10/10/2016 EastEnders

I think the first thing we should do...

is get you a little football strip.

Yeah.

An Arsenal one.

Shh!

Mummy didn't mean that.

A little kick in protest?

-Hm?

-No.

No.

HE CHUCKLES

I reckon it's too early yet, anyway.

You know that weird feeling I got on Friday?

Mm-hm?

I think it was just wind.

Nice.

THEY LAUGH

Ain't you worried about your interview this morning?

Course not!

-Just don't know what to expect, that's all.

-Mm.

Well, I'm sure they'll love you!

And then...

then we can get the baby stuff sorted.

Ooh, I think someone's given Mummy an excuse to shop!

Yeah.

THEY LAUGH

Yeah, Pam won't be much longer, she's on a roll.

She's been up since dawn, packing.

Well, she probably needs to keep busy, especially today.

Yeah, that's what worries me.

PAM SIGHS

I was just checking in, see how you were doing?

Busy. Lot of packing to do, now the hearing is over.

I meant today.

Lawrie's birthday.

With Paul gone...

Look, I'm here if you need to talk.

Thank you for thinking about me, but I'm fine.

You don't have to put on a brave face, not for us.

I'm thinking of Lawrie, of course I am!

-And no-one's going to blame you if you're feeling sad.

-But I'm not!

We've been turned inwards for so long,

and now it's time to look to the future.

-Oh, no! I don't believe this!

-What?

It's Harvest Festival at the school, today,

and the kids were supposed to take some food in to donate.

And YOU forgot to tell me.

-Sorry.

-Sorry.

It's all right, I'm sure we can sort something out.

-Let's see what we got.

-No.

I'm not going to give them peas from the back of the cupboard,

-we're not that kind of family.

-Oh, yes, we are!

-LAUGHTER

-No!

And we've got some cereal, we've got some biscuits.

But they're my favourite!

Yeah, well, you're going to have to give 'em up, mate, sorry.

It's all right, we'll get some more after school.

What else we got?

The thing about interviews is

-people form their impressions in the first 90 seconds.

-No pressure!

It's all about confidence.

You've got a lot going for you, you, remember that, all right?

They'll clock it straight away.

I might be able to bag this job by Friday,

and then we can go all in on my stag.

Oh, yeah, I've booked that curry place you wanted,

-we'll go there after drinks, then hit up the West End.

-Sounds good.

And...?

-And nothing.

-What do you mean, "And nothing?"

Listen, I want a night out with Lee strapped to a lamppost,

stark naked, with his crown jewels hanging out.

Er, we'll have none of that, thank you.

Whit, nothing wrong with that really, is there?

No, course not(!)

Anyway, Linda, I think you're regretting Friday night.

You know, her, Sonia and Bianca,

they proper went for it!

It was just... It was a little hangover. A little one.

-Tiny.

-Yeah, a tiny one.

Look, can everyone make sure they sign Nancy's birthday card,

please, cos I'm going to post it this morning with her pressie?

Oh, yeah, course, baby.

-Do you want tomato sauce?

-Yes, baby.

-Oh, wow!

-Ain't she the best?!

Les, I hope you don't think I'm rushing you out the door,

but is there any chance we can start going through this paperwork?

Yeah, we need to go through the legal documents, insurance,

-that kind of thing.

-Mm.

I know I've said this before, but I'm really grateful for you

giving me the chance with the business.

It means the world to me and Honey, and I'm not going to let you down.

No, I'm sure you won't.

Right...

DOOR OPENS, SOMEONE KNOCKS

DC Rice, hello.

Hello Mr, Mrs Coker.

I'm sure you didn't expect to see me for a while.

The judge has been freed up unexpectedly,

so the sentencing is on for tomorrow.

I'll be there with you.

Well...

If you're still planning on going?

Pam, are you OK with what we agreed?

Yes.

But I know someone who might not be.

I love this one, look!

And I could probably wear that again, couldn't I?

That has got way too much leg, Lauren.

All eyes are on me, thank you.

-Fi-i-ine.

-That one's nice. That's nice and long.

LAUGHTER

Oh...I couldn't help myself.

Now I've got the hang of the knitting,

I wanted to make the little one a shawl.

Aww, thank you!

You never know, it might end up as a family heirloom.

So, have you girls decided on bridesmaid dresses?

No, not yet,

but we're going to go check out a shop in town, later.

Well, I do know my colour.

I ordered some fabric samples online...

Whitney?

I'm... Er, I just got up too quick.

I ain't used to all the twinges, yet.

You would tell me if it was anything else?

Yeah, of course I would.

I'm fine, honest.

You worry too much.

Step back into this century,

I need your help.

Can't it wait?

Cos I've really got to get this finished for class on Thursday.

I've got my theory test next week.

I thought Vincent was helping you out.

He is, but we get kind of distracted, if you get my drift.

Rrrr.

I've never known you to choose a book over a boy.

Well, this is different.

You're not the only one that's got something to prove, you know?

Meaning?

Vincent,

he's making all the right noises,

but I know he doesn't expect me to pass.

I just want to prove that I can.

So...?

So, any other time, but... You know?

OK, you help me out, and I'll make you lunch?

Have I got a choice?

No.

Ben? Have you heard the news?

Yeah.

Yeah, DC Rice came by.

Maybe the three of us could go down the court together?

Actually,

Les and I had a talk.

Decided not to go.

But Paul would want you there.

It's finished.

Simon and those boys are going to spend their best years in prison.

And what if they end up with some...

Mickey Mouse sentence?

It's in the hands of the judge, now.

So that's it? You're packing off?

Would you give us a few minutes, please?

Just go and get some teas or something. Cheers.

We got Simon to accept responsibility for what he did.

That's what we wanted.

Why are you so angry?

Ben.

You've got to let this go.

I'm trying!

But I can't!

All right?

BABY FUSSES

-Whitney...

-Yeah?

You all right?

I've been spotting.

Right, you're going to the hospital. Mick! Get in here!

Why? It's really common, it's in my pregnancy book.

It never happened to me.

I don't care what the books say, we're getting you checked out.

Right, what is all the shouting and hollering about?

Whitney has been having cramps, so we're taking her to the hospital.

Yeah, well, it ain't as bad as it sounds.

I'm sure you're right, Whit. Let's just get you down the doctor's,

have a little look at you, just to make sure you're safe, yeah?

I do think you should go.

OK.

I'll get Babe to look after Ollie.

-Is there anything I can do?

-No, we'll be back soon.

All right. Just call me when you know what's happening, yeah?

Yeah.

(Call Lee.)

PHONE RINGS

Dad! Oi, listen, it went really, really well...

What's wrong with her?

No, no...

No, don't wait for me, I'll meet you at the hospital.

All right, bye-bye.

I know how much you're missing Paul.

I know how lonely it is.

I hear something I know he'd find funny and...

..I want to tell him.

At least the hearing was a distraction.

When Lawrie died, I was completely lost.

I felt...

swept away by it all.

Do you know, it's Lawrie's birthday today?

He would've been 41.

I didn't know.

Time was I wouldn't have been able to get out of bed,

let alone face the day on his birthday.

But I came to realise that...

..it was a disservice to Lawrie, and everything he was.

Do you still miss him?

Terribly!

But I...

I've spent so many years sad...

..instead of living.

I don't want that to happen to you.

This is different.

Because you're angry?

It's just another way of staying stuck.

It doesn't matter how many years those boys serve,

it's never going to bring Paul back.

Knowing the sentencing was brought forward,

today of all days...

..it feels like a sign.

We can let go.

Going to the sentencing

isn't going to give you the closure you're looking for.

-There you go.

-Right, OK.

You're facing downhill,

and you need to park.

What do you do?

Oh, skip that section, I haven't revised parking.

OK.

Let's do hazards, then.

Oh, and that one.

Have you done any revision?

Course I have,

but I can't work on an empty stomach, can I?

Can we eat first, please?

You're eating for two, remember, yeah?

Oh, I was online the other day,

and I saw an amazing self-rocking baby basket.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, you can even set the swinging time to music, you know?

I could buy it for you if you like.

No, it's too soon for all of that.

Soon?

A few months will fly by.

And you really don't want to be buying everything last minute,

way too stressful.

Actually, I have done this before y'know.

Mm.

Years ago.

You want to get on top of it.

Is this why you've asked me round?

You don't actually care about any of the things that matter to me,

do you? You just want to stick your nose in!

They said they'll be ready to see you soon, darling, OK?

Yeah, OK.

Erm...

the bleeding's getting worse.

Wait here. Wait here.

Excuse me, I know you said that the consultant would be out soon,

but she's in a bad way, all right?

She needs to see someone now.

I can assure you she's due in next.

-You all right?

-Lee, what are you doing here? You've got an interview.

Forget about that, I should be here looking after you.

Whitney?

-Yeah.

-OK, let's get you into the consulting room.

SHE SIGHS

..and these are the building insurance documents.

They come up for renewal every three months.

I usually keep them with the quarterly utility bills,

but you'll probably want to set up your own system.

Slow... Slow down a minute. What do I do with the utility bills?

Nothing, you don't need those for the insurance.

Oh, right, and that's in four months, right?

Three.

Sorry, Les, I've never been much good at this sort of thing.

Yeah. Maybe we should come back to it later.

We've a viewing in the Chapel this afternoon. Can you get it ready?

Oh, and they've asked for the casket handles to be changed,

-it's all in the diary.

-Yeah, all right, will do.

Here you go.

Seriously?

I was going through some of Pearl's old clothes.

It's mainly new-born baby bits and pieces.

Oh, Kim, just give it a rest, will you?

SHE SIGHS

I spoke to Libby yesterday.

I didn't say anything...

..but why haven't you told her and Chelsea about the baby?

Why are you pushing so hard?

When you had Chelsea and Libby,

I couldn't understand what you was going through,

but with Pearl being so young, I get it.

I mean, this is something that we could share together.

I just want you to face up to it.

I mean, what if something were to happen?

Like what?

Well, I heard that Whitney had to be rushed to hospital this morning.

They're worried about the baby.

Oh... She must be terrified.

Look, God forbid if something were to happen...

You're 47 years old, Denise.

I mean, technically you're a geriatric mother.

-I know the risks!

-So why don't you let us support you and the baby?

I don't want to talk about this!

But why? I don't understand?

Denise, don't go!

DOOR OPENS AND SLAMS SHUT

I'm so sorry.

No.

No, you're wrong.

I wish I was, but there is no sign of a heartbeat.

Then check again!

Lee, you saw it. Our baby's gone.

No, no, you might've missed something!

Lee!

I should've been there with you.

I'm sorry.

There's nothing you could have done, OK?

-Shall I just leave you both for a couple of minutes?

-No, no.

We need to know what happens now.

I'm going to send you for a small operation.

We want to make sure that the womb is empty.

We don't want you to bleed excessively or get an infection.

Do we...

Do we get a chance to say goodbye?

Er...

It's a little early in the pregnancy...

There's a book of remembrance you can both sign.

So we don't...

It really is best if you remember the baby

how you last saw it on the scan.

(Yeah.)

Mr Patterson's body's just been released for burial,

-so I'm going to collect him, I'll be back soon.

-OK.

Don't worry, I changed these.

I'm never going to get a handle on this business.

It's not funny. I'll end up running Cokers into the ground.

In our line of work, is that a good thing or a bad thing?

-Oh, it's a joke, right?

-Yeah.

Just like me, eh?!

-AMY SINGS:

-Strawberries sweeter than any I've seen,

la-la, purple and onion's white.

La-la purple? What is that?

-SHE SINGS:

-Beetroots are purple!

C'mon on, Ricky, you know the words.

-I forgot.

-Already?

Harvest is stupid.

Oh, come on, time out of lessons to go and give people free food?

Sounds good to me.

I didn't get any free food.

Ha-ha, ha-ha, ha, I did!

The thing is, we're more fortunate.

You see, harvest is about giving to people that have less than you.

But then WE have nothing!

Good deeds will make the world goes round, all right?

Like when you joined the Beavers and you promised to be kind and helpful.

Imagine if you didn't have your favourite biscuit, all right?

Or your favourite toy.

Now, you'd want someone to be nice to you then, wouldn't you?

-I think so.

-Yeah. Good.

-Come on, then, let's get ready for Beavers.

-Come on.

Johnny's finished his classes, he's got Ollie.

I didn't tell him, I couldn't, not over the phone.

DOOR OPENS

Whitney's gone to surgery.

How can that be right, eh?

Our beautiful little baby, just gone like it never existed?

Oh, sweetheart.

(It's OK.)

(It's OK.)

-Kamil! Enough.

-Oi, Ricky, you, too.

But we're bored.

-And it smells.

-Just get on with it.

Doesn't matter, get on with it.

So, bet you're glad to be back, eh?

Course. Who needs exotic travel when you can be picking up trash

on the streets of Walford?

Yeah, this council better get its finger out

and sort these collections.

Well, you know, I did speak to an officious sort on the phone

-this morning.

-And?

They reckon they're going to do the collection on Friday.

Yeah, well, they better.

Place is beginning to smell like a medieval village.

Better than sitting at home, though, innit?

What's that? Trouble in paradise?

Carmel may look small and delicate, but she's a nightmare to live with.

Well, she rented your place in good faith, though, didn't she?

Ain't her fault that you came back.

No, but I feel like a stranger in my own home!

I'd forgotten what it was like to live with a teenager in the house.

Loud music, check.

Smelly trainers, check.

Empty fridge, check - fridges plural, we've got two of them now.

Yeah, well, you better get used to it, you know,

with a contract, she's got the law on her side, ain't she?

All sorted?

Yeah, don't worry, I collected the right body.

Oh, Billy...

There's no point me even starting on the paperwork

if I can't get the grunt work right.

Everyone makes mistakes.

I've done things with the business I shouldn't have.

Yeah, like what?

Yeah, well, that's not important.

My point is, you'll get the hang of it.

Billy's had a bit of a hiccup.

Billy, I know running this business is a big step,

but you're not really going to let fear keep you stuck?

Why don't you get yourself off home,

try again tomorrow?

OK.

You really ARE OK, aren't you?

Hello, Ricky.

Hiya, Grandma.

At school, if someone's on the lonely bench,

we have to go and play with them.

I'm not lonely.

Well, I'm alone,

but I don't feel lonely.

You see that bush over there?

That's rosemary for remembrance.

I planted that for your grandfather, my Jim.

And even though he ain't here to look out for me,

it makes me feel close to him.

Oh, don't dash off, no, you was trying to do a good turn.

You're a very good boy.

I did a good deed for Harvest.

What, Harvest Festival? Are you learning about that at school?

"Train up a child the way he should go

"and when he is old he will not depart from thy ways."

That's Proverbs, Chapter 22 Verse 6.

I was at the church yesterday,

I was helping decorate for Harvest Festival.

Looks as if there's going to be more people willing to receive

than them willing to give.

Oh, hello, Jack.

Dot. Ricky! You skiving?

No.

Then why can I see a crisp packet under that bush?

Go on, hop it.

-Bye, then.

-Bye.

Give 'em an inch...

Ah, go on, Jack, don't be hard on him,

he was telling me all about Harvest Festival.

Yeah, I don't think he liked giving up his treats much.

He's got a good little heart.

Yeah. Well, listen, I better get back to it.

Turn my back on this lot, God knows what they'll get up to.

I'll see you later, Dot.

-Dad...

-Yes?

Is Grandma lonely?

I don't know...

I mean, no. Dot's fine.

Dad, can we go and get those biscuits now, like you promised?

All right, come on, then.

I'll see you in a bit, yeah?

Come on.

Is it over? Is she all right?

Yeah, Whitney's out of surgery, she has lost a lot of blood.

-Why, has something gone wrong?

-No.

No, there weren't any complications,

I just want to keep her in overnight as a precaution.

OK. Well, can I see her?

Well, she's in recovery now, but she'll be back on the ward shortly.

So I'll get a nurse to come and fetch you then. All right?

-All right.

-Thank you.

-Thanks.

You heard the doctor, it's just like a precaution.

Yeah, yeah.

Listen, you two should get home, check on Ollie.

No, I don't want to leave you.

No, I'll be all right.

Well, we'll pick up some bits and pieces for Whitney

and then we'll come straight back, OK?

I'm not getting into this again.

And I'm not here to pick a fight.

So, what is it?

OK, I came on a bit strong earlier,

but it's only because I worry about you.

But I'm going to back off.

No, no...

I know you're only trying to help, but you've got to trust me on this.

And I will tell the girls when I'm ready, OK?

OK.

Right, I've really got to get back to my book. Sorry.

So, this Jane Eyre, she's the one with the moody boss, innit?

Huh?

You know, the one lurking around in the house, giving her the eye.

I reckon she's got a very good case for harassment.

But they were in love! And...

Hold on, how do you know about that?

I tried watching the film after you left,

to find out why you were so interested in it.

And that Rochester bloke, he's just a weirdo, innit.

Well, he did have a wife locked up in the attic.

See! Weird.

Yeah, but it's also about

the position of women in society back then.

And, I tell you what, there is all this symbolism in the book...

-Oh, yeah?

-..which is about the internal conflict

of the characters and how...

You sure you want to talk about all this?

No. I mean I watched half of the film...and I get the idea!

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

Got it. OK. Well, good, let's have a proper chat, then.

OK. Proper chat. Yes.

Right. Great.

So, like I said, there's the symbolism.

You remember there was a chestnut tree in the garden...?

Well, that's kind of symbolic. That represented so many other things.

Any word?

Not since Mum's last text.

Fingers crossed, eh?

Well?

Whitney miscarried.

Poor Whitney.

How are they doing?

They're in bits.

Whitney's had to have a procedure, they're keeping her in overnight.

Miscarriages are more common than you think.

Just cos people don't talk about 'em...

Not now, Babe.

-LAUREN:

-Do the doctors know why it happened?

They didn't say.

Probably just one of them things.

Nature's cruel that way.

You're not helping.

-LAUREN:

-I'm really sorry.

I know how much you were both looking forward

to being grandparents.

Thanks, Lauren.

I'd better go.

Will you let Whitney know that I'm thinking of her?

MICK: Yeah. Yeah, course we will.

Lee?

Hey. Hey, how you feeling?

I don't know...

Are you in pain? Do you want me to get a doctor?

No, it's all right.

How are you?

I'm OK.

It's OK if you're not, you know.

All I care about is you, all right?

So...if there's anything you need, then you just tell me.

There's nothing you can do.

It weren't even a proper kick, Lee.

It weren't even a proper kick.

It weren't even a proper kick...