Episode dated 16 September 2021 (2021) - full transcript

Gray hears from his Father after a very long time. He has decided to contact his Son after all these years as he is dying. Will Gray go visit him?

Why don't you take the morning off

and I'll take them
in on my way in, yeah?

Martin?

Look, can we not fall out
over this, please?

Lily will be fine.

And Jean...

Well, it can't be down to you, the
choices other people make, can it?

No.

No. Right.

Kids! Come on!

If we don't leave right now,
I'm going without you.



Come on.

DOOR SLAMS

HE SIGHS

Hello?

Yeah.

Er, my name?

It's Martin Fowler.

Cos yesterday is just a dream
and tomorrow is but a vision,

but today, well lived, makes
yesterday a dream of happiness!

Miss Slater... I'm talking about
your karma, Helen,

and every tomorrow,
a vision of hope!

Very good.
Can we talk about your case now?

Very wise person, that Kalidasa.

Cos I have read his poem
so many times



in my How to Deal with Anxiety
book, and I never really got it.

It's amazing what
thinking that you are dying

and then finding out that you're
not actually dying

can do to a person!
I really would like...

If the last few months hadn't
been so Godawful terrifying,

I might go so far as to
recommend the experience.

Because there is nothing
as fabulous as being alive!

Is there, Helen? Today!
This very minute!

The police are going to charge you
with the supply of controlled drugs.

Yes.

Well...

..there is that.

Everything I've seen...

You are hardly a
criminal mastermind.

People often underestimate
my intelligence.

Miss Slater, you are
potentially looking

at a long custodial sentence.

Yes, well, I know that.

DS Foden has already made that
perfectly clear.

And if there is one thing that
I have learned, Helen,

it is, you want to triumph over
a tribulation,

attitude of mind is key.

Like I told Foden...

..it wasn't me.

So, who was it then?

Miss Slater...

..now is not the time
for any misplaced loyalty.

You want the chance to walk free...

..today...

..tell the Police who put you in
touch with the drug dealers.

I know it's hard going
through a break-up,

but you're not on your own now.

I am here for you now,
that's all I'm saying.

I am staying
right by my niece's side.

Sonia ain't changing her mind,
you're right.

She told me last night,
if you ain't going to leave

she's calling a locksmith. Oh!

She has always been so unreasonable!

And I didn't take her phone!

I have no idea how it
wound up in my bag!

You heroically rescue a small
child from a burning building,

there are people that
you need to call.

Apparently you used
all her shower gel,

and all the hot water,

and there's still 50 quid
missing from her purse,

and to be honest, Janine,
I really want my bed back. Oh!

Details!

And who carries cash anyway?

Patronising trumpet player!

This can't exactly be a permanent
thing, can it? There's no room.

I'm broke!

My choices are relatively limited.

SHE GASPS

What happened to family? Hey?

What happened to compassion?

You think about that, yeah,
when you're lying

in your cosy little bed at night,
and I am out on the streets,

hustling just to get myself
a cardboard box.

Cos I will not stay at that B&B
for another night. I will get lice.

And Scarlett needs her mother!

She needs me with her.

Enjoy your day.

You lazy little slob.

SHE SIGHS

I can assure you my
payments are completely up-to-date.

Yes.

So, I think you'll find you need to
check your system

before you start
talking to me about penalties.

Sorry, what was your name?

Right, do I need to speak to your
line manager, Fiona?

It's fine.
I look forward to hearing.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

What?

Dad?

You finally decided to
show your face again, then?

Well, you know me.
Knock me down, I get back up again.

I, uh, had an inside tip on some
property coming up for development.

Oh!
Yeah, yeah, yeah. All good.

My bubble tea investment is
paying off, so...

Look, it's like what Joanna Lumley
once said to me.

She said, "Rocky. Some people

"just ain't cut out for the affairs
of the heart."

Wise woman, that Joanna.

Do you think it's genetic?

That is it!

It is me or Dotty,
because one of us is leaving.

What? Bit drastic.

Well, what's she said now? Nothing!
She hasn't said a word,

and she's out there, right now,
Sonia, wearing my brand-new top!

I've just seen it on her story.

She's nicked it.

Look, what is her problem?
What is wrong with the girl?

Does she want to be me or something?
Cos we are not friends!

She has literally ruined my life!

All right. Oi!

Look, Janine can have my bed.

She can have whatever she wants,
for as long as she wants,

cos I swear, I'm telling you now,

if you don't kick Dotty out,
I'm going to slap her so hard,

that she'll be wearing teeth as
a flamin' necklace.

Whoa! OK. All right, you are not
going to do that!

Go and get your trainers on.

What?

You're coming with me.

I'm fostering Scarlett. It ain't me.
It is down to the court.

And I am very grateful.

You're a good mum.

It can't be easy either.

Four kids, by yourself,
one in hospital.

I've got Jean.

Yes. And then there's her!

Of course, we're all hoping that the
Old Bill don't press charges.

Kat, I shouldn't have kicked off.

I...um...

..I suppose that I felt helpless.

I panicked!
She's my only child!

And I know that you understand that
because I saw your face

when I rescued your son
from the burning building.

How is he, by the way?
What do you want?

No, no, no, no.

No. You have already done enough
for me,

and I've realised it's
not about what I want...

..it's about what I can do for you.

Look, be straight with me
or do one, will you, Janine?

My fish fingers are defrosting.

A bed, a room, your Wi-Fi password.

That way I can take
responsibility for my daughter,

and you can concentrate on your
poor, wounded little soldier.

Cos if you don't put
the effort into his recovery now...

..well, little Tommy's
football career

will be over before it's even begun.

BUZZER

Just tell me.

It's one of the kids, ain't it?

Or is it my mum? Is it my mum?

Stace...
Don't "Stace" me, Martin.

You haven't been here once

since you stood there and watched me
get banged up,

and now all of a sudden it's
special visiting orders?

You sitting there with a face on you
like that.

Just tell me now or do one!

I...um...

..I'm really sorry.

I think I've really, really
messed up, Stace.

Turning with the punches.

Twisting up with your core,
three, two, one.

Now we go skier.

Skier?
Hopping from side to side.

I never knew you were such
a gym bunny, Son!

Yeah, well.

I found an old fitness DVD
in the back of the wardrobe,

second lockdown.

Right, core tight.
Keep your focus.

You sure this is just the
warm up, Son?

SONIA GIGGLES

It's good for you, Tiff.
Gets you out of yourself.

Puts things into perspective,
don't it?

Right, back to the punches.

Nice technique!

He fancies you.
What?

Oh, hardly!
He said two words!

I'm well on the heap.
Trust me, Son.

If there is one thing I'm all over,

it's knowing when a bloke's
got his eye on you.

I was worried.

I was going to call over, but...

..I didn't think you'd
want to see anyone, you know?

Anniversaries are horrible,
ain't they?

Brings it all back.

I miss Chantelle.

But it's a lot for you,
even before the fire.

My dad's in a hospice.

Dying.

Obviously.

I'm so sorry.

Just rang me.

First time in...ten years.

Didn't even know his number.

Finally, he can fit me in.

But I said no.

I mean, I told him,
"Why now?"

It's way too little, too late.

You want to know why my life is
such a car crash?

You could do a lot worse than start
with my father.

..and five, four,
keep going, three...

..keep going, two, and one.

Well done.

OK, so we're going to partner up.

So, the idea is you want
someone of similar experience.

We don't want any injuries.

I'll be your partner.

I should leave.

Maybe when you give me
back that top that you nicked.

I didn't nick it, I borrowed it.

Tiff, you can be with me.
It's fine.

I'm looking for someone to
pair up with.

If you're free? Me?

Ain't scared, are you?

Yeah, I spent my whole childhood
feeling like an inconvenience,

a disappointment.

Scared.

That's just wrong.

Your life ain't a car crash, Gray.

You're a successful man.

Your dad's got to be proud.

Yeah.

Well, he's not as generous
in his judgments.

My dad's never liked me.

Gray, maybe he's just trying to
reach out.

No.

Gray...

Gray...

This could be the last time
you get to see him.

And I can come with you.

If you want to see your dad,
if you decide that...

..it's worth a try...

..you don't have to do
this on your own.

Nice!

OK, that's it. Time out.
Take a quick breather.

Er, Nance,

have you got any
spaces on your advance class?

I have. Come in here.

See?

I knew that you and me
could still be mates.

Dotty, me and you were never mates.

I was just waiting
until you weren't expecting it.

Time out! You weren't supposed to
hurt me!

You weren't supposed to steal
my husband!

DOTTY SCREAMS

Get off me!

PANTING AND SHOUTING

Ow! Ow!

DOTTY GASPS

DOTTY SQUEALS

It weren't me that cheated on you!

It was Keegan!

It was nice to meet you.

I shouldn't have trusted her and it
ain't like I don't know her.

I know she's got problems.
You think?

She's my wife and I...

You loved her.

I wanted to move on...

..but it's me, Stace.
All of this is my fault.

Don't flatter yourself, Martin.
You didn't turn Ruby into a liar.

She's good!

And...

Well, she's a laugh, ain't she?

You're not the first person
to get taken in,

but who Ruby is, that goes way back
to before she met either of us.

But she set me up.
She put me in here.

You've had your eyes opened finally,
so go and do something about her!

And bring Lily in, cos she is a kid,
Martin, she needs me.

She shouldn't be getting
caught up in drugs. I know.

Never mind Arthur losing his dad
and I...

I still cannot get my head
around the fact

that I will never
see Kush again.

I miss him.

Get that woman out of their lives,
before she does any more damage.

I want you to take the kids
to my mum's.

I can't.

Jean's in custody.

Drugs charges.

Ruby set her up.

So, let me get this straight...

Your defence is that you grew a
large quantity of weed by accident?

For the tape, Miss Slater
nodded her head.

You came under pressure to sell this
weed, to make a big deal,

by someone you've known for many
years, who you used to be close to.

For the tape, Miss Slater
nodded her head.

You only did this because you were
scared of that person,

and now you're scared to
reveal their name?

For the tape, I am nodding my head,

because, I don't mean to be rude,
but that person

has gone a bit twisted and desperate
and, I think, quite bitter.

I'm on the horns of a dilemma,
Your Honour!

Miss Slater, are you willing to make
a statement naming that person?

Miss Slater...

Don't you think you have
a moral obligation

to ensure that person does not
continue unchecked?

WHISPERING: Yes.

She's ill again?

She would have told me.
She would have said something.

She didn't say anything.

So what, she's just been dealing
with this all on her own?

She must be scared.

Martin, my mum can't die while
I'm in here!

She can't die in prison!

I need to go.

I've got to go. Stace...

I'm so sorry. You're sorry, are ya?

Yeah? You're sorry?

Sorry's not good enough, Martin.

You sort out that lying, vicious,
evil little cow, before I...

You don't have to tell me.
Oh, don't I? DON'T I?

So, what are you doing here then?

You don't do it, and I swear to God,

I will kill Ruby Allen
with my bare hands.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

Like I said, one week.
Till you get yourself on your feet.

One week, two weeks...

Me and you will
have such a scream.

I'll drop my bags
round later this afternoon,

and maybe we can get
a takeaway tonight.

Save you cooking.

Cash flow.

Who's told you that?

The fire investigation officer.

Something about a cardigan setting
alight on the hob.

Now I've got to take on extra shifts

to pay for mine and Lexi's
new wardrobe.

Oi! Lola!

Mother, I think you need a lay down,
don't you? Shut up, Mick.

No, I don't.

When I left Phil's house,

I never saw him putting any clothing
into the cooker.

So...

Think, Mick, think. How long did it
take that fire to take hold?

They said a couple of seconds? So?

So, it can't have been you, then,
can it? No.

I would have been long gone.

So, the person that set fire to
Phil Mitchell's house,

was the last one to go there.

Sorry?

What? You did start that fire.
No!

Of course not!

It was probably electrical.

Or you know what kids are like with
matches these days.

Ah! It's worked. Phew!

Go on.

If Jean comes to the front,
all your problems are solved!

You know Jean.

She doesn't know how not to
tell the truth.

The Old Bill are coming, Mick.

Just a question of when.

Do you want a bottle of beer? Yeah.

Yes. I can confirm that.

For the tape,

I am confirming that your full
co-operation in this matter,

Miss Jean Slater,

will be brought
to the attention of the court.

And if I tell you now,
I can walk straight out and go home.

Today? Yes.

You will...

You will go easy on the culprit,

because I don't think deep
down she's actually a bad person.

I cannot pre-empt any trial outcome.
I just gather the information.

I just need the information.

All that's left is for you
to finally

give us the information,
Miss Slater!

The person that set up
the drugs deal...

You see, I mean she's not
a mastermind,

she's just lost her way
a bit.

I mean, there was a time when I
almost looked on her like family.

Her name is...

..Ruby Allen.