19/02/2016 EastEnders

No...

No! No, please, please, please don't take him.

Stacey?

Stacey.

It was just a bad dream.

Try... Try to get some more rest. You still look tired, sweetheart.

I couldn't get to sleep. I was... I was worrying about the review.

There really is nothing to worry about, you know.

What's going to happen?

Dr Forde will try to reach an agreement with you.

What if we can't?

Try not to concern yourself with too many "what if"s.

Is Martin coming along to it?

Yeah. He'll be here.

KNOCKING

Early visitor for you, Stacey, my love. She said it's important.

Right, there you go. £1.20 change.

-Thanks a lot.

-Thank you very much.

I just heard. What happened? How are they?

Well, Martin hit his head badly and he cracked a rib an' all

so they want to keep him in.

Arthur?

He's fine. Absolutely fine.

What on Earth's happened?

Oh, Martin smashed his van up coming back from a hospital in Bristol.

He was nearly home an' all.

Well, he's home now.

What's he playing at?

Oi! Martin!

Go on, then. I'll cover your stall.

No, maybe later. Go on, go on, go on - get back.

This looks good.

Denny, I was thinking last night.

Why did your grandad think it was OK just to pick you up like that?

I don't know.

How did you leave things?

Did he say when you'd meet up again?

-No.

-BEEP

What was that?

Nothing.

Tell me the truth or that games console goes back to the shop.

That's what you always say.

Don't push me.

It was a phone on the game.

Empty your pockets.

No!

OK.

Fine.

And the back ones.

BLEEPING

Nappies.

Babygros.

Right, then I'll get the Marigolds.

He's really not coping, is he?

Martin, you are not well!

-All right, mind the ribs, mind the ribs.

-Sorry, sorry.

They let you out?

No, he discharged himself against medical advice.

-What?

-I'm fine.

You don't look fine. Come on, sit down.

I just need to get to Stacey's review.

-You're in no fit state to do that.

-I have to go.

What happens if it goes badly and they section her again?

Will one of you just please look after Arthur?

-Right, slow down, all right? Sonia is at the hospital - you've got time.

-She's right, Dad.

Anyway, you can't go looking like that.

You look like something out The Walking Dead.

Stacey, stop.

No, I need to see them.

Arthur is fine. Not a scratch on him.

He's having a lovely time at the creche at the hospital.

He's got the nurses wrapped around his finger, the charmer.

-And if there's any news on Martin, they're going to call me, OK?

-OK.

Why was he driving tired?

Why didn't someone call here?

We didn't want you to worry you.

I want to see my boys.

Well, perhaps they'll let you home today. For good.

So, Stacey,

I've just seen Dr Forde and she's running ahead

of schedule this morning, so she'd like to bring your meeting forward,

but in light of the accident, she said we can postpone.

No. I want to do it today.

I want to go home today.

Morning.

All right.

See Abi just now, she's in a right mood - everything all right?

She wanted a romantic night in, but I was tired.

Oh, you was tired, was ya?

Why don't you shut up, Jay?

Oh, yeah, whatever.

You decided what you're going to do about Gavin?

No.

Just call the police, Sharon. The guy's a nutter.

Look, I've got to go to work, all right? I'll see you later.

OK.

Sweetheart, I need you to listen to me.

You need to stay away from your grandad, OK?

I like having a grandad and you can't stop me from seeing him.

Yes, I can.

Since Phil's gone, Grandad's the only one who gives a stuff.

Ben's with Abi, Jay's got stupid Linzi, and you're always at work!

All right, OK, I'll let him know, thank you.

Martin, the hospital have been on. They want you back.

Well, they can wait. I'll go after the review.

I really don't think you're well enough.

-BUZZING

-Looks worse than it is. I can't let her down, not again.

Kathy, you should be back on the stall.

Luke's covering.

-How are you, mate? You all right?

-Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.

I just want to go and see Stacey, so if you'll all excuse me.

-HE VOMITS

-Dad!

-See? He needs to be in hospital.

-Yeah, that's just what I said.

-No!

Look, can everyone just go, please?

Just let me stay and help out for a bit, yeah?

Yeah.

OK. Look, mate, you want to rest up.

-Come on, come on, just rest up, OK? Sit down, all right?

-Yeah.

There's someone to see you.

Breakfast of champions.

What's it got to do with you?

I'm still your wife, aren't I?

So, Shazza, what do you want?

Good morning, Stacey.

Hi.

Hiya. I'm Sonia. I'm a friend of the family.

Nice to meet you, Sonia.

Right, well um, Nurse filled me in on your boyfriend's car accident.

We can still postpone your review, given the circumstances.

No, I'm fine, but I do want to see them.

Well, what we're going to do is just have a quick chatter

about how you've been feeling generally.

Is that all right with you, Stacey?

Great.

First off, have you had any more hallucinations or delusions lately?

Stacey had a rather vivid nightmare this morning.

Do you want to talk about what happened in it?

See, anxiety dreams are perfectly normal.

My ex-husband, Bradley, he died six years ago today.

I'm sorry, Stacey.

In this nightmare, he was...he was trying to take Arthur.

Bradley was trying to take him with him. It felt really real.

Have you had many of these?

Am I getting sick again?

I think it's probably just your subconscious worrying about today.

I'm not worried.

So, um, I take it we haven't had any success

getting hold of a bed in a mother and baby unit?

That's correct.

What we're going to do today, then, is try

and reach a decision about how you and your family move forward.

So, what would you like to do, Stacey?

He wants to keep seeing him.

He likes having a grandad.

Sees him as some sort of father figure, I suppose.

What you banging on about?

Gavin. He picked Denny up from football yesterday.

He just took him.

He got back in touch.

Just...get out.

Phil...

I said get out, out!

You know, I can't believe I'm saying this, but Denny really misses you.

Don't you think you owe him a visit or something after what you done?

Can't you even pull yourself together for five minutes for one kick-around?

Well?

You ain't my problem any more,

and Denny ain't my problem any more.

You nearly killed him!

It's OK. Take your time.

What exactly are my options again?

OK, well, either you stay in here as a voluntary patient

until we find you a bed on a mother and baby unit,

or you continue your treatment at home.

What do you think's best, Doctor?

Well, I think you're doing really well, Stacey,

especially now we've got you on the right medication combination,

but there are still a few things we need to talk about in more detail.

So tell me, do you think you're ready to go home?

Um...

yeah, yeah, I think so.

I hope Arthur gets used to me soon.

And how do you see yourself once you're back?

I see me and Martin and the kids.

You know, like a proper little family, finally.

Reading Arthur his first bedtime story.

Maybe, I don't know, The Hungry Caterpillar -

that was Lily's favourite.

And how does that make you feel?

Happy.

Really happy.

That's great, it really is.

And what do you see as your role once you're back?

Well, I guess a mum, and a good not-wife to Martin.

That's what he calls me. His not-wife.

And how do you see life going, on a day-to-day basis?

Well, I'll have to look after Arthur cos Martin has to go to work,

and I know you're supposed to share the night feeds

but I want to do them all so that Martin can sleep,

cos I can catch up in the day when Arthur's down.

That's what I used to do with Lily.

And I suppose I'll have to get Lily ready for school

and make her breakfast.

She loves Corn Flakes.

Or is it Weetabix?

Oh, I don't know.

I can't...I can't remember what my own daughter has for breakfast.

I can't even get that right.

-It's OK, Stacey.

-No, it's not OK, is it? It's not OK.

It's not just breakfast.

It's dinner, and who's going to clean the house?

Who's going to wash the clothes, and do the shopping and the ironing?

You know, what if I'm having a bad day? What if I can't cope?

Then things are just not going to get done, are they?

We'll all help.

Would you like to take a break?

I'll have to sort everything for Martin because he works.

He works really hard, you know? And then it'll just...

Well, it'll just be me.

I'm not ready to leave.

You know, during their lifetime,

the average parent spends around 20 large

on their kids' birthday parties.

Really?

Parties. Pearl's turning one and Kim's already near that number.

Oh, um, can I have a coffee, please?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

I mean, I'm talking face painting, candyfloss machines,

balloon sculptures.

You'll need the money, then.

What am I doing here, Sharon?

220 grand for my share of the Albert.

You selling up?

Yeah.

Hold on. Rewind.

You sent me a voicemail ripping strips off me

cos I was no good with an abacus.

Now you want to shut shop.

It's a bit of a shift, ain't it?

Things change.

Things.

Come on, Vincent - it's what you've always wanted.

Full control of the place, free to do whatever you like.

Kim would be over the moon.

She can start putting on those apres-ski nights again.

OK, so a quarter of a million quid

for half of an East End cocktail bar?

Nah.

Fine, I'll sell it to someone else

and you'll be lumbered with a partner you don't know.

Come on, Sharon. I don't do threats.

OK. Name your price.

Hm.

Oh, you're joking.

No, no, he's still asleep.

Yeah. Bex has gone to check on Lily.

Yeah, all right, I'll let him know, then. Cheers, Teen.

Thanks. Bye-bye.

-All right?

-Yeah.

How you feeling?

Like I downed 50 shots of tequila last night.

What time is it? I need to get to Stacey's review.

Mate, mate, just sit down for a second.

Sonia's been on to Teen and, um...they brought it forward.

It's finished, Martin.

They're keeping her in?

Yeah. Sorry, mate.

That's it, then. It's over.

You just got to keep going, OK?

-I'm done.

-Oh, come on, Eeyore.

Well, just listen to you, all right? It's like the end of days or something.

What are you even doing here?

Get to that hospital, all right, and fight for your girl, yeah?

There's no point!

Listen, all I ever do is sit there

and wonder what I could have done to make Shabs stay.

Yes, yes, I'm playing that card, ain't I?

Ain't the same thing, is it?

When it comes to losing that person, right, the one you are supposed to be with,

yes, actually, it's exactly the same.

I would do anything to have her back, mate. I'd do anything.

But she's gone, all right? It's too late.

But you, you're not done yet.

You are not done by a long shot.

If you're going to go down, you go down swinging.

At least that way, you know you've done everything that you can.

Yeah.

Hello?

KNOCKING

Got your message. Not late, am I?

How're you feeling?

I don't know if I'm ever going to be ready to face all that.

It's going to take time. But soon, like the doctor said.

And listen, I got some good news for you.

I've just spoken to Tina and Martin's at home with Arthur.

Is he going to come in?

Well, he's not well enough just yet.

OK.

What was he doing in Bristol, anyway?

And why did he have Arthur with him?

Well, he, um... he saw a place for you both

and he just wanted to get down there as soon as.

SONIA SIGHS

-Sonia?

-I'm sorry.

What?

Martin phoned me. I was with Tina, we'd been arguing,

fighting... I should have answered.

Well, he could have called someone else.

He could have called Ian or Kathy or...or Kush?

They're not really getting on.

Kush is being really weird with him. Martin don't know why.

Hey, it's OK.

No, it's not OK. None of this is OK.

I'm still managing to ruin everyone else's life, even stuck in here.

No, you're not.

Martin nearly killed himself and Arthur because of me. And Kush...

That's down to Shabnam, not you.

It's got to stop.

What has?

Thank you for today.

For everything.

I need you to go.

OK.

Kettle broken, is it?

I shouldn't have picked Denny up, not without asking you first.

I can only apologise, Sharon.

You should never have got him a phone. You had no right.

Won't happen again.

Too right it won't.

100 grand to leave London

and never contact me or Denny again.

You're poison, Gavin. I don't want you anywhere near my son.

My grandson.

So how're you going to raise all this cash?

Phil coming to the rescue again, is he?

I don't need him.

I'm selling my half of The Albert to my partner.

You can take the money

and set yourself up very nicely somewhere far away.

Or stay here - penniless, desperately trying to forge

a relationship with a daughter who doesn't want to know.

Your choice.

You know when your husband came over for his little visit?

When you kidnapped him, you mean.

He told me about all the times you've forgiven him.

Look where that got me.

So I don't get any of that compassion?

Give me a chance, Princess.

Don't call me that.

We could have something, you know. Be a family.

What's it going to be, Gavin?

-Martin.

-All right.

-Look, I'm really sorry that I didn't get back to you.

-It's fine.

Where you going?

I'm going to get this section reversed.

I'm going to make them let her out today.

It's too late.

Sonia, the only reason she is not complying with this treatment

is because of Arthur.

If I can just get her home, with her baby, it'll be fine.

Trust me.

She is complying.

What?

It was Stacey's decision. She made the choice.

Martin, she doesn't feel strong enough to come home yet,

so she's going to stay in as a voluntary patient.

-It's for the best.

-It's not!

I should have been there at the meeting with her, supporting her.

But she was on her own, Sonia.

I failed her.

-No...

-I have.

I failed her.

Just leave him alone.

Leave both of us alone.

No goodbye kiss for your old man, then?

My old man's dead.

Still got your wedding photograph up.

So you going back to your car crash of a hubby, then?

Even when he's drunk, he's a better man then you'll ever be.

PHONE RINGS

Sorry, I'm... I'm being a prat.

I told the doctor what you call me.

What, my not-wife?

I just wanted to be there for you, Martin.

I just wanted to be a good mum.

You're the best, Stacey. You're the best.

I took Arthur on a roof.

-You weren't well.

-Yeah, but I could have...

Stace, stop it.

Then there's Lily.

Lily is fine.

When you brought her here, her little face - so sad and angry.

That was me, Martin. 20-odd years ago, that was me.

See, I've been there, I've done it,

I know what it's going to be like for them, and for you.

Yeah, but you are not your mum. OK?

I just want them to be normal.

I just want them to have normal, happy childhoods, not like mine.

I know.

We're going to get through this, all of this.

I love you so much.

I know.

I know you do, but it's not enough.

Love's not enough.

Me, you, Arthur, Lily,

Bex, and then maybe one more in the future.

Going down to Brighton at the weekend. Sunday lunches.

Christmas, birthdays.

Package holidays to Spain, if you want.

Growing old together.

Our future, our little family.

It's got to be worth fighting for, ain't it?

Martin, this darkness, it just...

It just follows me around. It won't go.

My dad, Bradley, Archie....

And now you and Arthur in that crash.

Yeah.

What... What are you saying?

Stace?

They need me out of their lives.

No. They need their mum.

Thank you.

Thank you for everything, but I know what I need to do now.

I'm setting you free. All of you.

What... What are you talking about?

Let me go, Martin, for good.

You look better.

I'm, er, sorry.

About earlier.

It's OK.

You were right.

I was?

Yeah. I've got to sort meself out, sort my life out.

Well, I'm glad you listened for once.

So I've... I've taken some steps.

Phil, that is great. That is really great.

I know you can do it.

Yeah.

Do you want to come through?

I'd love to.

This is Penny.

Ritchie's assistant.

And this...

is a letter...

..informing you that I've filed for divorce.

Sorted.

Look at him, Stace.

Look at him!

Look how beautiful he is.

And Lily.

You have got so much to live for. Don't give up on them.

Don't you dare!

-I'm doing it for them!

-Well, I ain't going to let you.

Stace, they need you in their lives.

Martin, they're your family. Look after them,

bring them up how I wanted them to be brought up,

to be kind and polite, and to help others.

And you tell them...

Stace, you're scaring me.

You tell them that their mummy loved them so much.

You tell them how proud I am.

I'm going to get a doctor,

cos you're going to do something stupid.

Martin, I've made my mind up.

DOOR OPENING

It's this place.

It's this place making you feel like that.

I'm breaking you out of here, Stace.

We're going home.

Right now.