24/09/2013 EastEnders

Look, it's not easy, Mum, saying nothing.

Do you think I don't know that?

Especially when I can help him.

What?

You heard?

I'm a match, for all the good it does.

It changes nothing, though, yeah. Mum, man...

You know it can't. All right?

Do I? Dexter, this is the right thing.

I can't lose both of you.

You know we've got to live with this now, innit?

We will. Somehow.

I got a reply! Someone likes my profile.

Oh, she's nice. Did you join a dating site?

Hundreds of them. Tam, look.

Hey, Tam. Yeah, it's a woman.

I'm only trying to catch up with you guys.

You've got Carol, you've got Alice, I'm like the lonely, yet handsome, gooseberry, aren't I,

you naughty little nonsmoker?

Well, if you do find someone, just don't give them a balloon.

What are you doing? He didn't bother.

What? Tamwar. He didn't call you.

You're going through my phone.

You left it lying around.

You can't do that.

What are you getting angry for? I'm looking out for you.

I didn't want him upsetting you.

OK, well, I'd just really rather you didn't.

OK, I won't.

Sorry, that was wrong.

OK. But it was necessary. Do you see?

See, you've got good on one hand and bad on the other.

Kind of balances itself out.

OK. OK.

Morning, Butcher HQ. Over. Morning, Beale One. Over.

Beale One to Butcher HQ. I miss you. Over.

Aw... Over.

Big Bear approaching. Hang five. Over.

All right, come on, you. Time to get to school.

I'll be glad when you can get there on your own.

Which you might have to do, when I go on this catering course.

'Hello?' Do you hear a voice?

A voice? Yeah.

I must be working too hard. Come on, let's get to school.

So, he said no to you then? Yeah.

That's good. Good?

I think I got Sam wrong.

Dexter? Yes?

You need to talk to him again. Steady.

Look, I don't understand, yesterday, you said you wanted to help and...

Yesterday was yesterday, innit?

Why don't you keep out of it, cos you told me he needs to make up his own mind up.

Yeah, but that is... He's... Guys!

What's changed?

I ain't actually told him. So he doesn't know?

Nice one.

How can you say that?

Because I care about my mate.

Are you sure about this? Well, I promised my mum.

So that's how it's got to stay.

She was scared. Like proper scared. For me, I mean.

And I know... I know it sounds cruel,

but it's like she's weighed up all the options and this is the way it's got to be now. Your mum's right.

You reckon? Yeah.

I was against it and I'm only your mate. Imagine what she'd think.

Jay, can I take a couple of hours off?

I don't feel like working right now. Yeah, go on, mate.

So much for being a superhero.

I mean, Super Dex? Who's that?

You look as if you've got half of Savile Row there.

It's all for a good cause.

This is Michael's dry cleaning.

Alice, have you got a minute?

Yeah. I'm so sorry, I've forgotten my purse.

I've heard every excuse under the sun now. I've got some change.

Well, never mind. Oh, sorry.

I got a bun at the cafe, so...

Anyway... Now I've got you on your own...

PHONE RINGS

Well, sort of. So sorry. One sec.

It's Michael. Hello.

Just taking your suits in.

I just saw them lying there.

Tell him they'll be ready tomorrow.

Thank you. I just want to help.

OK, bye.

Sorry, Tam...

No, no, no, that is not acceptable.

So, why don't you go back,

think about your offer, before you embarrass yourself again?

Goodbye.

Why are you staring at me?

I'm failing to locate my daughter.

Oh, my God, where is she?

Billy's got her for a bit.

I did try Alice, but apparently she's tied up.

Yeah, that would be my fault. No, really?

Yeah. She likes doing things for me.

You are aware that that is borderline grooming, Michael?

It works better than a marriage.

Sometimes I want a woman's touch, but I don't want to touch a woman,

know what I mean?

Tamwar, what happened? We were talking and then we weren't talking.

You ignored me.

I was on the phone. Yeah, to the great Michael.

What's that supposed to mean?

He burst my balloon.

Is that all you can say?

Should I buy another one? Tamwar...

What do you want me to buy? Or say? Or do?

Or think? Whatever. Just tell me.

You're going to have to work that one out yourself. Because I don't know either. Sorry.

Ah! Damn it. Sorry, hot tea coming through.

Yeah, I am free on Thursday.

What, just the two of us?

But I thought you were up to your neck with kids?

Yeah, I think so.

That tea is a health hazard.

Come on, bro, be serious.

I'm being serious. Someone could slip on it. So clear it up.

Yeah, but there's already been rain, OK? There's like 12 puddles already.

Yeah, exactly, I don't need any more.

Yo. Listen, brother, don't take it out on me, man. I'm just doing my job.

Clear up the tea. Tam?

I'm working. Yeah, yeah, working on being a fool.

Well, that's just slander. So no pitch for you. Tamwar...

What? Two things.

Don't use that tone with me and secondly, it's just spilt tea. Thank you, Mr Mas.

It's not about the tea, is it?

I think we all know that.

Where's Michael?

Oh, well, he got a phone call, said he had to dash.

So much for lunch then.

Yeah, well, that's what happens when you enter the world of Michael.

One minute he's here and the next he's not.

It's kind of like magic. But just really bad magic.

You would say that.

Seriously. Where is he?

I'd get out if I were you, Alice.

Before it all just gets too dark.

It's very simple. Girls are girls.

Is that it? Girls are girls. Well, they are.

Dad, I've not liked anyone properly since...

Afia...

Yeah, and that's Afia who left on a moped with my torn up heart

in her top box. Yeah, well, that's a bit dramatic.

She was my wife, OK?

And she said, "Don't wait around looking out the window,

"waiting for me to come back."

Yeah, well, that's good advice. Yeah.

So after about a year of doing precisely that, I thought,

"No, I'm going to sort myself out, get back out there onto the scene."

But? But?

I can see a big but coming. Well, I don't think Alice is that keen.

Has she said that? No. Not outright.

You're still in there then. I don't know.

I don't know whether I'm in or out or...

# Shake it all about. #

It's not helping.

OK. Has she said anything?

Not really. OK, then when she does, you do the opposite.

Why would I do that?

Because, when it comes to women, they say one thing and mean another.

Oi, Sam, what you doing in here?

Kitchen.

You making lunch in there or something.

You got me, I'm the new chef.

Alfie's asked me to sort out a few things.

Plus your mum's at home and she's kind of treating me

like I've got minutes to live.

Which is nice, but...

Yeah, I know. I know my mum.

Do you want me to help you though?

Ain't you got work?

I was in work early, so I'm due a couple of hours.

What do you know about electrics?

Not a lot, but I'm sure you can teach me.

Passing on my skills, huh?

Look, if you don't want to, then you don't have... It's cool.

But I'm not talking about kidneys and organs and stuff.

We do the job and that's that.

Yeah.

Come.

DOOR BELL RINGS

Hi. Hey. OK. I am doing and saying things.

I'm actually a bit busy, Tamwar.

Which actually means you're not.

What? See, I know how it works now.

I've got to take what you say and then reinterpret it as the opposite.

OK, no, but I am actually busy. No, it's fine.

Put your feet up, sit back, relax

and immerse yourself in the Pertwee Years.

The what?

Do you want a cup of tea?

Erm, OK.

OK, though it'll actually be coffee, yeah?

Stand up, by which I mean sit down.

Have you taken something? No.

Does that mean yes?

No. Yes. Yeah? No. Alice?

Ali... I've lost my phone. You seen it?

Erm, no, I haven't, sorry.

It's got all my details on it, it's got my bank, all my contacts, everything.

Come on, give me a hand, will you?

Come on.

Lock the door behind you.

Psst. (Don't steal nothing.)

TV: EXTERMINATE!

You see this? Useless.

When they refurbished this place, they cut a few corners somewhere.

See me, I've made a career out of repairing cowboy work.

What?

Nah...

I'm just... I'm watching and learning.

I'd say you were someplace else.

No. Not me.

You're doing it now.

Doing what?

Looking at me just like your mum was.

I ain't about to pop my clogs any second.

I'll be around for a long time.

I just need a little bit of luck.

So, what? Is that what this is down to now, yeah?

What? A bit of luck.

I'd say so, yeah.

All right, so how lucky do you actually think you are?

Cos I'm sorry, Sam, this illness that you have suggests otherwise.

You're looking at it wrong, Dex.

I've got your mum, and I'm stood here talking to you.

Now that's proper luck there.

All right, so if all this was so good then why did you even..? Ah.

Why did I run out on you all those years ago?

Yeah.

Simple answer is I wasn't strong enough.

Big man like me and I couldn't cope.

Couldn't take the strain.

My head filled up with panic.

Panic about being a dad, panic about being a husband...

..and I got...

I got terrified about it all.

It wasn't you and Ava I ran out on.

It was all the things I found out about myself.

So what's different now?

I'm less of a fool.

More of a man and less of a fool.

You're lucky.

Don't I know it.

I mean proper lucky.

Because I...

I'm going to help you.

That's right.

Your ship just came in.

Cos you're looking at your match.

We said we weren't going to talk about that. Yeah, well, we kind of have to now.

Because I'm going to help you.

Nope. What do you mean, no?

Come and hold this torch.

Wait. Sam, what are you talking about?

We're here to do a job.

You know, I don't get you, you know?

Cos if this was me, I'd be in an alley somewhere

waiting with a scalpel by now.

No, I'm serious.

I like it.

Look, you see Mum, yeah? She knows that I'm a match.

But she said I shouldn't tell you.

Everyone's keeping something to themselves.

Yeah, but that's only because she's... Scared. Yeah.

But I told you that.

And now you've seen it in her, you get it, right?

I guess so.

Good.

What you doing? Oh, just sitting.

Let me see. See what?

That. Hand it over.

"Dear Tiff, I was thinking about you all afternoon."

Well, I was.

Paper. OK.

Pen. Yeah.

Good. Right...

This is how you write a letter.

"Dear Tiffany..."

We have light.

All right, so what's next then? Hmm?

I mean, you got any more jobs?

I have, but so have you.

Yeah, that can wait.

Dex, you shouldn't be letting people down.

Look, I told you, I'm due some time off anyway.

All the same.

What, you don't want me around, is that it?

Dex, I'm loving it. OK, no, no, no. I get it.

I knew you couldn't be that all right with everything. Dex, all I'm trying to say is...

Do you know how much more of this we could have? Say, "Go on, Dexter, I need you."

Go to work, Dexter.

The lights are on.

What was that?

Tiff?

"Dear Tiff, it is with huge regret that I..."

He doesn't like me any more.

Tiff, wait.

What's the point? Come on, love.

Oh, is it a ghost? Am I dreaming?

Shall I slap myself?

Jay had a call out this afternoon,

and so I ain't had time to go online and check my likes.

Jay...

I think you're needed, man.

Hey.

I am going to cook your favourite.

I could get used to this. Good.

Because something's going to come up.

It will.

Something already has.

Did he tell you?

And he told me a lot more besides.

Look, it was me who told him to ignore the test results, OK?

Because... I know why, Ava.

It's cool. I get it.

But, to be honest with you, he had to say something.

I knew he'd been tested,

so it would've been pretty weird - him not saying anything.

I said no. That I'm not interested.

Yeah, but not before you agreed to him being tested.

So what changed? It wasn't like that.

Did you put the thought in his head, Sam? No.

Because if you did, I will never... Listen to me. This was all his idea.

It was his call, I swear to you.

Would I really be begging him not to have the operation

if I suggested the test in the first place?

He's my son, OK? What was I meant to do?

Look.

I'm with you, I don't want to see him get ill or damaged either.

But we really shouldn't keep secrets from each other, should we?

No.

Not any more.

We stand together from now on.

Well, I say that, but me and Dexter just had a falling out.

What, about the test results?

No. Banned subject.

But you know what?

The row, it felt real.

Fathers and sons do it all the time,

and there's me and Dexter bickering and shouting at him.

Thank you for finding my phone.

Impressive. You could work in an airport as a cute sniffer dog.

Charming. Thank you.

You're very welcome. Thanks, though, seriously.

My whole life's on there, so you've done me a favour.

Can I get you a drink? I'm OK.

Sure? Yeah.

Alice.

What is it?

I'm waiting for you to move out the way.

For?

OK, two questions. What do you actually want with Alice?

And why are you still stood here?

One answer. Be careful.

I texted you this morning. No reply.

I didn't get a text.

First thing this morning.

Did you delete my text?

Yeah, I did.

In my defence though, it was to avoid this situation with...

That's going way too far.

Please...

Dr Who, the Pertwee years. I watched it ages ago.

What? Carnival Of Monsters.

Yeah. And The Curse Of The...

The... The Peladon. Yeah.

I'm sorry.

That's all right.

I mean, it was all right.

It was all right when we was doing the wiring and that.

I mean, it kind of threw me a bit, but...

Stay on track, mate.

Did you ever get to do things like that with your dad?

Yeah, we did things, I suppose.

Did you enjoy them?

Yeah, of course. But an hour with Sam won't make a difference.

It's all them hours with your mum, that's what matter.

Yeah, but you lost your dad though, right?

Yeah.

So why are you so against me helping Sam then?

That doesn't even make sense. Yeah, it does.

My dad, he left me with nothing.

I loved him, but that only made it worse.

He used to do all this stuff and used to say it was for me,

but all I ended up with was a dead dad.

Yeah, that's what I'm looking at right now.

But if you help him.

If you go that far, you form a bond.

And you'll have to tell yourself, accept that you love him...

..and then when something goes wrong or it doesn't work,

you're going to be disappointed.

What I'm saying is, don't get too close to him.

Because trust me, mate, it's going to hurt like you can never imagine.

I used to love this programme.

Hey!

Are we going to be all right, Sam?

We will if you stop asking questions like those.

I can't just pretend it's not happening.

Anyway, where did this tough guy come from?

You're the guy who runs away. Remember?

I'm also the guy who grew up.

Where you been?

I just had some work to catch up on.

Are you two going to talk?

Listen...

..about earlier. Forget it, man.

You sure? Yeah.

Yeah, it was just sitting there, Saturday morning. You need to change your milkman.

What, do you think I should keep it then? And drink it.

Are you trying to get me drunk, Mr Postman?

THEY CHUCKLE

All right, love?

I don't want it to be over.

Why do you say it's over? Because Bobby wrote me a letter.

Oh. Have you talked to him about it?

There's no point.

Was it out of the blue?

We were together all playtime.

See... Sometimes men panic.

Especially when they really like someone - they don't know how to cope with it.

Really?

Boys and men, they get scared.

They pretend they don't, but they do.

The worst time is when they really, really like someone.

I don't understand that.

Yeah. No-one does, but it happens all the time.

Still hurts, though. I mean, really hurts.

Look, you know, you'll see Bobby tomorrow and he'll probably...

He'll probably be feeling a little bit silly.

And he'll rush over and he'll have another note

and it'll explain that he was just scared because he was about to

give you his heart, but he wanted you to be gentle with it.

Because hearts are important and you don't just give them away,

not unless it's someone really special.

We were watching that. Hey!

Oh, you like this, do you?

What, sitting in front of the TV, like a normal couple.

I mean, don't you know that I can give that to you?

Dexter... Look, you've already made it perfectly clear

that you don't want my help.

And you... You said I'm not allowed to do it anyway.

And nothing's changed there. Do you want to bet? No, Dexter, nothing's changed.

Look, Mum, I've got too close.

I'm your son.

And that's who and what I am.

Dexter, please. Look, stop calling me that.

It's son, ain't it?

Ain't it, Dad?

Look, I'm going to help you.

So don't you go rejecting me, because it's too late for that now.

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