02/03/2017 EastEnders

WOLF WHISTLE

Look at her - she's got no idea.

Come on, bro.

I can still hear the crowd going wild. "Go, Kim! Go, Kim!

"Go Kim!" And the cheering as I crossed that finish line.

Yeah!

It was the best pancake race Walford has ever seen.

Wasn't it?

Obviously Ian kind of ruined the vibe with his heart attack,

or whatever... but still, the day was mine.

Ian did not have a heart attack.

If he had, they'd have taken him to the hospital.

Finally, she speaks!

You've had your head in that thing ever since we got here.

I've got to do some work, ain't I? I've got an exam coming up.

I'd say you've got bigger things to worry about, don't you?

-Mm-hm.

-Have you heard from that weasel from head office?

Yes, yes, yes, I knew there must be a real reason for you to be here.

-To check up on me.

-I'm just worried!

Well, if you must know, no,

I haven't heard anything - which for me, must be a good sign.

If they wanted to fire me, they would have done it by now,

wouldn't they?

PHONE RINGS

Is that him?

No, no, no, it's my social worker.

Hello?

Yeah.

OK.

I'll head over there now.

Cos Trish says I should get there as soon as I can.

But you've only just spoken to her.

I'm sure you don't have to do it today.

What have I missed?

Trish just called, you know, my social worker - she says

the consent forms have arrived from the family court.

So we can start the process of signing over my rights to...

to the new parents.

Maybe you should take a bit more time to think about it.

My hormones are all back to normal -

I know what I'm doing, you know.

Yeah, but what about all this business with the Minute Mart?

-You've got a lot on your mind, you know.

-Exactly, which is why

I don't want it all hanging over my head.

Patrick, don't you think that she should just leave it for a bit?

Until all the other stuff is sorted?

This is Denise's decision, not yours.

All right, well, at least let me drive you.

No, no, I'll be fine - you've got Pearl to look after, ain't you?

Yeah, but it's no problem - I can just drop her off with

Vincent and we can just head straight over to the social, yeah?

How did it go with Agnes?

She didn't know that we'd kept the pub open?

Nah, she didn't have a clue.

All we've got to do is that bit of plastering

and Environmental Health will swerve us.

See, I knew it would all work out right in the end.

Yeah, we took double our usual takings on Tuesday.

-Amazing!

-That's all down to you, that is.

Getting that permit from the council. Well done, girl.

No, it's down to all of us, proper group effort.

Have we made enough money to keep Konrad off your back for a bit?

Well, even if we have, we've still got to pay that fine.

And looking at this... you know, we ain't even touching the sides.

Why don't you ask the bank for a loan?

They won't touch us with a barge pole.

Look, come on, Mick, you've been a loyal customer for years.

Get one of those advisers round here,

show 'em what a successful business you've got.

They must be able to do something to help.

Blimey, it's unlike you to suggest something legal, ain't it!

I'm as straight as a die.

As it happens, what harm can it do calling the bank?

What have we got to lose, Mother?

Please let me go with you.

I told you, I'll be fine.

But what if something happens when you're in there?

Like what?

I don't know... maybe you'll change your mind.

It's not too late.

I'm not going to change my mind.

OK. Well, if you're 100% sure this is what you want...

..then I'm here for you. You know that, right?

Thank you.

PRINTER WHIRS

OK, so you'll sign here

and then I witness it over the page there, OK?

You really didn't have to come in today, it would have been

no bother to pop it in the post.

Yeah, well, I just thought it was best to do, sort of...

get it over and done with.

You shouldn't feel you have to rush this.

Once you've signed those documents, it will start to become

much more complicated if you change your mind.

Why do people think that I'm going to change my mind?

I'm sorry, it's just that my sister just said exactly

the same thing in the car.

She's probably just worried about you.

How have things been at home?

What do you mean?

Are you sleeping well? Eating properly?

You under any stress?

No more than usual.

It's just important for you to know that you can take

all the time you need.

Yeah, well, I've been going over this for months

and I just want to get on with the rest of my life.

I'm making the right decision.

Thank you.

BELL RINGS

HE MAKES SMOOCHING NOISES

HE LAUGHS

Bex?

Bex, can we talk?

What about?

There's something that you need to see. Come on.

WOLF WHISTLING

As I said on the phone,

there's something else I wanted to talk to you about.

It's from your son's carers. They asked me to give it to you.

We could read it together.

I don't have another appointment until after lunch.

No, I'll read it at home, if that's all right.

Course, no pressure.

DOOR CLOSES

I thought you would have seen it by now.

Who would do something like this?

Was it you?!

-How could you think that?

-After everything that happened...

Look, I'm trying to be a friend, all right?

That's why I showed it to you.

You've got to take it to the head.

Oi, Shakil, we've got to go.

It was him, wasn't it?

He's the only person sick enough to make something like that.

Shakil!

I'll see you later.

Thanks so much for coming in so promptly.

As I said, feel free to give me a ring any time,

if you want to talk about the letter, or anything else.

Just get out of the way!

Let me do it, let me do it.

BABY CRIES

Are you sure there's nothing you want to ask me?

CRYING CONTINUES

Oh, Ian.

Have you...?

have you been writing a will?

DENISE SIGHS

-How did it go?

-Fine.

What's that?

It's from the new parents.

You going to open it?

Well, it's addressed to me AND the father,

so I'd better check with him first before I open it.

Hang on, I thought you weren't in contact with the dad.

I'm not.

So he doesn't know about Ray?

-Denise, you told me you didn't tell him!

-I didn't.

And that is the honest truth.

But he... He did find out, just after Ray was born.

What?!

Ah!

There's a nugget and 30p.

There you go, babe.

I've settled Mum in front of the telly. Johnny's going to keep

an eye on her. I'm going to pop over to Patrick's for a bit of lunch.

OK, sweet as.

I spoke to the bank. They're sending over an adviser tomorrow.

What time they coming?

I'll wear me leather jacket - and scare the money out of them!

That was a joke, Mick! I'll be on me best behaviour.

No, I know. I didn't think you was going to want to sit in...

I'm not going to let you do it on your own!

Well, that's why I've asked Whitney...

Cos she was so good at charming the council for that permit, you know.

I thought, you know, sitting with a geezer from the bank would be

the last thing you'd want to do, you know?

Can't think of anything worse(!)

I'm going over Patrick's for lunch - all right if I take a bottle from the stores?

Cheers(!)

Why are you doing all this? You've already got a will!

I needed to make some amendments.

Was it really necessary to divide all your kitchen knives out

amongst the whole family?

-They were expensive.

-And why are you giving the fruit bowl to Martin?

-Because of Auntie Pauline.

-That's our wedding present!

No offence, love, but I don't think Ben's going to want your wardrobe.

There's some quality items in there!

And it's not like he's going to get anything from his father, is it?

SHE LAUGHS

Look, if you're just going to...

No, no, no, I will take it seriously, I promise. I promise...

Yeah, I'm sure your mum's going to love Lou's crockery collection or

whatever's left of it.

SHE SNIGGERS

Ian, you've made a meticulous list of all of our tat but you haven't

said anything about the businesses, or the rest of our assets...

Because I know if something does happen to me, then you'll take care of all that stuff.

Ian, you are not dying. You've got nothing to worry about, love.

You don't tell me anything! How many more secrets are you hiding?

Kim, why do you have to make such a big deal out of everything?

You're always going on...

-Hey...

-What's all this?

Well, we just thought we'd rustle up a little something for when

you get home, just to show our support.

Yeah, well, you didn't really have to go to all this trouble...

It's no bother at all.

Kim...

How you holding up?

I'm OK, thanks. The social worker, she's talked me through everything.

Yeah, it's really very straightforward.

Kim, what are you having? A little of everything, I suppose?

No, I'm not hungry...

No, come on, now, man, what about a little lasagne?

It good, you know - if I may say so myself!

All right, just a little bit.

All right. There you go.

Not that small, that's like a child's portion!

You'll have a big bit, Denise, yeah?

Er...

Go on, yeah. Listen, you will not believe what happened this morning.

These three drunk girls got out of a taxi - clearly had not been

home the night before.

And one of them...

she relieved herself right by the fruit and veg stall.

I mean, I screamed at her. It is a health and safety hazard!

I had to hose the place down afterwards -

the smell was scaring all the customers off.

KNOCK AT DOOR Oh, that'll be Shirl!

All right?

Please don't do this...

-Sorry I'm late.

-Here you are, I've brought these.

Sit down, Shirl. Lasagne?

No, thanks. I'll stick to the booze.

Does Mick know that you cleared out his stock?

I don't care what Mick thinks, and he don't care what I think.

You two had a falling-out or something?

Well, it was my idea to have a meeting with the bank manager.

And, you know, now he don't want me there,

he wants Whitney there instead. What's she got that I ain't?

-People skills?

-Youthful good looks?

A nice personality?

All I wanted to do was let Mick know that I'm there for him.

I know how you feel - I'm always trying to do stuff for Kush

and Shaki and I just end up getting in the way.

They don't understand. They mean everything in the world to me.

There's nothing I wouldn't do for my boys.

Shirl, pour us a drink, will you?

It's not like I've got work to do, is it?

Don't rub it in.

I miss drinking in the afternoon.

Right, cheers.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

We're not celebrating!

Denise has just signed away her rights to her baby.

I won't get to see little Ray again.

-Ray?

-Yeah, that's what the new parents have called him.

Ray - that's a nice, solid name.

Can we talk about something else, please?

You know she's still in contact with the father?

He knows everything about the baby!

What, you knew that?

Am I the only one that's still in the dark?

Oh, Kim, this isn't like it's some sort of big conspiracy, you know.

I'm sorry, OK,

that I haven't told you every little detail about my private life.

It's not like you've never kept anything from me, though, is it?

I tell you everything!

Oh, yeah? Yeah, like when you married Vincent - or when you was pregnant

with Pearl? Didn't keep that a secret at all, did you(?)

At least read the letter.

Don't you want to know that Ray's OK?

The new parents have sent you a letter?

Yeah, and she doesn't want to open it!

Look, won't it make you feel better about everything,

knowing that he's OK - and that he's with the right people?

WOLF WHISTLE

All right, Bex?

Hey. Can I...can I sit here?

You sure you want to sit with us?

-Yeah.

-It's just now you're a porn star,

we thought you'd want to sit in the VIP section.

THEY LAUGH

It's not like it's actually me in the video.

Well, there ain't no smoke without no fire now, is there?

Fine, I'll go sit somewhere else.

All right, Bex, how's it going?

Does it make you feel big? Picking on people?

I ain't the one who's been sending "private" photos round school.

Is it because your mum doesn't love you?

Or maybe it's because you've got nothing going on down there.

You know what? I'll let you see it, if you ask nicely.

Are you really just going to sit there and let him talk to me like that?

A friend? You're just a pathetic little boy.

Well, don't leave me hanging!

Like I said earlier, it would be wrong opening

the letter without the dad,

because it's, you know, addressed to both of us.

So you're going to let him know, then, about the letter?

Whoever he may be.

I guess I probably should, yeah.

No, no, no, no, you don't have to do anything at all if it's going to

make you uncomfortable.

If you'd rather not contact him.

Yeah, well, it's the right thing to do.

You've changed your tune.

You didn't want anything to do with the dad at first.

Well, he wanted it, too.

Yeah, cos you changed his mind.

How come she knows more about the dad than I do?

Do you know who he is?!

No! I don't.

Look, I know you're worried about seeing the GP - but you just

had a dizzy spell, that does not equal "certain death."

I collapsed in the street.

Now, I'm certain that is not a sign of someone who is

a pillar of good health.

You probably just need to do a bit more exercise.

And maybe don't eat so many doughnuts.

What's the point of being healthy if I'm going to die anyway?

How many times...? You are not dying!

I lied to the nurse, all right?

I told her that I ran regularly and I had a healthy diet.

Well, I think she probably guessed that that's an exaggeration.

I mean, she said my BMI was through the roof.

All right, "higher than average," but neither one of them's good.

I'm sure if it was something really serious, they would

have phoned or texted you about the results by now.

Yeah. Yeah, you're probably right, love.

You need to try and put this to the back of your mind. You've got your birthday drinks tomorrow!

We've been through so much together, Ian.

It doesn't matter what the GP says, there's nothing we can't face.

Don't you think we've all had enough?

Oh, leave off, we don't want all this going to waste!

I totally agree. Cheers.

Cheers!

Kim, you sure you don't want some?

It might help you lighten up for a bit.

THEY SNIGGER

Lighten up?!

I've just found out that my sister would rather share her secrets

with an alcoholic, bottle-blonde battle-axe than with me!

Who you calling a bottle blonde?

Look at the time! I need to get back to work.

You, too, Shirl.

No, I ain't got a shift till later.

I think we should go.

Fine, but I'm going to take this with me.

See you later.

I'll...I'll have mine later.

Do give me a ring if you need to talk.

Yeah, and thanks for all this.

That's what friends are for.

I've just remembered there's something I need.

Oh, look, before you start,

I'm not in the mood for any kind of argument, all right?

I don't understand it.

You would rather tell Shirley who the dad is than tell me.

Look, it's not like I confided in Shirley - she thought it was

someone else and I've just put her straight.

So who did she think it was? Someone round here?

She did, didn't she?

It's no-one around here.

I think the lady doth protest too much.

You see, you ain't the only one who can quote Shakespeare.

-Why can't you just let this go?

-Cos I'm your sister!

Well, not technically...

I'm sorry, I didn't mean that.

Is that why you feel that you can't talk to me?

No, Kim, I feel like I can't talk to you because if I did,

it'd be all over the Square in five minutes flat.

OK, fine.

If you won't tell me who the dad is, I'll find out myself.

DOOR CLOSES

Is that you, Martin?

Oh, hey... I didn't know you'd be home for lunch.

I just popped back to take a break from the gardening.

Why aren't you at school?

Well, I thought I felt fine this morning - but as the day went

on I just felt worse.

-You sure there's nothing else?

-Like what?

I don't know, you just...you seem a bit stressed.

You get your mock results back soon, don't you?

They're the last thing on my mind at the moment.

Well, has something happened with Shaki?

No, no, it's nothing to do with him.

I promise. I just need to get some sleep.

I'm sure I'll be fine tomorrow.

OK, if you're sure.

I'll ring the school and let them know that you won't be coming in

for the rest of the day.

Thank you.

Bex, you know you can always talk to me. I'm here.

Cor, you've sucked the life out of them boys, ain't you?

All right, Mother?

You know I love you, don't you?

Yes. A bit smashed, are we?

Well, might have had a little drink at lunchtime.

Look, Mick, I just want to do my bit and help out around here.

I know you do, Mum. I know.

-As it happens, there is something you can do.

-Is there?

Yeah, I know you ain't working till tonight but there's

a barrel that needs changing and I'd love it if you'd do it.

So you trust her to talk to the bank but I'm just the dogsbody?

No. No, you said you didn't want to talk to the bank...

It's the principle!

Shirl, look, I don't mean to tread on your toes, but I am just trying to help.

Yeah, well, you need to remember that you're not actually part of this family.

Mother, of course she is.

Just like I'm part of Linda's, remember?

Elaine took me in when I had no-one else -

she made me the publican I am today.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, and I'm a terrible mother!

-You know that's not what I meant.

I'll go and change the barrel, shall I(?)

SHE SOBS

I'm sorry I left you with Kim.

You know, I just thought I'd give the both of you some space.

You want me to open that up for you?

I'm sure it will put your mind at ease.

Why don't people get it?

There's no point now.

Why not?

How could they call my baby "Ray"?

Of all the names they could have picked.

Come on, it's not that bad.

-It's just not...what

-I

-wanted to call him.

Yeah, but I mean, you don't want to

be involved in his life...do you?

This is going to sound stupid...

But I saw this couple - they were screaming at each other at

the Social...

They had a mixed-race baby.

I know deep down it couldn't have been my son.

But I can't stop thinking,

"What if they've given him to a really horrible family?"

I'm sure he is going to lead a very happy life.

You don't know that. He could have a terrible childhood.

He could end up like that kid Keegan!

And now there's nothing I can do about it.

I've made my decision - now I just have to try and live with it.