drunk, I think she'd had a couple.

0:25:140:25:16

I was thinking maybe I should go after her, check she's all right.

0:25:180:25:22

-I'll send Mum. She can sort it out.

-No, babe, your mum don't want to talk to her,

0:25:220:25:25

not in the state she's in.

0:25:250:25:26

Honestly, babe, I'll only be a minute.

0:25:260:25:29

Babe, I'm just... I'm going to go and talk to Dot.

0:25:310:25:33

Watch me out the window if you don't believe where I'm going.

0:25:330:25:36

Yeah, just don't be long.

0:25:380:25:40

Won't be a minute.

0:25:400:25:42

FRONT DOOR SHUTS

0:25:460:25:48

Everything OK?

0:25:480:25:50

Mmm-hmm.

0:25:500:25:51

FRONT DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS

0:26:120:26:14

KNOCK AT DOOR

0:26:200:26:22

You've got a minute, all right? One minute.

0:26:400:26:43

-Sit down.

-No, I don't want to sit down.

0:26:430:26:46

I don't want a conversation with you. You tell me what it is, then I can go.

0:26:460:26:50

What's this?

0:26:570:26:58

The divorce papers.

0:26:580:27:00

I've signed.

0:27:050:27:07

So what is this? Some sort of a joke?

0:27:190:27:21

I've signed.

0:27:210:27:22

Look.

0:27:240:27:26

That's my name. You're free.

0:27:260:27:29

You wanted to be free. You are.

0:27:310:27:33

So what's the catch?

0:27:360:27:37

There's no catch. It's real. I love you.

0:27:370:27:40

So I'm letting you go.

0:27:400:27:41

You're just going to let me go, are you? Just like that?

0:27:410:27:44

Not just like that, no.

0:27:440:27:46

I've had your ex round here, throwing my stuff out the window.

0:27:460:27:49

I've had your daughter, Lauren, round. Begging me to go.

0:27:490:27:53

When was Lauren round here?

0:27:530:27:55

She was just round here, told me I was tearing your family apart,

0:27:550:27:58

that I had to leave.

0:27:580:28:00

That she'd never seen you so sad.

0:28:000:28:02

What, and you care, do you?

0:28:020:28:05

Yes, yes, I do care.

0:28:050:28:08

I love you, Max.

0:28:080:28:09

You're the only man I've ever loved. I'm making you miserable.

0:28:090:28:15

I don't want that. I never wanted that.

0:28:150:28:18

So what you going to do, Kirsty? You're just going to go?

0:28:180:28:21

-You're just going to disappear, are you?

-Yes.

0:28:210:28:23

Right. And when's this going to happen? Next Christmas?

0:28:230:28:26

Now. Tonight. In ten minutes that bag'll be packed.

0:28:260:28:31

-And I'll be out the door.

-Yeah, right.

-You don't believe me?

0:28:310:28:34

No. No. I don't believe a word that comes out your mouth.

0:28:340:28:37

Not any more.

0:28:370:28:38

Fine.

0:28:380:28:39

I need a cab. 20 Albert Square. The B&B.

0:28:490:28:54

-As soon as.

-'What address are you going to?'

0:28:540:28:58

I'll tell the driver when he gets here.

0:28:580:29:02

There. All booked. Be here in 20 minutes.

0:29:040:29:09

10.30. Then I'll be out your hair.

0:29:090:29:12

-You're serious, yeah?

-Yes. I'm serious.

0:29:120:29:15

Now if you don't mind, I got some packing to do.

0:29:150:29:18

Right. Well, hope you have a nice life.

0:29:250:29:27

Yeah. I will.

0:29:290:29:31

-Bye, Kirsty.

-Bye.

0:29:350:29:39

Goodbye, Max.

0:30:000:30:02

TV PLAYS

0:31:130:31:15

All right?

0:31:240:31:26

How is she?

0:31:260:31:28

What?

0:31:280:31:29

-Dot? How was she?

-Oh. She's fine. She's good, yeah.

0:31:290:31:33

Right. You managed to miss the washing up.

0:31:330:31:36

-That's an old trick, isn't it?

-He's perfected it.

0:31:360:31:40

Right, good night.

0:31:410:31:42

Night-night, darling. Don't stay up too late, will you?

0:31:420:31:45

-Night, Dad.

-Night, darling.

0:31:450:31:47

Babe, can we talk?

0:31:530:31:54

I've got a splitting headache, actually.

0:31:540:31:57

I'm just going to take an aspirin and go to bed.

0:31:570:31:59

-Babe, please. Only take a second.

-Can we talk in the morning?

0:31:590:32:02

-Look, look...

-What is it?

0:32:020:32:03

Divorce papers. They've been signed.

0:32:070:32:10

How...how did you get these?

0:32:120:32:15

I just saw her, didn't I? I saw Kirsty, I just saw her outside.

0:32:160:32:19

I was, you know, coming back from Dot's

0:32:190:32:21

and she was marching over here.

0:32:210:32:23

I told her to go home, stay away and she put these in my hand.

0:32:230:32:25

She said she'd had enough.

0:32:250:32:27

She'd had enough? That's what she said, is it?

0:32:270:32:30

No. Well, no, she didn't say that in so many words but, you know, same as.

0:32:300:32:35

Babe, I'm free, aren't I?

0:32:350:32:37

This just happened? Just now. Just outside?

0:32:370:32:40

Yeah. Just, you know...just...it was outside.

0:32:400:32:42

-Yeah. I couldn't believe it.

-Couldn't believe what?

0:32:440:32:47

Kirsty, she's signed the divorce papers. She's going.

0:32:470:32:50

Why?

0:32:500:32:52

I dunno. Must've been your mum's strong arm tactics, you know.

0:32:520:32:54

Scared her away.

0:32:540:32:56

No. I don't think so.

0:32:560:32:58

The last thing she said to me was that.

0:32:580:33:00

So what's made her change her mind?

0:33:020:33:04

I don't know. Babe, I don't know, do I? It don't matter.

0:33:040:33:08

She's signed 'em. You've got them in your hand.

0:33:080:33:10

What more do you want?

0:33:100:33:12

I want her gone.

0:33:120:33:14

-She will be gone. Soon.

-When?

0:33:140:33:16

She's going tonight.

0:33:160:33:18

-SHE SCOFFS

-How do you know?

0:33:180:33:21

Well, cos she told me, didn't she? You know...

0:33:210:33:24

Babe, I didn't believe her either.

0:33:240:33:26

You know, I accused her, I accused her of playing games.

0:33:260:33:28

She pulled out her phone, she phoned a cab straight in front of me.

0:33:280:33:31

15 minutes.

0:33:310:33:33

Babe, you wake up in the morning she isn't going to be here.

0:33:340:33:37

And you're all right with that, are you?

0:33:400:33:43

Babe, course I am. It's what we wanted. Innit?

0:33:430:33:47

I suppose.

0:33:500:33:52

I just...

0:33:520:33:54

What do you mean? Just what? What?

0:33:540:33:56

Nothing.

0:33:590:34:01

I've just got a splitting headache, I think I should just go to bed.

0:34:010:34:05

I'll bring you some aspirin and a glass of water, yeah?

0:34:050:34:08

-We'll get an early night.

-Yeah.

0:34:080:34:09

Well, it's good, innit?

0:34:160:34:18

Where's she going to go?

0:34:180:34:20

Who cares? She's going, Lauren, that's all that matters.

0:34:200:34:23

It's not your problem, is it?

0:34:230:34:25

I did go over and see her. And I told her to leave.

0:34:260:34:29

Yeah, I know. I know, and it's worked.

0:34:290:34:33

You should be proud of yourself.

0:34:330:34:35

So it is my fault then?

0:34:350:34:37

So you don't want her to go?

0:34:370:34:39

I obviously want you and Mum to be OK.

0:34:390:34:41

But I didn't think she'd just leave like that.

0:34:410:34:43

Lauren, she's going to be fine. Trust me.

0:34:430:34:45

Babe, just go back in there, watch TV.

0:34:450:34:47

Relax. There's nothing to worry about. All right? I promise.

0:34:470:34:50

Hey, hey, where you been, young lady?

0:35:010:35:03

-You can't just swan out halfway through a shift.

-Sorry.

0:35:030:35:06

Come on, we need some more tonics, yeah. Let's go.

0:35:060:35:08

I'm not staying. I just wanted to hand in my notice.

0:35:110:35:15

-Good idea. I might join ya.

-Alfie.

0:35:150:35:18

What, darling?

0:35:180:35:19

I'm not joking. Something's come up. A family matter.

0:35:190:35:22

-I have to leave.

-Hold on. When?

0:35:220:35:24

Now. I've got a cab coming in 15 minutes.

0:35:240:35:26

-HE SIGHS

-I just wanted to let you...

0:35:260:35:29

The thing is, I need paying for my shifts.

0:35:300:35:32

No, of course. I understand.

0:35:320:35:34

I don't want to bother you but I'm skint. Completely skint.

0:35:340:35:37

Whoa, calm down, it's all right. Fine. Give me a sec.

0:35:370:35:39

Not a problem. Watch yourself, darling.

0:35:390:35:43

Oi, oi, oi. What you doing?

0:35:450:35:47

Kirsty's having problems with her family. She's got to go.

0:35:470:35:50

She's going now?!

0:35:500:35:51

Yes, Rox, she's leaving now. It's fine.

0:35:510:35:53

Here you go, sweetheart.

0:35:550:35:57

That's too much.

0:35:570:35:58

No. Just consider it a bonus. All right?

0:35:580:36:01

Thanks. You're a...you're a really nice bloke.

0:36:010:36:06

Thank you. It's been a pleasure. A genuine pleasure, all right.

0:36:070:36:12

-See you around, yeah?

-You take care, all right?

0:36:120:36:15

You know where I am if you need me. Right.

0:36:150:36:17

What can I get you fellas? You OK there?

0:36:170:36:21

LOUD MUSIC AND CHATTER

0:36:210:36:23

What you doing?

0:38:080:38:10

Nothing.

0:38:110:38:12

I got you a glass of water and some aspirin.

0:38:180:38:21

Thanks.

0:38:250:38:27

You OK?

0:38:270:38:29

Yeah, I'm fine. Just got a splitting headache.

0:38:290:38:32

Do you want the light on?

0:38:340:38:36

Nah, nah. I'm all right.

0:38:360:38:38

CAR APPROACHES

0:38:410:38:43

Let's have a cuddle.

0:38:500:38:52

Babe, I don't want to fall asleep in my clothes.

0:39:060:39:09

Don't worry. I won't let you.

0:39:090:39:10

-I'm sorry.

-For what?

0:39:150:39:18

All this stuff with Kirsty. It's not your fault, is it?

0:39:180:39:22

I mean, you told her to go and I've been taking it out on you.

0:39:220:39:25

No, you haven't.

0:39:250:39:26

-I have. I said some horrible things.

-I probably deserved 'em.

0:39:260:39:29

No, you didn't. You didn't deserve any of it.

0:39:290:39:32

I thought you had a headache?

0:39:450:39:48

I have.

0:39:480:39:49

It's sort of going. I don't know why.

0:39:490:39:52

Babe, what's got into you?

0:39:570:39:59

I just want to show my husband how much I love him.

0:40:010:40:03

Babe, you don't have to show me. I know, don't I?

0:40:030:40:06

I love you an' all, don't I?

0:40:080:40:09

HE SIGHS

0:40:110:40:13

What's wrong?

0:40:140:40:15

Nothing.

0:40:150:40:17

This is a first.

0:40:200:40:22

What?

0:40:220:40:24

Babe, can we just have a cuddle?

0:40:240:40:26

So have you got somewhere to go?

0:40:430:40:44

I don't know. I'll go and bother one of my mates.

0:40:440:40:49

Like who?

0:40:490:40:50

What do you care? You want me gone, I'm going.

0:40:500:40:53

What is your problem?

0:40:530:40:55

I don't know, I just, I feel bad for you, that's all.

0:40:550:41:00

Well, don't. Don't ever feel sorry for me.

0:41:000:41:03

I can cope on my own. I'm used to it.

0:41:030:41:06

So you've definitely got somewhere to go?

0:41:060:41:08

Yes! Yes. I've got somewhere. It isn't a problem. I've got money.

0:41:080:41:12

I got everything I need.

0:41:120:41:14

Look, I've got a cab coming, I've got to pack. You're just...

0:41:140:41:17

You're just doing my head in.

0:41:170:41:19

OK. Sorry. Good luck with everything, yeah?

0:41:200:41:25

Yeah.

0:41:250:41:27

Same to you.

0:41:280:41:30

And listen...

0:41:310:41:33

You're all right. Don't let anyone tell you any different.

0:41:390:41:43

Thanks.

0:41:430:41:45

Just cut down on the booze. It don't lead nowhere. I know.

0:41:450:41:50

Trust me. You don't...

0:41:500:41:51

You don't want to end up like me.

0:41:550:41:57

Bye.

0:41:590:42:00

DOOR CLOSES

0:42:120:42:13

What?

0:42:390:42:40

You just seem a bit tense.

0:42:400:42:42

I should get ready for bed.

0:42:470:42:49

You don't want her to go?

0:43:060:43:08

-What?

-Do you want her to go?

-Yes. Of course I do.

0:43:090:43:12

Why do you keep checking the window?

0:43:120:43:14

-Why you tensing up every time a car goes past?

-I don't.

0:43:140:43:16

Do you want to go give her a goodbye kiss?

0:43:160:43:18

-No, I just want to get her out of my life.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

0:43:180:43:21

Babe, go to sleep, I'm going to go downstairs.

0:43:270:43:30

Max?

0:43:300:43:32

I'm not tired. I thought I was but I'm not.

0:43:320:43:34

What you doing?

0:43:370:43:39

What happened at the funeral?

0:43:390:43:40

What?

0:43:420:43:43

What happened between you and her the day of Derek's funeral?

0:43:430:43:47

I don't know what you're talking about.

0:43:490:43:51

She said something happened. She told me to ask you about it.

0:43:510:43:53

Told me to look you in the eye, watch you lie.

0:43:530:43:56

Babe, she's winding you up, isn't she?

0:43:560:44:00

So nothing happened?

0:44:000:44:01

Ten minutes she'll be in a cab, out of here, end of story.

0:44:010:44:04

What happened?

0:44:040:44:05

Babe, nothing.

0:44:050:44:07

Nothing much. It was silly. Just a stupid game of hers.

0:44:070:44:10

-It didn't mean anything.

-What didn't?

0:44:100:44:12

-Do we have to do this now?

-Yes. We do. Because I want to know.

0:44:120:44:15

I told her what I've been telling her all along, I felt nothing,

0:44:230:44:27

that I wanted her to go and then she told me to prove it.

0:44:270:44:32

-Prove it? How?

-It's so stupid.

-How?

-Babe, it's just really silly.

0:44:320:44:39

Max, I can go over there, ask her myself if you want.

0:44:390:44:42

By kissing her. A kiss. A peck.

0:44:420:44:45

You kissed her?

0:44:500:44:51

-No. She kissed me.

-What's the difference?

0:44:510:44:53

There's a big difference. She kissed me.

0:44:530:44:55

Wanted to see if I felt anything. I didn't. That was that.

0:44:550:44:59

You didn't?

0:44:590:45:00

No. Nothing.

0:45:000:45:01

So why didn't you tell me?

0:45:030:45:04

Why do you think? Cos we'd have had this exact same conversation.

0:45:040:45:07

Well, why you telling me now, then?

0:45:070:45:09

Cos she's going, isn't she? Who cares?

0:45:090:45:12

And you felt nothing?

0:45:140:45:15

Babe, please. See, I knew, I should've just kept my mouth shut.

0:45:150:45:19

No, no. You're right. Let's talk about this.

0:45:190:45:21

She's going now, isn't she? So let's talk about this now.

0:45:210:45:24

Let's just get it all out.

0:45:240:45:26

Now. And then tomorrow, it'll just be a fresh start. Yeah?

0:45:260:45:30

-Fresh start?

-Yeah. Totally. Just tell me.

0:45:320:45:35

Just tell me everything I need to know now. Yeah.

0:45:350:45:37

Then it's done, isn't it? It's forgotten.

0:45:370:45:40

-Yeah, that's what you say.

-I mean it, Max. I promise you.

0:45:400:45:42

Please, will you just tell me?

0:45:420:45:44

HE SIGHS

0:45:470:45:49

There's nothing to tell, is there? We were together.

0:45:510:45:53

I came back here. I found you. It ended.

0:45:530:45:57

But when you were together you didn't know about me, though?

0:45:570:46:00

About how I felt, or anything, did you?

0:46:000:46:02

-No. Exactly.

-So you must've had feelings for her?

0:46:020:46:05

Yeah. Yes. Babe, I told you all that, didn't I?

0:46:070:46:11

-So you cared for her?

-Yeah, course I did.

0:46:110:46:14

You loved her?

0:46:140:46:15

-I was fond of her, yeah.

-Were you in love with her?

0:46:160:46:20

Max, be honest. Will you just tell me?

0:46:210:46:24

Yeah. Yeah, I was. Yeah.

0:46:290:46:31

And now that's all gone, has it? Just gone?

0:46:370:46:41

-Yeah.

-Completely?

-Yeah.

-You don't sound convinced.

0:46:410:46:45

Babe, what do you want me to say?

0:46:450:46:46

I'm not saying I don't have some tiny feeling for her.

0:46:460:46:49

I do, I care about her, what happens to her.

0:46:490:46:52

We were close, got married, we shared a bit of life,

0:46:520:46:57

it weren't for long, I know, but...

0:46:570:46:59

I don't know. Honestly, I don't know what I'm talking about.

0:46:590:47:03

You still got feelings for her?

0:47:030:47:05

I'm not saying that, am I?

0:47:070:47:10

Things happened, all right?

0:47:110:47:14

She's not very good at looking after herself.

0:47:150:47:18

I let her down, didn't I?

0:47:180:47:20

One minute I was there. Next minute I was gone.

0:47:200:47:22

No phone call. Nothing. I treated her badly, didn't I?

0:47:220:47:25

I don't feel good about that.

0:47:250:47:26

She had to deal with things, had to handle things on her own.

0:47:260:47:29

-I don't feel good about it.

-What things?

0:47:290:47:31

All sorts. You know. Like...flat. And job. You know.

0:47:330:47:36

No, I don't know.

0:47:360:47:37

She had some difficult times. And I weren't there.

0:47:370:47:39

-What sort of difficult times?

-Why do you want to know?

0:47:390:47:42

Why do you keep asking me questions?

0:47:420:47:43

Why do you keep pestering me? You got what you wanted. She's gone.

0:47:430:47:47

On her own, all right? Well done. You've won.

0:47:470:47:49

-I won?

-We won. We won! We won, babe.

0:47:490:47:52

What do you want to do, crack open a bottle of champagne, celebrate?

0:47:520:47:55

She hasn't got anything. She got no-one.

0:47:550:47:57

And now she's on her own again.

0:47:570:47:59

So you just feel sorry for her?

0:47:590:48:00

Yeah, I do feel sorry for her.

0:48:000:48:02

There's nothing else you're not telling me, no?

0:48:020:48:04

No. That's it. Absolutely.

0:48:040:48:06

I don't believe you.

0:48:060:48:08

HE SIGHS

0:48:080:48:10

-I'm going downstairs.

-There's something else, I can tell.

0:48:100:48:12

There's something else you're not telling me.

0:48:120:48:15

What, you want to know every single little thing that happened?

0:48:150:48:18

I want to know everything, I want to know it all.

0:48:180:48:20

-You want to know it all?

-Yes, I do! So tell me.

0:48:200:48:22

Will you just please tell me?!

0:48:220:48:24

She had an abortion.

0:48:260:48:28

There you go. You happy now?

0:48:280:48:30

You happy now, Tanya? She had an abortion.

0:48:300:48:33

When?

0:48:370:48:38

When I was back here with you.

0:48:380:48:41

Was it yours?

0:48:410:48:42

Yeah. She says it was.

0:48:420:48:44

Did you know?

0:48:480:48:49

No. Derek knew about it. He didn't tell me though.

0:48:490:48:51

-It don't matter now, does it?

-So when did she tell you?

0:48:510:48:54

-Babe, I don't know. A while ago.

-When?

0:48:570:48:59

When she came back here. Christmas. She might've mentioned it.

0:48:590:49:02

-"She might've mentioned it"?

-She rammed it down my throat.

0:49:020:49:05

-But you didn't tell me.

-I'm telling you now, aren't I?

0:49:050:49:08

So how'd you feel about that?

0:49:150:49:17

Not good. I mean, how would you feel about it?

0:49:170:49:21

Did you want it?

0:49:240:49:25

I didn't know about it. Not till she came back here.

0:49:250:49:27

If you had? If you had?

0:49:270:49:29

I don't know. No. Probably not. I don't know. Babe, no.

0:49:310:49:35

All right? No. Definitely not.

0:49:350:49:37

SHE SOBS

0:49:370:49:39

OK.

0:49:420:49:43

So now she's going, and you feel what? You feel sad?

0:49:450:49:48

You feel guilty?

0:49:480:49:49

I don't know. Honestly, I don't know how I feel, all right?

0:49:490:49:52

-I just want it to be over.

-Have you still got feelings for her?

0:49:520:49:55

Yeah. I have. I've still got affectionate feelings for her.

0:49:550:49:58

Do you want her?

0:49:590:50:01

-What does that mean?!

-Do you want to sleep with her?

0:50:010:50:04

I don't even want to talk about this any more.

0:50:040:50:06

Do you? Do you want to sleep with her?

0:50:060:50:08

-Can you just stop?!

-Do you?

0:50:080:50:10

No. Cos she's hideous. I wouldn't touch her with a barge pole.

0:50:110:50:16

That what you want to hear?

0:50:160:50:18

You do.

0:50:180:50:19

Yeah, in as much as I'd like to sleep with Scarlet Johansson.

0:50:190:50:22

Or some sort of fit bird I saw in the street.

0:50:220:50:24

I'm a bloke. You know. That's what blokes do.

0:50:240:50:26

That don't change how I feel about you.

0:50:290:50:31

Well, clearly it does, doesn't it?

0:50:310:50:33

You didn't seem too keen a minute ago.

0:50:330:50:35

We're both stressed out.

0:50:350:50:37

So you don't want me, you want her?

0:50:380:50:41

Babe, did I even say that?

0:50:410:50:43

You don't want her?

0:50:430:50:44

No!

0:50:440:50:46

SHE LAUGHS

0:50:460:50:48

You're lying. You're lying. I can see. I can tell.

0:50:480:50:50

I can see it.

0:50:500:50:52

All right. I do want her.

0:50:540:50:56

That's the truth. I do want her.

0:50:580:51:00

But she's going, isn't she? She's leaving. So I can't have her.

0:51:020:51:05

I can't have her ever again.

0:51:050:51:07

Do you still love her? You still love her, don't you?

0:51:080:51:12

You've never stopped loving her! Have you?

0:51:120:51:14

You've never stopped.

0:51:140:51:16

Babe, I love you, all right? I want to make it work with you.

0:51:180:51:21

But you love her too.

0:51:210:51:23

And it's all a bit fresher, isn't it?

0:51:230:51:26

It's all a bit more new.

0:51:260:51:28

All a bit more sexy and romantic with her, isn't it?

0:51:280:51:30

No, it isn't like that. It isn't like that at all.

0:51:300:51:33

You're a liar. You're lying to me.

0:51:330:51:35

You've been lying to me for nearly 20 years,

0:51:350:51:37

do you think I can't tell?

0:51:370:51:39

-What does it matter?

-Of course it matters!

0:51:390:51:41

It don't matter, all right? She's going.

0:51:410:51:43

Once she's gone, all these...

0:51:430:51:46

These feelings, they'll just go.

0:51:460:51:48

They will, I promise. It isn't all my fault, is it?

0:51:480:51:53

You dumped me. And I fell in love with her.

0:51:530:51:56

You can't expect all those feelings just to go away.

0:51:570:52:01

I'm sorry, babe. All right. I am. I'm sorry.

0:52:010:52:03

I don't want to have feelings for her but I do.

0:52:030:52:05

I can't help it. It's just the way it is.

0:52:050:52:08

I would, I'd love 'em just to go.

0:52:080:52:09

I'd love feelings just to disappear, but they don't.

0:52:090:52:12

No matter what I do, they just don't.

0:52:120:52:15

So there, that's the truth. That's me being totally honest.

0:52:150:52:19

I do, I do still have feelings for her but they'll go.

0:52:190:52:22

All right, Tan? I'm sure they will.

0:52:220:52:24

No.

0:52:280:52:29

No, they won't.

0:52:310:52:33

They will. I promise.

0:52:330:52:34

SHE SIGHS

0:52:340:52:36

What you doing?

0:52:360:52:38

I feel sick. You're making me... I feel physically sick.

0:52:380:52:42

Don't be like that.

0:52:420:52:43

I want you out of the house. Yeah. I need you to get out.

0:52:480:52:51

Don't be stupid.

0:52:510:52:52

You wanted me to be honest, I have been honest with you.

0:52:520:52:56

What happened to a fresh start, babe?

0:52:560:52:59

She's going.

0:52:590:53:01

She doesn't matter any more. All that matters is me and you.

0:53:010:53:05

There isn't a me and you anymore.

0:53:050:53:07

There isn't.

0:53:070:53:10

It's ruined. It's all ruined.

0:53:120:53:16

I can't, um...I can't look at you the same anymore.

0:53:200:53:24

It's like...

0:53:240:53:26

You're not my Max any more. You're not mine any more.

0:53:290:53:35

You're not mine any more. I can see it. And I can feel it. You're hers.

0:53:350:53:39

You're hers. You're all hers and you need to...

0:53:390:53:41

-No. No, it's not like that at all.

-No, you need to get out.

0:53:410:53:44

-Babe...

-Get out.

0:53:440:53:46

Mum! What you doing?

0:53:460:53:48

I...

0:53:490:53:51

I need you out. Get out.

0:53:510:53:54

-Babe...why you being like this?

-Don't make me ask you again, please!

0:53:540:53:57

-Don't be like this, please!

-Mum, what are you doing?

0:53:570:53:59

-Your father's leaving. Out!

-Don't be like this.

0:53:590:54:02

She's leaving. She's going. You don't need to do this.

0:54:020:54:04

Babe, please don't do this, please. It's so stupid. I love you.

0:54:080:54:12

We are finished. We are, Max. I mean it.

0:54:120:54:14

We were probably finished the first time you ever touched Stacey.

0:54:140:54:18

No, in fact, before that, the woman before,

0:54:180:54:20

before we even came to the Square. I don't even remember her name.

0:54:200:54:23

-Tan, please. Please.

-No! I do not want you around. I don't.

0:54:230:54:26

I don't want you in my life. And I don't want to feel like this.

0:54:260:54:28

I don't want to feel like this ever again.

0:54:280:54:31

-I'm not going to let you do this.

-Don't touch me.

0:54:310:54:34

And don't come back.

0:54:360:54:37

We're done.

0:54:420:54:43

DOOR SLAMS

0:54:500:54:52

And apparently, that Kirsty,

0:55:080:55:09

she packed her bags and she drove off late last night.

0:55:090:55:13

-How do you know these things?

-Because I keep my ear to the ground.

0:55:130:55:17

Although I might not be around so much any more.

0:55:170:55:20

Why's that?

0:55:210:55:23

Well, see, I'm not one to gloat,

0:55:230:55:26

but I have been short-listed for the position of Regional Manager.

0:55:260:55:30

Well, that's fantastic, Zee.

0:55:320:55:34

See, I didn't know whether to say anything or not.

0:55:340:55:36

You know, because I didn't want you to think

0:55:360:55:38

that I was rubbing it in your face or anything, so...

0:55:380:55:41

No. No, you're not.

0:55:410:55:42

Cos, oh!

0:55:420:55:44

I've got one, too.

0:55:440:55:46

CUTLERY CLATTERS

0:55:520:55:54

-All right? Morning!

-Oh, sleep well, did ya?

0:55:580:56:00

Funny that! Cos me, I didn't get to sleep a wink, what with you tossing and turning all night!

0:56:000:56:05

-Nearly threw you out.

-Probably would have deserved it.

0:56:050:56:07

-What you talking about? I ain't done nothing wrong.

-Really?

0:56:070:56:10

So how did you manage to lose two wives in one night, eh?!

0:56:100:56:14

Morning! Watch yourself.

0:56:200:56:22

There you go! Do you want some breakfast?

0:56:240:56:27

Oh, that's fantastic, I'm really pleased for you.

0:56:320:56:34

Yeah, well, I haven't got the job yet. It's just an interview.

0:56:340:56:37

Yeah, well, you will when they meet you.

0:56:370:56:39

Yeah, try telling that to Zainab.

0:56:390:56:40

Well, Zainab hasn't got your secret weapon.

0:56:400:56:43

-Me.

-Huh?

0:56:440:56:46

I've interviewed more no hopers than Lord Sugar, OK.

0:56:460:56:48

And for the price of a drink,

0:56:480:56:49

I'm willing to give you the benefit of my experience.

0:56:490:56:51

Do you know what, I might just take you up on that.

0:56:510:56:54

When you've finished, some of us are waiting.

0:56:560:56:58

-You going to tell her your news?

-No, no, it's no big deal, is it?

0:57:030:57:07

Don't you think it's time you and her had a proper chat?

0:57:070:57:09

What's the point? She'd only throw it back in my face, wouldn't she?

0:57:090:57:12

All right?

0:57:170:57:18

You're early. I ain't finished getting her ready yet.

0:57:190:57:21

Well, I've got the day off and no-one to spend it with.

0:57:210:57:24

I suppose an extra half hour won't hurt.

0:57:240:57:26

And we ain't going to be around for a while,

0:57:260:57:28

cos I'm taking Mum to Cornwall next week.

0:57:280:57:30

-Since when?

-She wants to meet her great-granddaughter

0:57:300:57:32

-for the first time.

-Why can't she come here?

0:57:320:57:34

There's people round here she don't want to see,

0:57:340:57:36

so we thought we'd take Lexi away.

0:57:360:57:38

-And what if I don't want her to go?

-It's only for a couple of weeks.

0:57:380:57:41

Anyway, it's all sorted so you ain't got any choice. Has she, eh?

0:57:410:57:45

Right, did you want any more pancakes? I'd better get to work.

0:57:470:57:50

I didn't think you'd be up for it today.

0:57:500:57:52

Managed to drag myself in when I was having chemo, didn't I?

0:57:520:57:54

I think I can cope today.

0:57:540:57:55

Well, what about Dad? Don't you two need to talk?

0:57:550:57:58

No. We said everything last night.

0:57:580:57:59

I don't get it. Did you find out he was seeing Kirsty after all?

0:57:590:58:03

No, darling. I just...

0:58:040:58:07

I just realised it was time to stop fooling myself and move on.

0:58:070:58:10

Trust me, things will be better.

0:58:100:58:13

You'll see.

0:58:130:58:14

Wait, wait! You're not getting away from me this time!

0:58:210:58:25

I knew you'd be the ruination of me, Cora Cross.

0:58:250:58:28

I knew I would pay for trusting you but I never thought, in all my days,

0:58:280:58:32

it was going to cost me so much.

0:58:320:58:35

Only a few weeks behind with the rent.

0:58:350:58:37

Only a few weeks? It's over a thousand quid!

0:58:370:58:39

And the council have suspended my benefits, you know,

0:58:390:58:42

because of these here arrears.

0:58:420:58:44

And I've got a meeting with them to discuss what's going on.

0:58:440:58:47

That ain't my fault.

0:58:470:58:48

I've never had no trouble with the council until I,

0:58:480:58:50

in my foolishness, put you in charge.

0:58:500:58:53

I did the best I could, tried to keep on top of things.

0:58:530:58:56

Hiding the final demands within the sideboard?

0:58:560:58:58

You never told me how high the bills would be.

0:58:580:59:02

Oh, I suppose you kept the house lit up like a lighthouse.

0:59:020:59:05

And the heating on all day and all night.

0:59:050:59:07

What did you expect us to do? Sit in the dark and freeze?

0:59:070:59:11

Oh, no. No, I am the one who's going to be doing that

0:59:110:59:14

since you left me destitute.

0:59:140:59:16

The council ain't going to want the money up front.

0:59:160:59:19

I'll give you a tenner a week, and the odd shift.

0:59:190:59:22

Oh, how very generous of you(!)

0:59:220:59:25

In fact, you can start now, I need to be with Tanya.

0:59:250:59:29

You have left me up to my eyeballs in debt

0:59:290:59:31

and now you ask me to do you a favour.

0:59:310:59:35

You ask me to cover your shift

0:59:350:59:37

so that you can pay off a minute fraction of the bills that you owe?

0:59:370:59:43

It's the best I can do.

0:59:430:59:45

Take it or leave it.

0:59:450:59:46

I ain't never heard nothing like it in my life!

0:59:480:59:50

I want you to know, Denise, that if I get the job,

0:59:520:59:55

I won't be one of those people that, you know, comes back to work

0:59:550:59:58

and makes my colleagues' life a misery.

0:59:581:00:00

Thanks, Zee, and I want you to know

1:00:021:00:04

that if I get the job, then I won't make your life miserable, either.

1:00:041:00:07

You really think you stand a good chance?

1:00:081:00:10

I might have a few tricks up my sleeve.

1:00:101:00:12

Oh, yeah? Too much make up? Short skirts?

1:00:121:00:15

Ian's going to help me practice.

1:00:151:00:17

Do you really think that's a good idea?

1:00:171:00:19

Being so over-rehearsed and stiff?

1:00:191:00:20

Yeah. It's better than being under-rehearsed and panicking.

1:00:201:00:24

Boo!

1:00:241:00:25

What you doing for lunch?

1:00:261:00:29

You all right?

1:00:321:00:33

Yeah, I'm fine.

1:00:331:00:35

Ava, hello.

1:00:401:00:42

Listen, I'm so sorry about what happened the other week.

1:00:431:00:46

I had no idea who Dexter was.

1:00:461:00:48

He explained.

1:00:481:00:49

Right. What are you doing here?

1:00:491:00:51

I'm on lunch. I was coming to see you to let you know

1:00:511:00:53

I got a job at a local school.

1:00:531:00:55

Oscar's, actually. I didn't know that when I applied.

1:00:551:00:58

I'm not stalking you, it was just one of those things.

1:00:581:01:00

Right, well, that's great. Well, they're lucky to have you.

1:01:001:01:03

And I wanted to apologise.

1:01:031:01:07

I went too far.

1:01:071:01:08

You know what it's like to be protective of your kids.

1:01:081:01:11

I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions.

1:01:111:01:13

And I definitely shouldn't have said anything about you and Max.

1:01:131:01:16

-There is no me and Max.

-Oh...

1:01:161:01:18

We've split up.

1:01:181:01:20

-I'm sorry.

-Oh, no, don't be.

1:01:201:01:21

No, it's the best thing that could have happened.

1:01:211:01:23

Tan.

1:01:231:01:25

-Right, so I'll be seeing more of you then.

-Yeah. See ya.

1:01:251:01:28

Look, I know things got out of hand last night,

1:01:301:01:32

and I said one or two things I shouldn't have done,

1:01:321:01:34

but the last thing I want is to hurt you.

1:01:341:01:35

Oh, don't worry, you haven't.

1:01:351:01:37

I'm glad you finally admitted how you feel.

1:01:371:01:39

Babe, don't be like that. You're just taking it all the wrong way.

1:01:391:01:42

Can I just explain, at least? For the kids, if nothing else.

1:01:421:01:45

Don't worry about the kids. I've told them it's over

1:01:451:01:48

and they think it's for the best, too.

1:01:481:01:50

So why don't you get back to your real wife?

1:01:511:01:54

Leave me alone, cos I don't need you.

1:01:541:01:56

You all right, Tan?

1:01:581:02:00

Yes, I will be, if people stop asking me.

1:02:001:02:02

You coming in?

1:02:021:02:03

Oh, hello, Mum. Shouldn't you be at work?

1:02:061:02:09

Dot's covering my shift. I thought I'd get my cuticles done.

1:02:091:02:12

Though she did mention you'd kicked out Max.

1:02:121:02:14

You must be devastated, Tan. You poor thing.

1:02:141:02:17

Not really.

1:02:171:02:18

Come on, darling, we're only trying to help.

1:02:181:02:20

I've been saving this for a special occasion,

1:02:221:02:25

but since you're all here...

1:02:251:02:27

Just so you know, I don't need your pity, all right?

1:02:271:02:31

I am finally back in charge of my life,

1:02:311:02:34

so do you want to help me celebrate?

1:02:341:02:36

Yeah.

1:02:361:02:38

Atta girl.

1:02:381:02:39

Ain't like we're emigrating or anything.

1:02:391:02:41

Anyway, she's in my care, I'll do what I want.

1:02:411:02:43

You know I'm doing my best to be there for her!

1:02:431:02:45

I even stopped seeing my mates cos you wanted me to!

1:02:451:02:48

That's what this is about, is it?

1:02:481:02:49

You're upset cos you've dumped your loser boyfriend?

1:02:491:02:52

He wasn't my boyfriend, and this ain't about him.

1:02:521:02:54

This is about me making you happy all the time

1:02:541:02:56

and you don't even seem to think about me.

1:02:561:02:58

-You ain't my priority, Lexi is!

-Oh, yeah?

1:02:581:02:59

And how is going to see some old dear she don't even know

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-good for her?

-Because I say so.

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And what do the Social think?

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They'll be fine. It's just a holiday.

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I'm terribly sorry to keep you all waiting, but I'm afraid that

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one of my colleagues forgot to order the soap powder.

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Which you would think is a matter of priority in a launderette,

1:03:211:03:24

but no, apparently it's more important to stock the place

1:03:241:03:27

with magazines filled with titillation.

1:03:271:03:30

Dot, how long on these dryers?

1:03:301:03:31

Only I was hoping to get out of here sometime today.

1:03:311:03:33

There's only one working, Billy. The other's on the blink.

1:03:331:03:36

There's probably a rogue brassiere stuck in the mechanism

1:03:361:03:41

which no-one has bothered to report, nor attempted to retrieve. Ah!

1:03:411:03:47

It's good to have you back, Dot.

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What was that, Billy?

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-I said it's good to have you back.

-Well, I wish I could say the same,

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but, I mean, half the baskets have gone AWOL,

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and there's more cash in the machines than there is

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in the petty cash, and as for the bathroom facilities...

1:03:581:04:02

Yeah, well, I'm sure you'll have it back normal in no time.

1:04:021:04:06

Unfortunately, Mr Opa...

1:04:061:04:08

Mr Opadi...

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He has seen it fit to give my job to someone less qualified!

1:04:091:04:14

And even I can't perform miracles in a day.

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Well, if I was Mr Papadopoulos, I'd be begging you to come back.

1:04:181:04:21

Place ain't been the same without you.

1:04:211:04:24

Pops, you've got to get down the Social, quick.

1:04:241:04:26

What's wrong? Is it Lexi?

1:04:261:04:27

I'll explain on the way down, just hurry up.

1:04:271:04:29

-Dot, please can you..?

-Hurry up!

-All right, all right!

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KNOCK AT DOOR

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What do you want me to say?

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Just tell me to come in.

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Better do what she tells you.

1:04:381:04:39

All right, fine, come in.

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Mrs Masood, hello.

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Hello.

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Please take a seat.

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Thank you for coming to this interview.

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So, could you tell me

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what kind of managerial skill you'd bring to this job?

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Oh, yes. I would bring excellent organisational skills,

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a very strong work ethic and I suffer no nonsense.

1:05:071:05:12

Ah. And what would you say to that, Miss Fox?

1:05:121:05:14

Huh?

1:05:141:05:16

Since when is she playing Miss Fox? This is not a group interview!

1:05:161:05:19

You know what, it might be a good idea to find out

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what kind of answers Denise might give.

1:05:211:05:23

I don't know that much about Denise.

1:05:231:05:25

You don't need to, just make up some half baked,

1:05:251:05:28

patronising rubbish and you'll be fine.

1:05:281:05:30

Well, I suppose I'd say a good manager looks out for their staff

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and makes them want to do their best.

1:05:371:05:40

-See?

-What?

1:05:401:05:42

Don't you want them to do well?

1:05:421:05:44

Well, of course I do,

1:05:441:05:45

but there are better ways to achieve productivity than by being nice.

1:05:451:05:49

My dad always said that people respond better to sugar than salt.

1:05:491:05:53

Oh, is that right, Miss Fox?

1:05:531:05:55

Are there any other cooking proverbs that you might like to come up with

1:05:551:05:59

that would help maximise growth within a double dip recession?

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I don't think so.

1:06:021:06:03

I've spent years doing things for everyone else.

1:06:061:06:08

I'm just going to start looking after myself from now on.

1:06:081:06:11

And I'm not going to make the mistake of just jumping into bed

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with the first bloke that pays me a bit of attention.

1:06:131:06:16

We've all been there,

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you should have seen some of the horrors I've had.

1:06:171:06:19

We have. Phil.

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You know who I think's got it made?

1:06:221:06:24

Nuns?

1:06:241:06:25

No. Lesbians.

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Yeah, cos, well, you wouldn't catch a woman lying or cheating.

1:06:291:06:32

Don't you believe it.

1:06:321:06:34

Straight or gay, if they want to put it about, they will.

1:06:341:06:37

Max wasn't sleeping with Kirsty, if that's what you're all thinking.

1:06:391:06:42

Course not, darling, we never said he was.

1:06:421:06:45

Good. Right, let's stop talking about it, shall we?

1:06:451:06:48

This is going down well, isn't it? Shall we get another one?

1:06:481:06:51

That's a stupid question, and it is not even on the list I gave you!

1:06:531:06:56

They're not going to just ask you what you're expecting.

1:06:561:06:59

They could hit you with anything.

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OK, fine! If I was in a balloon that was losing height,

1:07:011:07:04

I would throw overboard the people

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that would be of the least amount of help.

1:07:071:07:10

Right. Miss Fox, the same question to you.

1:07:101:07:13

I'd jump.

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Ah!

1:07:171:07:18

Well, if I got the people onto the balloon, I can't throw them out.

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So I'd jump myself.

1:07:231:07:25

There is no balloon, all right?

1:07:251:07:27

This is just a test to see

1:07:271:07:29

if you're ruthless enough to get rid of dead weight!

1:07:291:07:31

Or to see if you can take responsibility for your actions.

1:07:311:07:35

Either way it is a stupid thing!

1:07:351:07:37

Well, that kind of covers everything. Can I read my paper now?

1:07:411:07:44

No. No, no, no. Not until you tell us which one of us has got the job.

1:07:441:07:48

You never said I had to do that.

1:07:491:07:51

Well, I never said we had to do a group interview.

1:07:511:07:53

Yeah, the very least you could do is tell us which one you'd choose?

1:07:531:07:57

Her or me?

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Four white wines, please. Make them large.

1:08:081:08:10

All right, coming up.

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-Why not get a bottle?

-Yeah, good idea.

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And before you say anything, I'm not here to harass you,

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I just want a drink.

1:08:161:08:17

We're still mates, you can harass me anytime.

1:08:171:08:20

-You all right, Mum?

-Oh, hello.

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I thought you were meant to be working today?

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Yeah, I was. And then I thought no, I'm going to celebrate my freedom.

1:08:271:08:30

See, you're not the only one who knows how to enjoy herself.

1:08:301:08:33

Thank you.

1:08:331:08:34

Take it everything went well?

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First time I've seen you enjoying yourself since you got back.

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This is purely medicinal, and if by well, you meant spending my day

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clearing up your mess, yes, it went very well.

1:08:431:08:47

Maybe I could put another couple of shifts your way.

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Well, that won't be necessary, cos Mr Oppopolus, he popped in.

1:08:501:08:53

He never said he was planning to come.

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And he was so pleased with the way the launderette

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was running so smooth, that he offered me my job back on the spot.

1:08:581:09:01

That's good news.

1:09:011:09:03

It ain't the answer to all my problems,

1:09:031:09:05

but as the saying goes, the Lord helps them what help themselves.

1:09:051:09:10

So I shall need your keys for the morning shift.

1:09:101:09:14

You can't just swap shifts.

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Oh, but I can!

1:09:151:09:17

Because Mr Opa, he wanted someone in a more senior position,

1:09:171:09:20

so he has offered me my job back as manageress.

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So I'll require you at 1pm tomorrow, preferably not reeking of alcohol.

1:09:241:09:29

Thank you. Patrick.

1:09:311:09:33

Bye.

1:09:331:09:35

Maybe we should go.

1:09:381:09:40

Oi, you can't keep walking out of places

1:09:401:09:42

just because she's come in, OK? It's getting stupid.

1:09:421:09:45

You need to come and have a chat with your sister.

1:09:451:09:48

Ian!

1:09:481:09:49

He's right, you know. I mean, how much longer is this going to go on?

1:09:491:09:53

What if something serious happens? One of you falls ill or something?

1:09:531:09:57

You sick?

1:09:571:09:59

No. No, I'm not, I've got a job interview, actu...

1:09:591:10:02

What, that's it?

1:10:041:10:05

Forget it, I knew this was going to be a waste of time.

1:10:051:10:08

You think I want this?

1:10:081:10:10

I would love to chew the fat with you, D, I would really love to.

1:10:101:10:13

Tell you about this big fat mess that's my life but I can't.

1:10:131:10:15

Not since you came onto my boyfriend.

1:10:151:10:18

-No, she didn't!

-Excuse me, Sharon, we've run out of crisps.

1:10:181:10:20

One thing I've learnt in this last year

1:10:201:10:22

is that you can't get over your problems unless you talk about them.

1:10:221:10:25

-Unless you're honest about them.

-What are you talking about?

1:10:251:10:29

Look, Denise didn't come onto him.

1:10:291:10:32

He came onto her.

1:10:321:10:33

I thought you were going to go and see Tanya and sort this out.

1:10:421:10:44

Yeah, well, looks like that might be a bit harder than I thought.

1:10:441:10:49

So, what exactly have you done to upset Tanya?

1:10:491:10:52

Did she catch you and Kirsty at it after all?

1:10:521:10:54

No, don't be stupid. I told you, there's nothing to catch, is there?

1:10:541:10:56

Right. So she just flipped? Slung you out for no good reason?

1:10:561:11:00

No, she asked me to be honest, didn't she?

1:11:001:11:02

Said she wanted to know the truth about Kirsty.

1:11:021:11:04

Yeah, and what exactly did you say? Kirsty was better in the sack?

1:11:041:11:07

No, don't be stupid. No, I just...

1:11:071:11:10

I said I had some feelings, you know, they wouldn't go away.

1:11:101:11:13

-Feelings?

-Yeah.

1:11:131:11:15

What, you told Tanya that you had feelings for another bird?

1:11:151:11:18

Come on, Max.

1:11:181:11:19

Surely you of all people know you should never admit that

1:11:191:11:21

to your missus.

1:11:211:11:22

Unless it's the other missus you want to be with.

1:11:221:11:24

I thought it'd be better, you know. Get everything out in the open.

1:11:241:11:27

Honestly, I don't know what came over me.

1:11:271:11:29

-Oh, feelings, apparently.

-Yeah, all right!

-What do you expect?

1:11:291:11:32

If Del was here he wouldn't let you hear the last of it, would he?

1:11:321:11:35

Anyway, I'm sure you'll manage to squirm your way out of it, though.

1:11:351:11:37

-You always do in the end, don't you?

-I don't know.

1:11:371:11:42

I reckon I might have blown it for good this time.

1:11:421:11:44

You looked me in the eye and told me that Dee was the one that came on to you!

1:11:491:11:52

You ain't supposed to be around here, Kim, I'm working.

1:11:521:11:55

You don't even want to be with me any more, so why make that up?

1:11:551:11:57

He's a spineless coward.

1:11:571:11:59

I don't need to take this, all right? We ain't even together.

1:11:591:12:02

Look, just tell me the truth!

1:12:021:12:03

All right.

1:12:071:12:09

Look, I might have given you the wrong idea, all right?

1:12:101:12:13

It was down to me.

1:12:141:12:16

Look, I wanted to tell you the truth

1:12:171:12:19

but she reckoned it was better not to.

1:12:191:12:21

Look, the only reason I went along with it was

1:12:251:12:27

cos I didn't want to hurt you.

1:12:271:12:29

If you were really bothered about hurting me

1:12:301:12:33

then maybe you shouldn't have come onto my sister.

1:12:331:12:36

Nan, she's still not said what's happened?

1:12:551:12:58

Not exactly, but she seems to think it's for the best.

1:12:581:13:01

This is what she always does!

1:13:011:13:02

She makes out that she's doing great, then you find out she's got

1:13:021:13:05

cancer, she's had it for months and she ain't told no-one.

1:13:051:13:07

That ain't going to happen this time, darling.

1:13:071:13:10

-Ain't it?

-What you saying?

1:13:101:13:11

She's already missed one check up. This is just going to make it worse.

1:13:131:13:17

OK, darling. Great.

1:13:201:13:21

Abi's taking Oscar to stay at a friend's,

1:13:211:13:23

so if Jack's picking Denny up from swimming, we've got the whole night.

1:13:231:13:27

I should have done this weeks ago, shouldn't I?

1:13:281:13:30

Instead of staying in, wondering if my husband was having an affair

1:13:301:13:33

with his other wife.

1:13:331:13:34

And you're really sure it's over? Even though Kirsty's gone.

1:13:341:13:38

She still exists, don't she? Wherever she is.

1:13:381:13:41

No, you're probably doing the right thing.

1:13:411:13:43

It's just not easy to walk away from such a big part of your life, is it?

1:13:431:13:47

It is if you want it to be, isn't it?

1:13:471:13:50

Right, who's in the mood for dancing?

1:13:501:13:52

I'm sorry.

1:13:591:14:01

I should have just told Ray to be honest with you.

1:14:031:14:06

But I knew how much you loved him.

1:14:081:14:10

I just thought it would be easier this way.

1:14:101:14:14

So you let me go on making a fool of myself?

1:14:141:14:17

It's nothing like that.

1:14:171:14:19

He's just not the type to settle down.

1:14:201:14:22

You mean more to me than any fella ever will...

1:14:261:14:30

..which is why I didn't want to hurt you.

1:14:321:14:35

The truth is you can do much better than a creep like that.

1:14:361:14:39

We both can.

1:14:421:14:43

We're going to R&R. You coming, girls?

1:14:461:14:49

Come on.

1:14:581:14:59

I don't understand why you still won't say.

1:15:011:15:04

I told you - it's too hard to say.

1:15:041:15:06

Why? I'm not asking you who are you going to push out of a balloon.

1:15:061:15:09

I'm just saying who would you employ?

1:15:091:15:11

I don't know. You've both got different...qualities.

1:15:111:15:15

I mean, you're more focused, and Ayesha, she's more diplomatic.

1:15:151:15:19

What's Ayesha got to do with anything?

1:15:191:15:22

You're supposed to be thinking of her as Denise.

1:15:221:15:25

I do!

1:15:251:15:26

You're the one who chose a joint interview,

1:15:261:15:28

so come on, who would you pick?

1:15:281:15:30

You...

1:15:311:15:32

-..of course, Zee.

-You're not just saying that?

1:15:341:15:37

If it came down to it, I'd always choose you.

1:15:391:15:43

# And when you get the chance

1:15:501:15:54

# You are the dancing queen

1:15:551:15:59

# Young and sweet, only seventeen... #

1:15:591:16:02

Have I got the wrong time or something?

1:16:021:16:04

I swear we only just opened.

1:16:041:16:06

Look, if you let me come home, I promise I'll make things right.

1:16:061:16:10

What about Ian? I thought you two were getting cosy.

1:16:101:16:13

No, it's not like that, we're just mates.

1:16:151:16:18

You could do worse than Ian Beale.

1:16:181:16:20

Could do a lot better an' all.

1:16:201:16:22

I'm not doing anything with him,

1:16:221:16:24

and I'd prefer to be back in my own home.

1:16:241:16:26

A week's laundry. Six weeks' breakfasts on your own.

1:16:261:16:29

Three weeks' breakfasts, and I'll throw in a foot massage.

1:16:291:16:34

Four weeks', a foot massage and you're on.

1:16:341:16:37

# Dancing queen. #

1:16:391:16:42

Thank you! Thank you very much.

1:16:441:16:47

Tanya!

1:16:471:16:48

Surprise me!

1:16:501:16:52

You think that's a good idea, Mum?

1:16:521:16:55

-I don't know till I try, do I?

-Maybe you should just go home.

1:16:551:16:59

Lauren, oh, Lauren. Seriously? Are you telling me to not drink?

1:17:011:17:06

She's only trying to look out for you.

1:17:061:17:08

Oh, sorry, if I'm embarrassing you, why don't you go and speak

1:17:081:17:10

to your new best friend? To your Kirsty.

1:17:101:17:12

Maybe it is time to call it a day, babe.

1:17:121:17:14

Oh, right. Oh, I get it.

1:17:161:17:18

So none of you are here to have a good time at all, huh? No?

1:17:191:17:23

-You're just here out of pity, yeah?

-We're just trying to help.

1:17:231:17:26

Well, I don't need your help, all right? I'm fine.

1:17:261:17:31

Oh, it's about time!

1:17:431:17:44

We've already been down the office and tried calling

1:17:441:17:46

-but your phone's off.

-I'm sorry, I came as soon as I could.

1:17:461:17:49

You'd be round here a lot quicker if someone complained about me,

1:17:491:17:52

but when someone's trying to take my baby away, it's all right.

1:17:521:17:54

I'm here now and I promise, no-one's taking Lexi without your permission.

1:17:541:17:57

We've spoken to Mr Mitchell and made it clear he should have told us

1:17:571:18:00

straight away if he was thinking of going on holiday.

1:18:001:18:03

So Phil messed up then? And he can't go?

1:18:031:18:04

You have a right to your contact time

1:18:041:18:06

and, as I say, no-one can take that away.

1:18:061:18:08

Now we can arrange for you to see your solicitor.

1:18:091:18:12

However, if you do object and Mr Mitchell decides to go

1:18:121:18:15

on holiday anyway, Lexi will have to be taken into temporary foster care.

1:18:151:18:19

What? Can't she just stay here with us?

1:18:191:18:22

You know we're not ready for that yet.

1:18:221:18:24

The last thing we want is her taken into care.

1:18:241:18:26

Which is why it might be better to reach a compromise.

1:18:261:18:30

After all, it's hardly a bad thing for Lexi to get to know her family.

1:18:301:18:33

We could set up extra contact after the holiday,

1:18:331:18:35

or even pay for you to visit.

1:18:351:18:37

Do you really think he's going to let me spend any time with Lexi?

1:18:371:18:40

All he'd do is keep me waiting around all the time,

1:18:401:18:42

to prove who's in control.

1:18:421:18:44

No, not this time. I'm in control.

1:18:441:18:46

It's your decision,

1:18:461:18:47

but why don't you take a night to think about what's best for Lexi?

1:18:471:18:50

No, I already know. I want to see my solicitor.

1:18:501:18:54

I thought I'd better see if you were still talking to me.

1:19:181:19:21

I'm not sure that I should be, but we've worked it out now

1:19:221:19:25

and I'm moving back home, so I won't be in your hair any more.

1:19:251:19:29

Oh, right. Well, how about I cook you a special dinner tonight

1:19:291:19:32

-so we can say goodbye?

-Dinner? Bit much for mates, innit?

1:19:321:19:37

Well, I must say I have got an ulterior motive.

1:19:371:19:40

Is there any chance you could do the school run tomorrow?

1:19:401:19:43

Listen, we'll talk later, yeah? See you in a bit.

1:19:431:19:45

Who said romance was dead?

1:19:451:19:47

I told you, there's no romance going on.

1:19:471:19:50

Then why do you look so disappointed?

1:19:501:19:52

I'm sure she didn't mean what she said, babe, you know.

1:19:541:19:56

She has had a fair bit to drink tonight.

1:19:561:19:58

If she can be a nightmare, then I can, too.

1:19:581:20:00

Apparently, it runs in the family.

1:20:001:20:03

I can see people looking at me.

1:20:051:20:07

Let them look.

1:20:071:20:09

Yeah, I don't care, I can still hold my head up, can't I?

1:20:091:20:13

Whoops-a-daisy!

1:20:131:20:15

Shame you can't hold the rest of you up.

1:20:151:20:17

Oh, dear.

1:20:191:20:21

Come on, let's get you home.

1:20:211:20:23

-All right, Tanya?

-Hello. Look, look, it's my knight in shining armour!

1:20:241:20:30

You come to save the day, have you?!

1:20:301:20:32

Look at the state of you. Why did you let her get like this?

1:20:321:20:35

-I don't need anyone's permission.

-You've had enough.

1:20:351:20:37

Get off me. Who do you think you are?

1:20:371:20:39

You're not my husband.

1:20:391:20:40

You don't even want me.

1:20:421:20:44

-Well, I never said that, did I?

-No?

1:20:441:20:47

Go on, go back to your precious Kirsty.

1:20:471:20:49

She's the one you love. Know this now.

1:20:521:20:54

She's the one you've got feelings for.

1:20:571:20:59

All those months... all those months of treatment.

1:21:021:21:04

All the time we had without sex, and now we know, don't we?

1:21:061:21:08

Now we know what you were thinking of.

1:21:111:21:14

Her.

1:21:141:21:15

Didn't even want to be with me, did you? Just felt sorry for me.

1:21:171:21:21

Poor little cancer-riddled Tanya...

1:21:231:21:25

-Tan, you all right?

-Get off me!

1:21:281:21:31

You heard her. Just go.

1:21:311:21:32

I always thought that no matter what happened,

1:21:571:22:02

no matter how many other women there were...

1:22:021:22:04

..I always thought that I would be the one that he really cared about.

1:22:071:22:11

I'd be the one, you know.

1:22:131:22:16

The one real love of his life.

1:22:171:22:19

I'm a fool, aren't I?

1:22:231:22:25

I'm a fool who'll believe anything, aren't I?

1:22:271:22:29

Ssssh. This ain't your fault, darling!

1:22:291:22:33

No, it is, Mum!

1:22:331:22:36

Because...

1:22:361:22:37

Because I know, I know I should be strong

1:22:391:22:42

and I know I should move on and I can't.

1:22:421:22:45

I can't, Mum, because...

1:22:481:22:50

Because I still love him. I still love him so much.

1:22:521:22:56

SHE SOBS

1:23:031:23:07

Morning, golden boy.

1:23:181:23:19

Oh, yeah? Since when did you have so much to smile about?

1:23:191:23:22

I saw Tanya last night. In a right state.

1:23:221:23:25

-What, and that makes you feel happy, does it?

-Well, it means she's not coping.

1:23:251:23:29

She might realise, maybe it's time we ended all this, get me back to where I belong.

1:23:291:23:32

So it's Tanya you want to be with, then?

1:23:321:23:36

Yeah. So, with any luck,

1:23:361:23:37

you'll have your love nest back by the end of the day.

1:23:371:23:41

You're up bright and early. Considering.

1:23:531:23:57

Oscar didn't get the memo about Mummy having a hangover.

1:23:571:24:00

Kids. Nothing but trouble.

1:24:001:24:02

This isn't just small talk we're having, is it?

1:24:041:24:07

You can't go missing hospital appointments again, Tanya.

1:24:071:24:11

It was just a one-to-one with the nurse.

1:24:111:24:13

Then there's nothing to be afraid of, is there?

1:24:131:24:16

-I couldn't get another appointment for weeks.

-Half past one, Nurse Addison. I've told Poppy.

1:24:161:24:21

This gob of mine ain't just a cigarette holder, you know.

1:24:231:24:27

Good morning, family.

1:24:291:24:31

Wow, Zee, you're looking good.

1:24:311:24:32

Thanks.

1:24:321:24:34

-Yeah, amazing, Auntie-Ji.

-Thank you, Ayesha.

1:24:341:24:36

Anyone mind if I have this last piece of toast?

1:24:361:24:39

You know, you of all people, AJ, should be

1:24:391:24:41

-hoping I get this promotion.

-Oh, yeah? Longer hours, is it?

1:24:411:24:45

No. because I might finally be able to undo the damage that you

1:24:451:24:50

have caused to our name within the community.

1:24:501:24:53

What, as Regional Manager of the Minute Mart?

1:24:531:24:55

-Oi, come on.

-Come on, she knows I'm kidding.

1:24:551:24:57

Good luck, Zainab. Look - I'm crossing everything for you.

1:24:571:25:00

That sounded almost sincere.

1:25:001:25:02

I am sincere! Regional Manager can authorise discounts on booze...

1:25:021:25:06

Does it ever occur to you that if you did more than sit

1:25:061:25:09

on your backside scratching yourself that you might still have a wife

1:25:091:25:12

and a home to go back to instead of being here, sponging off us?

1:25:121:25:15

-OK, Zainab!

-No, no, he's not the first useless layabout that I've come across.

1:25:151:25:19

And you will end up like the rest of them -

1:25:191:25:21

all alone with nothing to show for your life.

1:25:211:25:24

Good luck with your interview, Zainab.

1:25:261:25:28

Oh, so this is what got you out the house at the crack of dawn.

1:25:461:25:51

I thought this was a casual thing?

1:25:511:25:52

Yeah, it is. For now.

1:25:521:25:55

-You think there's so much work out there, I can turn this down?

-There are garages in Dalston.

1:25:551:25:59

And what, there ain't no schools? You work in Walford now, too.

1:25:591:26:03

All I'm saying is, this ain't our home.

1:26:031:26:05

So don't go getting too comfy.

1:26:051:26:08

Listen, meet me in the Vic for a drink after work, yeah?

1:26:081:26:11

-You can get comfy with a drink.

-No promises.

1:26:111:26:15

Oh, yes, please! That smells great.

1:26:201:26:23

Don't remember you making me coffee when I'm hung over!

1:26:231:26:26

Eh? You're kidding, aren't you? All the coffees I've made you,

1:26:261:26:29

all the hangovers you've had - the two must've collided at some point.

1:26:291:26:32

So you do not feel just a little bit hypocritical right now?

1:26:321:26:36

-Yes, thank you.

-Give it a rest, please, the pair of you.

1:26:361:26:39

Right, who wants a bacon sarnie then, eh?

1:26:391:26:42

I'll have one, if one's going spare.

1:26:421:26:45

-End of the day, he reckons.

-Yeah? What did Tanya say?

1:26:461:26:49

Morgan! Will you get a move on? We're going to be late.

1:26:491:26:51

-Come on.

-You having problems?

1:26:511:26:54

Just got to drop this lot off, get him to school and go and do my shift at the R&R, that's all.

1:26:541:26:59

I'm glad Tiffany walks to school with her mates now.

1:26:591:27:01

-We'll take him if you like?

-Yeah? Sure you don't mind?

-No, course not. Going to be family soon, ain't we?

1:27:011:27:06

All right, then. See you later then, yeah?

1:27:061:27:08

-She's a keeper, Uncle Jack.

-Yeah, tell me about it.

1:27:081:27:12

-That was nice of you.

-Yeah, well - I know what it's like to be a single mum, don't I?

1:27:121:27:15

Well, that's ancient history, babe, innit?

1:27:151:27:18

Nice suit. Charity shop, was it?

1:27:201:27:23

I don't know why you'd think that. Unless that's where you got yours?

1:27:231:27:27

-DOORBELL

-All right, all right. Give your finger a rest, will you?

1:27:291:27:34

I've come to warn you to sit by the phone. My solicitor's going to be ringing.

1:27:341:27:38

-Is she for real, or what?

-She's upset, Phil.

1:27:381:27:40

A few weeks is a long time in a baby's life.

1:27:401:27:42

-Yeah, and you can't keep me from Lexi that long.

-It's not about keeping you from Lexi.

1:27:421:27:46

If it weren't for me you wouldn't be seeing her at all.

1:27:461:27:49

And now you think you can do what you want when you want.

1:27:491:27:51

It don't work like that, Phil. I have rights.

1:27:511:27:54

OK, so you stop me taking Lexi on a lovely holiday.

1:27:541:27:57

Spoiling her like a grandad should.

1:27:571:27:59

And what? They're just going to hand her back to you?

1:27:591:28:02

-She'd go back into the system till you come back.

-I mean, think about it.

1:28:021:28:05

She gets to meet her great-grandma, she has a couple of weeks by the sea or what?

1:28:051:28:08

-Ends up with a bunch of strangers.

-Don't.

1:28:081:28:10

I'm just trying to do the best I can for Lexi.

1:28:101:28:13

What's wrong with that? Billy, be honest.

1:28:131:28:16

You'd take Lexi away, wouldn't you?

1:28:161:28:17

Buy her things, give her stuff that you never had as a kid.

1:28:171:28:21

You know, if you could?

1:28:211:28:23

Lo! Lola!

1:28:251:28:26

What you talking about, brother? I've already spent money on the tunes.

1:28:321:28:36

And I've been working on new mixes.

1:28:361:28:37

Bruv, you know my public are waiting for me, innit?

1:28:371:28:40

You know what, forget it, bruv. Later. Later, later.

1:28:401:28:42

You got a problem, Fats?

1:28:421:28:44

I'm supposed to be doing a DJ-ing thing a bit later,

1:28:441:28:47

but the guy that was hosting it, he just backed out.

1:28:471:28:49

Why don't you have it at my place?

1:28:491:28:51

-Lauren.

-What, all of a sudden you don't like partying? Come on.

1:28:511:28:54

Wait, are you serious? Honestly, it'll only be a few people,

1:28:541:28:57

a bit of dancing... I'll even help clean up, all right?

1:28:571:28:59

-Yes, Fats. OK. Sorted.

-You. You are beautiful! You are...

1:28:591:29:04

Goodness!

1:29:041:29:05

Your mum's going to love this, isn't she, eh?

1:29:071:29:10

Relax! It's just Fats and a few mates, innit?

1:29:101:29:12

Anyway, she's all up for the party thing now - ain't you heard?

1:29:121:29:16

Come on.

1:29:161:29:17

Oh, come on. This is just getting silly.

1:29:301:29:32

Can't we just talk as normal?

1:29:321:29:34

Let me ask you this.

1:29:341:29:36

Would two gladiators be making chitchat before they walk into battle?

1:29:361:29:40

We're not gladiators. We're stacking tins of sweetcorn.

1:29:411:29:44

Like it or not, only one of us can get this job.

1:29:461:29:49

Yes, but I have only just got my sister back.

1:29:491:29:51

The last thing I want to do is to fall out with you over some

1:29:511:29:54

-stupid promotion.

-Some stupid promotion?!

1:29:541:29:57

It's just a job, Zee. Oh, come on - friendship.

1:29:571:30:02

Much more important. Even yours. May the best woman win?

1:30:021:30:07

Aw, look at you two!

1:30:111:30:13

We're being mature adults. You wouldn't understand that.

1:30:131:30:16

Excuse me, I'm extremely adult. Packet of Jelly Babies, please.

1:30:161:30:19

So you've recovered from your hissy fit earlier, have you?

1:30:201:30:24

You mean have I forgiven you for calling me a useless waste of space who deserves to die alone?

1:30:241:30:29

-Have you?

-Hello?

1:30:291:30:31

No, no, my interview's not until 2:30...

1:30:321:30:36

What time change?!

1:30:381:30:41

OK, then sorry, I'll be right over there.

1:30:411:30:45

Oh, yes! Someone had rung the landline earlier.

1:30:451:30:48

I left you a note, look. it slipped my mind, Denise...

1:30:481:30:51

So much for may the best woman win!

1:30:521:30:55

Do you never worry that someone some day might give you

1:30:551:30:58

-a taste of your own medicine?

-I know all the tricks in the book.

1:30:581:31:00

You'd have to wake up pretty early to catch me out.

1:31:001:31:04

Abi's going to pick Oscar up.

1:31:121:31:14

Don't offer to do it yourself, will you(!)

1:31:141:31:16

It's hard to be in two places at once, Tanya. Even for me.

1:31:161:31:20

No, Mum. I told you, This is just a routine thing.

1:31:201:31:22

-I want to go on my own.

-We could hit the shops. Make a day of it.

1:31:221:31:27

Oh, yeah, get our nails done. What is the matter with you?

1:31:271:31:30

-Thanks for coming in.

-Thank you.

-When you're ready.

1:31:341:31:36

Thank you. So, how did it go?

1:31:361:31:39

Fine, thank you.

1:31:391:31:41

Once we got that little mix-up about the time sorted out.

1:31:411:31:44

-Oh, I'm so glad.

-Good luck.

1:31:441:31:47

Thanks!

1:31:471:31:49

I can't stay long, darling, I've got a delivery in half an hour.

1:31:541:31:58

-You want a sandwich?

-No, you're all right.

1:31:581:32:01

Hello? Yeah, speaking.

1:32:011:32:04

I'm sorry?!

1:32:061:32:07

OK, I'll be right down.

1:32:091:32:11

Denny's been involved in a fight in the playground.

1:32:121:32:15

-He's a boy, that's what they do.

-No, it's not like him, Jack.

1:32:151:32:19

-Do you want me to come with you?

-No, you're all right, I can sort it.

1:32:191:32:22

-I'll catch you later.

-Yeah. Bye.

1:32:221:32:25

You all right, Lauren? Where's your mum? I've just been round the house.

1:32:271:32:33

Well? Do you know where she is or not?

1:32:351:32:37

She's at the hospital. For a check-up.

1:32:371:32:40

-Why didn't she tell me?

-I dunno, Dad. Maybe cos you and her ain't been doing much talking lately, have you?

1:32:421:32:47

PHONE RINGS

1:32:531:32:55

-Someone trying to get hold of you?

-No-one important.

1:32:591:33:02

They should bottle this smell. Flog it as an insect repellent.

1:33:071:33:12

You never see flies in hospitals, do you? Don't blame them.

1:33:131:33:18

I'd give it a wide berth if I could.

1:33:201:33:22

-You didn't have to come.

-Oh, yeah! You'd love that, wouldn't you?

1:33:221:33:26

Once my back's turned you'd be out that door like a whippet.

1:33:281:33:31

Mum, I missed the last appointment because I was...busy, wasn't I?

1:33:311:33:36

I mean, it's not like there hasn't been a lot going on lately, is it?

1:33:361:33:40

I ain't seen you in such a state like you was last night

1:33:431:33:47

for a long time.

1:33:471:33:49

There's no shame in admitting it's knocked you for six, Tanya.

1:33:491:33:52

I'm embarrassed is what I am, Mum.

1:33:541:33:57

I mean, making a show of myself in front of you,

1:33:571:33:59

that's one thing, innit.

1:33:591:34:01

But Ava, she must wish I'd stayed long lost.

1:34:011:34:04

I'm sure she's seen worse. You want to talk about it?

1:34:041:34:06

-Eh? Don't.

-Don't what?

1:34:061:34:10

Don't make us out to be something we're not.

1:34:101:34:13

It's just not what we do, is it?

1:34:141:34:16

Let's just sit here and wait, then, eh?

1:34:161:34:19

Yeah.

1:34:191:34:20

Yes, I would definitely say that working with other people

1:34:241:34:27

as part of a team is one of my strengths.

1:34:271:34:30

Great. I must say, Zainab, you're a wonderful candidate.

1:34:301:34:34

Oh, thank you. You know, I always try to be the best that I can be.

1:34:341:34:37

And it's wonderful to see you coping so well.

1:34:371:34:40

Coping?

1:34:401:34:42

With the short-term memory loss after the accident.

1:34:421:34:45

Your friend called earlier, to warn me

1:34:451:34:47

not to worry in case you seemed a little confused.

1:34:471:34:50

Oh, I forgot! The accident.

1:34:501:34:53

Oh, yes. Oh, my friend.

1:34:531:34:56

Always looking out for me.

1:34:561:34:58

-So - moving on...

-Yeah...

1:34:581:35:00

Look how different she looks. She changes every week.

1:35:091:35:12

I mean, Phil can't just expect me to miss her growing up, can he?

1:35:121:35:16

Look, the thing is, Lo, Phil ain't all wrong in this, you know.

1:35:161:35:20

-Whose side are you on?

-As if you've got to ask. Lola, think about it.

1:35:201:35:25

Lexi, being back in care, surrounded by people that she doesn't know...

1:35:271:35:31

-No, don't even go there, Pops.

-We have to go there, because that's what the reality is.

1:35:311:35:35

No. She is mine. She's not Phil's.

1:35:351:35:37

-He can't push me out all the time and make all the decisions without me.

-I know.

1:35:371:35:41

And I know Phil ain't perfect, but he does love Lexi.

1:35:411:35:45

And Peggy, well she's one of the good ones. If you wanted anyone around Lexi, it's Aunty Peg.

1:35:451:35:49

Phil just wants to show her a better life, you know.

1:35:491:35:52

-A bit of fresh air, a proper family.

-So you think Phil should have her, cos he can give her more stuff?

1:35:521:35:57

No, it ain't about stuff, money - that ain't important.

1:35:571:36:00

Let's not pretend that me

1:36:001:36:01

and you didn't miss out on a few things over the years.

1:36:011:36:06

Come on.

1:36:061:36:08

If Lexi can have a few more days by the sea rather than go

1:36:081:36:12

through what we had to go through...

1:36:121:36:14

Is that such a bad thing, eh?

1:36:151:36:18

Dunno why they bother making appointments if they're just going to let you sit here all day.

1:36:281:36:32

Good job we've got plenty to talk about then, innit.

1:36:321:36:36

-You want to talk, Mum, let's talk. You've obviously got something you want to say.

-Yeah, I have.

1:36:361:36:40

Men let you down - that's what they do.

1:36:401:36:43

Your problem is - you're surprised every time it happens.

1:36:431:36:47

D'you know, when Lauren was a little girl, she used to look at me like I was everything.

1:36:561:37:00

Now she just sees some pathetic excuse for a woman

1:37:021:37:05

staggering from one crisis to another.

1:37:051:37:07

I know, Mum.

1:37:121:37:13

I know, I should just pick myself up.

1:37:151:37:17

Dust myself off.

1:37:171:37:19

It's just it's not that easy.

1:37:201:37:22

What makes you think Max is the be all and end all?

1:37:231:37:27

You got three beautiful kids. A business.

1:37:271:37:30

A life most people can only dream of, and you sit here crying

1:37:301:37:35

over a second-hand car salesman in an overpriced suit?

1:37:351:37:40

-I'm not crying.

-Good. Keep it that way.

1:37:411:37:44

Ooh!

1:37:551:37:57

Well? How did it go?

1:37:571:38:00

You know exactly how it went!

1:38:001:38:02

You know, what I did might have been petty and underhanded

1:38:021:38:05

but what YOU did might have lost me the job entirely!

1:38:051:38:07

ME?! What have I done?!

1:38:071:38:09

You told the interviewer I had short-term memory loss!

1:38:091:38:12

I looked like a complete fool!

1:38:121:38:14

Short-term? Well, that'll teach you, won't it,

1:38:141:38:17

-not to pass on a message.

-Oh, you think this is funny, do you?

1:38:171:38:21

Yes, I do, actually. But I had nothing to do with it.

1:38:211:38:23

Honestly.

1:38:231:38:25

Afternoon, Zainab. Remember me?

1:38:251:38:28

-Mum, you're walking too fast!

-Come on, Denny, that boy's not going to hurt you any more.

1:38:311:38:35

-He punched him for no reason!

-Stop it, Mum!

1:38:351:38:38

Oh, that's it, Bianca, set a good example.

1:38:381:38:40

You grew up in that boozer, Sharon. You're no better than me.

1:38:401:38:43

-I beg your pardon.

-And your bully boy is no better than him!

1:38:431:38:46

Oi, oi! What's all the shouting?

1:38:461:38:47

-Morgan was the one who punched Denny in the playground.

-Except that is not true!

1:38:471:38:51

He hit him!

1:38:511:38:53

Dennis, is that true?

1:38:531:38:55

Course it's not! Denny's always been taught never to use his fists.

1:38:551:38:58

Well, actually...

1:38:591:39:01

Look, let's talk about this indoors.

1:39:021:39:04

Oh, great. I can't wait to be one big, happy family.

1:39:041:39:07

Lovely. Come on, Denny.

1:39:071:39:09

Let's go shopping.

1:39:171:39:19

Listen, I got an engine in there that needs stripping

1:39:311:39:34

-if you got all the time in the world to just sit around, you know.

-I'm thinking.

1:39:341:39:38

Yeah?

1:39:381:39:39

You fancy a drink later? I'm meeting Mum in the Vic.

1:39:401:39:43

-You and your mum are tight, ain't ya?

-Yeah, tight as.

1:39:451:39:49

It's always just been me and her - no choice, really.

1:39:491:39:52

-Phil wants to take Lexi away on holiday.

-Lucky kid.

1:39:531:39:56

I wish I'd had someone to whisk me away like that when I was that age.

1:39:561:39:59

They took us on a bus to Blackpool once.

1:39:591:40:01

Me and a load of the other care home kids.

1:40:011:40:04

I spent the whole day in the arcade and just sat on the pier.

1:40:041:40:07

But all the people, they could tell that we was from care

1:40:071:40:10

and looked at us funny.

1:40:101:40:12

It's going to be different for Lexi, though.

1:40:131:40:15

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

1:40:171:40:19

Right, go and get changed, Denny, please.

1:40:231:40:26

-One boxing lesson!

-You think that's how I've been bringing him up?

1:40:301:40:33

-To knock lumps out of people?

-He's a boy, all right? That's what they do.

1:40:331:40:36

-Not my boy, Jack.

-No, no. Cos you've got him so

1:40:361:40:39

wrapped up in cotton wool that he can hardly breathe.

1:40:391:40:42

It's no big deal, all right? I'll have a word with him,

1:40:421:40:44

-tell him he can't go round hitting people for no good reason.

-Not for any reason!

1:40:441:40:48

I mean, honestly, what gives you the right?

1:40:481:40:50

The right? Oh, nothing.

1:40:501:40:52

Just someone's got to spend time with him while you're off with Lexi.

1:40:521:40:56

I'm going to the B&B.

1:40:561:40:57

You and your brother can have a cosy night in.

1:40:571:41:00

Hello. Come in.

1:41:071:41:09

Right, so this is just a few people then, is it, Lauren?

1:41:111:41:13

Lauren! Oscar's asleep upstairs.

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-It's just a little get-together, that's all.

-Half of London must be here.

1:41:151:41:18

Luscious Lauren, baby, come here! You have saved my life.

1:41:181:41:21

-Give me some sugar, girl.

-OK, Fats, how many people did you actually invite here tonight?

1:41:211:41:26

-Oh you know, just a few.

-A few as in...?

1:41:261:41:29

Yeah, maybe I should've checked how big that mailing list was...

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It's party time, people!

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CHEERING >

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Yeah, you just keep coming, don't you.

1:41:411:41:44

Nice one.

1:41:461:41:47

Yes, that's right, Masood, laugh it up.

1:41:521:41:54

I hope you think it is still so funny

1:41:541:41:56

-when I don't get that promotion.

-Oh, come on, how do you know?

1:41:561:41:59

It sounds like the interview went really well.

1:41:591:42:01

Yes. No thanks to that useless brother of yours!

1:42:011:42:04

Why - why is he out to sabotage me?

1:42:041:42:06

You can't go round calling people every name under the sun

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and not expect them to react.

1:42:081:42:10

Evening.

1:42:121:42:14

Party at the Brannings by the looks of it. Might pop over there later.

1:42:141:42:18

That Lauren Branning! See, that is what happens to young children...

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-..when their families break up.

-Cup of tea, Auntie-Ji?

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And this is what young people should be like.

1:42:271:42:29

I'll have a lager, thanks.

1:42:291:42:30

It's on the bottom shelf, hidden in a box of chocolate biscuits. Shush!

1:42:301:42:33

No. No, I'm not having you ruin this girl any more than you already have!

1:42:331:42:37

But it's all right for her to hear you mouthing off?

1:42:371:42:39

OK, you know what? Just enough, all right? Enough out of you!

1:42:391:42:42

That's enough out of both of you!

1:42:421:42:43

Families do not behave like this. You should both know better.

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Now who wants to be the first to apologise?

1:42:471:42:50

Make the first move? Be the bigger person?

1:42:501:42:55

No?

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No.

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You tried.

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You can take her.

1:43:231:43:25

Worked out I'm not the big bad wolf after all?

1:43:251:43:27

I ain't doing it for you, Phil.

1:43:271:43:29

I'm doing it for Lexi. I want her to have everything.

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Even if I'm not the one giving it to her.

1:43:321:43:35

I'll, er... I'll give my mum a call.

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What do you two think you're doing?!

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Oi, get off him! Out. Now.

1:43:541:43:57

Out. Move it. Come on.

1:43:571:43:58

Lauren, babe...

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Seriously there is some serious business going on upstairs.

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And when I say serious, I mean the nasty kind.

1:44:051:44:07

Fats, what were you thinking inviting all these people?!

1:44:071:44:09

-Half of them are not with me.

-Excuse me, excuse me.

1:44:091:44:12

I'm taking Oscar over to Jay at the B&B because people keep trying to get into Mum and Dad's room.

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We're going to have to sort this out now. You know what I mean?

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What do you want to do?

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Oh, dear.

1:44:241:44:26

I can't believe I was so worried about a little chat with a nurse.

1:44:261:44:30

It's never a little chat with them, is it?

1:44:301:44:32

Given half a chance, they'll rake through your business.

1:44:321:44:36

I remember the midwife who delivered Ava. So many questions.

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None of them worth asking.

1:44:431:44:46

Thank you. She was quite sweet, actually.

1:44:461:44:48

She kept on asking me things like "How you feeling emotionally since the cancer?"

1:44:481:44:53

How's anyone feeling emotionally?

1:44:531:44:55

"How's the family?" I felt like saying, "Your guess is as good as mine at the moment."

1:44:551:45:00

I am going to get through this, aren't I, Mum?

1:45:001:45:02

-The cancer's gone, Tanya.

-I ain't talking about the cancer.

1:45:021:45:06

How about this time we get through it together?

1:45:061:45:08

PHONE RINGS

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Lauren.

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Hello, darling.

1:45:151:45:16

You got something you want to say?

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So you can tell me that there's two sides to every story

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and you're not responsible for whatever state Tanya gets in?

1:45:321:45:35

It's not that hard to believe, is it?

1:45:351:45:37

Red wine and a pint, please.

1:45:391:45:41

Your mother's daughter, ain't you?

1:45:411:45:43

Careful, Mum. You don't want to go getting too comfy round here.

1:45:451:45:49

Oh!

1:45:531:45:55

Right, come on then, mate. Out! Come on.

1:45:551:45:57

-It was only meant to be a few people.

-Where's Oscar?

1:46:021:46:05

Abi's taken him to Jay's. I'm really sorry.

1:46:051:46:07

I worry about you sometimes, Lauren. You got anything up here?

1:46:071:46:10

-All right. I'll deal with it.

-I think we should get Dad.

1:46:101:46:12

-No! No, we don't need him.

-We can't just pretend he doesn't exist. He does still live here.

1:46:121:46:17

Yeah, maybe it's about time I sorted that.

1:46:171:46:22

Oi, out. Out. Come on.

1:46:231:46:27

There you go - enjoy.

1:47:021:47:04

Oh look, here you go. See, this tie - it's silk, that tie,

1:47:041:47:07

-that's hardly been worn, that has.

-Mum!

1:47:071:47:10

-Ooh, I always liked that. Enjoy! Help yourselves.

-That is it, she's lost it.

1:47:101:47:13

Here you go, help yourselves. It's all freshly washed and ironed, just how he liked it.

1:47:131:47:18

-Mum - stop it!

-There you go. Go and get Oscar, will you?

1:47:181:47:20

-But...

-Don't argue, Abs, just do it.

1:47:201:47:23

Listen, Lauren, I really am sorry about all this, all right.

1:47:231:47:26

-And the offer to clean up still stands, so you just let me know...

-There you go.

1:47:261:47:30

Erm, thanks...

1:47:311:47:33

Are you sure about this?

1:47:351:47:37

What else am I going to do, Mum, eh? Just curl up in a corner and cry?

1:47:371:47:40

You ain't going to want to hear this but your Lauren's having a blow out over at yours.

1:47:501:47:54

-Really?

-Yeah.

1:47:541:47:57

-Whisky.

-She never learns, does she.

1:47:581:48:00

Yeah, look, got these new shoes!

1:48:021:48:05

What's the matter with you?

1:48:461:48:48

Think you can go round helping yourself to other people's stuff, do you? Get lost. Go on.

1:48:481:48:53

Excuse me mate, that's mine. Where d'you get that?

1:48:531:48:56

The kid over there reckons Tanya's been giving this stuff out like goody bags.

1:49:001:49:03

What's the matter with her? Lost the plot, ain't she.

1:49:031:49:07

Both in the bad books, ain't we?

1:49:071:49:08

Tell you what, let's go over to mine. Let's have a drink.

1:49:091:49:14

Come on.

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So what now?

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Well, now we start again.

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No Max.

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No fighting.

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Just us.

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