23/05/2017 EastEnders

This train terminates at Upminster. Stand clear of the doors.

PHONE BEEPS

Sorry.

I wondered why you'd been ignoring me, and now I know!

One way or another, we're going to have this out, L.

And I know Elaine don't want to see me cos she's worried about the way she looks -

you keep dodging my calls, I will come to you.

Don't go up there all wound up, it won't do any good.

Seriously, what did you expect? You forged my signature!

PHONE RINGS

-About time.

-We did the best for you!

Is he all right?

Ian! Breakfast is ready!

I'm so glad you are wearing the top I got you. Yeah, I thought you deserved a treat.

It was really thoughtful of you, babe, thank you.

It's very smart.

What is that?

Mashed avocado on toast. Me and Ian started our diet yesterday, but...

he's finding it a bit tough.

Yeah, I would, too.

Well, it's a new beginning for both of us.

I get my crutches at the weekend.

-Really?

-That's brilliant!

-That is great news, Jane.

All right.

You still going to be all right to drop Louie to Stacey's, yeah?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, 'course.

I got us some tickets for a comedy gig tonight, thought we could go after work?

Abi will baby-sit.

Oh, new blouse and a night out - you're spoiling me.

Yeah, well, you deserve it.

It'll be nice to have some time alone together.

Maybe we can pick up where we left off this morning...

Sounds good.

I'm just going to go give Louie a kiss goodbye.

-Love you.

-You, too.

But you lied to me, I will never forget that!

CRYING ON PHONE

Don't cry, all right, I'm sorry.

I'm struggling here.

I know you're under a lot of pressure.

-What are we going to do now?

-I don't know.

I'm going to have to have a chat with this Fi bird,

see if I can sort something out.

We needed the money to save Lady Di.

We'll find the money another way.

I better go.

I love you.

-Yeah, me, too.

-Bye.

Aye-aye, look.

Hey, my lovely lot, did you sleep all right?

I like my new bedroom.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

This one's been in a strop all morning.

What's the matter, sweetheart?

I hate the new place, it makes weird noises.

Look, Will, we've talked about this, all right?

It's not like in the films.

Nothing downstairs is going to get ya.

I just want to go back to the old flat.

You'll get used to it, all right? Promise.

Listen, look, I've done the list for the house-warming,

-do you mind picking it up?

-Nah.

-Canapes?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Brusch...

..schetta. Yeah.

Don't you think you're overdoing it a bit, babe?

This is our first house-warming as a family, Billy,

I want to do it properly.

Yeah, 'course.

Right, come on, then, kids.

-See you later.

-See you later, all right.

Maybe a little game of footie and dinner, bath, bed. Bang, done.

Good luck settling him after all that.

-No, it's no problem.

-Don't say you haven't been warned.

Well, Lily's at a sleepover and Bex'll be in her room

revising all night, so it's just you and Arthur.

Great, looking forward to it.

-I'll see you later.

-See you later, babe.

-See ya.

-Enjoy!

-Bye, mate!

-I will see you later.

The store card promotion finishes today

so if we can continue to mention it at point of sale and...

Sorry to interrupt, I'm Michelle, I'm starting today.

So you're the new girl? I'm Kelly, the manager.

Everyone, this is Michelle's first shift so make her welcome.

ALL: Hello.

I'm really looking forward to working with you all.

Right, well, everyone's got their tasks, so let's crack on.

If you want to follow me.

First things first, you need to go up to HR for induction training.

They'll talk you through fire procedures,

-issue your store ID, allocate your uniform and...

-Uniform?

Store regs - it was explained in the induction pack we e-mailed to you.

-Well, I never got one.

-Typical HR.

I better come up and ruffle a few feathers,

make sure they've got one your size.

Come on.

-Oi!

-Sorry, love, nearly got you there.

I just heard, I got that job in the planning department,

-starting this week.

-Nice one!

Hey, the Kazemis are on a winner today,

cos I've got Arthur tonight.

-You were right, taking things slowly has paid off.

-Yeah.

What time do you want me round?

I'm watching him over at Martin's.

I mean, I could talk to him, see if it's OK if you're going to pop

-over for a bit, spend a bit of time with Arthur.

-Would you?

Yeah, but, Mum, things have only just settled down between you and

Stacey a few weeks back, all right? So let's not push it.

-Yeah.

-Well done.

-Thanks, darling.

Mick?

-Mick.

-What?

I can hear you banging around from upstairs, you all right?

Yeah, I'm sweet, Whit. I'm sweet.

And if you can get copies of the Orion project,

-I need them for a meeting this lunchtime.

-Yep, no problem.

Before you go, I have a proposition for you.

-Feel free to say no.

-OK...

You completely won over the last set of investors.

They've asked for you on the project, that's why I'd like

you to give a presentation to them in a couple of weeks.

-Me?

-Yeah.

You grew up in the area, that's the kind of input we need. What do you think.?

I'll do it.

Also, I'm meeting with some potential investors

this evening for the Allinson Court development -

it'd be really good if you could come along, too.

All right.

Great! It's a swanky reception so the hors d'oeuvres will be good.

Erm... You're going to need to wear something...dressy.

Maybe you could pick something up during lunch?

No, I didn't mean you should pay for it, it's a work function.

I'll give you my company card.

-Are you sure?

-Course I'm sure. I'm the boss.

Your boyfriend will be all right with you working late at short notice, won't he?

Yeah.

Yeah, he'll be fine.

Charlie. Oh, look at your face.

-Hey, Grandma.

-You poor boy, is it very painful?

You all right, Dot?

-Max.

-I was just worried about things kicking off

with Jack and Charlie again.

But there's no need. There won't be no trouble, will there, Charlie?

Thank you for your concern, you're a good brother.

Yeah. Cheers, Dot.

Bye.

Where's Matthew?

-I left him with Stacey.

-Didn't you think I'd want to see him?

-He's a bit off colour this morning.

-Don't play games with me, Jack.

-Stop it!

Stop it this minute.

I've asked you here to talk like adults,

not to squabble like schoolchildren.

It's time the pair of you put your differences aside

and did what's right for Matthew.

Now, I'm going in to the kitchen cos I've got a nice sponge and

I'll cut us all some slices while you two sit down and talk calmly.

You'll have to pay at another till, I'm afraid.

Right.

Sorry, it's my first day, I'm not sure how to use this.

Michelle!

Just one moment, madam.

You haven't been till trained -

if you make a mistake, it'll mess up our takings!

I was trying to help.

I tell you what you can do -

go through the racks and rearrange the clothes in size order.

If there are any missing sizes, write them down so we can replace them. Now, please, Michelle.

Let me take care of these for you.

-Did you find everything you were looking for today?

-I did, thank you.

What if you came to visit every other weekend?

It'll be a struggle with work.

All right, I'll bring Matthew to Ireland one weekend a month.

It's too much travelling for a little boy.

Look, when Amy was little, I lived in France, all right?

We made it work.

So you're just going to drag Amy and Ricky to Ireland every month, too?

You know what? Now you're just making problems!

I'm just being practical.

You know, maybe you should be worried about them three kids that are yours,

rather than the one that isn't.

Look, there must be some way we can sort this out,

-a way we're both happy with.

-Both, or you?

-This ain't just about me.

-No?

Well, cos all I keep hearing about is what you've lost.

What about me?

You know, I never saw my son's first steps, never heard his first words.

Never sung him happy birthday. You know, Ronnie stole all of that from me.

No, Ronnie did what she thought best, and if you were so bothered,

why didn't you fight harder for Matthew?

She threatened my life.

Still, it's no wonder you think that's normal.

Look what you did to me.

I hardly touched you!

You honestly think someone who's capable of doing this

should be raising Matthew?

Me and Liz can give Matthew a good life, with stability,

he ain't going to have to compete for attention.

You're unpredictable, Jack, you're not safe to be around.

I'd never do anything to hurt Matthew.

You all right? It's me.

Yeah, I'm good,

I was just wondering if you're still staying over later this week.

Yeah, good. I'm really looking forward to it.

All right, all right, bye.

You both had a hand in Matthew's upbringing.

You from the moment he was born, you know,

when you was living with me and Ronnie was in her coma.

Then you left and Jack come on the scene.

But you see, Charlie, he don't remember you.

He's used to Jack and Amy and Ricky.

There must be a way of you both having a hand in Matthew's life.

Why don't you come back to Walford, and live with me? I'd love that.

And then Jack and the children, they can see Matthew,

cos they'll be living next door.

The kids need each other.

I know how close Matthew is to your kids, Jack.

-I'm never going to get in the way of that.

-What does that mean for me?

What does it mean with the police?

That's out of my hands.

I ain't going to give 'em anything else.

Well, does that mean that you'll think about coming back

and living with me?

I grew up with my dad, he was in and out of the picture -

I ain't going to do that to Matthew.

As soon as this residency order is granted,

I'm taking him back to Ireland.

He belongs with me.

Grab these, will you?

Course, where they going?

-Rejects from the fitting room, they've gotta go back out.

-Right.

Yeah, don't worry about old Bossy Knickers, she's just miffed.

Her sister Deborah was up for your job.

She's a total airhead, didn't stand a chance.

And there's me trying to make a good impression.

You'll get used to her -

-she's actually not that bad as far as managers go.

-Yeah?

Yeah. Manager before that was a nightmare.

How long you been here?

-15, maybe 16 years.

-No.

Nine years - June.

Looks like butter wouldn't melt, but she's actually got a devil of a temper.

Five years, married...

Been having a secret fling with Kev from security since March.

And that's Kelly.

Yeah, she went from weekender to management in three years and likes

to take every chance she can to tell us all the sky's the limit.

So what's your story? What were you doing before?

I was living in America, I've not long moved back.

Yeah, it's not a bad place to work, get quite a good staff discount.

And the Christmas party throws up a few wicked photo opportunities -

there's some very good bargaining chips.

Remind me to steer clear of the wine when you're around.

Yeah, well, if only Miss Bossy Knickers had followed the same advice.

Ladies, no gossiping on the shop floor.

PHONE RINGS

-Hiya.

-Hi, babe, all right?

-Yeah, yeah, all good.

-I can't wait to see you later.

Listen, Steven, about tonight...

How did Jack take it?

Seems pretty broken up.

This makes me sick, but I'm sticking to the plan.

I just want my son back.

Here we go, all crew are strapped in and ready to go.

Ground control, do we have permission to take off?

Yes, thank you very much, sir. Right, here we go.

Ready for blast off. Arthur, three, two, one!

Let's go to the moon, this way! Look at you!

And landing.

-Soft landing, look at that.

-Beautiful.

-Good boy.

I love this, it's just the perfect day,

new job and spending time with my boys.

I spoke to someone at recruitment about my market job-share -

reckon they'll have a hard time filling it

cos the applications aren't up to much.

You're obviously a tough act to follow.

Well, maybe this is a new chapter for us both -

me with a new job and you spending time with Arthur.

Yeah, let's hope so.

What you need now is a girlfriend.

No, a girlfriend will just be a distraction.

If someone doesn't want to be there, you've gotta let them go.

Yeah, well, I just want to spend time with Arthur

and get to know him better. You want to go back?

You want to go back? Come on, let's go back. Ready, three, two, one!

That's what you wanted, isn't it? Let's go!

Landing.

There we go.

That's a lovely fit. You could probably wear it for work

or dress it down with a pair of jeans.

There's a better mirror over there.

Michelle.

Me and a couple of the girls from haberdashery and perfumes

are going for a drink tonight if you fancy it?

Yeah, sounds fun.

Sure you're up for it?

Sorry, sorry, it's a while since I've had to be on the go all day.

No, you did really well today, you should be pleased with yourself. Come and celebrate.

Here you are.

I'm not hungry.

Oh, come on. You missed your breakfast, you didn't touch your lunch, gotta eat something.

Stop with the concern, it don't suit ya.

What?

Well, you must've known about the freehold.

Look, Shirley made me promise, she said she'd tell you herself.

I just thought, of all people, you would have my back.

This ain't down to me, you should've been here.

I was taking care of Nancy, my baby!

How many times did I try and phone you in Bulgaria, Mick?

-You didn't answer my calls, you didn't even bother to call me back.

-All you had to do was sit tight

-and I would've sorted it.

-How?

-You should've waited for me.

This place was falling apart, Mick.

Lady Di was sick and, what, you just left us!

-You abandoned me.

-How could you think that?

-Because you weren't here when I needed ya.

-I've always been

-there for you. Why weren't you there for me?

-I am. You're just too blind to see it!

Mick!

Mick!

What's all the arguing about? The freehold?

No, it's nothing. I was just trying to explain to Mick

-that when the ceiling collapsed and Max suggested that we...

-Max?

Max? What's he gotta do with this?

It was him that got us in touch with Grafton Hill, he set up the deal.

-Night.

-Night, night.

Right, I've booked the car... Oh, sorry!

Sorry, I need a word, erm...

Sorry, could you...?

About this evening.

I'm the one doing the hard sell, but if there's any local knowledge

that you think is relevant, then feel free to jump in.

You look amazing.

Thank you.

Do you need a hand?

Please.

-Oi! See you, you're a liberty-taker.

-Oh, yeah, what you talking about?

That little deal you set up for my mother has caused me nothing but aggravation!

Get your hands off me! I'll explain to ya, all right?

Let me explain to ya, your mum begged me for help, all right?

And all I done, Mick, was put her in touch with some people with some money.

-Course you did, you pressured her into it.

-What you talking about? It was her decision, nothing to do

-with me.

-I'm going to tell Grafton Hill that ain't my moniker on the paperwork.

Right, well, you do that, Mick, and all they'll do is go straight to the old bill.

I bet you ain't even got that money to pay back, have you?

You probably spent a big chunk of it.

You know, I bet your mum could probably handle another stint in prison.

I don't know about Linda, though.

You're a snake. You stay away from me.

Finally feels like home, dunnit?

Almost.

Just need to find somewhere to put my West Ham stuff.

What do you reckon, Hon? All round here by the telly?

Erm... Or we could just leave it in the box?

Why would I do that?

Well, then the place would look like a family home,

rather than student digs.

Yes, but this will give the place a bit of character.

Look, Billy, this is our first home that we've had as

a family that we're not renting, cos it's all we can afford.

It's above a business that we run.

Us, Billy!

We've finally found our place in the world and it's time we

started living like it.

But this is me.

Yeah, all right. Look, I'll tell you what,

why don't we put up a little shelf in the bedroom, yeah?

Yeah.

On your side of the room.

DOOR OPENS

Lauren?

WHISPERS: Sorry.

Was Louie all right?

Yeah, no problem.

I'm really sorry about tonight.

It's all right.

Dad and Jane had an early night

so I just caught up on some stuff on iPlayer.

Oh.

This was for the function.

Josh bought it. Well, the company did.

You look beautiful.

Thanks.

Shame it's going to end up in the back of my wardrobe like all my other dresses.

HE SIGHS

No, I didn't mean...

I spilt juice all over me anyway, so...

Maybe I can wear it on one of our date nights, you know.

Once it's cleaned.

Yeah, I'll take it to the dry cleaners for you tomorrow.

No. You don't have to do that.

It's fine, just do me a favour -

could you stick it on the chair, so I don't forget to take it?

Yeah, we could still go out if you wanted to.

I'm exhausted and we've got no-one to watch Louie.

Yeah. I've had a long day, too.

I'm going to go up, then.

Thank you for a lovely evening, Mr Fowler.

You're very welcome, Mrs Fowler.

-All right?

-Hi.

-Yeah. Yeah. You?

-Yeah.

Least you survived your first day then?

Yeah, just about.

I don't think much of your uniform.

Last time I wore something this unflattering,

I was in the fifth form.

You reckon you're going to stick it out?

Well, it's not what I'm used to but, yeah, yeah, I think I will.

Well, look, I hope it works out for ya.

Thanks, Martin.

I better get back.

Enjoy the rest of your night.

-You too.

-See you later, Michelle.

-Bye!

Come on, then. Oh, blimey!

We don't have to go home yet, do we?

Kush is all right with Arthur for a little bit longer.

We could still have a bit more fun.

-Go on, keep talking.

-If we're quick.

Never been a problem.

Do you fancy trying something a little bit new?

I might do.

Right, seeing as we can't go home, I was thinking we go to

a place where I sort of had most of my teenage fumblings.

The allotment?

Bingo.

Let's go.

It's all gone, girl.

Everything we've worked for.

You know, what hurts the most is that she done it.

She lost the faith, she sold our dream.

There's nothing I can do about it.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Hey, what are you doing up?

Louie's restless, so I'm going to get him some warm milk.

It's all right, I'll do it, go on, go on, you go back to bed.

Thank you.

'Hi, it's Linda. Sorry I'm not here, but please leave a message.'

MUSIC FROM BELOW: Everyday I Love You Less And Less by Kaiser Chiefs