11/06/2013 EastEnders

Any word?

Would I be sat here if there was?

Don't take it out on Alice. Scarlett will come back.

Sorry.

This is lovely...

It's a birthday present for her.

She'll love it.

Where you going?

Michael?

I really need you, Lola.

Tanya can't come in and I really can't do

all them clients on my own, so give me a call, yeah?

Michael?

Michael...

Don't chase him, Alice.

What?

He ain't right for you.

You know nothing about him.

I know enough about him, right?

I've tended the cuticles of the broken-hearted.

Everyone he's in contact with ends up hurt.

Can you just leave it, Poppy?

No. Look... When Fats kissed me for the first time, right, I knew.

Right?

And I know that he loves me and cares about me

and I can trust him.

Do you think Michael is ever going to make you feel like that?

Yeah.

Ain't changed your mind, then?

I got this. From the doctor's.

That didn't work last time. She won't read it.

It's for you... To understand her.

I do understand her, thanks, Mum.

She just don't know when to stop drinking.

She don't know HOW to stop.

It's different.

You know what? If I'd known that, I might not have lost a daughter.

Did you just see that?

She's fine with me on Friday and now she blanks me.

Is there something wrong with me?

Clearly not, judging by the harem of women.

It's been like a house-share with Hugh Hefner since Mum left.

One perfectly respectable lady, on perfectly respectable dates.

All right, postie? Got a special delivery for my mum, have ya?

Enchanting family...

Oi. You opening up Basher's, or what?

Cover me.

Go easy on him, mate. Janine's run off with Scarlett.

Ever speak to that halfwit husband of yours?

Halfwit? That ain't fair. He ain't even half.

Very good. He can tell his no-mark sister

that I'm reporting her to the police.

I'm late and I need to make Bobby's lunch...

No, you don't. Egg and ketchup sarnies.

Though I told him he'd never get a girlfriend with egg breath.

And stop taking the world on your shoulders.

Getting Bobby ready for school?

Thought it was about time I helped out.

Listen, I was thinking about asking Lucy if I could help out at work?

-Take something over for her?

-She won't give up her little empire.

-I'll ask...

-Just tell her that it's yours by rights, OK?

I was always going to give you a third of the business.

It's not about money, Dad. It's about fixing this family.

I've got your keys.

What?

Are you serious?

Mum, are you locking me in?!

-What about my project?

-You'll have to do it here.

What, video my own family keeping me hostage?

Lauren, all I want you to do is prove to me you can

go a few days without having a drink.

Sis? Any chance of these bacon sandwiches?

I've got to get Abi to her exams.

Sorry, I forgot, I'll bring them over.

You hungover, or something?

I've gone blank on everything.

Osmosis... Is this flower deplasmolysed or plasmolysed?

Abs, it's dead. Should've gone to bed earlier, you know?

-Exams are important.

-I did. Well, at least I tried.

What's Lauren talking about, under house arrest?

Coffee, please. And a chat.

Have I done something wrong?

-I'm busy.

-Oh, right...too busy to talk about us?

Come find me when you're not.

You all right, Dot? Not still upset over what the vicar said, are you?

He persuaded the committee to give me the job.

Oh, that's great!

Isn't it?

What, that he persuaded the committee or that I'm good for

more than washing other people's dirty laundry?

He wants me to collect £8,000 for some fund or other.

I've forgotten which one. It's either the roof or the organ.

Well, it's quite a challenge...

I think I've bitten off more than I can chew.

I mean, so far, the alms of Walford have amounted to 26p.

Perhaps the vicar was right.

Why don't I help, Dot? How about a charity night at R&R?

-What?

-Well, no offence, Sharon, you know,

but I think what with the goings on at the B&B

I'd better steer clear of iniquities.

It's hardly a knocking shop!

Well, it's hardly a tea parlour. I mean, all them inebriated people

doing whatever in dark corners...

Here, what if it's a tea dance?

You know, in the afternoon? With all hands visible?

Dot, I'm not being rude, but when did you last go to a club night?

I don't think I've ever been, Sharon.

Well, you've got to understand what young people want.

Maybe think about it, yeah?

Where is...? That.

Everything all right?

Michael?

Norman Pike, please. It's Michael Moon.

Soon as possible, please. Yeah.

Michael, what's happened?

Just...wait a minute.

Norman, yeah.

Do you know what the police say when your wife steals your child?

-You went to the police?

-Just wait a minute!

Do you know what they say? They say, "Phone your solicitor".

So now I'm phoning my solicitor,

and what are you going to do about it, Norman?

How do I know if she's taking her abroad?! What are you going to do about it?

Tan!

Tanya!

Always drama at that house.

What's with you and Lauren? Thought you were mates.

She's not mates with anything unless it's served in a large glass.

Really? She seemed fine yesterday.

Don't fall for that whole wounded angel act.

I tried to help her, until she helped herself to my boyfriend behind my back -

which is her cousin, might I add.

Not that she could keep him. Sad, little alcoholic.

And you coped with all this? On your own?

Yeah, well, I've had to, haven't I?

Let me help. I could run the chippy.

That's low.

-What?

-Pretending to care just so I'll hand it over to you.

You know what, you are just as bad as dad.

You're the only one plotting, Lucy.

I've been waiting an hour for you. I need my break.

Oi, Mum! Did lover boy find you?

She all right?

There's definitely something wrong.

I need to know if she's taken her passport...

Go in then, go trash the place and give her an excuse to attack you

and say you're violent and you're not fit to be a father.

Let me go in there. If it's there I'll find it, OK?

You go and see your solicitor and sort out what you have to do.

Do you feel rough?

They're overreacting. I can stop when I want.

Well, you're lucky. You know, most people can't.

Some people find it the hardest thing in the world.

Her drinking's way out of control.

You can't just lock her up, Tan.

-My house my rules.

-Abi's going to do well in her exams, ain't she(?)

She's exhausted from you two screaming and shouting all night!

You're the only person who's shouting here, Max.

When Abi gets back from her exam, I want this to be a nice, calm house, all right? None of that.

Come on. Let's just leave it now.

Thank you. Yeah. Right, so...

Listen to your wife.

This ain't the right way, Tan.

See you later, Lauren.

See ya.

He's right.

Yes, thanks, Mum. I've read your leaflet.

And actually, she's got none of the symptoms.

She's not shaking, she's not sweating. So it's working, all right?

It's working.

-You all right, Mum? You crying?

-Yeah. No, I'm not.

What's happened? Has something happened?

-Nothing.

-Don't look like nothing.

-You've been a bit...

-What?

-A bit snappy lately.

I've not been sleeping very well, have I?

Look, Kat's on the stall. I ain't in no rush...

Why are you washing the sheets again?

You only changed them last night.

Stop asking me stupid questions.

You ain't had a little accident, have you?

No, of course not.

Well, what? Come on, you HAVE been crying.

I'm getting a bit worried now.

I've been having night sweats, that's all.

Why? You're not ill, are you?

-No.

-What, then? Come on, Mum, you know you can tell me anything.

It's the menopause.

I thought you were going to tell me you were dying!

Well, maybe a part of me is.

Least you ain't sprouted a big beard or nothing.

You think this is some sort of joke?

You want to try having a hot flush,

it's like this sort of massive power surge,

you think you're going to overheat all the time.

I woke up every hour last night drenched in sweat.

Then I was freezing to death. You think that's funny?

Why don't you take them hormone tablets everyone goes on about?

Yeah, I have. I mean, I've seen the doctor

and he's given me a prescription, but there's a list of horrible side effects.

Surely it's got to be better than feeling like this every day?

Come on, Mum, you'll be all right.

Will I?

Do you know what? I read a survey at the beginning of the year.

It said life begins at 50.

Happiest years of a woman's life.

-How come I feel like such a joke?

-You ain't a joke.

Anyway, Masood don't think you're a joke.

You know what, this is my body giving me a message,

telling me to give up on men.

The mark-up on that...

You can talk. You were charging people a fiver for two eggs!

That's ouef en cocotte.

-IN FRENCH ACCENT:

-Two packets of sugar - three quid.

-HE CHUCKLES

-There you go.

Well?

It's not something I like being proved right on.

I just wish she'd trust me.

Tell you what - how about you work in the restaurant with me?

Beale and son.

-Yeah?

-Yeah. We'll take Walford on plate by plate.

Apart from the philistines.

I'd take the extra strong, if I were you,

what with your breath.

That what you use? Shame it don't work, innit?

Keep the change.

-Phil?

-I'm late for work, Sharon.

It won't take long. I was thinking of a club charity night.

-Raise funds for the church roof.

-We don't do novelty nights. Thought we established that last week.

-It's to help Dot.

-I don't run R&R for Dot's sake.

Come on. It's one night. Let me do it.

Sharon, the R&R is for kids who want to get smashed out their skull,

cop off and pay me for the privilege, and it's going to stay that way.

Saint Phil, eh? Always putting others first.

What you going to do?

-What can I do?

-There's two ways of surviving Phil Mitchell.

One is to lay down, roll over and do whatever he says.

The other one is to stand up and fight.

I can handle him.

Do you know, Pat was out pulling in a leopard print bra

when she was twice your age?

Maybe I learned a little earlier to stop making a fool of myself.

You ain't made a fool of yourself.

-A 4x4.

-What?

-Four kids from four different fathers who all left me.

I was a failure when I was pregnant with you at 14, and do you know what?

I've not changed since.

So my dad walks out on you,

your family tell you not to have me, but you do -

you're 14, that ain't a failure, that's brave.

Yeah? And where am I, 36 years later?

Start of the year moping over the same idiot.

What do you mean, start of the year?

My dad walked out ages ago.

What do you mean?

There was a letter.

So we can fight this, yeah? Taking the child abroad is clearly a criminal offence,

the police will have to act?

I could contact the police.

I could tell them there's a threat of abduction.

Very good. Shall we do that now? Shall we ring them now?

MESSAGE ALERT

That's the nanny, she's found Janine's passport.

What, so she's still here? She's still in the UK?

-You going to ring the police?

-Well, I can't now.

You've said you don't think there's any danger to Scarlett, that her welfare isn't at risk?

It's abduction.

Not if she's still in the UK.

Are you having a laugh? Whose solicitor are you?

Are you mine or are you hers?

We have to follow the law, Mr Moon.

All I can do is apply for a court order.

So another form? That's your answer, is it? Another form?

There must be something else I can do.

I thought my dad just didn't care, and you just let me?

I only got it the day of Derek's funeral.

And he was keeping it from me.

Besides there wasn't anything to tell - the phone number didn't work.

He might have been in trouble.

He might have needed us, Mum. Did he mention me?

No, he didn't mention anything. It was just a number.

No, that was a chance.

He was thinking about us!

He could walk back through this door!

Yeah? And then what would happen? Same thing that always happens.

He'd go, he'd leave.

-You don't know that.

-Yes, I do. He'd break my heart. Like he always does.

And I would always, always be waiting for him to do it.

Because it was just a stupid dream, OK?

Like it is with every man I know.

Getting Peter to do your dirty work? Dad, that is low, even for you.

Actually, I told him he was wasting his time.

Lucy, the whole world's not against you.

Ah! Welcome to the family business, son. Service starts in one hour.

Dig deep for the church... Blimey, what's the matter with this lot?

Take it Walford ain't THAT religious.

Darling, Dot's religious enough for all of us.

White smoke coming off her cigarettes every time she lights up,

I keep thinking we've got a new pope! Max? Come on.

-Do me a favour, got too many ex wives.

-Yeah, I've got a future one.

Come on. It's for Dot, the new church warden.

I only went in the launderette to wash me undercrackers and I got recruited.

Come on, come on, that's it, good boy! Lovely, thank you.

So Carol's ill, you think?

Bianca just said something might be wrong.

Ask HER.

Hey, mush, any winnings on there, straight in the tin. Come on.

-Raised much?

-About enough for one slate, Sharon.

What I need is divine intervention or a divine, big cheque.

Might as well put in myself.

She's roped you into the happy-clappy brigade an' all, has she?

Least I had the sense to say no.

And if I was you, I'd dig that note out of there.

You're late with the rent.

Maybe I should go and see Tanya again?

Try and talk a bit of sense into her?

Leave it out, Max. Abi needs a calm house.

Besides, I need a cuddle.

I've got a break coming up soon...

No, Poppy, I'm sorry. I can't, I can't come in.

Right, well, can't Lola help you?

Yeah.

She did say something about social services... All right.

Yes. No...

All right.

I'll come in but I can't stay long. OK? Bye.

It's all right. Maybe my 16-year-old sister can babysit me(!)

No visitors. All right?

Getting drunk? That's the answer?

Trying to help, Michael. I know what it's like to fight for your kid.

Police couldn't help you, then?

I was going to stop you this morning.

They can't intervene. Not on matrimonial stuff.

You come to gloat?

No, I've come to tell you. I learnt the hard way.

Play by the system.

All right? Follow the rules or you could lose your kid for ever.

There must be someone I can pay off.

A bent cop? You were one of those once, as I recall. Pay someone off? Be sweet.

It's not about money. It's about following the law.

All you can do is wait, mate.

I'll be getting drunk, then.

I'll kill Bianca. This is supposed to be my day off.

You look nice.

Do I? Thanks. Are you about tonight?

I was thinking of making a nice little dinner for all of us.

No, Bianca owes me a drink after today.

And I don't think Michael's in the mood for dinner, either.

But we're celebrating. I found Janine's passport,

-which means she hasn't taken Scarlett away.

-Right.

Well, I've just seen him go over to the Vic and he don't look too happy.

Dot, let me do this night for you.

Prove the vicar wrong yeah?

Are you sure you want to do it?

You sure you're up to all the work?

You're looking tired out, Sharon.

I can handle it. Trust me.

Look, I'll even turn the lights up, no dark corners.

What about Phil?

How's he going to feel about you giving away all his profits?

I can handle Phil.

Shall I do it?

DOT CHUCKLES

All right?

Listen, I was just thinking, do you want me to pick up

your bedding from the launderette later?

Has she told everyone?

No. Just me.

But...I do think you should talk to Masood, though.

It's my private business.

Yeah, and he's been really worried about you -

he just told me in the Vic.

She's really worried an' all. I think you should talk to her.

Can I have a bottle of fizz to take away, please?

Our fizz and de-fuzz leg wax promotion is, like,

totes out of fizz.

You OK?

You hated your dad, didn't you?

No. I loved him.

Don't lie. You hated him.

You hated him because he abandoned you.

But then I found him and I understood, and I loved him.

How lovely(!) How pure(!)

It's actually quite enjoyable,

hating someone. I hated my dad for years, I fed off it.

It was brilliant, actually.

Michael, Scarlett's not going to hate you... She can't.

I promise you.

How do you promise, Alice? Tell me.

Because she can't. Because nobody would hate you.

Not if they really knew you.

Don't do that.

Alice...?

Lunch, I nicked it from the restaurant. Perks of the job.

I've got a quick break if...

Yeah, yeah, come in.

-It's no visitors.

-How come?

Nothing. Mum just went off on one last night for no reason.

Hardly!

Is everything all right?

Yeah. Fine.

You got some revising to do or something? Upstairs?

I'm sorry.

-I should have told you about the letter.

-Yeah, you should.

I just... D'you know what? I wish I'd never known.

I thought maybe that was the best way for you, too.

BIANCA SIGHS Oh, come on, Bianca. You know it would have failed.

Will you just stop all this "I've failed" nonsense?

-Well, I have.

-No, Mum, you haven't. You're as good as this family gets.

You don't give up.

After everything this family's been through,

and you, as well.

-And what, you're giving up now over a couple of sheets?

-No. It's over age.

But you're young. And Masood, he ain't some stupid dream.

He's a perfectly decent, single bloke.

The only reason that'll fail is cos he'll dump you

cos you're too stubborn to tell him the truth.

He's a chance for you, Mum.

Don't give up.

Now, go in there and make me a cup of tea.

Do you remember that stupid wife swap?

Yeah. Our parents are such idiots.

And that time your dad was running round here thinking we'd...

you know.

Yeah... You were well scared.

I thought he was going to beat me up.

I suppose he was just looking after you.

I saw him hammering on the door this morning.

What's that all about?

You all right?

-Yeah, I'm fine..

-You seem...unhappy.

-FRONT DOOR SLAMS

-It's me, what's up?

You have to go.

-What's he doing here?

-Mum...

-Is there booze in that?

-No.

-Have you been drinking? Did you bring drink round?

-Mum!

It was just food. I've got to get back to work, anyway.

You are ruining my life.

I'm searching your room.

He didn't bring booze round!

Do you expect me to trust you, do you?

Mum, he didn't bring it, cos I already had it.

Yeah. It's vodka.

It's vodka, and you're so stupid, you sat there and watched me drink it all day.

So the women of Walford have let you go, have they?

That blonde on table three, she was gutted when you left.

-Could've got a big tip there.

-Peter...

I'm sorry. I should've given you a job.

-You were right.

-Bit late now, innit?

No, I still want it. The chippy?

No. Shifts. The veg stall. Till you prove yourself.

Shifts? Come on, son, you're better than that.

Dad, I've loved it today.

But I meant it, I don't want this family at war.

I'll take the stall, Lucy. I'm going to help you.

What do you want to happen, then?

Do you want me to say, "You're the only one that understands me,

"the only one that gets me?"

Maybe I am.

You lashed out at me but I know why.

Because there's nothing in your life you can control.

She IS an alcoholic.

My daughter is an alcoholic.

Oh, darling...

-How do I help her, Mum?

-She's got to want to help herself.

But I can't just watch her, can I?

She's killing herself.

SHE SOBS

I've...

I've...

I've never...

This is my first time.

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