01/08/2017 EastEnders

-Is this them?

-Perfect.

See, got there in the end, didn't we?

So, is that it, then? We done?

Yeah, almost. Just packing a few last essentials.

Well, I don't see how THEY count as essentials.

Well, that's why your specialities are motors, and not makeovers.

All this should put a smile on Louise's face.

She's made so much improvement already.

Yeah, won't be long before she comes home, eh?

Yeah, I can picture it now.

Lou sitting on the sofa, binge-watching reality shows,

while we see to her every need.

Just got to make sure she settles right back in, Phil.

Yeah, 'course.

You know, having Lisa around from time to time might help with that.

Lisa? Round here?

Well, she seems to make her happy, more confident.

Surely that's what matters most at the moment?

Look, maybe we could talk to Lisa,

and agree a couple of days when she might be able to visit Lou

when she gets back.

All right.

So, is that it, then? We done?

Almost. We've just got to get Louise's last essential on the way.

-Chicken burger and chips.

-THEY CHUCKLE

-Give it here.

-Cheers, babe.

Do you want a hand?

No, no, I'll make us a nice cup of tea, get the old biscuits out,

and you can tell me all about your news.

I don't know where to start.

You can start by telling me about who the lucky geezer is.

-What, did you meet him in Milton Keynes?

-No.

Actually, I met him here.

Oh, yeah?

Woody.

You having a bubble?

No.

Mick, I know you don't like him,

but he is a really nice bloke, so just hear me out.

The only thing I can hear is,

like, the bottom of a barrel being scraped.

Oh, come on. He IS nice. He's sensitive and caring.

Mm. He's a dog, is what he is.

You're only saying that cos you don't know him like I do.

No-one does.

Just spend a bit of time with him, yeah?

You'll see when he gets here.

What? He ain't coming in this boozer.

You don't mean that.

He sets one foot in here, I will knock him spark out.

-So where's he supposed to stay?

-In the gutter.

So you're going to throw me out as well, yeah?

He's my fiance. If he ain't staying here, neither am I.

When we first met, he stood by me.

When I was at my lowest, he saw the good in me.

He saw an opportunity, that's what he saw.

No, Mick, it wasn't like that.

He came to see me in Milton Keynes, quite a few times.

Everything just clicked with him.

We didn't even have to try. It just made sense.

And I was thinking, you know,

finally I've found someone that actually gets me,

-like you and Linda.

-You can't trust him.

I can. I know I can.

And I'm not the only one.

Linda trusts him, so why can't you?

She trusts him to run a bar. It's hardly getting married.

Well, Woody makes me happy, OK?

He does. Happier than I've ever been.

Why can't you be happy for me, Mick?

I thought that's what you wanted.

Fine, don't trust Woody.

But trust me, yeah?

I know what I'm doing.

Are you serious?

-You was here way before him!

-Babe, it doesn't matter.

Yes, it does. I've had enough of this now.

Lauren, please. Just leave it, OK?

Look, there's plenty of people here worse off than me.

PHONE RINGS

Hello. All right?

What's happened?

Hold on.

Louie's had a fall, and Abi said that he won't stop crying.

Well, you've got to go to him.

Yeah, I know, but I don't want to leave you here.

Louie needs you more than me right now.

Abi wouldn't call if it weren't important.

OK.

Abi, look, I'm leaving now, yeah?

Right, I'm going to get a cab from outside.

Just promise me you won't let them fob you off.

STEVEN SIGHS

You wait till I tell Louise you've been nicking her chips.

I was just taste-testing them for her, that's all.

Very thoughtful(!)

Where is she?

Lisa must have taken her to the loo.

'Scuse me, do you know where Louise has gone?

Yes, her mother took her for a walk in the gardens.

Well, should she be up and about that much,

-considering the state she's in?

-A short walk won't hurt.

Look, they should be back any minute.

I informed Ms Fowler that Louise's next dose

-of antibiotics are due soon.

-OK.

-I'll give her a call.

-No.

-Make sure she's quick about it.

Hang on. The walk'll probably do her good.

Whatever makes her happy, right?

Thanks. We'll wait in there till they're back.

All right, Steven?

Max?

Yeah, Lauren called. She said you could do with some company.

PHIL SIGHS

Well, why ain't she answering?

You know, her phone's practically welded to her ear most of the time.

Well, it must be on silent.

Look, they're probably down in the cafe, sipping mochas,

and talking about boys.

While her food goes cold.

Well, it's the first time she's been out since she got here.

That's real progress.

I just... I just don't want her overdoing it, that's all.

Well, she isn't. She's improving.

She's getting her strength back.

Look, she could be lying in bed feeling sorry for herself,

but she isn't. She's made of tough stuff.

Wonder where she got that from?

PHIL CHUCKLES

So stop worrying. They'll be back in a minute.

In the meantime, make yourself useful.

Sharon.

Thanks for coming. Bye!

She said I'm going to be a natural!

'Course you are!

Now all I want to do is put my feet up.

Make me a cuppa, will you?

Oh, here he is, man of the house.

Where's all the stuff I asked you to get for dinner?

I had a great day at work, Mum, thanks for asking(!)

I'll pop to the shops in a bit, but first...

I got something for you.

What do you think? I got it second-hand.

-I love it!

-What you playing at?

You told me what happened earlier with the baby clothes, and...

said I should get something nice for her.

For dinner. I meant chicken nuggets, not that thing.

I know Bernie was wrong.

Don't mean the baby don't deserve to have something special.

Please can I keep it, Mum?

Don't worry about the cost. They can't do without me at work.

Come Friday, I'll have a permanent job.

-All right!

-Yes!

How could you let this happen?

Ms Fowler said she was taking Louise for a walk.

There must be some other explanation...

Yeah, Lisa's done a runner with her! What other explanation is there?

A sick girl gets taken from her bed, and you lot...

You lot, you don't even bat an eyelid, do you?

I understand you're upset,

but we had no reason to question Ms Fowler's motives.

What did Ben say? Has he heard from her?

No, but he's going to ask around, see if anyone's heard anything.

So, what you going to do?

I mean, this is your fault it happened, innit?

None of this is their fault.

You said that Louise's meds were due about now.

So what happens if she don't get them?

This is a crucial stage in her recovery.

She needs regular antibiotics. Her dressings need to be checked

and changed to help the skin graft to heal.

And if she don't get that, what? What happens then?

Is there a risk of infection?

We need to get her back as soon as we can.

So, we were on the Isle of Wight,

and we had this beautiful beach to ourselves.

That's where he did it?

I was wearing his jacket to keep warm.

And then he goes, "Have a look in the pocket".

-So, there was a ring box, and this.

-Ooh!

I'm still in shock. Can't believe Woody put a ring on it.

Oh, this is the best news I've heard in ages.

Happy for you.

Are you really?

Yeah, 'course we are. Why wouldn't we be?

Oh, I don't know,

if the shoe was on the other foot, I'd probably say it's a bit quick,

you know, after everything that's happened.

You and Lee have both moved on. That's no bad thing.

You deserve to be happy.

-Vodka and tonic, please, Stace.

-You heard Whitney's news?

I'm getting married!

You never said earlier.

Didn't feel like the right moment to tell everyone.

So, where's the poor bloke hiding, then?

My fiance is in Watford. He's working.

Helping Linda out.

Is it Woody?

Only come back here to save meself a bit of cash.

And you've made an honest bloke out of that?

Yeah, I have.

So, the plan is we're going to go travelling after the wedding.

So you'll be leaving Walford, then?

Put the past behind me. Look to the future.

Glad to hear it.

Here you are, Shirl. Oh, I still can't believe it!

You're going to be exploring, releasing your inner Bear Grylls.

I know! Can't wait.

Who knows? I might love it that much, I never come back!

You going to do any graft today, or what?

Sorry, Dad.

Well, I got punters here, look, they're dying of thirst.

Sorry, Mick. That's my fault. I distracted him.

It ain't down to you. I'm just saying, you know,

now Tillgate's over, let's get the readies in, eh?

We've reviewed the CCTV footage.

It appears to show Ms Fowler getting into a black taxi with Louise

earlier this afternoon.

Have you tracked down the cab?

We're working on it.

-And how long's that going to take?

-It's hard to say.

And what about their phones?

How long till you can get a trace on them?

Both devices appear to be switched off.

We're hoping one of them turns their phone on,

so we can get an active signal.

Did Ms Fowler say anything else in reference to her home address?

Some detail, however small?

I've already told you, she was vague.

She just said that she lived in a nice flat, that's all.

Well, we're looking into it.

What, that's it? You've got nothing?!

Phil!

What? They got databases, credit card records, all that manpower,

and they can't find out her address?

Look, I know you're scared.

But you can't carry on like this. You're a nervous wreck.

This ain't about me.

It's about Louise. She's sick, and she needs help.

All the more reason not to make yourself ill with worry.

I should have known Lisa was up to something.

Yeah, she fooled both of us.

I know what she's like. I know what she's capable of.

And I let her get close again, didn't I?

Now look what's happened.

That's all for now.

I assure you we're doing everything we can to find Louise.

-Thank you, Officer.

-If you think of anything,

a friend, family member who may be able to help us find Ms Fowler...

I've already told you everyone who's been in touch.

-We'll keep you informed.

-Thanks.

What is it?

So, you going to come clean with me?

What?

It's just you seem a lot more nervous than you're letting on.

Oh...

Yeah, you know, I just want all this to be over, Max.

Right, good.

Let's sort it out, then.

Sorry, how long are you going to keep my son-in-law waiting?

It's out of order, you can't keep a geezer like that sitting about.

-You should be ashamed of yourselves.

-Max, what are you doing?

-I'm complaining.

-Well, don't complain, OK? Just...

Just leave it, all right?

Well, why not? Steven, you've got to say something.

They can't just keep you sitting there when you had an appointment.

Unless you didn't have an appointment.

But why would you do that? Why would you go to all that trouble?

Er...

There's not a tumour, is there, Steven?

So this is where you've been hiding.

I'm not hiding. I'm eating.

I just heard. Whitney's getting hitched.

Found herself a new victim.

Why didn't you tell me?

I've only just found out meself, haven't I?

Oh, and you're all right about it, are you?

Yeah. Woody's punching well above his weight, but...

Well, they can't stay here.

Why not?

Are you serious?

How long is it going to take

before you're sick of seeing them all over each other?

It's best for everyone they find somewhere else.

Yeah, well, right now, you're doing my swede in.

We both know this thing with Woody ain't going to last.

Unless that's what you want.

What?

To pick up the pieces. A shoulder to cry on.

You do that, Mick, and it's your funeral.

It's got to be here somewhere.

Don't worry. If it is, we'll find it.

Any word on Louise?

No-one's heard from her. Not Travis, Jay.

Bex reckons Lisa was on the Square this afternoon.

-When?

-About half one. Sonia spoke to her.

Well, did she say what she was doing round here?

I don't think so.

You seen your gran's address book?

No.

Why is Lisa doing this, Sharon?

I don't know, Ben.

Phil. Phil, I found this in the bin.

I mean, none of us have been here all day,

and Denny's at football practice.

Could he...

Could he have broken it this morning?

Well, it weren't there when we left.

You don't think Lisa's been here, do you?

Louie's settled now.

Oh, well, I'm sorry for the false alarm.

Don't worry about it. As long as he's OK now.

Yeah, honestly, he was like Spider-Man,

climbing all over the furniture the minute my back was turned.

I'll be more careful next time.

Steven's taking his time coming home.

Yeah, he's... He's decided to stay in town for a bit more.

He's got some things he needs to do.

There's no reason we should both miss out.

Oh, well, I'm so sorry to ruin your shopping plans.

Where did you go?

Erm...

Just... Just to a few little boutiques.

I can't remember the name of them now.

Oh, never mind.

Oh, erm, Louie's changing bag - I've left it at mine.

Could Steven pick it up on his way home?

Yeah, I'll ask him.

Sweet.

-See you.

-See you.

Hey, this is Steven. Please leave me a message.

Hi, it's me again. Just...

Just wondering if you've been in to see the nurse yet.

Call me back when you get this.

I should never have said it.

But I couldn't lose Lauren.

She was going to walk away. I...

I just panicked.

Our family, like, everything that we had built, it was crumbling.

Right, so you thought a little bit of emotional blackmail

-would just patch things up?

-It wasn't planned.

But once I said it, I... I couldn't take the words back.

-I know it was wrong of me.

-Wrong?

Steven, it's not wrong, it's unforgivable.

I mean, you look around you.

All right? Some of these people have been to hell and back.

Properly suffered.

What you've done is use their pain to create a sick lie.

Because I couldn't lose Lauren.

But once our relationship was put to the test, she stayed, Max.

-Because she loves me.

-No, no, no. She loves who she thinks you are.

Well, how long do you think it's going to take her to get on a plane

when she finds out?

Steven, you ain't going to see her again. Or Louie.

No, no, no, please, please, please, I'll do anything to put this right.

Listen, you better start thinking about a way

that you're going to tell her.

Well, her passport's still here.

Well, at least that's something.

She must've taken something, though.

Got to find that address book.

It doesn't look like any other rooms have been touched.

Lisa was here. In this house.

You know, she could have gone through anything, couldn't she?

So, why did she come?

The police just called.

They tracked down the cab that Louise got from the hospital.

Turns out she swapped cabs at Liverpool Street.

Oh, so it's a dead end. They could be anywhere by now!

You found it?

Yeah.

Yeah, and I've got her address here as well.

Well, should we tell the police? Maybe they can help.

What, like they did with finding that cab?

You're going to her place, ain't you?

Yeah.

I'm coming with you.

Ben, we need you to stay here.

-Why?

-In case Louise comes back.

Dad, I should go with...

Ben, Ben, just do what I ask you. Please.

Just sending Martin a quick text.

You don't need to go all Hulk on me again.

Sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you mob.

I've just got a lot on my mind.

Yeah, I thought so.

What?

Well, it don't take a genius to work out you ain't happy about it.

Whitney's engagement.

Not so long ago she was your daughter-in-law, and...

Well, now she's found love again,

it just makes everything with Lee feel a bit final, don't it?

Yeah.

Must be hard.

I just... I just want what's best for her.

Yeah, she just needs our support, you know, not people judging her.

Or a certain someone throwing Woody out again.

-You heard about that, did you?

-Yep.

You don't think it's too soon, no?

Well, it's her life, Mick.

She knows what she wants. I mean, look at her.

I can't remember the last time I saw her smiling like that.

She's moved on. We've just got to be happy for her.

Here, what do you think? Thought it might help to spread the word.

Someone's bound to see and report it, eh?

I don't know.

It's just not really the same as when we were growing up, is it?

No, I meant, you know, I mean that's a good idea, yeah.

Yeah. Just don't get your hopes up.

But it's Dad's memorial bench. I have to do something.

DOGS BARK, SIRENS WAIL

Lisa said she had a really nice place.

Lou!

Lou, you in there?

-Lisa, open the door!

-Phil, stop!

Phil, we shouldn't be doing this.

Well, they ain't here, are they?

It's hard to imagine the Lisa we saw living like this.

Yeah, well, it was all an act, weren't it?

Everything she said was a lie.

Well, there must be another place we can go.

You know, maybe she's staying somewhere else for a while.

It just doesn't makes sense.

Oh, don't do that, Bernadette!

What's the big deal? It's just a bench.

Well, it don't mean we shouldn't have a bit of respect.

What's given you the hump, then?

What about it?

It don't belong to us. It feels wrong keeping it here.

It's just a few planks of wood.

But it ain't, though, is it?

It's someone's memory of someone they loved. It's...

It's not fair to them.

Mum said it's only a loan.

Besides, where you going to kip if we get rid of it?

Well, I can make do with the floor, at least for now.

Reckon it's about time we return it.

You're really going to stick it back out on the Square?

Yeah, I am.

Just need to figure out how to do it without being seen.

Whit! You going to serve these punters, or what?

Yeah, all right, I said I'm coming!

What's this?

Well, you thought we was going to blank your news, did you?

Right, a little toast. To a wonderful bride-to-be and barmaid.

Cheers.

-ALL:

-Cheers!

No-one deserves happiness more than you.

So get that down you, I'm going to go and get

a couple more bottles out the barrel store, all right?

What time is it?

Erm, nearly half six.

Thought we were only coming here to get a few things.

Yeah, I know, darling. But you dozed off. So sweet.

I couldn't bring myself to wake you.

-How you feeling?

-I think it's getting worse.

The pain's to be expected. Your body...

Your body needs time to heal.

Here, have a painkiller, this'll help.

Can you take me home now?

Actually, darling, me and your dad, we've discussed it.

Discussed and decided.

We think you need a bit more time away from the Square.

No, I just want to sleep in my own bed.

I know, I know, but people will just...

They'll just turn up unannounced, asking loads of questions.

Here, you can get a proper rest. Plus, there's...

There's room service.

It'll be so lovely.

Just you and me, safe, sound.

Everything'll be all right in the morning.

You just... You just go back to sleep.

Shhhhhh.

Shhhhhh.

Everything'll be all right in the morning.

The neighbours said they haven't seen Lisa for a few months.

Phil?

Found these.

They're full. She can't have been taking them.

Why would she take Louise, eh?

And why now?

And why is there a smashed photo of me with blood on it?

Lisa ain't changed. She still hates me, don't she?

Maybe she's taken Louise to punish me.

You know, if she ain't taken her meds and she ain't

thinking straight, I mean, this is the woman who shot me, remember?

Now, if she's capable of that, what else is she capable of?

There you are. Been trying to get hold of both of you all afternoon.

What's this?

Well, dinner's ready. I made your favourite.

So how did it go, then? What did...?

What did the nurse say?

Lauren...

I just want you to know how much I love you.

What's...? What is it?

I've not been entirely honest with you.

Yeah, no, it's bad news.

-What?

-Steven saw the oncologist.

Doctors reckon he's got three months to live.