03/11/2017 EastEnders

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She was just lying there.

She had those little trainers on with the lights on.

She is going to be OK, though, ain't she?

I don't know. Took her off in an ambulance about 20 minutes ago. Listen, if you see Amy...

-Yeah, I'll give Jack a bell. I hope you find her.

-Thank you.

-What if it was me?

-Teen, it couldn't have been you.

-She's so little.

-You would have known.

It can't be a coincidence.

I hit something,

and then they find her in exactly the same place.

-I have to call the police.

-No. No, you don't.

You need to get upstairs. SHE SOBS

They just took her off in an ambulance.

She was staying at mine.

I was supposed to be taking care of them,

but they got out, ran away.

Well, it's not your fault, Jack.

They found Riley in the gardens, but there's still no sign of my Amy.

I've looked everywhere. I mean, I'm trying not to panic, but...

Has she got any friends in the area? Could she be round someone's house?

What if someone's...?

She's just a kid.

A kid who loves Halloween. She's obsessed by pumpkins.

I mean, I said to her today, "You're not having another one."

-I put my foot down. I mean, what a stupid thing to get annoyed about.

-Hang on, hang on.

You say she's got a thing about pumpkins?

Yeah. Why?

It's OK. I'm here.

Mummy's here. Mummy's here.

Good girl. Good girl.

This is Janet, 11-year-old with Down's.

Suspected RTC.

Pulse 100.

One, two, three.

Blood pressure's stable at 140/89.

Oxygen sats at 98%.

Minor lacerations to the back of the head.

Drowsy, but responding to voice. GCS 13.

How is she? Is she talking?

-They haven't told me anything.

-Will, come here.

-Go and sit in the waiting room for me, yeah?

-Billy, on his own?

-You'll be all right, won't you, boy?

-Yeah.

-Here, look, take my phone.

You can watch something on it, all right?

-Are you Janet's parents?

-BOTH:

-Yes.

-I'm Dr Sullivan. I'm a registrar here.

-How is she?

We'll tell you as soon as we know more.

I need to take a quick history.

We actually don't know what happened.

-She ran away from a party and...

-No, no, no, no.

He doesn't mean that.

She has Down's, but she's always had good health, you know.

Well, apart from when she had the heart op when she was, what...?

-She was four months old.

-Four months old.

-No allergies to medication?

-BOTH:

-No.

Well, Janet's injuries suggest she was hit by a car,

but you don't know exactly when that happened?

No, we...we weren't with her.

And you don't know how long she was lying there before she was found?

No, but...

-She will be all right, won't she?

-We're doing everything we can.

-It's just to calm your nerves.

-I don't want another drink.

If anything happens to Janet, I will never forgive myself. Never!

It was an accident.

She ran out in the road.

-I mean, in a way, I blame the parents.

-How?

By letting her play on her own in the dark.

No! The only person to blame is me.

I should have got out of the car.

I thought it was a cat.

-A cat!

-SHE SOBS

Give me the keys.

-What?

-Give me Mick's car keys.

What are you going to do?

You stay put, all right? You don't talk to no-one.

Everything's going to be all right. OK, Teen?

I'm going to sort it.

Ah, pumpkin is on fleek!

I'm loving your work, lickle Miss Amy. I do.

And you know what? I'm going to Insta the life out of this.

Come on, let's get some photos, yeah?

OK, set it up.

-Best pose, OK?

-Mm-hm.

-Here we go.

-Yeah!

-CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

OK. Right, you stand there, yeah?

-And again!

-DOORBELL RINGS

That'll be more urchins wanting more candy.

Back in a minute.

-DOORBELL RINGS

-Ugh, kids!

-Kim.

-Hiya.

-Listen, I'm sorry to bother you. I was just wondering if...

-Daddy! Daddy! Come look! We made a pumpkin.

-Oh, thank God.

Thank God. Oh!

Get down.

You don't run off like that.

All right? You never do that again. Do you understand me?

-Did it not cross your mind to call me the moment she turned up on your doorstep?

-Well, it's Halloween.

There's nothing but children turning up on my doorstep all night.

-She was on her own!

-Yeah, but I thought you knew!

-No, I didn't, OK?

I didn't know where you were.

LAUGHTER

ENGINE STARTS

-Hello.

-Hello, darling.

It's OK. We're here. Mummy and Daddy are here.

-Hon, the nurse.

-Oh, yeah.

She'd been at Kim's the whole time, carving pumpkins.

Jack must have been going out of his mind. Listen, everyone!

-Amy - she's been found safe and sound.

-Fantastic!

-What's in that?

-What, that?

That's Witches' Brew. You don't want to know what's in it.

I don't really care. Just pour me one.

You don't drink. What's the matter?

I really don't want to talk about it right now, Whit. Sorry.

Have you seen Abi? Is she OK?

Yeah. She's terrific.

-You know?

-Know what?

Look, I don't know what's gone on between you,

but I am worried and so should you be,

because you know that she is pregnant.

Yeah, with that devil's child.

-Can't wait for the christening.

-Sorry?

Steven's the daddy.

Oh, did she forget to tell you that bit?

She's fine.

Doc...

..how's she doing?

Well, we're doing a thorough examination.

She will need a CT scan, though, just to rule out any...

She says she can't feel her legs!

Re-test her reflexes.

DOOR CLOSES Has everyone else gone?

Yeah. Wasn't really much of a party in the end.

I'm almost done here.

-You didn't have to tidy up.

-Oh, I don't mind.

So, I was thinking, maybe afterwards,

we could watch a scary film together or...?

Well, I don't...

Actually, Shakil, erm, I've already said to my mum

-that I'd watch a scary film with her.

-Oh.

-Well, I could come with you if you want.

-Better not.

Just cos the room is really small and it might be a bit crowded.

Right.

Guess I'll just get my coat, then.

DOOR CLOSES

-Not dressing up tonight, 'Chelle?

-No.

No, I was hoping this might be a Halloween-free zone.

-Not a fan?

-No.

No, I was feeling a bit...

-Anyway, I fancied a doughnut.

-Right.

Do you know what? I know it sounds daft,

but I don't like being here on my own tonight.

Gives me the heebie-jeebies.

-I was even thinking of shutting up early.

-I'll tell you what.

You make me a cup of tea, too, and we can keep each other company.

Oh, sounds perfect.

And I'm sure, between the two of us, we can easily scare anyone off.

I've just been over to Ian's.

-You're not drinking, are you?

-Like you care.

I do care.

See this baby of yours...

..are you sure that it's real this time?

You know, it's not imaginary?

Imaginary tumour. Imaginary baby.

-Quite a pair, you two.

-It's real.

I pity the child.

Halloween was always such a big thing

when I lived in the States.

Never thought it'd get this big over here.

-It'll be Thanksgiving next.

-Oh, I wouldn't mind that.

Basically, that just means eating a second Christmas dinner in November.

-Yeah, I can see the appeal there.

-THEY CHUCKLE

-BANG ON WINDOW

-What is it about scaring people?

-What's the fun in that?

-It's a kind of power, innit?

If you're scared of someone, then they control you.

Michelle...

-..are you OK?

-Yeah.

Yeah, it's just...

..there's this man who's been calling me,

harassing me, stalking me.

Tom. He followed me onto the Tube earlier.

Pretty much cornered me.

-You poor thing. Have you been to the police?

-Yeah, yeah.

And they told me to stop all contact,

keep a log, let them know when I see him next.

But I'm worried I might have done something really stupid.

I invited him to have dinner with me.

-What? Why would you do that?

-I don't know. I don't know.

I just panicked. I wanted to get rid of him.

Well, I think you should go back to the police. But...

-Well, maybe it ain't totally stupid.

-No?

Well, maybe it's the running that's making you scared.

I mean, if you can stand up to the little git,

show him he's just a nobody you ain't afraid of,

well, then, he'll lose his power.

-You think so?

-Well, fear ain't logical, is it?

I mean, we all waste so much time and energy

on worrying about things that are never going to happen,

when the really bad stuff - the stuff we should be scared of -

well, it all just comes out of the blue. You never see it coming.

So, how pregnant are you?

19 weeks.

Well, you're not showing at all.

I feel like I am. None of my clothes do up.

Must be your second scan soon.

Next week.

Exciting.

To be honest, I didn't feel like I'd make it this far,

-what with all the stress and...

-Lies?

Please, Lauren, don't do this.

I thought we were getting somewhere. I thought you understood.

Well, I guess there's only so much betrayal one person can take.

No, look, I'm sorry, Lauren.

I'll tell you anything, explain. Just...

-I don't want us to be enemies any more.

-Why?

Why now?

Cos you need help changing nappies and baby-sitting?

-No, I...

-Cos that's what it's going to be like, you know.

Relentless rounds of feeding and changing,

trying to get the baby to sleep,

trying to get the baby to stop screaming,

because that's what they do.

They scream and they scream until you think you're going mad.

Steven's not going to be around to tell you how wonderful you are,

help carry the load.

No, you're going to be on your own, Abi.

Life's going to be over.

Over.

-Is that how it was with Louie?

-SHE SIGHS

This isn't about me.

-It's about you and your offspring.

-Well, I don't care if it cries.

I don't care if I don't get any sleep,

because I'm going to love this baby no matter what.

And I am.

-I'm going to be a good mum.

-Yeah, that's what you think now,

but you've got no idea what it's like.

It's not just some little dolly that you can dress up

and get attention from. It's...

It's going to have a mind of its own.

It's going to want things. It's going to start demanding things.

And one day, I guarantee you,

it's going to turn round and say, "I hate you!

"I hate you, Mummy."

It's just a shame, really, that you're so...far gone.

What do you mean?

Well, it just may be better all round

if you lost it, don't you think?

Why is it taking so long? Well, what if she...?

Billy, why don't you come and sit with Will and I, yeah?

Let's try and keep things normal for him.

Honey, he ain't the one who needs us right now.

-DOOR OPENS

-What's happening?

They're ready to go up for the CT scan now.

-Are you both coming up?

-Mum?

Hon, Janet needs us.

You go.

Look, only one of us can go in anyway, so...

DOOR OPENS

-Where have you been?

-The car's clean.

There's not a mark on it. Not even a dent.

Do you think that means that maybe I never done it?

I think it means that Janet's going to be fine.

You couldn't have hit her that hard.

Well, in that case, then, it's all right to go to the police.

I took it to the 24-hour car wash to be safe.

Safe? We're not meant to be covering this up.

We'll get in even more trouble.

You spoke to the police earlier and you didn't say anything.

But I didn't know I'd hit her then, did I?

-Do you think they're going to believe that?

-Well, I will explain.

I will tell them that it was an accident.

Tina, it was a hit and run.

You can still be charged if anything happens to Janet.

-You just said she'd be all right.

-Say if she's not?

You could be looking at a long stretch.

You won't survive in prison.

-You did.

-You're not me.

You know what?

If I killed Janet, then that's what I deserve.

OK. You want to go through that door and make a big confession?

Go ahead.

But you have to go through me first.

SHE SOBS

-On your own tonight, love?

-Yeah, looks like it.

-Not got a Halloween party to go to?

-Yeah, no, I was at one, but...

Are you all right, Shakil?

Yeah, I'm fine.

So, there's no reason you've come in here

to drink tea on your own instead of going home?

It's just sometimes you don't need your mum

-giving you the third degree, you know?

-Yeah, course.

Why do girls have to be so weird?

Go on.

So, I saw Abi storm off. What did you say to her?

-I just told her the truth.

-And what does that mean?

Don't try and make me feel bad, Jay.

-What? I didn't say anything, did I?

-She's a monster.

You don't mean that. OK, yeah, she messed up,

and, yeah, she's done some stupid things,

but we both know what she's really like.

You're wasting your breath, Jay. She's dead to me.

Do you know that little Janet got hit by a car tonight?

What? Is she all right?

We don't know. She's in the hospital now.

Billy and Honey are worried out of their minds.

We was all searching when they found her.

I'm really sorry, Jay. I didn't know.

Well, it brings it home a bit, doesn't it?

She's your sister, Lauren.

-Billy.

-They ain't got the results yet.

We should never have left her at that party.

Yeah, but you know how excited she was.

Janet ain't like the other kids.

But she wants to be, don't she, Billy?

And all she wanted to do was dress up

and dance about and have fun with her friends.

One of us should have stayed with her.

She wanted to be on her own.

Billy, you were the one that was saying to me

-that I should stop babying the kids.

-I meant Will!

-Will?

Will still needs looking after. He proved that, didn't he, tonight?

He's still learning his right from wrong.

In case you've forgotten, you do have another kid, as well.

One who might never walk again!

-Did they tell you that?

-Why am I even surprised, eh?

You couldn't accept her right from the start.

You've always been different with her.

That is unfair. And that's untrue.

You know how difficult it was for me at the beginning. I love Janet.

-I love them both equally.

-Do you? Do you?

Well, how come you was so happy to run off to Canada with Will

and leave her with me, eh?

Because you didn't want her, Hon.

So, why should I expect you to care about her now?

So, then we get together,

and things were great for a bit and...

Well, actually, not exactly great physically, but...

-Oh, trust me, things don't get great until at least 30.

-Oh, no. 40.

Yeah, well, I'm not an expert on the love life of teenage boys,

-but, well, I'd say it isn't unusual.

-OK.

So, anyway, after that, I feel like I've completely burned my bridges

until, a couple of weeks ago, out of the blue, she kissed me.

-Well, there you go.

-No, it won't have been out of the blue.

You missed all the signals, that's all.

So, how do you explain this?

Now it feels like she's blowing hot and cold hour by hour.

Like, sometimes, it feels as if I'm her boyfriend,

and then, the next minute,

I'm completely back in the friend zone.

Well, do you know what I think? I think you deserve better.

You should never be with anyone who messes you around.

Yeah, she's my niece and I love her, but trust us,

the sooner you stand up to her, the better.

-How's she doing?

-Well, the CT scan was reassuring,

but I'm still very concerned she can't feel her legs.

-So...?

-What does that mean?

-I'm not sure. Scans aren't perfect.

I'm afraid we're just going to have to wait and see.

The next couple of hours will be critical.

Right, I guess I'd better make a move.

-Will you be all right?

-Yeah, yeah, course I will.

I mean, what's there to be afraid of? A few kids in masks.

-And like I said earlier, it's all in the mind, ain't it?

-Yeah.

If you can stand up to your stalker,

-I'm sure I can fend off a few trick-or-treaters.

-Night, Kath.

My turn to find you.

Look, I don't want to argue any more.

Me neither.

What I said about the baby, it was...

I shouldn't have said it.

You're probably right. I probably will be a terrible mum.

-Abi...

-But I don't regret it.

The baby.

I love it already.

Well, that's pretty much the only requirement for the job, so...

You, erm... You been feeling sick or...?

A bit. Not as bad as you said you had it, though.

Yeah, that was bad.

-I am scared, though.

-I know.

Well, that's normal.

Abi, no matter what's happened...

You know, whatever is in the past, it's...

Your future is about being a good mum to her.

What makes you think that it's going to be a girl?

I don't know, actually. I just...

Either way, though, you know you can't do this on your own.

You're going to have to have people around you.

But I'm not on my own. I've got Jay and...Ben.

-Seriously?

-And Donna.

They're not your family.

Oh, yeah, cos Dad'll be real hands-on.

-And Mum's in Exeter, so...

-Yeah, well, maybe you should...

-Well, you could go live with her.

-Why would I do that?

It's no wonder we're so messed up, innit?

Growing up under that roof.

Do you remember lying awake, just hearing them argue?

Yeah. You'd come into my bed

and we'd pull the covers over our heads.

That Christmas with the DVD.

What even was that? I wrapped the stupid thing up.

-Cheers for that.

-SHE CHUCKLES

Compared to them, we're practically normal.

I do still miss it sometimes, though. Home.

It feels like I don't belong anywhere.

Me neither.

We've only really got each other.

I'm still your big sister.

It's still my job to look out for you.

I don't need looking after.

But you will. Trust me.

DOORBELL RINGS

-Who is it, Bex?

-It's Shakil.

I, erm, just came round to say that I'm sorry,

but I don't think I can do this any more.

Do what?

I have feelings, you know?

For you, I mean.

It's just too confusing, Bex.

-What is?

-You kissed me. You kissed me.

And since then, you've been leading me on some days

and pushing me away the next. I don't know where I am.

-Shakil, I didn't mean...

-No! So, I...

I just came here to say I don't think I should see you any more.

It hurts too much.

Goodbye, Bex.

You are going to be just fine, Janet.

I know you are.

And Will, he's right here with me, too.

Hon.

What I said before...

I just don't understand how you could think something so horrible...

..let alone say it.

And here.

Now. At a time like this.

Do you honestly think that about me, Billy?

-No, course I don't.

-No.

I want you to go. Now.

I don't want to be with you.

-What, do you mean, like, now or...?

-Honestly, Billy...

..I really don't know.

Just go.

I just want her to be OK.

Please, God. I'll do anything!

Don't let her die.

DOOR OPENS

-We're closed!

-DOOR CLOSES

Hello, Kathy.

Long time.

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