01/07/2013 EastEnders

Don't be silly, mate. No, I appreciate it.

Yeah, course I do. All right, we'll go for a drink soon.

-Yeah.

-How's Lauren doing, Mum?

-All right. See you later.

Jack. Keeps calling every hour.

But she's OK?

-Great. Well, er, thanks for calling and, er...

-Abs?

-..send my love to Oscar.

Bye.

Well?

Well, she said Lauren's settling in fine.

But her and Oscar are still at a B&B,

but they've found a place near the centre and they move in on Thursday.

-Is that it?

-We should send her a parcel, case she's forgot something.

Yeah, thanks for that, Cora.

-Suppose you got things to do this morning. We've got quite a bit to sort out. As a family.

-Whoa!

-She IS family.

-Well, you know what I mean. You understand, don't you?

Yeah. I understand, Max.

Come on, Dex. Let's go.

-Is Lauren about?

-Why do you care?

She's my friend.

Is that right?

I know I've let her down - you don't have to remind me.

-She's not going to be around for a while.

-Well, where's she gone?

I think it's called rehab.

I tell you what - that man is miserable.

But we're lucky we've got our own unit. Me, you and Mum.

We should get her up for a cup of tea.

-I think she's got better things to do.

-Who, Mum? Like what?

Keep her away from him, in any event.

Waster.

-What are you doing?

-Well, I just want it to be me and you this morning, all right? Team Branning.

Team Branning?

Do you even know what we're having for dinner?

It's quarter past 11.

Yeah, well, we need a plan, otherwise it gets to, like, six,

no-one can decide, we don't have anything

and then we end up getting a takeaway and that's not healthy.

Abs, don't worry about that.

It is just us now, so someone has to make sure we eat well,

that the bills are paid, that the house is clean.

Yeah, well, that's me, innit?

I should've done more. She's my sister - I should've...

Abs, please, you did everything you could've done.

You were amazing with her.

-Abs, please don't worry, all right? I'm going to look after you now.

-Yeah, until you go back to Kirsty.

And then what? It is just me.

What am I going to do?

Ab, it might not be just you.

What's the point of sending your kids on a trip if you have to go in anyway?

-It's not a day off.

-Tonight?

-With Dexter sitting in the next room, eating his dinner?

-How about now?

-Oi!

-Well?

-All right. I'll go first. You follow me.

-Thought we agreed ten o'clock.

-We did. Er...

I've just got something I need to see to.

I've got diners coming in for lunch. I need those lights doing. Come on!

Oh, go on.

Keep your phone on. I'll give you two rings, yeah?

-Like commandos.

-Why two rings?

It's fun, innit? Remember when we used to have...fun?

Yeah, I do remember.

-Oh!

-Sorry.

-Why can't you watch what you're doing?

-Sorry.

Once an idiot...

I said I was sorry.

-She seem a bit off to you?

-She's not exactly my biggest fan.

Hey.

Remember - commandos, yeah?

KIRSTY: Max, it's me again. I just want to talk to you.

Please.

Who lies to their husband about having a baby?

-And how could you not know?

-I don't know, Abs.

Is that why you stayed with her?

I don't know.

Would you have stayed with her if you knew she wasn't pregnant?

-Abs, honestly, all right? I don't know.

-So that's it, then? You and Kirsty?

Yeah. I think so, yeah.

-Does Mum know?

-Well, yeah, before she left she did, yeah.

So it could have been all of us back together.

If it wasn't for her, you and Mum could have figured this out.

-Abs, please.

-No. Do not even think about telling me what to do.

All I know is she rang me this morning and asked me to be manageress of the salon.

-Well, how long for?

-Dunno. She said indefinitely.

Which, you know, is an amazing opportunity for me.

Not to mention the pay rise. Very welcome!

-Hey.

-All right?

I'll leave you two to it, then.

Joey!

What?

-Lauren's gone.

-What d'you mean, "gone"?

-To rehab.

-What?

-Well, for how long?

-I don't know.

-Have you spoken to her?

-She won't answer my calls.

-Why not?

Eh?

Why not, Lucy?

Oh, right. You know what? Don't tell me, actually.

I don't care. You ain't ever been honest in your life, have you? Never even once.

I may have given her... the impression that me and you were together.

-HE SCOFFS

-You may have?

-I did.

You are unbelievable, Lucy, d'you know that?

No. They're silly.

Go on. Be a laugh.

OK. What are you?

-Virgo.

-Virgo.

"You're entering a busy phase. Take opportunities when they arise."

Pfft! I am trying. What about you?

Oh, I'm Capricorn.

"Be on the lookout for little treats. They could signal romance."

Hmm! Little treats, huh?

Red-hot week ahead of you there, Jean, with all those little treats.

Oh, if only! SHE CHUCKLES

Ah, that's what I like to hear - happy staff. Good to see.

-Is that time for my break, boss?

-You only just started.

I have to let this filler set.

Can't do anything else till it does anyway.

Like your efficiency. Go on, then. Off you go.

Oh, lunch booking came in while you were out.

-Yeah? Stick it in the book?

-Yeah. It's in there. Name's Carl.

Nice guy. Said he'd be in 12-ish.

Little treats! Ooh!

-Er, the, er...

-Oh, he's a card, isn't he?

Yeah, he is. Can you go to the stall and get the sage Peter's saving for me?

Oh, I'm not working today. I'm only in trying the tea samples we got sent.

Yeah, well, it'll only take you a minute.

Well, I'm supposed to be at the Vic.

-How could you?

-I'm on my way to see your dad - try and explain.

What sort of person lies about something like that?

-I don't want to talk about it with you.

-Well, I do!

Who lies about being pregnant?

Lies to their husband? How could you, Kirsty?

Because I don't understand.

-I'm sorry, Abi.

-They have gone. Mum, Lauren, Oscar.

-What?

-They have left and it is your fault.

I'm so sorry. Look, I didn't...

I didn't mean... Look, I'll talk to him.

-Don't.

-Abi...

Leave him. You have done enough.

Come on.

You OK?

Sorry. Sorry.

Dexter told me about Tanya.

-How is everyone?

-Not at their best.

-Have you spoken to her?

-Abi has.

-And?

She's...all right.

I should have guessed something was up.

Too busy banging on about myself last time I spoke to her properly.

None of us are blameless.

Well, tell Abi I'm thinking of her.

Be a bit difficult.

Immediate family only over there at the moment.

Well, er...you could always...

What?

You could always pop over and see us.

-Could I?

-Yeah.

That's what people do, isn't it?

Yeah.

That's what people do.

PHONE RINGS

You going to answer that?

They'll give up. Private number anyway.

So, er, pop in if you want.

I'm fine.

Right.

But thanks for the offer.

I'll leave you to it, then.

-Rehab?

-It was pretty bad.

-Excuse me, Peter.

-Can we at least go and see her?

Peter? Hello!

-Have you got your dad's sage?

-Yeah, how much does he want?

-I don't know. I thought you knew.

Jean. I thought you're meant to be in here.

Yeah. On my way, Patrick.

Tracey just put through an order - six lunches.

What? No, no, no. The kitchen's not open yet.

-I haven't done any prep.

-Well, you'd better hurry up, all right?

-All right, Patrick! That'll do.

I don't know why I even bother. It's like I'm the only one in the family

-who cares about other people's feelings.

-Come on, do you really think that's true?

Have you met my dad?

My mum is gone because of him, everything he has done.

And then he has the nerve to talk about us coming together as a family. "Team Branning."

He didn't care about Team Branning until it all fell apart with Kirsty.

-Why should I have to make him feel better?

-All right, well, what else are you going to do, then?

-What?

-I mean, he's your dad.

-Oh, and like you're such great mates with yours?

-Erm, that's different.

-Er, no, it's not.

Fact - Max thought he was going to have a baby. Yeah? And it was all a lie.

Have you stopped to think about how he feels about all this?

DOOR CLOSES

Hey.

You all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

-Are you sure you're OK?

-Yeah.

PHONE RINGS

-PHONE RINGS

-Are you even going to get that?

-Oh.

Private number. They'll hang up.

RINGING STOPS See?

-Mum, are you sure you're all right?

-Yes. I'm fine.

What are you looking at, sorry?

Hey, Abi. Have you heard from your mum?

-Yeah.

-Everything all right?

Yeah, They're all fine. Good.

I'll, er... I'll leave you to it, then.

Like I said, cuz, parents are mental.

But at the end of the day, who else have we got?

Sorry for the delay. But whoever said the kitchen was open...

PHONE RINGS Oh! Well, they shouldn't have.

-Yes, Ian?

-'Jean, are you coming in to work or what?'

-No, I did say, I'm not working today.

-'Well, I don't remember. I thought you were bringing the sage.'

-I just had to pop into the Vic. I'll bring it over...

-'Well, I need it for the special.'

-Oh.

-'I don't care - hurry up.'

-I didn't realise that.

-'Shut up and bring the sage!'

-No, no, no, I'm on my way.

-Why d'you work for him?

-What?

-Beale. The only person he cares about is himself. Why don't you quit?

Some of us don't have a choice, Shirley. Oh, he's not that bad.

-He got a crush on you?

-No!

-Then you have a choice. He treats his staff like slaves.

-Oh, he's not so bad.

-Yeah, whatever.

Cora. Er, about this morning...

Yes?

I got a lot on my plate, all right?

I've got to look after Abi now and she's struggling, so...

I thought I'd do dinner, you know? Be plenty for everyone.

Going to have a go at being a father are you?

Half at the house, half at Kirsty's.

Part-time at best.

-I ain't going back to Kirsty's. All right? We're done. It's over.

-Another marriage shattered?

-I'm just trying to be civil.

-Could've fooled me.

-Don't know why I bother.

-No-one's holding a gun to your head.

-It's been lovely talking to you. Don't hurry home, will you?

-Max!

I noticed you ain't brought any of your stuff back to the house.

Hedging your bets on that one, are you?

Oh, you two off out, then?

-She's just going to talk to her dad.

-Maybe.

What about you?

I've got a couple of errands to run, you know, keep busy on my day off.

-So you'll be out for a while, then?

-Since when did I have a curfew?

Oh, no, you take as long as you like. Take as long as you like.

Just, er... How long do you think you might be? Just out of curiosity.

I'll be home for dinner, all right, Mother?

Good. Terrific. Off you trot, then.

Like I said - parents are mental.

Not just mine, not just yours. All of them.

Hey, I'm still looking for a dance partner, you know. You interested?

-Dancing?

-Yeah, man. Ballroom style.

Pathetic!

Man of your age, cavorting around like a teenager?

But I enjoy it.

Cora, are you all right?

I will be, when you put another G&T in there.

Come on, everything is going to be OK. Just give it time.

-I can't imagine that Max is feeling all that great at the moment, you know?

-Max?

How d'you think I'M feeling?

Do you imagine I'm feeling all that great?

When you're ready.

-Tanya's gone, as far as I can tell.

-Right.

Lauren too. Rehab.

-You all right, love?

-Fine.

-Your dad all right?

-Yeah.

She's, er...

She's in the right place.

What?

Lauren.

Don't worry about that, darling. It's on me.

Thanks.

And, er... if you need anything else...

I mean it. Anything at all.

It's just you and your dad now, innit?

Thank you.

PHONE RINGS Yes, Ian, I'm on my way!

I AM running!

SHE GRUNTS

Jean? You all right?

I can't do this any more.

You'll get there. Huh?

SHE SOBS

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Ian?

Let's go and sort him out. Hmm?

Coffee.

-She said it was strong but you know me - I never trust that place.

-I dunno why I bother, Dexter.

-I don't understand.

-Whole family falling apart.

-Did you speak to Mum?

-Briefly.

Well, look, SHE'S still here. I mean, we're not going anywhere.

All I'm saying is, we all need a bit of support sometimes.

I mean, look, Mum cos she's got Sam hanging around her -

constant reminder, every day, that he walked out on her.

Me because I'm a bully.

I'm a cruel bully and I'm just taking it out on this sweet old lady at cribbage.

SHE CHUCKLES

-All right.

-And I'm enjoying it. that's the sick thing - I love it.

Come round.

-Maybe.

-Good enough.

(You're good, yeah? I'll leave you to it.)

Er, Ian. I just wondered...

-Is there anybody on table two yet?

-What?

-Bloke on his own?

-Um...

Er, no, don't think so. SAM CLEARS THROAT

Ian, I've been thinking - this is really quite...

-Ian, can I have a word about this rota?

-What about it?

Well, like I have said plenty of times before,

because the salon is open late on a Thursday, I cannot work then.

-I'm sorry, it's too late - I can't change it.

-Well, I'm afraid I'm going to have to resign.

-What?

-What?!

-You can't. I've got a full restaurant tonight.

Look, Tanya's made me manageress of the salon. Which, you know, is a proper business

with a clear plan for career development.

So thank you, but I've worked my last shift.

-Where am I going to find a waitress now?

-That's something you'll have to sort out.

Woman's got her limits, right?

-Unbelievable.

-I know.

-You'll have to pick up her shifts.

-Oh, no, you see, Ian...

-No, Jean, you're going to have to, OK?

Where else am I going to find someone? Whitney can't do it.

-So if she can't, I'll have to close. And if I have to close, I'm going to go bankrupt.

-Unfortunately, Ian...

OK, I'll do it.

Oh Jean, thanks. Thanks so much.

-Happy to help.

-Is that all you got?

I... I really am sorry.

-Another bunch, please.

-What?

-Sage.

-What was wrong with the last one?

-He wants more.

-Jean? We've got a whole heap of people waiting.

Shut up, Patrick! Just shut up.

I will get there when I get there!

Why can't people just leave me alone? LEAVE ME ALONE!

-SHIRLEY:

-Jean!

-You still slaving for Ian Beale?

-He's making saltimbocca!

Look at you. Look at what he's doing to you.

He's not doing anything to me. I'm fine.

Yeah, Poppy was in earlier on celebrating too.

That restaurant - it ain't going to get much better, is it?

JEAN'S PHONE RINGS

MOBILE PLAYS NURSERY RHYME

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

I'm moving back home.

So I'll come back when you're at work, I'll, er...

-pick up the rest of my things.

-I'm sorry.

I don't care, do I? Cos it ain't going to make any difference.

What do you want me to say?

I dunno. There's nothing you can say. It's just talk. Not going to change anything.

We don't have to talk.

Please.

I need to be there for Abi. So I'll come back, get the rest of my things.

What about the nursery? The cot?

-I dunno. Just sell 'em.

-And that's it?

Listen, just tell me what you want me to do and I'll do it. Cos I love you, Max.

I know you love me.

I'll see you around.

Just say you don't love me and I'll walk away and I...

I'll just leave it.

Just say it!

Say it!

I need to look after Abi.

I should have done more to help.

Instead of lying to her?

-Yes. It was stupid.

-Yeah?

-Why'd you do it then, Luce, eh?

-I don't know.

Great answer.

I don't know. I... I wanted to hurt her.

-What a pal(!)

-We're not like normal friends.

-Cos normal friends don't try and hurt each other all the time?

-Maybe.

I just...

I wanted it to be true a little bit.

I knew that was never going to happen because...

she loves you and she always has. And you love her, don't you?

-Joey?

-Yes.

Yeah.

She ain't coming back, is she?

I don't think so.

I mean, not for a while.

That's it then, innit? Eh? That was my chance -

my one chance - and I've stuffed it up and that's it, gone, eh?

-It's not gone.

-What am I going to do now, Lucy, eh?

What am I going to do?

It's OK.

It's OK.

What was I going to do?

Jean was beside herself.

I've only got ten minutes now.

Ten minutes, hmm?

THEY GIGGLE

-She was never pregnant?

-Never.

And Abi's pretending like everything's OK,

but you know when you can just...tell?

Well, sometimes it's the tribulations of life that define us as a human,

make us strive for something better.

You OK?

Yeah. Table two didn't show up.

-And you're happy that you've lost business?

-Tribulations.

Ah, here she is, my number-one employee.

There you go, sit yourself down.

No, Ian. Not until I've said what I've come here to say.

Sit yourself down, all right?

I have been a nightmare - I know I have - and I'm really, really sorry about it.

Cos you do a lot of work here and I never show you how much I appreciate it or anything.

So I would like you to have lunch on me.

There you go, have that. Little treat for you.

-What did you say?

-Little treat for you.

Little treat...

-ABI:

-Are you home, Dad?

Through here, Abs.

Look, before you say anything, I...

I just wanted to say I'm really sorry about earlier.

It's all right. Don't worry about it.

No. We're a family.

And I know that we're not all together at the moment but...

that's no excuse for me getting cross and walking off.

I mean, it's more of a reason why we shouldn't snap at each other.

-Are you OK?

-Yeah.

-What's the matter?

-THROUGH TEARS:

-Nothing, nothing.

-Nothing, Abs, I'm all right.

-Look at me. What is the matter?

What am I going to do?

She's gone, Abs, you know? What am I going to do?

I'll look after you, Dad.

Team Branning.

AVA GIGGLES INSIDE

Ava?

AVA, INSIDE: You're bad!

-SAM:

-Behave yourself! Hey, enough!

Enough! I got to go. I got to go!

-AVA SIGHS HAPPILY

-I'll be back.

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