30/01/2014 EastEnders

You got the cash for us.

Yeah.

Don't be like this, Shirl.

I knew she'd cause trouble. I said so, didn't I?

Look, this is our pub. There's no way she's going to do this.

-Let's sit down and we'll talk about it.

-There's nothing to talk about!

One word, that's all she needs to hear. One word -

no.

Things are good, we're all back together. Don't ruin it.

I'm not being a skivvy no more.

I either get a slice of this or me and the cash will disappear.

Tell her, Mick.

Don't you dare.

I'm not backing down.

I'll be in the caff.

I'm here, Nance, don't worry.

DOG BARKS

You're going to be all right.

You'll be fine, OK?

You didn't take a number, what if he doesn't call back?

-We don't want him to.

-Well, Dot might.

Fats, he's bad news, OK? Everyone has said so.

-Sharon was saying earlier...

-That doesn't matter, OK?

-It's not your call.

-Excuse me for caring.

No. No, listen... Caring? OK, all right, that's cool.

-But making decisions for other people, that is not so cool.

-Look, just cos you don't agree with me,

-don't mean I'm the one that's in the wrong.

-Oh, you are so controlling.

-What?

-I'm just saying, you need to let people live their own lives.

If I'm so controlling, why have you moved in?

Because Tam kicked me out, didn't he?

Oh, right, OK, there was me thinking

-that you actually wanted to be with me.

-Babe, come on...

-Great.

-All right, let's not do this, please.

-You're the one that started this.

-Yeah, I know, but I was just...

I was just thinking that we're a team, yeah?

So there shouldn't be any secrets, all right?

And we should talk things through together

before making crazy decisions on our own.

-Crazy?

-I don't mean crazy, all right?

What I mean is that we should tell each other everything, yeah?

And work stuff out. Together.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

Come here.

Nance?

Nance, listen, a mate of mine had a fit during football once.

And my teacher showed us what to do if anything happened.

Listen, just relax, yeah? This is epilepsy, right?

All right, do you fit all the time or is it just now?

DOG BARKS

I'll need you to lie down so I can call an ambulance, all right?

-No, no, no, no.

-Listen, Nancy, I need you to relax

-so I can call an ambulance.

-Why is she so muddy?

-Well, cos they were having it away before you started? Can you just...?

-You can't tell anyone about this.

-All right, I won't.

-The dogs or the fit... You can't.

-OK.

Look, where are you going?

Oh, well, you may not be in Paris,

but you ain't lifting a finger tonight.

I am going to cook you something really special.

I'll go shopping, I'll cook it,

and I'll wash it all up afterwards. The lot.

TELEPHONE RINGS

Sounds perfect.

Oh, it's Max.

Oh! Max?

What, now?

Well, it don't sound like I've got a choice, do I?

All right, yeah, you do. Bye, mate.

-You got to go to work?

-Yeah. Nevermind.

-Hey, hey, listen...

-We can still get dinner.

I'll go shopping.

So that we spend more time together.

-Can I get a couple of them Chelsea buns, please.

-Yeah.

I'll just be sitting over there...

OK, are you going to stop being a stubborn little mare

-and talk to me?

-I've already told you.

I'm not being cheap labour for you and Linda any more.

And now the truth?

Here we go.

I can't help you if you don't tell me what's up.

I know talking to Dad took a lot of balls, Shirl.

-I'm very grateful.

-I don't care about him, you, Linda, Tina...

I want to be part of that place. It's my pub too.

Course it is. It's a family business.

A family business with your name above the door.

Leaving me with no rights.

I came here with an olive branch.

No, you came here with two Chelsea buns

and not a hope in hell of changing my mind.

HE SIGHS

Oh! Oh, no.

Whoa. Let me.

-They're useless, these bags.

-Hang on.

-Thanks.

Ouch!

You all right? Oh, no...

-It's nothing.

-No, no, no, you'll have to get that cleaned up.

-No, I'm fine. Really.

-Come on, come back to me. I insist.

Come on.

Sorry, it's a bit of a mess.

Managed to talk some sense into that sister of yours?

She's my sister, L. It's not easy.

"Shirley, you ain't getting a share of this pub". End of.

-I need to tread carefully.

-We've worked hard for all this, Mick.

I ain't going to let her ruin it.

DOG PANTS

Er, excuse me...

What you been up to, mud wrestling?

-Fell over.

-You're covered...

-It'll wash off.

What's happened?

Um...

All right, it was the dogs.

Look, Mum, I'm really sorry.

I literally turned my back for like two seconds and they were at it.

-Who were?

-Lady Di and this other dog.

-What?!

I'll have to cancel the stud appointment.

I told you to keep a close eye!

-You stupid, stupid...

-Linda, we haven't finished...

-I'll have to call her and explain...

-..talking...

Don't you walk away from me, young lady!

You look exhausted.

Yeah. Sleep's not my friend at the moment.

That's not like you.

You'd be surprised at the "me" nowadays.

Tell me.

We've all got problems, Mas.

Yeah? What's your problem?

Seems OK to me.

Don't be so sure.

Mas, no. No, no, Mas!

Carol, please, I need you right now.

It was just bad timing. We could try again, please...

Go home, Mas. Please.

I've been pretending to Tam I've been going to work for the past two weeks and I haven't.

I've got a letter sitting at home saying that I've been suspended

and I've got to go in for an interview.

Well, he'll understand.

And I stole from him.

What did you steal?

His uni fund savings.

I gambled it and I lost it all.

This isn't you. This doesn't make any sense.

-You have to tell him.

-I can't.

You have to tell Tam. You can't carry on like this.

It'll kill you. You have to go home and speak to Tam.

Mum's doing my nut in.

Where is she?

On the phone to the dog people.

-You all right, Nance?

-Yeah.

What do you want?!

It's a pub. What are you drinking?

I'm fine, thanks. I'm not stopping, actually.

I only came to give you this.

-You sure you're all right?

-Yes. Why wouldn't I be?

-Well...

-How do you know it was hers?

The travel card?

I bumped into him in the park.

So why didn't you just give it straight back?

Er...she...

Just seems funny, didn't it, that you'd pocket it,

but you just wouldn't hand it straight over.

-I thought that was my one.

-It was his dog with Lady Di.

Sure, it just were the dogs that were at it!

Why would you say that? That's disgusting.

You're covered in mud, you've been gone for ages

and he turns up looking a little bit sheepish.

Are you going to tell me what's going on or am I going to beat it out of him?

-All right, I had a fit.

-You what?

-See?

-Are you OK?

She's fine, all right? I looked after her.

Upstairs. Now.

Teen, watch the bar.

Anything else? You know, it's a shame that we don't do smiles, you know.

Cos you could do with one.

Youth. Man, it's wasted on them.

Tam.

-You seen my dad?

-No, sorry, man.

Right, you've got your job to do and I've got my rum to drink. See you.

See you.

-You OK?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You know what? No.

So, Tam's kicked me out and I've moved back in with Dot.

-So yeah.

-Oh. Moved in with the girlfriend. That's exciting.

You'd think so, innit?

Problems?

More than I thought. Listen, why did you kiss me?

-I don't know. Why did you kiss me?

-I don't know.

It's just been weird since me and Poppy have been back together.

I'm sorry.

I just don't know what to do.

You've just got to trust your feelings.

If it's not right, you'll know.

But if it's guilt you're feeling, then just forget about it.

It was just a stupid kiss.

What kiss?

YOU kissed someone?

No, I didn't...

HE MUMBLES

Pops, wait...

Pops, babe!

I just don't understand why you and Mum always have to freak out?

It's because you're our little girl.

You're hard as nails, but you're still our little girl.

You don't have to be tough all the time.

No-one is.

Yeah, but if it wasn't for this stupid condition,

I'd be in the army now, wouldn't I?

Yep, and you would have made a top soldier,

but I'm glad you didn't get in.

I need you around me, Nance.

I don't want you to go anywhere, OK?

Have you farted?

Yeah.

Is it someone I know?

It is.

Is that why you were talking to Denise?

What? No...

All right, look, what really matters here is that it was a mistake,

all right? And that I'm sorry, babe.

So hang on a minute, you're happy to talk to Denise about it, but not me?

-No, baby, please...

-Since when did you and her get so chummy anyway?

Denise?

I don't know how, all right?

Or why... I just know she was upset about Ian, all right,

and so, I went to see if she was OK and she kissed me, all right?

But...I kissed her back.

And I am sorry for that, babe.

Was it just the once?

Yeah.

Anything else happen?

No.

Erm...

There was a time ages, ages ago...

before me and you and before her and Ian.

And...

..we slept together.

All right, this is before I was even looking at you, babe.

But this time, all right, I swear it was just a kiss.

Babe... Babe...

Come on, babe...

Baby, where are you going, all right?

We need to talk about this, OK?

Babe, you can't just leave!

Pops?

Don't. Don't even think about following me.

Where've you been?

Well, you got legs, why didn't you come and find me?

-I wonder.

-I've come to pack.

-Ah!

Yeah, that's right, you're leaving

cos you don't really care about family, do you? Dad give this to you, did he?

Have you called him?

-None of your business.

-Is that where you're heading?

Shouldn't you go and see him cos he's your son,

not cos you've got nowhere else to go?

I haven't rung him.

He's playing you, Dad. He knows exactly what buttons to press.

-He's jealous.

-Save your psychology for someone who's got more than one GCSE, yeah?

He hates the fact his three kids are together and he's not.

What did he say?

-Nothing that I didn't know already.

-What did he say to you?!

He said that I would never be part of your family.

He said that I'd always be an outsider.

And d'you know what? For once, he wasn't talking rubbish.

Well, you are part of this family and we do want you to stay.

On your terms, at arm's length. Nothing too permanent.

Cos I'm too much of a risk, aren't I, Mick?

I don't blame you.

I wouldn't trust me either.

Is that what you think?

I didn't fight hard enough.

I watched them take you away and I didn't fight.

Fighting would have made absolutely no difference.

The only person who should feel guilty about letting us down is Dad.

I've never blamed you. And nor has Tina.

We're your family. We always have and always will be.

But it's not happy families, is it, Mick?

Cos Linda is going to make you choose...

..and we all know where this is going.

I can't promise you that I can change Linda's mind.

I will try.

But what I can promise you is that

whether you're a licencee or not, you are one of us.

So just let me talk to her again, just give me one more chance.

Please.

I always thought you were too good for Ian.

Couldn't work out why you were with him, but now it makes sense.

Yeah, OK.

If you've got something to say, just say it.

What have you got to say, Denise?

I'm sorry for kissing your boyfriend?

I'm sorry for sleeping with your boyfriend?

OK, look, we were both single.

And as for the kiss, it was just a drunken mistake.

Keep making mistakes with Fats though, don't you?

-Oh, grow up, Poppy.

-Me grow up?

Look, you're lucky to have him. He's a decent bloke.

And so what, he's messed up, but when you do eventually grow up,

you'll realise that people do that occasionally.

Happily ever after, darling, it don't exist unless you work at it.

-No, you cheated with my boyfriend and now you're having a go at me?

-All right, OK. OK.

You can make this into something bigger and lose him

or you can deal with it like an adult.

Life ain't all fluffy and perfect

and the sooner you realise that, darling...

..the better chance you stand of being happy.

-Quite a hottie, that Dexter, if you ask me.

-He's an idiot.

An idiot who did a pretty good job of looking after you earlier.

If he hadn't been there...

Excuse me, love, can I have a couple of teas and a two doughnuts, please?

-You have to order at the counter.

-I work here.

-So you know, then?

Then you'll know about the staff discount, won't you?

Otherwise, why else would I be here on my afternoon off?

To try it on? I'm Sonia, by the way. Carol's daughter.

I'm covering for her.

Stuck up cow.

LOUD BEEPING

Oh, God, sorry.

SHE COUGHS

I know I like mine well done, but that's pushing it.

I don't know why I bother.

Oh, dear.

Have a nice relaxing afternoon, did you?

I went to get some bits for dinner but you've beaten me to it.

All on your own, were you?

You saw Masood?

He cut his finger. I cleaned it up.

He's in a bit of state.

You don't stop caring for somebody just cos you've split up.

-Clearly.

-He's a mess, he's losing it.

If I'm honest, it's partly my fault.

-Carol, you've got enough on your plate without worrying about his problems.

-I'm fine.

No, you're not fine.

For once in your life, this is all about you, isn't it?

Let me look after you. Please.

-All over?

-Yes.

I know what she's asking is crazy,

it's because she's scared.

Shirley? Scared?

She's scared that she hasn't got nothing.

Dad's got into her nut, he's made her feel like an outsider,

made her feel like she's not wanted.

So we just hand our business over?

What's wrong with a bunch of flowers?

She's never really belonged, you know.

I don't want her to feel like that any more.

You're asking too much.

If you're not going to think of our family, fine.

But I am.

Please don't make me choose.

It shouldn't be a choice.

Do you know what?

All this...

none of it matters if you're not happy, L.

What you saying?

I'm saying we walk.

I'm saying we just...we can start again somewhere else.

We're good at that.

I will always choose you, L, always.

DOOR CLOSES

I wanted to come and find you, but you said not to, so...

I know it's only your second favourite,

but they were out of choc-mint, so.

OK, right. Um...

I know you're the one that messed up...

..and this is going to take a bit of time.

But we can get through this.

Life ain't always perfect, is it?

You know, we've got to deal with this like grown-ups.

You know, relationships have got to be worked at.

-Yeah... Baby...

-No, wait. Just let me talk, OK?

I...

..I want you to know that...

..however difficult this will be for me,

I will forgive you.

I'm not going to lie, it's not going to be easy,

but I reckon if we make a fresh start, move some place else,

then we're going to be OK.

-Move?

-Yeah.

Yeah, to somewhere where there's no gossip, all right?

A new adventure for us.

You know, it's kind of exciting when you think about it.

No.

No what?

I'm sorry, Poppy, all right, but...

..I can't do this any more, babe.

Have you seen my dad?

Yeah, he's heading back to your place.

Cheers.

You cheated on me, all right? You're not allowed to dump me, Fats!

You're not allowed to...!

You know what, you're just upset, all right?

You're just upset because of what's happened earlier, baby.

-No.

-I'll change, yeah? I'll stop being so bossy.

-I can, baby...

-No, baby, I don't want you to change, all right?

I don't want you to change. You...you are lovely, all right?

You are kind. You are considerate. You...

You are great.

It's just we're not.

No.

No!

Don't...

Please, OK, please...

No, I can't stay here.

-I'm already packed, babe.

-No, I mean Walford.

What?

I can't walk around with everybody knowing. I can't, Fats.

Baby, I'm the one that's going to get it, all right?

Babe, you can't leave... You can't leave!

Dad, where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere.

Um...

I've got something...

I need to tell you something...

I'm sorry, Tam. I've lied to you.

Yeah, I know you've not been going to work.

You knew?

They called.

They wanted to check you knew when the suspension hearing was.

Well...

I'm...I'm sorry.

I don't know what's happening to me...

You're just going through a bad patch.

I...I really need to tell you...

Dad, you don't need to. I'm your son.

You don't have to explain yourself to me, OK?

It doesn't work that way round.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I didn't get to say goodbye, Mrs Branning.

You've always been so kind to me, I...

I'm sorry.

I'll try and give you a call back later. Bye.

Reckon I'll have another vodka in there.

You actually going to pay for this one?

Where is she?

It's all right, Mick, I actually came in for a drink this time, yeah.

I wanted to say thank you for...

For what? It's nothing, man, don't worry about it.

No. I owe you one.

Owe me one, yeah?

I'm talking about a drink, don't get excited.

I meant everything I said earlier about you being one of us.

Strength in numbers, I reckon.

-But you always...

-But nothing.

Your name's going above the door.

Just don't forget the position of chief landlady

has already been taken.

So, you'll stay?

Yeah.

Hello, babe.

-What can I get you?

-Rum and a glass of red, please.

I did it for you, not her.

Thank you.

You OK? You seem a bit distracted.

No. No, I'm fine.

Everything's OK.