11/07/2014 EastEnders

L?

You awake?

I'm still sleeping.

I need you to liven up.

Why? What's wrong?

It's Lee.

He was off his nut last night. And he was rambling. And...

He just said, er...

He said, um, he's done something stupid to do with Lucy.

Lucy? Why didn't you tell me?

I'm sorry. I know, I didn't want to worry you. I just...

We need to talk to him.

All right, Lauren?

-You get Janet off OK?

-Yeah, yeah.

That's another load of Lexi's clothes that she's grown out of again.

-Did you have the last of the milk?

-Yeah. Sorry. Do you want me to go and get some more?

Nah, I haven't got time.

I've got my trial with Mr Coker today.

I need to make a good impression. I really need this job.

So I'm guessing this is a bad time to ask to lend a few quid, then?

Oh, Pops. I'm sorry. I'm down to my last 20 and Lexi needs some new clothes.

Babe, I'm skint. I've got bills coming out my ears.

I've got two lots of electric to pay now, ain't I?

-Well, yeah, but I thought Phil was helping us out.

-That's just a loan.

Don't worry, we'll work something out.

Look, I've got to go. I'm late already.

Wish me luck, yeah?

You don't need luck. You'll get that job no problem, right?

Well, let's hope so, eh?

-Love ya.

-Love ya.

Lee! Lee!

Lee!

-Where is he?

-I dunno. Maybe he went for a run.

Or he's done a runner.

Let's not jump to conclusions, please.

What are you making noise for?

No answer.

Have you seen Lee?

No, not since last night. Why?

No reason. I need to go out.

Get yourself dressed.

What's he done now?

Nothing.

You all right?

Yeah. Just had a few too many last night.

And I thought you army boys was hard core.

You off to work?

No. Me and Tina are going to visit Jake in a bit.

They've set a date for the trial.

Didn't think it would come round this quick.

Feel terrible, cos I ain't been to see him in a while.

-I'm surprised you're sticking by him.

-That's what you do for mates.

What, regardless of what they've done?

Jake's innocent. He didn't do it.

He's late.

You will try to work this out, won't you, Les?

Yes, birdie.

Mr Coker! Mr Coker! Sorry I'm a bit late.

I just had to drop Janet off and the traffic was murder.

-Well, never mind. You're here now. That's all that matters.

-Yeah.

I'll leave you to it. Good luck with Mrs Jacobs.

Right, Billy. Are you ready to evoke empathy and compassion?

Yeah, let's have it.

So we're going to sell this Mrs Jacobs a funeral plan, yeah?

Er...it's a bit late for that.

Oh, right.

You got any words of advice?

I hope you've got a strong constitution.

Once Jake's found guilty, maybe things will go back to normal.

Normal, yeah? What is normal, Abs?

I heard you moving around again last night. Can you still not sleep?

No, I'm all right.

Listen, I thought I'd take you out later.

Go up west, bit of lunch.

Anywhere you fancy?

I'm going to go see Mum today.

Oh, yeah.

Well, why don't you take Lauren out for lunch instead?

Yeah, she'd be well up for that, wouldn't she?

You'd better make a move, hadn't you?

Well...no, it's fine. I can stay a bit longer.

Ta.

Um...can you cope on your own for a bit? I'm going to go to the chippy.

You ain't seen my Lee, have you?

Oh, no. I didn't even know he was back.

If you see him, will you tell him to call me?

-Yeah. Is everything all right?

-Yeah, course.

Have a look, have a look! Come on, beautiful day.

Everything's summer wardrobe, everything on trend.

Sorry.

Come on, ladies! You only live once!

Um, you haven't got anything that's suitable for an interview, have you?

Well, funny you should ask. Look at this.

Classic. Guaranteed to get you any job, that.

Do you know what? That actually ain't that bad, is it?

As worn by Karren Brady, of The Apprentice.

Well, she had designer.

But you can get the next best thing for a score.

Are you sure that you're going to be OK?

Yeah, course. Just go and enjoy yourself.

What are you doing back here?

What's it to do with you?

-I'll see you later.

-See ya.

-I heard about you and Lucy.

Classy.

All right?

All set for your trip?

I'm not sure if I'm going to go now.

-Well, why not?

-It's Dad. I just...

I just think he needs someone around him.

Still not talking?

You know, you should talk to her.

It's not fair you having to deal with all this on your own.

Yeah, thank you.

You all right? What are you still doing here?

I was spending some time with Dad.

I was hoping that whilst I was away you could go and see him.

Er... Maybe not.

But Lauren, he really wants to talk to you.

-Yeah, well, it's a bit late for that now, ain't it?

-It's never too late.

-In Abi-world.

Oh, and in Lauren-world we just do this forever, do we?

Not talk to one another. Not be a proper family.

Maybe.

I've seen Jake's got his trial date.

Yeah. I saw it in the papers. So?

So Dad didn't kill Lucy.

OK. Well, he still slept with her, though, didn't he?

-And he still lied about it, so...

-Like you did with Jake.

-That is not the same thing at all, Abi.

-Well, isn't it?

-No!

Dad was there for you after it all blew up with you and Jake.

Now you need to be there for him.

Because people are getting all in his face and they're...and they're hurting him.

And I know that deep down it really is affecting him, Lauren.

It is - I can see it, but he won't admit it.

And he misses you. He does. And he needs his family around him now.

And I can't do that all on my own.

Please, Lauren, just go and see him for me.

-Just hear him out, see what he has to say.

-All right, all right. Yeah, fine.

-Yeah, OK. I'll go and see him after my shift.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Yeah! Thank you.

If you see him, will you tell him to call me?

-Yeah, course I will.

-Thanks, love.

All right? How's your head this morning?

-Yeah. It's fine. You ain't seen Lee, have you?

-No.

-Have you got...

-I can't stop.

Looking good!

What you doing dressed like that? I thought it was Billy who was going for the job at the undertakers.

Oh, ha-ha. You're so funny.

Trying to make a good impression, actually.

I do look all right, don't I?

Yeah, you look great.

Oh, Lee! Your mum was looking for you earlier.

-Oh, was she?

-Yeah.

All right?

Are you all right?

Yeah, yeah. I'm fine.

Just check in with your mum, will you? I think she's a bit worried.

It's me.

I need to see you.

It's urgent.

Didn't think the market was your cup of tea.

It's really not, at all.

Don't stay on my account.

Nah, just anything to get away from that nuthouse.

Mum's got her knickers in a twist over something as usual.

-I saw her this morning, looking for Lee.

-Yeah, I think...

-I'm glad I bumped in to you. I was hoping you and Linda could do me a favour.

-What's that?

I'm having a photoshoot at Blades next week

and I'm short a couple of models.

-Me and Mum?

-Yeah! You know, old and new Walford.

-You're having a bubble, ain't you?

-No. It could make a great angle.

Really?

-And I think it'd save me a few quid.

-There we go!

What do you say?

It's really not my kind of thing, man. Sorry.

But I reckon Mum'd be well up for it.

Any excuse to get in front of the camera again.

You should ask her.

Yeah. Yeah, all right, I will.

Yeah? See you later.

-HORN TOOTS

-Two minutes!

I'm really sorry, Mr Coker.

No, we all make mistakes.

She was heavier than she looked.

Just for future reference, should you ever drop the deceased

on the floor again, the words

"Oops, butterfingers" are probably

not what the grieving relatives want to hear at that precise moment.

Yeah.

Still, we got her down in one piece. Eventually.

There's a lot more to this funeral lark than you think.

It's not for those with a faint heart.

-Or sweaty palms.

-No.

Maybe I'm just not cut out for...

What you need is some food inside you. Perk you up a bit.

-Hey.

-Sorry, we don't do walk-ins. Appointments only.

Oh, no, I ain't here to get my hair done. I probably couldn't afford your prices anyway.

I'm here about the job.

I used to work at the salon just down the road and I've got

tonnes of experience working with customers.

Yeah...you're not really what I'm looking for.

What do you mean by that?

-It's just not the right look.

-Oh, this? I don't even like this.

-I can go and change, if you want.

-No, you're all right.

-It won't take me two minutes.

I don't think you'd have anything suitable.

You know, I could do this job with one hand tied behind my back.

I'm also looking for someone that's not going to bite the customers' heads off.

Oh, do you know what? Stuff your job, all right?!

This is great, thanks.

I better be off soon, though. Got to go and pick up Janet.

Yeah, of course.

So how would you feel about some more shifts, Billy?

-What, you really think I'm cut out for it?

-Well, you do have the mournful look.

Messed up, though, didn't I?

First day nerves, I'm sure.

Why are you being so nice to me?

Pam has seen you with Janet.

You're very good with her.

Can't be easy.

She's worth it, though. And Lola, well, she's great with her.

Grandchildren bring you such joy.

So, you and Mrs Coker, you got grandkids?

One, yes. Paul. Lovely boy.

Spitting image of his father.

And what does he do for a living, then, your boy?

Our son died a while ago now.

Mr Coker, I'm so sorry.

No, it's OK. We don't...we don't like to talk about it much.

So see, the thing is, Billy, sometimes we all need somebody

to reach out and offer us a helping hand.

So what do you say?

Really?

Yeah!

-What's that for?

-Just look at it as an advance on your wages.

Smashing!

I couldn't find him. Have you heard from him?

He hasn't answered any of my calls, no.

What do you think he's done? What if he don't come back?

What are we going to do?

Go on, then. What's Lee done this time? And don't say "nothing"

because I know you've been out looking for him. So it must be something serious.

Yeah, it is.

Oh, thank God you're all right. I've been worried sick about you.

All right, let the boy breathe, let him breathe.

Sorry. I needed to think things through. Get my head straight.

About what?

I lied to the police about where I was the night Lucy died.

DOOR OPENS

You all right?

-You OK?

-Yeah. Good.

Great they've set a date for the trial, eh?

Yeah.

Means you can clear your name. Prove you didn't do it.

Yeah, get you out of here.

You think so?

Jake...Jake, are you OK?

They're going to find me guilty.

I've been so stupid. How can I be such an idiot?

Just calm down. Calm down and tell us what happened.

I told the police I was at a party all night when I weren't.

Why would you do that?

I panicked.

The way they were looking at me and talking about me.

I'm not stupid. I know what they was thinking.

Squaddie with a short fuse. Sleeping with the victim.

Easy conviction in their eyes. So I lied.

Why bring all this up now?

When I went back to my unit,

I didn't really think much of it at the time.

But now I've come home, it's brought it all back.

And I see stuff and hear stuff about people.

And then something I didn't think anything of at the time

suddenly seems important.

So um... What happened after the party, then, Lee?

Lucy didn't show. I thought she'd stood me up.

I left the Vic and see her walking up Bridge Street.

So I followed her. I was going to jump out on her. Surprise her.

Try and convince her to come back to the party but...

But?

Well, when I caught up with her, she was having this massive barney.

Well, did you get a good look at who she was arguing with?

Yeah.

Well, then, you've got to call the police. Tell them what you saw.

Give them a full description, so maybe they can find him.

No, hold up, hold up.

Do you know who it was?

Lee.

Do you know who Lucy was rowing with?

Yeah.

Who was it?

You're innocent. We know that.

You've got nothing to worry about.

You know, Sadie's back in London.

She won't let me see Bella.

You're going to be out of here soon enough. You can see her then.

What if they bang me up for something I didn't do?

Bella could be 30 by the time I get out.

That's not going to happen. You're going to get off.

Yeah. The jury is going to listen to all the evidence

and they'll realise you can't have done it.

That's funny, cos the CPS seem to think the evidence means I did it.

The jury will believe you.

And what if they don't?

You hear about it all the time, don't you? Miscarriages of justice.

Innocent blokes getting banged up for something they didn't do.

Why me, eh? Why me?

Because I'm an alky whose wife left him. The obvious choice.

Why not Max?

He was sleeping with her. Or Lee?

I saw her crying into his arms in the restaurant

the night before she died.

Or Ian? I mean, he treated her like dirt.

Her own dad.

But no, it's not them sat here, is it? It's me.

I don't know how much more of this I can take.

DOOR OPENS

Hello.

You all right? You took your time.

Oh, yeah, something came up.

What, something to do with the trial?

You know I can't discuss that. If they found out about us I could lose my job.

Yeah, well, there's nothing to discuss, is there? It's an open-and-shut case.

What did you want that was so urgent?

I just...

I just wanted to...confess.

Yeah, I just...

I dunno what it is. I just...

I felt this sudden urge to...

..you know, just to unburden myself.

Well, I do hope you're not wasting police time.

And he wouldn't even give me an interview.

I mean, who does he think he is?

Peter, are you listening to me?

-Yeah. Course. His loss, ain't it?

-Thanks, that really helps.

-Yeah, well, I'm sorry.

It's just a bit weird seeing Lee back here. You know.

Look, why don't I...Why don't I go and have a word with Dean?

See if I can't straighten things out.

Yeah. Whatever.

I just can't believe it. I just... I can't get my head round it.

It's not like we know him that well.

Are you sure it was him?

-Yeah, I saw them rowing.

-Why didn't you get involved?

It all happened so fast.

Lucy ran off, so I come back to the party.

But what if he followed her? What if... You know.

What should I do?

You've got to tell the police.

-Oh, hang on a minute...

-Of course he's got to tell the police.

How's it going to look if Lee goes to the police now and tells them that he lied?

It's the right thing to do, Mum.

-Yeah...for who?

-For her family!

Are you saying he should just keep quiet?

Listen, your mother's right.

Lee going now and changing his statement -

-it's not going to look good for him.

-And the police obviously think Jake did it.

Well, what if what Lee saw could get Jake off?

Nancy's right.

But what if the row was over nothing?

Then I'm dropping someone in schtuck for no reason.

He's got a family. You've got to be sure, son.

Am I missing something here?

Look, just tell the police exactly what you saw.

Dad?

Is everything all right?

How was Jake?

-In pieces.

-Thinks he's going down, that no-one's going to believe him.

Whatever you want to do, son, we'll back you.

I need to see it in his eyes first.

Lee, wait!

-I should be getting back.

-Aw.

-Stay a bit longer.

-My boss will be wondering where I am.

No, he'll be all right.

Why don't you just tell him you were interviewing a suspect?

Oi.

-See you later.

-I'll see you later.

Oh, I am sorry...er...

You're going to have to hide.

What?

-Please can you just hide!

-Um...

KNOCK ON DOOR

You all right, Lauren? Sorry about that. I was just asleep.

Must have dozed off.

You been all right?

Yeah. Good.

Um, Abi said that you were keen to speak to me.

Er, yeah, I am.

Yeah, that'd be great.

Well, I'm listening.

Yeah...um...

Yeah, the thing is, Lauren,

it ain't really the best time now, so...

What?

Well, just like, I'm a bit busy and that, so...

Why don't we just meet up later? Have a chat then.

What, are you joking? I don't believe this.

After everything you've done, I come round here to try to talk to you and now...

And now you don't even care!

-Lauren...

-Well...uh!

Oh...

Go and talk to her.

-What, and say what?

-Whatever it takes to fix things.

Well, go on! What are you waiting for?

Yeah.

We never got to speak before I left for Afghanistan.

I'm really sorry about Lucy.

Wait! Lee!

We're coming with you.

They told us.

-Anyway, Mr Coker reckons I'm a natural.

-That's great, Pops.

-Yeah.

I'm still going to keep my shifts at the chippy, though.

The more money I can bring in the better.

I'm so proud of you, you know.

Yes, well, I thought we were in need of a celebration. So...

I have ordered us pizza.

-Yay!

-Yes!

You know, Lo, I really think this is a fresh start for us.

Anyway, enough of me banging on, how's your day been?

Yeah. Yeah, it's been great.

DOORBELL

Oh...pizza!

Coming, mate.

What do you want?