Episode 2 In the Club

I've found a baby in the toilet!

The boiler's knackered. We're going to have to ring the landlord.

You could've moved in with his parents till the settlement. No.

I don't wear that perfume any more, Jonathan.

She's not getting one penny piece of my business.

It's not just your business, Ray.

I had to do something, Rick!

They were going to take the house off us.

We've got to make the biggest decision of our lives, Dev.

# Thinking what a wonderful world

# Yeah

# Thinking what a wonderful world

# Ooh-hoo

# Watching as the colours light the earth

# Thinking what a wonderful world

# Yeah

# Thinking what a wonderful world

# Hee-hee

# Ooh. #

Today, I feel like a new woman.

Emily's finally sleeping through.

I've been getting some gentle exercise.

She's still asleep.

I'm off for a shower.

And I got breakfast in bed again.

What more could I want?

I suppose we all have to make choices in life

and, sometimes, we need to just let go,

stop putting pressure on ourselves

and accept help.

BABY CRIES

It's your turn, Simon.

I can't face getting out of bed again.

You're going to have to.

Your interview's in 45 minutes.

What? Shit! Simon, it's not funny!

We must've switched the alarm off.

Shit! Shit! Shit!

Shit! Shit!

BABY CRIES

Shit! Shit!

Morning, little man.

Shall we go downstairs and make you some nice warm porridge?

Simon! Mummy doesn't sound too happy, does she?

Simon, please tell me you switched the immersion heater on last night.

You didn't ask me to. Yes, I did.

You could've done it. What did you say?

I said I thought I'd done it.

Well, now I'm going to have to go for my interview

with greasy hair and stinking pits. Thanks!

Ew!

Come on, darling, eat it up, just like your brother.

That's it, good girl. Come on, sweetheart. There we go.

Have you seen my library book? It was on the table.

Have you made my packed lunch? You took it upstairs to read.

No, I didn't. Here you go.

Have you signed me planner? Yes. What's in the sandwich?

Cheese. Anything else?

Come on, Sam, we're going to be late.

I don't see why we have to go to school today.

Because I've got a lot to do today, that's why.

Don't speak to anyone you don't know.

You say that every day. KNOCK ON DOOR

Oh, that'll be Vicky. Can you let her in on the way out.

And make sure you stay together. I'm going to get so done.

I'll look for your book later on when I'm tidying up.

See you later. See ya.

Hiya. Hiya, love. Oh, thanks for this, Diane.

I know you said you weren't having anyone's kids today,

but I didn't have anyone else to ask. It's fine.

They're short-staffed, so I'm covering for a couple of hours.

Look, just make sure you're not late today, please.

I'm knackered. I've just done four 12-hour shifts on the trot

but, to be honest with you, I need the money.

Hey, did you read Kim's blog about Rosie giving birth in the lift?

What? Yeah, she had another little girl, bless her.

What is it with you lot, eh? Anywhere but a delivery suite!

Right. Bye-bye, gorgeous.

He's shattered, bless him.

You be a good boy for Diane. See you later.

And please don't be late. I mean it.

See you at lunchtime, all right? You're a star.

Come on, darling.

Let's get you some milk and get you down, eh?

Oh, yeah.

If I could come in around lunchtime, that would be great.

Yeah. It's regarding a bridging loan.

Thanks. Hi!

I am so sorry I'm late. I accidentally switched my alarm off,

my heating's not working so my baby kept waking up

and he normally sleeps through.

What's your name? Sorry, it's Roanna Wilson.

No, it's not. It's Bevitt. I've gone back to using my maiden name. Sorry.

Haven't got used to it yet.

If you'd just like to take a seat. They're running behind themselves.

Oh, phew. Thanks.

Excuse me.

How long have I got before my interview?

10, 15 minutes.

Have you got a ladies I could use somewhere, please?

Just go down the corridor and first left. Thanks ever so much.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Jas, we've got to go, love.

Doctor told us we need to be there first thing.

Jasmin! Mum...

Listen to me! You have to do this!

For the babies!

It seems like it's the only way. She doesn't have to.

Shh! Will you two be quiet?

We still haven't decided what we're going to do.

What's the alternative, Devan, huh?

If she doesn't go, one of them will die.

Shh! Don't say that. Why are you saying that?

KNOCK ON DOOR

Jas, will you open the door, baby?

Look, I know this is really hard for you.

It's hard for both of you.

Mum!

Believe me, if I could wave a magic wand, I would.

You can't.

Neither of us can.

So we'd better get off.

Want two healthy little brothers for Amber, don't we?

Or sisters.

You ready?

Yeah.

They're ready for you now.

What?

You said I had 15 minutes.

One of the ladies had to leave, she had another appointment.

Goodness sake! I'm coming now. I'm coming.

Come in.

Hi, sorry, I was just... You know...

Hello. Hi.

I'm Liz Steele, media account manager.

Robert Hardy, managing director. Hi.

Take a seat. Thank you.

So, Roanna, you've got a really great CV. Thank you.

Do you want to tell us a little bit about yourself, Roanna,

and why you applied for the job? Yeah.

Er... Well, I think I'd be a great asset to your company.

I've got 25 years' experience,

a first-class degree in advertising and marketing.

I was an account exec at Lambert Reynolds

before I left to build my own company with my husband.

Best Endeavour? Yeah, that's right.

We got top recruitment company in the North after our second year.

Impressive. Thank you.

I looked after all of our brand development and marketing.

And I was once voted the one to watch in Adweek Magazine.

So, what brings you here, then?

Well, I... I decided to leave...

my husband, and I got divorced.

You walked out on your own company? Yes, I did.

I walked out on everything.

Even my family.

Well, I hope you got a good pay-out,

because the salary for this job's not what you're used to.

Well, that's fine. That's fine.

Good. So, what we're looking for is somebody who's fired-up and focused.

That's me!

Someone willing to go the extra mile and put in the hours we need.

Well, I'm not afraid of hard work. Great.

I take it your divorce is through now, your kids are all grown up. Yep.

Great. Well, you don't want any distractions.

Right.

Look, I'm not going to lie to you.

We were looking for someone not quite as...

experienced. You mean you're looking for someone younger.

No, not necessarily.

I'm sure you understand, having run your own recruitment...

Not really, no. I just employed people that were right for the job.

Absolutely, and so do we.

But you know this is a permanent position? Yeah.

We're looking for someone to grow within the company.

Can you hand on heart say you'll still be here

two, three years down the line? Yes. Why not?

Look, I'm just being honest now.

If I had your CV and experience, I wouldn't be interested in this job,

not this salary.

Well, obviously I am, otherwise I wouldn't be here, would I?

It doesn't make sense to me. I don't understand what your problem is.

I'd be delighted if somebody with my CV and background

applied for a job on a junior wage,

unless, of course, this is about my age.

No, it's not about that. Oh, do you know what? Do you know what?

Since we're being honest here, not all my children are grown up.

I actually have a nine-month-old son with my 28-year-old lover

who rather likes the more experienced woman.

I wouldn't want them to be a distraction.

So, as I'm clearly not what you're looking for, I think we're done.

Cheerio.

Sorry. Where have you been? Car park was full.

I've had to park bloody miles away. It's ridiculous.

Meter only let me put an hour on, and all.

It's taken me ten minutes to walk back.

You'll be fine.

Do you think so?

I know so.

Hi.

We all ready?

As we'll ever be.

Do you want to follow me? Yeah.

Helen in room two is ten centimetres and she's ready to push.

Thank goodness for that. She's been in there about 17 hours.

One of the ladies that delivered last week

is going to call her baby Geraldine after me.

That's lovely! She didn't have anyone with her.

I'm getting soft in my old age.

Are you free to give me a hand if I need you?

I've just got one more lady and then I'll be there. Right.

'Ey, Vicky! Diane called.

Hiya, sweetheart. Do you want to come with me?

Oh, it's all go today. So what's troubling you?

I'm worried about my baby. I haven't felt him move since yesterday.

Oh, he's probably just really comfy in there.

Let's be honest, there's not much room to wriggle about.

But we'll have a little check for you.

Better to be safe than sorry, eh? Always.

It were my mam that told me to come down. Mum knows best.

That's what I said. Right, would you like to pop onto the bed?

Oh, did you hear about Rosie?

She had a baby girl in the lift and her boyfriend delivered it.

Just popped out. No way! That's amazing!

That's kids for you. I hope mine just pops out.

Fingers crossed.

Look, I'm just going to have to find a heart monitor,

someone's pinched mine. We're that busy today.

I told you they'd be busy.

I knew we should have gone to the doctor's.

So, as I said, the steroids are just a precaution

in case you go into pre-term labour.

I don't want them to come yet.

This is a stressful time, I do understand that,

but please try not to worry.

Right, I'm going to see if there's a bed ready for you.

Won't be a minute. Thank you.

I'm scared.

Me, too.

Oh, God, where is she? I'm looking for Shelly Wright.

'Ey, 'ey, shh!

Are you looking for Shelly Wright? Yes, is she here?

Are you the baby's dad? Yes, I'm Andrew.

Has she gone into labour? Is the baby OK? No and yes.

I'm sure the baby's fine, but I'm just going to have a little listen

to make sure. We won't be long.

Shall I wait here? Yes, OK, sweetheart. Go and sit down.

Right.

Right, well, I found one,

so if you'd just like to pull up your top, sweetheart.

I've just told your...

I don't know what to call him. Andrew, I think he said.

What's he doing here? I told him to wait in the seating area.

So he is keeping tabs on me.

I told him where you were.

What for? I had to tell him why I weren't coming to clean.

Bloody hell, Mam, you know what he's like.

You haven't got a back door we can sneak out of, have you?

Expectant dads can be worse worriers than the mums.

Hi. Thanks very much for squeezing me in, Tom.

No worries. It's nice to meet you.

Is Howard not in?

He's been my bank manager for years.

I'm afraid Howard's left Leeds Royal.

You should have received a letter. He's taken early retirement.

No, no. I didn't, actually,

but...might have gone to where I used to live.

Can't believe he's retired.

I thought he was only a few years older than me.

So, how can I help you today?

Erm...

Well, the thing is, Tom, I recently got divorced

and, for some reason, my settlement money hasn't come in yet,

I don't know why...

As I explained to Howard a few months ago,

when it does finally arrive, it will actually be a considerable amount.

Nice. However, obviously, I need money now

Nice. However, obviously, I need money now

and I was wondering if I could have a temporary loan.

Well, from what I can see here,

we've already extended your overdraft facility

and given you a ?3,000 loan.

It's just a cash flow thing.

I'm desperate to get out of the cottage we're in.

Boiler's broken, it's freezing, landlord doesn't give a shit

and I've got a baby.

I wish there was something I could do, Mrs Wilson...

It's Ms Bevitt, I'm divorced. But with no regular income

coming into your account and... I'm trying my best to get a job.

My hands are tied. Please, Tom, I'm desperate.

Hi, Tom.

Hopefully, your husband's money'll come through soon.

It's not my husband's money, Tom.

It's mine.

And let me tell you something - when it does come in,

it will not be coming into this bank or any other Leeds Royal branch.

I'm sorry to hear that. No, you're not. You're not sorry at all.

You don't care if my baby eats or freezes to death.

You're barely out of nappies yourself!

I'm 25. 25! Wow!

And what on earth gave you the right to play God with people's lives, eh?

I don't know how you sleep at night.

Hi. Hi, it's me.

Yeah, I really need to see you.

Come on, Helen. I know you're exhausted,

but I need you to give me one last big push, OK?

I can't! Yeah, you can. Come on, now.

Come on! One last big push! You're doing great, love.

You're doing great. Push. Come on, Helen. You can do it.

We're nearly there. That's it.

Take a big gulp on that gas and air.

Keep going, Helen.

Keep going! Keep going.

That's it. I can see the head, Helen!

Nearly there, Helen. I can see the head. Come on, push! Push, push! Come on.

I want you to give me little pushes now, Helen.

Little pushes, little breaths now, Helen.

Little breaths, little breaths. Well done.

Oh, there we go! BABY WAILS

Oh! There we go...

Come on, then. And you've got a lovely little girl.

There we are. There we are, darling. OK, give her to you.

Oh, she's beautiful. That's it...

BABY WAILS Shh...

Shh, shh, shh!

Do you want to cut the cord? Come on, come round.

There we are. Well done.

Well done.

(OK.) Thank you.

There we go.

Don't thank me! Your wife did all the hard work.

Hello! My little angel.

(She's gorgeous.)

Just like her mum. LAUGHTER

Oh! Oh, it's OK, shh...

HE SNIFFS

Doctor's? Baby'd be born in a school

before you got an appointment.

Sorry for wasting your time.

Nonsense, that's what we're here for.

Is everything OK? Not really.

What do you mean, "Not really"?

I was talking to the midwife. So everything's fine?

Heartbeat and measurement's all normal, head's down,

so it won't be long now.

Oh! Thank God. I thought you'd gone into labour.

I'd have called you if I had. We need to know everything, Shelly.

Yeah, well, you do now and he's fine.

If anything else happens, I want you to ring me straight away

AND you need to keep your phone on, cos I've been trying to get in touch all morning.

Well, I can't have me phone on in here, can I?

Well, it's OK if you... No, not really.

HE SIGHS Just remember whose baby this is.

And it's my womb, so back off.

I think we need a quiet little chat.

Oh, shit, there's going to be trouble.

Hey, I was wondering, while we're here,

could I see the baby boy, you know, the one I found?

Aw, little Louie?

That's what we called him cos of where you found him.

I think he'll have probably gone to social services by now.

Social services. Oh, they... They said they'd let me know.

I don't know for a fact... Know what?

Where little Louie is, the abandoned baby.

Oh, he's still in neo-natal, he's got an infection.

Helen in room two's had her baby, she had a little girl.

Aw, was everything all right?

Yeah, once she crowned, she was right out.

Aw, poor lass, she must be absolutely knackered.

I'll let Micha know, she was with her all night.

She was desperate for her to deliver while she was still on her shift.

Well, you win some, you lose some, eh?

I'm just going to put her watch in the drawer and run her a bath. OK, sweetheart.

One baby delivered safely.

Oh, my God. Diane, I'm so sorry, what time is it?

It's too late for me to pick up Rick now.

I asked you not to be late. I know you did, I'm sorry.

This is the third time, Vicky. Well, I... I don't know what to say.

I mean, we're short-staffed. I've just delivered a baby...

Well, you don't look that busy to me...

But we're all up to our eyeballs.

Yeah, well, join the club.

I'm sorry, Diane!

BABY CRIES Diane, you all right?

What you doing here?

I was supposed to be picking up Rick, but I can't now.

The kids are going to be home from school, he's going to have to get the train.

I'm so pissed off with Vicky, she knew he was coming home today!

You know, I'd go for you, Diane, but, um...

Jas is having that laser treatment tomorrow, so they're keeping her in.

I'm sorry, going on about my own problems and I haven't asked.

Oh, no, don't-don't worry.

I was just...

I was just going to put some more money in the meter and...

Decided to go through with it, then?

We didn't really have a choice.

Is Jas all right?

Nah, not really.

Ah, sorry...

HE INHALES DEEPLY Mmm...

At least they've caught it early and it gives them a better chance, yeah.

Anyway, God, I'm going...

What time does... the party start tonight?

It's not a party, it's just a few drinks to welcome him home.

I haven't even got anything sorted yet, I'm just...

Well, if I can help, I will. Promise you. Thanks, Dev.

I just want to see how she gets on.

Right. Come on, Dev... BOTH CHUCKLE

I got you a Malbec. Thanks.

You still drink that, don't you?

Well... I'm more of an Aldi's own brand these days, but thank you. Hm.

So what do you want?

I need to talk to you.

Done something different with your hair?

No, no... I've just gone for a more natural look.

So, where's lover boy today?

If you mean Simon, he's at home looking after Sonny.

I had an interview. Who were you interviewing?

No-one, I was the one being interviewed.

For an ad company, assistant brand developer.

Assistant brand developer!

You're a bit overqualified for that, aren't you? It's a job.

I thought it'd be creative.

All right, Ray, I didn't ask you here so you could belittle me.

I'm sure they'll snap your hand off.

No, I very much doubt that, actually. Why not?

Let's just say we didn't see eye to eye.

You could always have your job back at Best Endeavour.

You wouldn't need an interview. It's not funny, Ray.

I'm not laughing.

Company car, good salary. Your own office.

Thanks, but... But what?

Look, I asked you here because I... I need to ask you a favour.

I thought as much. It's not easy for me, Ray.

Shoot.

Thing is...I could really do with some of my settlement money.

It's been going on for months now and I...

I wondered if you could have a word with your solicitor

and see if he could speed things up a bit.

Sure.

What, you will? Yeah...

Why not?

I'll speak to Miles. I think he's stringing it out.

He might not be able to do anything straight away, but...

..I'm happy to sub you some money. Really?

Yeah. Thank you.

You only had to ask.

What's the matter? Nothing, I just didn't think you'd say yes.

Are you OK?

SOBBING: Yeah, I'm fine.

I'll...call the bank, see what funds I can free up.

CAR HORN BEEPS

Oh, my...

'Ey up, caught you with your fancy man?

Hardly, Dev. It's Ray, it's my ex-husband.

Oh, shit, sorry. It's none of my business what you do.

I'm not doing anything.

Simon's at home sorting out the central heating.

The boiler's broken.

Oh, right. Jas is in hospital, she's having that laser thing tomorrow.

Yeah, I know, I'm so sorry. Kim said.

Not sure if you want to pop in and see her.

She could do with a friendly face.

Yeah, sure, I'll try and pop in later.

Yeah, nice one. Oh, um... Are you going to Diane's later?

Diane's? Rick's welcome home do. It's a surprise.

Yes! Yes, of course.

I'm so sorry, my brain is... My brain's all over the place.

Yes, I'll be there. Cool. I'll see you at the hospital, then, yeah?

Yeah. Take care. Bye!

Hiya. Dev.

Sorted.

Not long now.

Helen...

Aw... Helen, I've run you a bath now, darling, eh?

Let me take baby.

Come on, darling.

You get yourself up...

Helen?

Helen?

Helen...

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God! Helen. BUZZER BLARES

Helen? What's the matter? What's going on?

BOTH: Helen.

Can I help you?

Oh, I-I were the one that found him. Louie.

One of the midwives told me he had an infection.

How's he doing? Not too bad, considering.

There was a few small complications, but nothing serious.

He's a little fighter.

What will happen to him when he's better?

If his mother doesn't come forward

then social services will take him in.

There's plenty of loving parents out there that are desperate to adopt newborns.

You're right.

Thanks.

Oh! There you are.

I've been bloody looking for you all over!

Andrew's been doing me head in.

He says he wants me to phone him every night

to let him know how I am.

I'll let him know, all right!

I told you what he were like. So where is he now?

I said he was stressing me out and that stress is bad for the baby,

so he left. Good.

Come on, then.

Hey, it's all kicked off down there.

I think some woman's pegged it on the labour ward.

There's doctors and nurses running everywhere.

It's not your fault, Vicky, you weren't to know.

I was running her a bath, and then I was going to go back in

and check her blood pressure when Diane came in, and I got distracted.

Listen, it could've happened to any of us. I know and I can't believe it.

I've just delivered her baby and now she's fighting for her life!

Come on, let's get you into the staffroom, sweetheart.

How's he doing? Come here... He's all right.

Bloody hell! I might die giving birth! Don't be stupid.

Si? I'm up here.

Sorry I'm late. I had to stop at the hospital to see Jas.

Why are you in the dark?

Oh, what now?

We've got to move out. What?

We're leaving. I tried to ring you all afternoon.

Oh, sorry... I had to switch my phone off at the hospital.

Is Jasmin all right?

Yeah, I'm sure she'll be fine. Where are we going?

The plumber and electrician have priced up.

They've condemned the wiring, the boiler's shot.

They say we can't live here, so... we're going to my parents'.

I dropped Sonny off earlier. What? I don't want to go there.

Well, where else are we going to go?

Anywhere. The landlord'll have to sort something out. No chance, I can't get hold of him.

Anyway, what's wrong with my mum and dad's? Everything.

Well, we haven't got the choice, so you're just going to have to be grateful.

I don't understand what you've got against my parents.

All they want to do is help!

What time are they planning on doing the operation?

It's not an operation, Mum, it's a procedure.

Same thing. I don't know, after me second steroid injection.

Rick'll be arriving at the station soon.

I hope someone's going to be there to pick him up.

Just go, Dev, you're driving me mad. Well, I can't leave you.

Why not? Oh, look, I'm just sat here, aren't I?

Main thing is that there's still two heartbeats

and we're not going to know anything else till tomorrow, so...

Look, I told Diane I'll only go for him

if it were all right with you.

I'm fine, and yer mam's got Amber.

And I'm here if she needs me.

See? Look, there's no point in all of us sat here worrying.

All right.

Thanks, love. You're a star. Love you.

Love you, too.

I'm sorry.

Oh, my God!

They're going to want you to make a statement.

A statement? What for?

They need to try and establish what happened.

Well, I-I-I don't know what happened.

I mean, I only took over from Micha this morning.

She was with her through the night...

Do they think that it's my fault? Nobody is saying that.

I think she should go home. She's in shock.

Where's her husband and the baby?

They're being looked after in a private room.

I need to see him. I've got to tell him how sorry I am.

I wouldn't. I'd leave it for now, sweetheart.

There was no complications or anything, and...

they were such a lovely couple.

Oh, God.

Oi! Try to be nice.

Come on.

Oh, come in, darlings, come in!

Hi, Emma. Hello!

We're just finishing supper, so... take your coats off.

Would you like some? Lasagne? Yeah.

Gosh, you've had a lot of work done, haven't you?

Yes, well, it needed it. And Jonathan's had a good year, so...

Oh, it's lovely and warm in here.

Oh, you poor thing. Simon has told me all about the heating

and the electrics.

I can't believe you didn't come home sooner. Anyway, come on!

Surprise!

Molly!

Wow, what are you doing here? How are you?

I am great, thanks.

Your mum insisted I stayed for tea.

Excuse me. Oh, goodness, where are my manners?

Molly... Good boy! ..this is Roanna, Simon's...

Partner. Hello, darling, I've missed you.

How long have you been in Leeds for? Oh, I got back last night.

And she came straight round to see us. Isn't that lovely?

I can't believe you're here. I know, it's mad.

You look... You look great.

There we are. And there's plenty more in the Aga.

I won't, actually, thanks, Emma. I'm not very hungry. Thank you.

Oh. Oh, well. Simon...

I, er... I'd better get off. I need to get ready for tonight.

A few of us are meeting up in town, if you fancy it?

Ed and Sarah are going to be there.

We're going to Call Lane.

Are the bars still any good down there?

Oh, I wouldn't know about that - I haven't been out in ages!

Really?! That's not like you, Simon!

You should go, Si. Go.

Yes, it'd be fun to meet up with all your old pals.

Well, er, we're already out tonight.

Erm... My friend's just got out of prison

and his wife's doing a welcome home party.

How lovely(!)

I think we might just pop upstairs and give Sonny a bath.

Very nice to meet you, Molly. I've heard a lot about you.

All good, I hope! Of course.

Anyway, it's great to be back. I've missed you all so much.

Awww!

THEY LAUGH

All right, mate?

It's good to see you, pal. Cross over, yeah?

Yeah...

Hey-hey!

You all right, mate? Where's Diane?

She's, er, sorting the kids out. She asked me to pick you up.

Oh, right. You don't mind, do you? No, no, it's fine.

Let me look at you.

Oh, you're looking good, man. So good to see you.

It's good to see you, pal. I was expecting to see Diane and the kids.

Oh, don't worry, you'll see her in a bit.

Did you bring back some pressies? Only me dirty washing, yeah.

Ohh! Can't wait to get home.

Right, let's do this. Let's get you home, mate.

Can't wait.

MUSIC ON CAR STEREO: Freedom! '90 by George Michael

# Freedom, freedom... #

Dev! Turn it off.

SINGLE KNOCK ON DOOR I've just put Sonny in his cot.

You don't have to come with me, you know, to Diane's.

I'm sure Rick won't mind.

I hadn't intended to.

Oh, hi.

I did knock.

Yeah, I was just getting ready to go out.

I know, er, Emma sent me up with some towels.

She thought you might want a shower.

Yeah, I've just had one, thanks. I found some in the drawer.

Right, well, I'll leave you to it. It's good to have you back.

It's temporary.

You're always welcome here.

Can I just say something, please, Jonathan?

What happened between us was a very long time ago, and I was single.

If I'd known you were married with a son,

it would never have happened in the first place. Yeah, but it did.

And if I'd known that you were Simon's father, I would've never got into a relationship with him.

PHONE RINGS Well, then you wouldn't have had Sonny.

I just want you to leave me alone, OK?

I'm not doing anything. It's all in your head.

And if Emma or Simon walked in here now, how would we explain this?

It's just not right.

EMMA: Jonathan!

Stephen from the golf club... on the telephone.

Coming.

I was just bringing you towels.

Ellie, where's Sam? I dunno.

PHONE RINGS

Wi-Fi's flashing, so he's on his computer. Get that for me, will you?

Sam!

Hello?

Oh, hi. Sam!

Nana says she's not coming cos she don't feel very well. Didn't think she would.

Do you want to talk to her?

No, tell her I'm busy. I'll call her tomorrow. Sam!

She said she'll call you tomorrow. I hope you feel better soon.

What? Just get some Blu-Tack from over there

and help your sister put this up, will you?

You better not've deleted my homework.

Course I haven't. I'm not that stupid! Yeah, you are.

You are. You are. You are. You are!

Oi, you two!

What's with all this noise? Eh?!

Dad!

Come here. Look at you! Aw, God, I've missed you.

Come here, come here. I was going to make myself look nice.

You look beautiful. Come here. Come here!

Look at you. Come here. God, I've missed you.

I've missed you, too.

I am so sorry for your loss. It is a very confusing time for you all.

I know, I know... WOMAN SOBS

QUIETLY: I'm sorry. I'm sorry...

WOMAN SOBS

Come on, let's go to the prayer room.

It's very quiet there and we can sit down and talk.

Sausage roll? Oh, no, thanks, darling. No, thanks.

Things are looking up, then? Oh, yeah.

And in the bedroom department? Amazing!

I'm intrigued. Sausage roll? What changed? I did.

Seeing Susie happy and knowing she'd moved on

gave me the kick up the arse I needed.

Come here, you. Ohhh!

I mean, I left her to be with Neil, but I'd forgotten that bit.

Anyway, we're back on track.

That's incredible.

Here you go. Oh, thanks, Diane.

Thanks, Diane. It's nice to finally be able to have a glass.

I've just checked on Emily. She's still fast asleep.

Oh, thank you. What a sweetheart!

Hmm, not always. I wondered if you'd bring Emily.

Ell, come here. How have you been? I missed you.

Neil tried to get me to get a baby-sitter, but I'm not ready for that. One step at a time, eh?

Yeah, there's no rush. I, on the other hand, would love a night off.

I'll baby-sit for you any time.

You and Rick definitely need some time alone together.

He doesn't even know what I do yet. I'm sure you've grown!

He just knows I work with kids and me mam helps out.

What, you haven't told him?

Well, I tried to, but he kept trying to change the subject.

I don't know. I think...

I think he feels bad that I've had to struggle on my own.

It's male pride, isn't it?

Yeah, well... He'll find out when all the kids turn up tomorrow.

Speaking of which, where... where's Vicky?

I don't think she'll come. We had a run-in earlier.

All right? Hey! Surprise!

You all right? Yeah, you got me.

Sorry I'm late. I went back to the hospital to check on Jas.

Don't worry. How is she? Is everything OK?

She's shitting herself about tomorrow.

She'll be all right, we all will.

We're fighters, us lot. We can get through anything.

Yeah, I'll drink to that. ALL: Cheers.

To Rick!

SHE WHISPERS TO BABY

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh...

BABY GURGLES HAPPILY

Hey... Hey, shh, shh, shh.

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

COT MOBILE PLAYS LULLABY

BABY GURGLES HAPPILY

LULLABY TUNE CONTINUES FAINTLY

Don't let the kids see you do that.

It's my last one. I can't afford 'em anyway.

I never dreamt I'd come back here.

You were touch-and-go for a bit.

I can't believe I wasn't here to help you deal with it all.

You didn't have a choice.

But there were no way I were going to let the bank take it off us.

I'm going to make it up to you, love.

You'd better!

You coming back inside?

Yeah, in a minute.

God... You stink of smoke.

Oh, sorry!

I'll be in in a minute.

Did you manage to get your heating sorted out? No. No.

They said the flat was a deathtrap.

Shit, Roanna never said it was that bad.

It's a bloody nightmare.

Anyway, it's nothing compared to what you've got going on.

We just need to get tomorrow out of the way and then we'll have a better picture of what's happening. Yeah.

We'll have to drop by and see her, if she's feeling up to it.

Yeah, yeah. That'd be great.

I thought Roanna was going to call in earlier, actually, but she can't have had enough time.

Sorry? No, no need to apologise.

Can you excuse me a minute? She'd really appreciate it.

Is everything all right?

Yeah, I was just telling Si about seeing you earlier...

He thought Ray was my fancy man.

Ray? What's that idiot got to do with anything?

I'm just going to get a sausage roll.

I met up with him earlier.

And you didn't tell me?

Sorry, I should've.

And you didn't go to the hospital to see Jas like you said you had.

Simon, I needed to ask him for a loan.

Is this a joke? What for?

This is exactly why I didn't tell you. I don't believe this.

Simon. Simon...

What's going on? I dunno. Simon! I might've put my foot in it.

At least it's not me this time. I hope they don't wake Emily up.

Listen, I didn't have a choice! The bank said no, the ad company was a no...

I had four other interviews, they've all turned me down. Ray was the only person who said yes.

After all we've been through, all the stress and misery...

you ask him two weeks before the money's about to come through?

We don't know it's going to be two weeks. They've said that for months. I can't carry on living like this!

We're not. I sorted out moving back with my parents! I don't want to live with your parents!

We're grown-ups, not children eating Mummy's lasagne and getting pissed up in town with your mates!

You're pissed! What, so this is being grown-up, is it?!

Here, take the keys. Where are you going?

Simon, you can't just leave me here. It's embarrassing!

You're embarrassing!

Don't wait up.

Shit.

Hi, Chris, it's me again.

Look, I really need to talk to you. Will you, erm...?

Will you give me a call as soon as you get this message?

CAR APPROACHES OUTSIDE

FAINT, JOVIAL CHATTER

HAMMERING ON DOOR Mum!

For God's sake!

HAMMERING ON DOOR Shh! Mum! Mum! Let me in!

Ro? Ro? What are you still doing up? Letting you in.

Go on, shh, shh, shh... Look at the state of you, Simon. Go on, go on...

I'm sure Dad has a fridge full of wine!

I'm sorry about this. He insisted we came back.

I'm sure he did.

Simon, I can't believe you're doing this.

What? I'm enjoying myself!

Are you going to join us for a nightcap? No. I'm not.

BOTTLES CLINK

Suit yourself.

JOVIAL CHATTER AND LAUGHTER

Hey, what's Sonny doing out of his cot?

He was crying. Come here, poppet. Come here.

What the hell's going on down there?

It's just Simon. He locked himself out.

Bloody idiot.

He brought back a couple of friends - Molly and another girl.

Well, at least someone's having a good time.

BABY CRIES

SHE SIGHS

I'm coming, darling. I won't be a minute.

I'm guessing Simon's not up yet. No.

I'm just going to take him up some coffee and toast.

Leave him. Emma, just let him sleep it off.

Those girls didn't leave till 5.30 this morning.

Wasn't Molly the one that broke Simon's heart?

Yes, but that was a long time ago.

Oh, I seem to remember you telling me that Simon took an overdose when she left him.

He was under a lot of pressure at university at the time

and he's happy now, Roanna, and that's what counts.

Well, as long as he's fit for tonight,

that's all I'm bothered about.

I'm sure he'll be fine by tonight. What's happening tonight?

My captaincy dinner at the golf club.

I told Simon about this months ago. Tickets are like gold dust.

Yeah, well, he didn't mention anything to me...

OK, I'd better be going, I'm late as it is,

and...you...

need to organise a sitter for Sonny.

Oh, Jonathan. Yep.

Erm, Simon needs telling...

He's only been back one night.

Oh. He's had a lot of catching up to do.

You shouldn't feel a thing with the spinal anaesthetic.

Have you started yet? Yes.

The port's nearly in.

And that is the worst bit over.

Then what?

Thank you.

We'll feed the camera down the port...

..into your womb.

How...? How are you going to do that?

I feel sick. Shut up, Dev.

Right, if you take a look at the screen,

you will see your babies...

..any minute...now.

Oh, my God.

Look at its little hand.

I can see the fingers.

It's amazing.

I don't want to lose either of them, Dev.

Hopefully, lasering the vessels will equalise the blood supply

to both twins.

Are these 3-D?

No, they're to protect your eyes from the laser.

Right, can you turn the lights off, please? We're ready to start.

Be careful...

please.

Hey...

they suit you.

Hiya.

What you doing here? It's your day off.

I've been summoned. By who?

To make a statement.

Oh, bloody hell.

Well, just tell the truth and you'll be fine. I'm going to.

Will you keep an eye on him for me? Yeah. Course I will.

God, my head's banging. I drank too much last night.

I can smell it.

Here, have these.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Hello, sweetheart.

Yes, you are.

Look at you. You're beautiful, aren't you?

KNOCK AT DOOR I'll get it.

Yeah. Come on...

Hi, it's Lucy. I've brought Mia.

Just give me a sec. Lucy's here with Mia.

Yeah, that's fine. Just, erm, let her in.

All right.

Hiya. Do you...? Do you want to come through?

Hiya, Lucy. Hi.

Thanks. This is, er... This is Rick, my husband.

He's back from New Zealand. Hiya.

Hi, are you all right?

Mia, do you want to play on the mat with Zack and Hope, love?

I've always wanted to go to New Zealand. Is it nice?

Well, yeah, it's...full of sheep.

THEY CHUCKLE

So, erm, usual time?

Yeah. She's been a bit out of sorts this morning.

Aw, bless her.

I've got some Calpol in the cupboard if she needs it.

See you later. Bye, sweetheart. Bye, mummy.

See ya.

New Zealand?

Well, I couldn't tell her you were in prison, could I?

Do you...? Do you want to tell me what's going on, Diane?

I'm a child minder.

I thought you worked part time at a nursery. No.

This is my job, the one that saved us from losing the house.

Keep the change, love. Come on, lads.

Simon, hair of the dog?

Go on, then. Kill or cure. I'll have a beer. Roanna?

A large red, please.

Why don't you two ladies go and sit down at the table?

We'll bring them over.

Oh, erm, Roanna, that's Ann Barker, the president's wife,

the one I was telling you about. OK.

Monica.

Oh, hi!

You look stunning, as always.

This is my son, Simon.

Hi, pleased to meet you, Simon. Hi.

Hi. I'll take these over.

Oh, God, look at you. New dress? Erm, yes.

Got you a bottle. Thanks.

Did she leave you on your own?

Yep.

It's fine, actually. I'm kind of getting used to it.

So are we going to discuss what happened last night?

Oh, for God's sake, Ro, it was one night, and you told me to go.

Let's not forget who was looking after Sonny all day yesterday

while you were with your ex-husband. I was with him for half an hour.

Erm, Simon, do you remember Nathan Barker, Ann Barker's son?

Well, she's just told me

that he is looking for a ten foot piece of abstract art.

Ten foot? Bloody hell! Where does he live?

Oh, in the city centre somewhere.

It could be a commission.

Where's your father? Chatting to some woman.

Sorry. Sorry, I keep getting collared.

Are you in demand, darling?

Irresistible. What can you do?

Shall I order another one?

I think one bottle's enough, don't you?

I am here, you know, I can hear you.

Yes, that would be lovely. I'd love another bottle.

After all, we are celebrating, aren't we?

Indeed we are!

Er...can we have another bottle of the red?

Simon can do Sonny's early morning feed.

Oh, I-I don't mind doing it. Oh, no, really, Emma, I'm sure Simon

would love to take the reins, he's hardly seen him all day.

Oh, for God's sake!

I'll be fine to do it, Mum.

MAN: Er, ladies and gentlemen,

I, er, hope you've all enjoyed your meal.

What a lovely bit of steak that was.

Just going to go give Katie a ring before the speeches start,

make sure everything's OK.

Right, so before we all have our coffee and mints,

or whatever other apres-dinner drink you fancy,

I'd like you all to put your hands together

and give a warm welcome to our new club captain...

Jonathan Lambert. Katie, darling, hi.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Did he finish his tea?

DISTANT: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Can I firstly say how honoured I am...?

Darling, I'm going to have to go, OK? Roanna? I won't be late.

Bye. ..what a privilege it is to be made captain...

What are you doing here?

This is where I play golf, you know that.

I was going to ask you the same question.

Well, I'm at the captain's dinner.

Jonathan's? Don't tell me you've hooked back up with him?

Oh, God, no. No, no, no.

Thank you also for the support of my wonderful family.

Where would I be without them?

I am truly blessed. My glorious wife, Emma.

I'd better go back in.

Come up here, darling. So why are you at the dinner?

Simon's a member.

Really? I've never seen him.

Yeah, well, he's only just joined.

Great(!) Here you are.

DISTANT APPLAUSE

Sorry, I... I was just on my way back. I just...

I bumped into Ray.

Twice in two days.

Dad's making his speech.

Yeah, yeah, I'm just coming, Si.

Dad?

Please don't say anything, Ray. Please.

..my son, Simon.

Handsome chap, isn't he? Takes after his father.

LAUGHTER

I had no idea.

Does Simon know?

No, he doesn't. I haven't told him, and Jonathan won't.

I wouldn't be too sure.

That man's ruthless. He'll do anything to get what he wants.

Please don't say that, Ray.

Where's Roanna? I don't know!

I think he wants you.

Roanna is my lovely daughter-in-law.

I'm not going to get up in front of all those people.

She's a fabulous woman,

a wonderful mother to my gorgeous grandchild,

who's currently at home watching the Open...

LAUGHTER

This is a nightmare.

Hey, it's not going to come from me, OK?

But I'm a constant bloody wreck...

APPLAUSE

Let's go in here.

And now we're all living under the same roof, it's impossible.

He came into my bathroom last night.

You're joking? No.

He said it was to bring clean towels

but, you know, there's always an underlying tension.

And he says really inappropriate things in front of Emma

just to wind me up.

It's a ticking time bomb, Roanna. I know.

I can't believe you had no idea he was Simon's dad.

It's the God's honest truth, Ray.

It was all a bit of a whirlwind.

To be honest, we didn't talk about his parents.

Probably because I knew...

I was the same age as them

and I didn't want to think about that.

I couldn't believe it when we were introduced.

That's why I need my settlement money...

..so I can get the hell out of that house.

Moving house is not going to solve the problem, love.

You're always going to be worried it'll come out.

Well, I'm just going to have to avoid family get-togethers, aren't I?

You can't do that.

You always used to love getting everyone together round the table.

Catching up, playing games.

Family life was everything to you.

It still is.

Hey, hey, hey.

I don't know what to do.

You could always come home.

Oh, stop it, Ray.

I mean it.

I miss you.

We all miss you.

You were the one big love of my life,

and when I realised I'd lost you...

HE SIGHS

You wanted to get divorced.

It was the worst mistake I ever made.

Arguing with you in those meetings was hell.

All I wanted to do was put my arms around you,

tell you how I felt, and all this...

shit came out of my mouth instead.

You hated me, Ray, you said you did.

You were pregnant with some young stud's kid.

I was jealous.

I wanted to hurt you like you were hurting me.

It kills me to see you like this.

Going for jobs you could do in your sleep,

living under the same roof as your ex-lover,

begging for money, it's not right.

Where did the headstrong, powerful woman I married disappear to?

I don't know.

I still love you, Roanna.

She's started. Maxine just rang.

She's seven centimetres. We need to get down there.

I don't want her looking after me.

You take Hope and I'll stay here.

I-I can't do that. Why not?

It's every bloody time we come in here!

What else is going to go wrong?

We both know where this is headed, Ray.

she were well within her rights.

I was asking meself,

It were awful.

I mean...