18/02/2014 EastEnders

Stacey!

What are you playing at?

-I didn't know what else to do.

-Leave me alone. That's what you do!

S-U-S...

P-I-C-I-O-U-S.

APPLAUSE

Your word is "proportion".

You're not being like that all the time, are you?

Got to keep his mind in the right place...

See, Bobby likes it. Takes after his father.

Don't he, Luce?

APPLAUSE

We haven't got to worry about this one. I've seen the mother.

Participation.

He is enjoying this, isn't he?

Oh, yeah. He's really excited, practising morning and night.

You've had an excuse being over in Cardiff.

APPLAUSE

No, Jane, I didn't really mean it like that.

No, I should be here more. I shouldn't miss so much.

No, look, you're here now and he's really happy, don't worry.

I just wanted to see if you was all right! I was worried about you!

If you were really worried about me, you'd leave me well alone.

You're meant to be hiding, yeah?

Staying well away from Walford, abroad somewhere,

and I see you on the road from a bus in the middle of London!

And you think I can pretend that I didn't see you?

You've risked everything! Don't you get that?

What, you think you can just come round and have a chat or something?

-You put this through her door?

-You didn't know?

-I didn't know anything about this.

-Listen...

She's turning up at my house, pretending to be a cleaner,

asking Luke all sorts of questions, and I've got to come home

and try and explain who the hell she is.

-Hold on. Who's Luke?

-My boyfriend.

Right, so you don't think that's a risk?

Setting up home with a bloke, half an hour from here?

I mean, who does he think you are? "Jenny"?

Whatever you think of my life, Kat,

it's got nothing to do with you any more.

So if that's your worry...

-Worry?

-Money worries.

-We ain't got money worries.

We've got concerns though. Especially now Lady Di's pregnant.

You should do something about it, then.

Maybe nothing you can do about that bar...

-We talking about Sharon's bar here?

-Stop interrupting me, love.

-What do you think we should do?

-You've got to sort this kind

of thing, can't just lay down and take it.

All right, go on, then - what?

-Bake sale?

-Are you going to take this seriously?

I am taking this seriously.

I'm sure you'll think of something. I'm going to sort these kitchens.

Babe, thanks again for helping us out.

-What you off to?

-Theatre.

-Les Mis!

Never seen the appeal of all that myself.

Hope you didn't take your Johnny too often. Would explain a lot!

How do you sort being skint, though, really?

Do you not care?

Of course I care,

but I think serving punters is the best thing to keep this place going.

How much were those tickets?

It was a Valentine's day present.

Glad you ain't got no money worries.

-<

-I'll call you later. I've got to get back to work.

-<

-OK, love you, bye.

Was that Luke?

Well, he don't seem that suspicious.

That's cos I've had to tell him a load of lies. He wanted to call

the agency again. He even thought about calling the police, Kat.

Sorry.

I hate it. I hate lying to him.

Well, you shouldn't be with someone that you can't tell the truth to.

Hello! He didn't have a clue about anything you've been doing! And he's your husband.

Not technically.

What?

I lied to you and I'm sorry.

But you and this - what's his name?

Luke. He can't even know who you are.

Yes, he does.

What about the little details like your name? Your home?

-And your family?

-He knows everything he can.

That don't include much.

What, he knows what your favourite film is, but he wouldn't

recognise your mum if he saw her walking down the street?

What about Lily's dad? What about Max?

What about Bradley? Have you told him about Bradley?

Your husband, the love of your life.

This is what's made you who you are, and he doesn't know

a thing about them.

What do you want me to do about that, Kat?

What do you want, me to invite him round here,

and introduce him to you lot with Janine round the corner?

Janine ain't here.

-What do you mean?

-She's gone. She's in prison.

What?

What for?

You'd know if you'd made any contact.

Oh, what, so Janine's gone and I'll just come strolling back, shall I?

Cos no-one else round here knows me(!)

What could possibly go wrong?

You still came back, though, didn't you?

The girl that don't want to take any risks.

You still came straight back to the Square and knocked on our door.

Yeah, to make sure you got the message - I've got a new life.

Yeah, round the corner from your old one!

Are you ready to talk about it now?

I'm sorry.

You look very handsome.

And that makes you cry?

I don't know what came over me.

I should go fix my face.

Hey! No, I need a warning.

Is this the reaction I'm to expect from all women every time

I trim my beard? Because it's going to be difficult to get a date

if women just burst into tears at the sight of me.

-Please, don't say that.

-Say what?

Dates.

Like you're out looking for a date. You're not 25.

So, what should I say? A potential life partner?

You had a life partner.

What?

Doesn't this house feel weird without Mum?

I don't know if we'll ever get her out of that kitchen now,

she's pretty taken with it.

-Nice to get back in touch with family, though.

-Mum, Mum!

-Sorry.

What's with you? Get in. Get in! What's with you?

-Thinking.

-What about?

Stop worrying about it.

A petition?

They'll just chuck it in the bin.

It's your show tonight. Don't wreck it by worrying about that.

-Our show.

-Yeah?

If I get them songs stuck in my nut

it's down to you. You know that, don't you?

SHE GASPS

-Go on, what? What's happened, what?

-Les Mis!

-We should do that, we should do that with...

-With the revolution, yeah.

No, I need you.

Protest!

What, Alfie's going to put the kettle on and everything will be all right?

Why are you here? I left you my mobile number.

I told you.

-What, you just wanted to make sure that I got the message?

-Yeah.

Right. And I "just" came looking for you to make sure you were safe.

I was missing you.

How come you're living here now?

It's a long story.

Don't you miss us?

Me and Lily, we got a fresh start.

You didn't find me in the gutter, we've got a nice life.

What about Lily not growing up with her family?

She's got me and Luke.

What about the rest of her family?

Me, Alfie, my dad, Nan.

I've managed fine without.

-Your mum?

-Is she here?

No.

She's in Brighton.

She met someone, she lives there now.

Is she all right?

She happy?

Yeah.

But she misses you so much.

You and Lily.

You came back. It's dangerous and still you came back.

And do you know why?

Because you belong here.

So what if I do, Kat?

Whatever I do, I can't have this life back.

Assumption.

I don't know what that means.

Definition.

Definition, please.

Assumption. Something that is accepted as true without proof.

Can you use it in a sentence?

The assumption was that Harry would get an A in his exams.

Can you give him another one?

(Dad!)

Do you want to have a guess, Bobby?

A...

-I don't know.

-Just give it a go!

-I don't want to.

-No, think about it. Right? Assumption.

A...ss-umption.

Mr Beale!

I'm afraid you're going to have to take a seat in the audience, Bobby.

Are you disqualifying him?

-Oh, come on, just give him another chance.

-You're cheating!

-Give him another word. Go on, son, you get back up there. Give it another go.

-Shut up, Ian.

Do you want to go home?

Then let's go.

-Get your stuff.

-All right!

-Where have you been?

-I was making tea, weren't I?

-All this time?

-I'm going to go and check on Tommy.

-Listen, Alfie...

-Kat, you should've told me.

You told me not to look for her.

Exactly. You're dragging up the past, and into our house.

She's not the past.

She just disappeared without even saying goodbye.

The police are looking for her and she's in our home.

She's my family!

Just say this was Spencer, right, are you saying you wouldn't let him in?

-If things were different.

-Different?

Kat, you're pregnant, you can't deny you're not.

What?

You're pregnant?

Course I am, you daft cow! What, did you think I was just fat?

You thought I was just fat!

Is it...?

Yeah.

We're having twins.

I thought that he couldn't...

-Congratulations.

-Cheers!

Look who's awake!

Look, Tommy. This is your auntie.

-Meet your auntie.

-Stacey!

You was in Mummy's tummy when she was last here.

-I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I can't do this.

-Stace!

Kat, listen to me.

She can't come back, and you're making it worse, all right?

Kat, please, sweetheart, you're just going to draw more attention to her.

She's my family.

There's nothing wrong with encouraging your kid to be the best.

Encourage! You call that encouraging?

He doesn't mean it like...

Kat?

-Kat!

-Would it be all right to take my break now instead of later?

Hang on, Whit.

-Have you...?

-About earlier...

Don't worry about earlier.

Sorry, love, you shouldn't really be down here.

You all right?

Oi-oi-oi, no need for that.

What you had? Murders with your boyfriend or something?

Do you want to come in?

I've got a daughter, I wouldn't want to see her crying

down some pub alley. Come in.

Come and calm yourself down. What's your name?

< Nothing. Sorry.

Jenny.

Well, come in, Jenny.

What's cooking?

Looks great!

Are we going to pretend earlier didn't happen?

Sorry.

No! Shabnam, I'm sorry.

I should have thought more about your feelings.

It must be strange for you to be here without her.

-Stranger for you.

-No. I'm used to it.

Oh!

I'm sorry! I don't know what you want me to say.

-I thought you'd miss her.

-Yeah, well, of course I miss her!

Do you?

-Yeah, I miss her!

-Yeah?

Don't be silly. Course I miss her. I love her. I...

-I will always love Zainab.

-You still love her?

She's the mother of my children.

We were married 28 years,

you can't just wipe the slate clean after all that time.

-Dad.

-She's just a part of me as you are, as all my kids are.

She always will be.

Have you thought about trying again?

-Oh, Shabnam!

-Have you talked to her?

-Oh, stop.

Well, if you love her,

if she's part of you, then why are you two in separate countries

-trying to start again when you could just be...

-Please, Shabnam.

-Just stop!

-Why?

-Because we are done.

Zee and I are done.

We are both moving on with our lives.

Do you understand?

You divorced,

she remarried, and you still got back together!

That's how much you love each other!

Dad, you literally walked through fire to be with her.

-Stop pretending to have moved on.

-I am not pretending. I'm not.

This...

This is how life works.

Sometimes you just wake up and you realise, no matter how much

-you love them, you're just too old to wear skinny jeans.

-Don't joke!

I'm not! I really am not.

Zainab is not part of my life now. She's part of my past.

I'll go and make us a nice cup of tea, yeah?

-Give you a chance to sort yourself out.

-Thanks.

Thanks for being so nice.

You all right? I got your message. What's going on, then?

Protest about the market closing. Tomorrow. Spread the word!

I invited Lauren to help.

Thought it'd be more fun with the three of us,

if we're going to get hijacked.

You can drink at lunchtime with your lady friends another day.

All pull together in times of crisis.

Yeah, cos everybody listens to a good sign(!)

We've got to show 'em what the market means to us.

What it means to local businesses.

Thanks, Whitney, for helping us out.

Right, well, I'm not being funny but you're going to need some card,

aren't you? You can't use this.

She's right.

See, this is why we need you, Lauren. You're artistic, aren't you?

-You're so smart.

-I am.

OK. Right, I'll go and find some boxes, yeah?

-You don't mind me inviting her, do you?

-No.

You're still my favourite, Whitney Dean!

-All right, Lauren?

-All right?

-What's all that lot up to?

-Protesting against the market closing.

-Oh, yadda, yadda...

Large whisky, please, Linda.

Shirley, do you have any scissors and boxes and stuff?

Upstairs, Art Attack.

-What if someone sees her?

-That ain't going to happen, sweetheart.

She got here OK, didn't she?

Maybe it's for the best.

Kat, she can't come round here no more.

Too many memories, with lots of people.

It ain't safe, sweetheart.

Oh, you wanted sugar, didn't you?

Well, that's good, it's meant to calm you down anyway.

All right, love? What you doing?

Oh, er, sorry! Shirley said I could get some scissors cos we're

making them signs downstairs.

-Is that all right?

-Yeah, it's all right.

No sugar.

Good thing about having a kitchen downstairs, you can always rob it.

You found them?

Er, no.

-Try the living room.

-Thanks.

I'll be two seconds, love.

Sorry, I'm just looking...

You shouldn't be here.

Please don't say anything.

I'm going. I'm going.

I'm going. I promise I won't come back.

No, because the thing is - the thing is, Ian, if you behave like that...

Like what? Like what?

-I was just trying to help him...

-You know what, I think I'm...

I'm going to just take Bobby over to the cafe

-cos, you know...

-Yeah, thanks, love.

-Sorry.

-You're not going to leave again, are you?

-What?

-I really did try at the competition!

Yeah, I know you did.

It's just that Dad thought you'd stay longer if I won.

That you'd come back more often.

You just can't help yourself, can you?

-I'm sorry, I'm not having it in here.

-What?!

But your dog's allowed in the pub.

Yeah, I mean, she lives in here, don't she?

You know what your dog's done to Lady Di?

Know what he's done? He's taken advantage of her.

You think it's funny? She's been ruined.

Linda, it's a dog. You can't expect me to control its libido.

No. To be fair, Linda,

I mean, Max has quite a lot of trouble with his own.

Do you mind? That's my daughter there!

Look, I'm sorry about Tramp.

Glad one of you has the manners to apologise.

-Is she OK?

-As long as we can still breed her.

-Breed her?!

-Abs, just leave it.

No! What, breed her for money?

They're very valuable, bulldogs.

That's horrible!

Sorry?

-She just likes animals.

-No, I think that's disgusting.

All right, she is an animal but you can't treat her like that.

She's not your toy.

-You know what? I think people like you shouldn't have dogs.

-Abs!

Dog abuser(!)

-Where are you going?

-Said I'd phone my mum back.

You've just been on the phone a half-hour!

You know, some people do talk to their mums.

I just told him that you were really proud of him

and that it was nice that you'd come all this way to see him.

And?

And that if he did well, and he did more things like this,

you'd have more reasons to come down and see him.

That's what you teach him,

that me coming to see him is nothing to do with loving him,

it's about some spelling competition?

Did you or did you not come down to see him because of the competition?

Yeah, well, of course I did!

So, if he got through to the final, you'd have come down to see it, wouldn't you?

Right. So what have I said that is so wrong?

Jane, he needs you, all right? We all need you.

You've been back five minutes

and already you've put the family right again.

Why don't you come back?

Come back to the area, right? I mean...

I don't know, invest in Scarlett's or something.

What?

You've done well whilst you've been away, haven't you?

Look, truth be told,

Janine's selling her share of the restaurant, so I've got to make an

offer, and I'd like to do it before she sells it to some stranger.

What?

For one minute, I really thought this was all about Bobby,

about what's best for him.

But I suppose for that minute I forgot that you're Ian Beale.

Hang on, I don't know what you're talking about here.

That is not even true!

Ian Beale always cared about his family, his community, his history.

It really is all money now, isn't it?

-Hold on, I didn't mean...

-Cos that's what that's all about,

compensation money from the market closing.

And what's this? Is this your backup plan?

Use your own son to guilt me into giving you money?

You've been ages.

Lauren?

You all right, Lauren?

Lauren?

Max?

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT LOUDLY

-What's this?

-Thought I'd try it on.

I got a call.

I've got an interview tomorrow at the pharmacy, the Turpin Road one.

That's brilliant! What about the Minute Mart?

That was just for now.

I mean, even the chemist is just the tills,

but it's a pharmacy, I have a degree in it so...

And you can do that training, that conversion course

-or whatever it is you told me about - you could do it there.

-Mm.

-Do you want the job or not?

-Yeah! No, I do. I do.

It's... Maybe that's it.

-I'm nervous.

-You'll do great.

I'm sorry if I've been difficult, if I've made things harder for you.

Listen, this is a brand-new start for both of us.

Your job. My suit.

Ladies at the mosque, watch out.

It's a fundraiser, not speed dating!

And one step at a time, eh?

Well, we've got to find you someone better than before,

someone who won't ditch you for a sleazy car salesman.

Oh, I can think of many women who'd make me

-very happy who are nothing like your mum or Carol.

-Who?

Never you mind.

Are you really going?

I'm only going across the road to the B&B, I'll see you tomorrow.

Do you have to go?

Why don't you come over later? We'll get a takeaway or something.

Yeah, I'd like that.

-I'm really sorry about all this, Jane.

-Don't worry, Denise.

You don't have to go.

I'm not staying here. See you tomorrow, Bobby.

I'll see Jane out.

Can we sort this out, for Bobby's sake?

For his sake now? Or is it the restaurant?

-You don't understand.

-Oh, I do understand.

I know what comes first to you, and it's not Bobby.

-How can you say that?

-You know, I trusted you.

I thought, "He can be an egomaniac, he can be difficult,

"he can be selfish, but he always puts his kids first.

"Always loves his family."

I do.

What's happened to you, Ian?

The market's closing down and you don't care.

Bobby's humiliated and you don't care.

And there was me feeling sorry for you this morning.

-We need you. Need you here.

-No, Bobby needs me.

Needs me more than you.

What's that mean?

I'm going to take him back to Cardiff.

He should come and live with me.

I'm sorry, Ian, but it's for the best.

FRONT DOOR OPENS

-MAX:

-Lauren?

All right?

Why'd you run off like that?

-I thought you were having fun with your mates.

-No, I didn't feel like it.

Everything all right?

Yeah.

You sure?

Sorry, I'm just zoned out. Ignore me.

As long as you're OK, Lauren.

Dad?

Did you have a good day?

Er, yeah.

Well, look after her now. She's fragile.

-She don't look it.

-Come on, then.

Where are you going? Bus is this way.

Nah, we'll get a cab.

A cab?

Baby, will you please stop worrying?

I ain't worried.

Cos we've got a plan. I mean, we've got a plan, ain't we?

-They won't know what's hit them.

-Yeah. Bring it on, eh?

Jenny?

You're back late, babe. Have you eaten?

Mummy!

No.

-Takeaway?

-Yeah. Takeaway.

Yes!

Right, I'm going to jump in the shower. You can order for me, yeah?

-Yeah.

-Oh, are you free on Tuesday?

I promised my mum we'd go see her.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm free.

You can always join me in the shower if you want.

-Lily, get up.

-But it's not bedtime!

It's OK, we're not going to bed.

Mummy's going to put your coat on.

There we go.

We're leaving.

OK?