29/07/2014 EastEnders

MUSIC: "EastEnders Theme"

Nick? Are you feeling all right?

Don't. Not today. Cos I'm not in the mood.

Dead men don't just ring phones, Carol. You must've misheard.

I didn't mishear anything.

OK? Cos he said, "It's Dad". And that's Nick.

I knew there was something dodgy about you,

the minute you turned up on Dot's doorstep like that.

Let's go and explain the mix-up to Dot, shall we?

Right, OK, listen, please...

Family's everything to me and that includes Dot.

If you think I'm going to stand by and watch her get

taken for a mug you've got another think coming... All right.

OK, listen. Just...not here.

Fine. In here.

I wasn't expecting visitors.

Roxy told me you sent her packing.

Well, she was only ever meant to be helping me

out till I was ready to come back and now I'm ready.

Sharon, it's a lot for you to take on, you know,

without her backing you. I'm backing me. That's all I need.

Look, Phil, I know you're worried about me, but I'm fine.

I mean, look, I'm working,

not cowering in the corner shaking, am I?

I'm just trying to look out for you, that's all.

Yeah, and I'm trying to get back on my feet.

Now, if I need any help, I'll ask. OK?

Oh, a delivery just came in. I'd better go check on it.

Look, how many different ways can I say it? I'm fine. Go.

You sure you don't want a cup of tea or anything?

Nil by mouth. Anyway, I'm not here for a cup of tea and a chitchat.

What do you want with Dot?

If it's money you're after you're on a hiding to nothing.

Money's the last thing on my mind.

Sparing everybody pain, that's what this is about.

He's venom, my old man. Dot's better off.

Yeah, well, that's not your decision.

He's treated her like dirt for years.

And I don't know that just cos I've heard the stories. OK?

I've lived it - he did exactly the same thing to me and my mum.

So you pretend he's dead?

It was his idea - I only agreed to help because I wanted rid of him.

I thought if everybody thinks he's dead, he can't come back.

And now I'm free, Mum's free. And now Grandma's free too.

Yeah. Except now he's phoning your mobile for a chat.

Doesn't sound like you're rid of him at all.

It's only just started. He calls me, and I hang up.

I swear to you, as far as I'm concerned he's out of my life.

Say I buy into all of this, why involve Dot at all?

She's not seen him in ages.

I don't know. He said it'd tie up some loose ends.

I thought I'd just show up and spin a line

and turn round and walk away again.

And then I met her and she treated me like family.

I've never had that before.

And that's your excuse, is it?

Please just forget what you've heard today and walk away.

Because if you tell her the truth now, it's going to break her heart.

She thinks her son's dead.

Trust me, it doesn't get more heartbreaking than that.

A son like Nick?

Can you honestly say she's not better off thinking he's dead?

Mum! What are you doing? Sonia's waiting.

I'll be there in a minute.

You're supposed to be halfway to the hospital,

not here rabbiting with him. I'll be there in a minute.

She means the world to me.

Prove it. Tell Dot the truth.

Or I will.

He's gone. You can stop panicking.

That won't be the last close call we have.

Clearly Phil's keeping an eye on this place.

Ripping him off won't be easy.

Yeah, well, let me worry about that.

You just make it happen, yeah?

If he was to find out...

we both know what he's capable of.

I'll start putting things in place.

Let me know if you still want to go ahead?

I won't change my mind.

I can't stop thinking the Old Bill are going to burst in any minute.

Carol's a woman of her word.

And if she wasn't, we'd have heard something by now.

We've got rid of the stuff, all right, everything's been dealt with.

Almost everything.

You know what, I can't take this.

It's like watching Tigger on a bad day.

She ain't half making a song and dance about it, ain't she?

She split up with her girlfriend, so what?

She was going to have a kid with her, L.

She should see the kid she's got,

not go making new ones with turkey basters.

The Minute Mart didn't have Lady Di's favourite tins,

I had to go up the high street. You done good, girl.

Nothing but the best for my Lady Di.

The kids took her over the park, to give her a nice run.

Stop cooing over the dog. We've got a lesbian to fix.

She really does love that girl, don't she?

Yeah, she always did have bad taste.

She used to wear shell suits and leg warmers and all.

What was that film she used to watch on loop when she was a kid?

Ooh, the one with the kid with the leather jacket and the earring.

That's it.

The Breakfast Club!

What're you thinking?

DVD, popcorn, all the family around her.

Put a smile on her face in no time.

Think it might take a bit more than that, Shirl.

Give me two hours, I'll have her doing cartwheels.

You all right?

Yeah. Come on, let's get going, shall we?

The kids want to say bye again.

See ya, kids!

Is that it?

I don't want to do all that again.

Just phone me when she's out, yeah?

Course I will.

TEXT MESSAGE ALERT

You all right? Yeah.

I've got a contact interested in taking

some of the gear off our hands.

He wants to do a quality check, I said I'd meet him over there.

Well, have I got time for a drink first or do you need some muscle?

You ain't coming.

The last thing we need is any of this lot asking questions.

You stay here, butter 'em up.

Yeah, that's not exactly my scene.

It is today. You're in their good books.

Make sure it stays that way.

How'd it go?

Yeah. All weighted and dumped.

And you watched it sink, yeah?

I'm very thorough. You can trust me.

In that case...

..on the house.

And there's plenty more where that came from.

Bingo. I found it under a pile of Harry Potter on the market.

Legend. L? Family conference, please.

What? Well, the kids ain't here and Tina's gone to the chippy.

Doesn't matter.

Right, I just want to say that you lot played a blinder today.

And do you know why? Cos we proved this family can handle anything.

Well, there wouldn't have been anything to handle

if it weren't for some people.

And to prove we all stick together -

Aunt Babe, I'd like to offer you a job here, in the kitchen.

Mick!

No more slippery moves, just pure hard graft. What do you reckon?

Slaving over a hot stove ain't exactly how

I pictured my twilight years.

I appreciate the offer but I'll manage without, thanks.

I thought you were skint?

She said she'll manage.

Sorry, love, you out for a booze? Sorry.

I don't know why we couldn't have had a pot of tea at my house?

Ta. I mean, my Victoria sponge knocks spots off this.

Look, I wanted to talk to you.

When you say it like that, it makes me fear the worst.

What is it?

You know that I love spending time with you, right?

Even if I don't always say it.

Well, I love it too.

I mean, nothing makes up for losing your son,

but having you around has made it bearable.

I'm just sorry that I'm not the grandson you deserve.

You're the sort of person who always thinks they should do more.

I wish you wouldn't, I wish you wouldn't be

so hard on yourself. I mean, you've been very good to me.

I haven't.

Yes, you have.

And look at what you were like to Carol this morning. Poor soul.

I mean, she's got so much on her mind what with being ill

and Bianca in that debt.

I mean, you were like a Good Samaritan to her.

As you've been to me.

Come here, I'll do that.

I mean, who knows, eh?

When you're feeling better, you could even get back to work.

You know, start feeling like your old self again.

Yeah, OK. The world's my oyster, eh?

You all right?

There's something to be said, isn't there, for a bit of peace

and quiet after the day we've had?

I mean, I always say to Rebecca, I love B and the kids to bits

but they can't half make a racket, can't they?

Do you remember that time...

You know what, darling, I'm just going to go to the loo. OK.

Mum, the loo's that way.

Oh, you lost something?

Oh. VAT receipts.

They're not at The Albert

so I thought Roxy might have brought 'em here.

Here they are.

Nothing gets past you, does it?

Listen, I've been thinking.

You know, I shouldn't have pushed you earlier on.

Well, if you want to go back to work that's your decision.

I'm glad to hear it.

But I'm not going to stand by and let you take too much on.

Not without you having something to...something to look forward to.

What do you mean?

What're you doing on the 27th September?

Phil, if you've booked a holiday it's a lovely idea

but I've been laid up long enough.

No, no, not a holiday.

A wedding.

We're going to be man and wife in two months.

You sent everybody home and now you're doing a bit of tidying up?

Something like that.

I knew you wouldn't miss the chance to earn a few quid.

It's my nest egg. My pension.

Would you really see me freezing to death in the winter?

After everything I've done for you?

You should've come to me. I would've understood.

I might've even helped if you hadn't involved Dean.

I needed to stow the gear. It wasn't personal.

Well, first Tina, then him. Dean has got a record!

He could go down for this, you don't care about anyone but yourself.

Go back to the Vic. I'm dealing with this.

No. I'm not going anywhere.

Well, you'll be going back inside if she has anything to do with it.

What were you thinking, letting her drag you into this?

She can stash her gear somewhere else.

She didn't drag me into anything and she's not stashing the gear,

we're selling it.

You see, Babe and I are partners.

Got your head round it yet?

Look, I don't get it. I thought we had to do the registration together?

I went down to Walford Town Hall to see what dates they had.

The fella said they had a cancellation so I told him

to pencil us in, we can do the paperwork later.

But, Phil, two months? We can't, there's not enough time.

Time for what?

Well, there's things to do. Things to organise.

We've got the guests, entertainment. A cake. Oh, a cake.

If it's cake you're worried about I'll go over the Minute Mart now...

I'm serious.

You can't just throw these things together at the drop of a hat.

Sharon, all that matters, yeah, is me and you walking down that aisle.

You're nervous, you know, I understand that,

but we work, don't we?

We fit. We always have done.

I mean, a last minute cancellation.

If that ain't meant to be, I don't know what is.

I suppose you're right.

And I've had a word with Roxy. She starts back at the bar tomorrow.

You spoke to Roxy?

All right, relax, OK? It's your bar.

You know, it's just to take the pressure off.

Sharon, I'm doing this for you.

You're too good to me.

You get nicked for this, you'll be doing proper time.

Think about what you're risking.

You've got a life here, you've got this place.

You're getting back on your feet.

My life, and what I do with it,

are absolutely nothing to do with you, d'you understand?

I'm still your mum.

I saw you, Dean, with Mick before.

You liked it, you liked being part of a proper family again.

What's that got to do with anything?

Just do us a favour, turn round, walk away

and forget everything you've seen.

We're closed, we're closed!

You see that? You see how easy it can be to get caught?

What d'you think Mick's going to say when he finds out about this?

He's not going to find out, is he?

Unless you open your big mouth and tell him.

I think you'd better leave me and Shirley to it for a bit.

You what? I said, leave us alone. I'll deal with this.

It's just business, Shirl. That's all.

That's my boy and you're putting him at risk. That's not business.

And I ain't having it.

I'm getting rid of that junk for good.

Funny how everyone else has to be honest with Mick...

..except for you.

I hate double standards.

I think it'd probably be best

if everyone just kept their mouths shut...

..don't you?

Lock up when you're done.

Hello.

Sorry, I... I didn't think there was anybody here.

I'll go.

Don't go rushing off. You must have wandered in for some reason.

No. I just... I just wanted to have a sit down.

I'm better now.

It might help. Talking about things.

I'm the chaplain here, it's my job.

Yeah, well, you can't help me.

You know, I've just come down from the renal ward.

Old boy, 80 or so.

Don't think he'd stepped inside a church for near on 70 years.

Your point?

He begged the nurses. Desperate not to go without seeing a vicar.

You're good at that, you lot, aren't you? The ceremony.

The lighting candles, the holding hands.

It's part of it.

My stepmum never misses a Sunday.

She'd be up that church morning, noon and night if she could

and her life has been full of misery,

loss and deceit. How fair is that, eh?

God's not really about fairness. It's annoying, I know.

We all just want to live in peace, see our kids grow up.

Not have this awful, stomach-wrenching fear in our lives.

If I said there are days that I don't like God any more than

you do, would that make you feel any better?

I'm about to go upstairs and have my breasts cut off.

I don't think I've ever been this scared.

They're a part of me. Who am I going to be after this?

My daughter's upstairs, and she's trying to be there for me.

They all are. I just...

I just...

I just feel really alone.

You're not.

Yeah, Mum's on the stall and Nan's just gone...

It's all right. It was you I was after.

Just checking in, seeing how you're doing.

Yeah, I'm all right. Handling things.

It's just...

Go on, stick the kettle on. I've got ten minutes.

I just wish I could do more, you know?

Make things better for everyone.

It's not easy being the man of the house, is it?

Ta-da!

Is that pink lemonade?!

And the best bit...

Oh, I ain't seen that in years! Pukka!

I'll stick it on.

It's your mother, that is.

See, she knows how to make people smile.

Oh, plan worked then?

Well, I ain't saying this makes everything better

but it's nice knowing I've got you lot.

Course you have, you silly mare. Go sit down. Love you.

Come here. Come on, Teen.

Cop for the popcorn, cos I can't... There it is. There we go. Look.

Babe texted me. She said everything's sorted.

You know, you're right.

Doing this whole family thing does make me feel very warm inside.

MUSIC: "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds

Where you going? It's starting.

Ten weeks in hospital, three ops, two metal plates in my right leg.

Your mum must have been beside herself.

By the time I got out, she'd had my motorbike scrapped.

Made me promise never to so much as look at another.

Not that I stuck to it.

You know, I still remember them pushing me

in for that first operation.

I thought I was a goner.

You know, the only thing that kept me calm was counting

the strip lights on the ceiling as they wheeled me in.

Are you all right?

I'd be better after a gin and tonic.

I don't suppose you've got one?

Nah, sorry. Just finished the last of my stash this morning.

Do you ever pray, Carol?

I had a son, Billie.

He died on my couch, right there in the front room.

I remember touching his body and praying.

Praying with everything I had, praying to God.

He was listening.

No, he wasn't. He took my son.

Why do I care about a God who does that, eh?

Gives me cancer?

Gives me a genetic time bomb to pass on

so that my daughter can go through the exact same thing?

You don't have any answers, do you?

No, you're right, I don't.

But I know he listens. I've felt it.

I really have to go.

You've got my number, right?

You don't need to be in trouble with the police to use it.

Thanks. You're a mate.

You all right? The Old Bill ain't been around again, have they?

It's all right. Just having a cuppa with Liam, checking in on him

after our little chat before. Give my love your mum, yeah?

Yeah. Cheers.

I'll whack the kettle on again, shall I?

Thanks, Liam.

Oh, are you going out?

Uh, yeah. Going to meet a mate for a drink.

Oh, it's just that, Kat's just sent me home.

Couldn't stop thinking about my mum.

I thought perhaps me and you could watch a film together or something.

Yeah, well, I won't be long.

Which mate you going out with?

Erm, Lauren and Fats. No-one special.

Oh, you ain't serious, are you, Whit? B, look...

After everything them Carters have put this family through?

Lee had nothing to do with that.

Do you think I'm trying to stop you from being happy, Whit? No.

Course not. I'm not. I just don't want you to get hurt again.

I'm not going to. Lee's not like that, he won't hurt me.

You need to trust me on this one.

He is not going to be an easy bloke to be with.

And anyway, I need you here, don't I?

When push comes to shove, he'll always choose his lot over you.

Maybe you need to do the same.

I thought I owed you an explanation.

Let me guess. That bloke earlier?

Marcus is a solicitor.

Look, I won't go into detail but he's been helping me.

With Phil. He nearly caught us red-handed before.

Part of me was ready to give this whole thing up.

So, why don't you, then?

Because if I do it'll never stop.

I mean, he's asked Roxy to stay on at the bar when I've told him

I don't need her.

He's brought the wedding forward.

He had me beaten up in my own bar.

He's been doing it for years, Linda, and it's got to stop.

You know Dennis, my husband?

He was different, I bet.

No, I mean Phil was involved... in Dennis's death.

He thought that I forgave him but...

that's what getting him to buy me The Albert was about.

He outsmarted me, made sure his name was on the lease.

I mean, if I'm going to pull this off, Linda, I've got to make sure

I'm always one step ahead of him.

Is Sharon in?

You don't need to talk to her. Ever.

Don't worry, I'm not going to give away your grubby little secret.

I need help.

Dean's in trouble.

So tell me something new(!)

No, this is serious, Phil. He could go back inside.

Make it look like it's been a break-in. "Stuff"?

It's a favour, don't ask any questions. Like I didn't with Carl.

You owe me. I don't owe you anything.

And I ain't interested in doing you a favour.

D'you think I'd really be here if I wasn't desperate?

If you need to dump some stuff, you don't need me.

You can do it yourself. I can't.

Aunt Babe's in on it.

If I touch her gear, she's going to blow it with me and Mick for good.

I could lose him, Phil.

If you keep secrets, they have a habit of coming back to bite ya.

That's the way it is. You're lecturing me about secrets?!

Maybe I've learned my lesson. So you're not going to help me?

It's not my fault things are like this between us.

You're scum, d'you know that?

You know what,

I seem to remember Dean didn't do too well last time he was locked up.

And he was a good kid before he went inside.

Who knows what another stretch will do to him, eh?

Please, Phil.

No, Shirley.

Your problem. Your choice.

DOOR SLAMS

Oh, where've you been? You can't just wander off like that.

I've been worried sick.

I didn't mean to be so long.

Well, anyway, I've made the best of my time.

I've put all your stuff away in the cabinet.

That's lovely, darling. Thanks.

I'm going to really spoil you when you get to my house.

I'm going to bring you tea in bed and everything.

Do you know what, darling, I just need a minute.

Just to get my head together. Oh. Yeah, yeah, of course. Thank you.

Take your time.

(Our Father...)

SHE SIGHS

DOOR OPENS

EMOTIVE MUSIC ON DVD-PLAYER

Oh, come on, Morgan! How long does it take to get a packet of crisps?

What's the time now?

Almost quarter past.

You shouldn't have seen that, that was private. Sorry.

What are you doing here? They'll take me down in a minute.

It's all right. Don't...don't worry about where I got it from.

The important thing is it's taken care of.

I've paid the balance in full.

Bianca doesn't have to worry any more.

You must've been worried sick. Carol, please, I'm not the enemy.

That's why I've done that, to show you we're on the same side.

I mean, we're family, in a way, right?

I suppose. We want the same things.

For everyone to be happy and healthy

and not have to worry about anything.

Let me help, Carol. Please?

At least Nick was honest about who he was.

I think what you're doing is even more cruel.

I'd rather pay that debt ten times over than be

bought by the likes of you. Please...don't.

As soon as I'm able, I'm telling Dot the truth.

Make your peace with it and get out.

I just heard that the porter's on his way up.

It's almost time. (OK.)