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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 Wow, you're earlier than glory.
00:28 Yeah, well, I had a load of stuff to get done.
00:31 Plus, I wanted to see your mom off.
00:33 What, she's gone already?
00:34 Yeah, she wanted to get to her auntie's early,
00:36 and the trains are playing up.
00:37 She said to give glory a big kiss for her.
00:40 Mm, wow.
00:41 Well, do I get one?
00:42 Joe.
00:43 Uh, get off.
00:45 I've got to get Miss Gates on.
00:47 How come you're in such a hurry?
00:48 Oh, it's this project I've got going with Ronnie.
00:51 We want to get the bid in soon, but we
00:53 still haven't got a surveyor.
00:54 Well, at least you've got a project.
00:56 Well, you could always retrain as a surveyor.
00:58 Better still, you could be a millionaire investor
01:00 and keep it in the family.
01:02 Note to self, yeah, become a millionaire.
01:04 Got it?
01:05 Come on, don't worry.
01:07 Something will come up soon.
01:08 Yeah, so everyone keeps telling me.
01:11 OK, I've got to go.
01:13 Yeah.
01:14 I'll see you later, yeah?
01:15 See ya.
01:16 Roy, are you sleepwalking again?
01:23 That was underneath the table.
01:25 Uh, we have Freddy to thank for that particular misdemeanor.
01:28 Freddy's wearing slippers now.
01:30 He has a penchant for chewing mine.
01:33 He must have brought it down while my back was turned.
01:36 Apologies.
01:37 It's not my slippers he's chewing.
01:38 Right, can you settle up for the coffee?
01:40 On the house, on account of the slipper.
01:41 Oh, come on.
01:43 I insist.
01:44 OK, thanks then.
01:45 How are you, by the way?
01:46 You're looking a little preoccupied.
01:49 Oh, yeah, I'm OK.
01:50 We've just got Lou coming over, you know,
01:52 Rufus' widow.
01:53 She's coming over to talk about the order we're finishing for
01:56 her and to collect some of the money we owe her for Rufus' watch.
01:59 Have you still got much to pay back?
02:01 Only most of it.
02:03 Peter's doing double shifts, and I'm just worried he's going to
02:06 fall asleep at the wheel at this rate.
02:07 Oh, well, that would be highly inadvisable.
02:10 Anyway, hopefully we can pay it all off soon and everything
02:12 go back to normal.
02:13 Not that I can remember what that is.
02:15 Right, I'd better go tell Freddy he's got
02:16 disgusting-tasting slippers.
02:18 Morning.
02:23 Morning, love.
02:24 Oh, sorry, babe, we finished off the last of the Monster Flakes.
02:28 Mm.
02:29 Oh, aye.
02:30 It's no worries.
02:31 What time is it?
02:33 Oh, well, you should get going.
02:35 What, are you leaving already?
02:37 No, not forgotten anything, have I?
02:40 Nothing special today, is it?
02:41 Not that I'm aware of.
02:43 Do you know what?
02:44 You two are hilarious.
02:46 Come on, you really think we forgot your birthday?
02:48 Maybe for a second.
02:49 Like that would ever happen.
02:51 Happy birthday, gorgeous.
02:52 Right, sit yourself down.
02:53 I am going to cook you a special birthday breakfast.
02:56 Ooh!
02:57 First you've got to open these.
02:58 Ooh, yeah.
02:59 Oh, thank you.
03:01 Happy birthday.
03:02 Yeah!
03:03 Go on, then, open them.
03:05 Hope you like it.
03:07 Oh, amazing.
03:08 I've been wanting to read this for ages.
03:11 Have you been in May?
03:12 Have you seen the length of it?
03:13 I'd be gone before I could get to the end of it.
03:14 Oh.
03:15 So there.
03:16 And then the other one.
03:19 Aw.
03:20 It's a journal.
03:21 I thought you could keep a diary here.
03:28 Yeah?
03:29 I'll write poems about what amazing dads you've got.
03:32 You are amazing dads.
03:33 Speaking of less amazing dads,
03:35 Todd said he was going to pop in later with something.
03:37 Oh, what more could a girl want?
03:39 Well, a new laptop for the start.
03:41 I'm sorry we couldn't afford to get you one.
03:43 I know you really wanted it for you, now.
03:45 Don't be daft.
03:46 These are perfect.
03:47 I can manage one after the wedding.
03:49 Can we stop even talking about it?
03:51 I have got everything I want right here.
03:53 Well, speaking of the wedding, now that we've booked the bistro,
03:56 I think maybe later we should do a bit of planning.
03:58 I'd love that.
03:59 I promised I'd go and see Shelly, though.
04:02 She's still feeling a bit rough.
04:03 But we can always do some wedding planning later.
04:05 Ah, good, because obviously I'm going to need
04:08 quite an expensive new dress,
04:10 and traditionally all the bridesmaids have the same, so...
04:13 I'm joking.
04:15 I'm joking!
04:16 SHE LAUGHS
04:17 Boom! Oh, sorry, love, you all right?
04:25 Yeah, yeah. Are you all right?
04:26 Yeah, yeah. You busy?
04:28 Yeah, I am, actually. I must have my feet.
04:29 Oh, right.
04:31 Why?
04:32 No reason.
04:33 Just if you weren't, I was going to treat you
04:35 to a sticky bun in the cafe.
04:36 I say treat, you'd be paying, of course.
04:38 I'm sorry, I can't right now.
04:40 It's not your fault.
04:41 I'll just go and nick her a load of custard creams
04:44 from the corner shop and watch Countdown for the rest of the day.
04:47 Joking.
04:48 Right, well, what are you going to do, then?
04:50 Dunno. I'll work it out.
04:52 You just crack on.
04:54 Unless you want me to change the oil for you.
04:56 You know how to do that?
04:57 Not a clue. Fast learner, though.
04:59 Maybe another time, eh?
05:01 Yeah.
05:02 Right, well, I'll see you later, then, yeah?
05:04 Look, I am going to take my dinner soon,
05:06 so I could always meet you at the pub if you fancy that.
05:09 You sure?
05:10 Yeah, of course, yeah.
05:12 Great.
05:13 Yeah, well, I'll see you later.
05:15 Yeah, don't be shoplifting custard creams.
05:17 Don't make any promises.
05:19 Never stop worrying.
05:25 Just got to keep a cool head and the deal will be in the bag.
05:28 Oh, a word of caution.
05:30 Maybe best not to go bandying around
05:31 what you're making out of this, or they'll all want a piece.
05:34 Yeah, no worries.
05:36 Yeah, yeah, I'll see you at the hotel.
05:38 Yeah, bye.
05:39 Bye.
05:40 Oh, Stephen?
05:43 Yeah?
05:44 You heard from Angelique about the nipper-snapper deal?
05:47 Oh, did I not say?
05:48 I spoke to her earlier.
05:50 We're meeting next week to dot the i's.
05:51 It shouldn't take too much longer after that.
05:53 Oh.
05:54 What's this?
05:55 Well, Stephen's meeting Angelique next week
05:57 about the deal to close it.
05:59 Oh, next week.
06:00 That's great. I'll come with you.
06:01 Oh, well, if it's all the same, I'd prefer to meet her alone.
06:05 Why?
06:06 Well, I don't... Why not go in all mob-handed?
06:07 You'll make her defensive.
06:09 She'll respond better one-to-one, if you're happy with that.
06:13 Listen, you can walk in there with tassels on your nipples
06:16 for all I care, as long as you get us what we want.
06:19 Bear that in mind.
06:20 Listen, I've got a shoot-out for an hour or two, something personal.
06:23 I'll see you both later.
06:24 Mm.
06:25 Can't believe you trust him to do the deal on his own.
06:29 What?
06:30 Why do you not trust him?
06:33 I'm just saying, I'm going through a divorce.
06:35 I need the money.
06:36 Oh.
06:37 Relax.
06:38 If there's one thing he is good at,
06:40 it's signing off deals in Tixall.
06:42 Do you know, actually, I need to nip out, too.
06:44 Excuse me? Am I the only one in here that puts a full day in?
06:48 Sorry, I won't be long.
06:49 Hiya.
06:55 Sorry I'm a bit late. The tram's with a nightmare.
06:57 I think someone drove into the overhead power cables.
07:00 Really?
07:01 Well, listen, we're going to have to be quick,
07:02 cos we're opening in a minute.
07:04 Take a seat.
07:06 Listen, I really appreciate you changing your mind like this.
07:09 It's good that we can talk, you know, just the two of us, no solicitors.
07:12 Yeah, well, I've thought about what you said, and, er...
07:16 It only seemed right that I listen to your side of things.
07:20 I've only heard Bridget's story so far, and, er...
07:23 Believe me, she's not your biggest fan.
07:25 No.
07:26 All I want is what's best for Eliza.
07:30 Me too. 100%.
07:33 And for what it's worth, I think you've been doing an amazing job.
07:36 Hey, listen, there's no need to butter me up just cos you want to try and see her.
07:40 I'm not.
07:41 The only reason I'm here is because Eliza asked to see me.
07:44 Oh, I see. So you really couldn't give her down?
07:47 What?
07:48 No, I mean, I couldn't see Eliza before.
07:51 Lucy made sure of it. She had it in for me from day one.
07:53 And you give her no reason, of course.
07:55 Look, I'm not pretending it wasn't my fault.
07:59 I admit I was a complete waste of space,
08:01 but I want to put that right and get to know my little girl properly.
08:05 Look, yeah, Eliza's young, OK?
08:09 She's vulnerable.
08:11 You can't just swan back into her life
08:13 and fill her head with promises of being her dad again,
08:16 and then just get up and leave when you're bored.
08:18 I'm not gonna do that.
08:20 Come on, mate, a year ago, you wouldn't have known Eliza
08:22 if you'd met her in the street, now look what you've got with her.
08:25 All I'm asking for is the same chance.
08:27 I want to be part of her life again
08:28 and make up for everything that I missed out on.
08:32 You can give me that, can't you?
08:34 Hi, love. I was just on my way to see you.
08:44 Well, summer, actually.
08:46 What a twist, happy birthday. It's today, innit?
08:48 Yeah, it is. But she's off out with mates at the moment.
08:51 Oh, right, well, not to worry.
08:54 I assume you spoiled her rotten with presents?
08:57 Joking. Like church mice at the moment.
09:00 She really wanted this new laptop, but couldn't afford it.
09:03 Right, well, I can get you one knock-off if you want.
09:06 Mm, stolen, you mean? No, thanks.
09:09 Well, the least I can do is treat you to a bit of scram.
09:13 Do you fancy the calf?
09:14 Oh, I would do, but I'm off to see Shelly.
09:17 She's not been feeling too great, so I'm gonna show some moral support.
09:20 And you're looking after her in your condition?
09:23 All right, yeah, I'm not gonna be a living carer.
09:26 Good. Glad to hear it. As long as you don't overexert yourself.
09:30 If you're that worried, come with us.
09:32 All right. As soon as you've asked, I will.
09:35 What? I was only joking.
09:37 Well, it just so happens that I've got this afternoon off,
09:40 so today is your lucky day.
09:42 Come on. Come on, Hanson.
09:54 Surprised to see me?
09:56 I am, actually. What are you doing here?
09:58 I'm checking up on you. Excuse me?
10:00 Oh, just don't, Stephen. I know exactly what you're doing.
10:02 You are meeting Angelique.
10:04 I told you, that's next week.
10:06 I don't believe you.
10:08 Why would I lie? I don't know. Maybe.
10:11 Because you're gonna screw us over,
10:13 cream a nice little percentage of the deal off for yourself.
10:15 Do you know what? In fact, there's someone else I'm gonna ask to join us.
10:18 Who? The police.
10:21 (CLEARS THROAT)
10:23 You know what? I'm actually genuinely hurt.
10:37 Oh, here we go. I love you theatrics.
10:39 I'm serious. I know I've made mistakes.
10:42 Mistakes? Unforgivable ones.
10:45 But you're my niece.
10:47 It makes no difference. You ripped off your own mum.
10:49 Keep your voice down, will you?
10:51 I've only ever had your best interests at heart.
10:53 Yeah. Well, then, if you're not meeting Angelique, why are you here?
10:57 Oh, sorry, I didn't know you were coming.
11:00 Yeah, Sarah just came to meet a client.
11:03 Oh, snap.
11:05 (CHUCKLES)
11:06 Snap.
11:08 Yeah, didn't Stephen tell you?
11:10 Newton and Ridley, they're waiting upstairs.
11:12 I'm meeting them to sign the paperwork.
11:15 I begged Stephen to come with me, told him my hand,
11:18 like an angel he agreed.
11:20 Are you out to eat?
11:24 No, I'm full.
11:26 There you go. Thank you.
11:28 Ronnie's had to pop out, but he asked if I could get feedback
11:31 on what you think of the new flavour.
11:33 Flavour? It tastes like coffee to me.
11:36 Actually, he's experimenting with some new free trade,
11:39 responsibly sourced beans.
11:41 He told me to tell you that... Right, hang on.
11:44 ..that they have notes of chocolate and almond
11:47 with a subtle aftertaste of apple and berry.
11:50 All that in a cup of coffee?
11:52 Tastes like my mum's fruit trifle.
11:55 (LAUGHS)
11:56 Look, can we get back to you on it?
11:58 Only we're a bit up against it at the minute.
12:00 Yeah, no worries.
12:02 So, how are things with Ed?
12:06 How much longer can you keep stalling him with a purchase?
12:09 Not long. You know what kills me?
12:11 Ed? When he finds out?
12:13 He wasn't even interested in a project like this
12:16 until I put a rocket up him.
12:18 Now he's like a terrier on heat, jumping up and down to get stuck in.
12:22 Blimey, Nick, he's a builder, for goodness' sake.
12:24 Since when did they ever start a job on time?
12:27 Can't he just have an extended tea break?
12:30 I'm going to tell him that I've hired my mate to be the surveyor.
12:34 Only he can't start for a few days.
12:36 Hopefully that will buy me enough time.
12:40 That might actually work.
12:42 You see?
12:44 You're not just a big home-cover man with sexy muscles, are you?
12:48 You like these, er... You like these apples, do you?
12:50 (LAUGHS)
12:52 Oh, let me think. I love those apples.
12:55 Talking of apples, does this taste a bit weird to you?
12:59 Yeah.
13:00 Hey, cheer up.
13:03 In a few days' time from now,
13:05 your Newton and Ridley shares will have doubled.
13:08 You will all be minted.
13:10 (LAUGHS)
13:11 Listen, I know it's not everything, but, er,
13:13 we're about to sign a major deal, and so...
13:15 Hopefully when that goes through, you can have the list.
13:19 Right, well...
13:21 Better late than never, I guess.
13:23 How's it all going, anyway?
13:27 Any of those suggestions will get you any use?
13:30 To be fair, yeah, they were.
13:35 Still pretty stressful, mind.
13:39 Beginning to see why Rufus was so into those drugs he took.
13:43 Yeah. Was he a big user?
13:47 Oh, no.
13:48 He'd never do loads at a time.
13:50 He'd microdose, you know.
13:52 A little bit every day to keep him topped up.
13:55 Did you never get tempted to have a go?
13:58 No, thanks.
13:59 I did try it, but it weirded me out too much.
14:03 Really?
14:04 What, like a... bad trip or something?
14:08 Yeah, exactly.
14:09 Everything got crazy intense, like...
14:12 the colours are way more vibrant than they should be.
14:16 And don't even get me started on the paranoia.
14:19 By the end, I thought I was having some sort of mental breakdown.
14:24 Oof.
14:26 Thought you'd like to know that I spoke to that surveyor mate,
14:33 and as luck would have it, he's just about to finish the job.
14:36 He said in a few days he'd be able to jump on board.
14:39 Might even give us mates rates.
14:42 Ah.
14:43 Ah?
14:45 Yeah, well, I know you're trying to save us a bit of money,
14:48 but since we're up against it time-wise,
14:50 I, um... took matters into my own hands.
14:54 I'm sorry? How exactly?
14:56 I... hired my own surveyor.
15:01 Who?
15:02 Recommendation of a client.
15:04 Well, how soon can they start?
15:06 Um...
15:07 They already have. He's on site now.
15:11 You don't think you should have run this past me first?
15:14 Yeah, I know, look, I'm sorry,
15:16 but I didn't want to risk losing that plot of land.
15:18 In fact, I think we should phone the solicitors now and make an offer.
15:21 You get our business details up on your phone while I...
15:24 Why? There's no rush?
15:26 What are you talking about?
15:28 Of course there's a rush.
15:30 If they accept our offer, we have to be able to move fast.
15:33 OK.
15:35 You offered to meet him?
15:38 I just wanted to hear him out.
15:40 Let him put across his side of things.
15:42 And?
15:44 Oh, I don't know, I mean...
15:46 Maybe I was harsh on him.
15:48 I mean, it seemed like he really wanted what was best for Eliza.
15:52 You are her legal guardian. Only you can decide that.
15:57 Yeah, I know, but...
15:59 If she really wants to see him...
16:03 You're really considering this?
16:05 If it makes her happy.
16:07 I mean, she's been through so much.
16:10 It's just that I can't get out of my head what Bridget said.
16:15 She's really dead set against it.
16:17 If anyone knows him, it's her.
16:20 Yeah, yeah, true.
16:22 It's just... It's also something he said.
16:25 About how I hadn't known her that long either.
16:28 And about wanting a second chance to put things right.
16:32 He seemed genuine.
16:34 What do you think you'll do?
16:36 I was hoping you'd tell me that.
16:39 That's why I've nipped back.
16:41 It's not up to me.
16:43 You'll do the right thing.
16:45 I have 100% faith in you.
16:49 Are you sure you don't mind me knocking this up for me and our pal?
16:56 I feel dead bad you not having any.
16:58 Honestly, I'm fine. I had dinner before you came.
17:01 Dodged a bullet there, mate.
17:03 Hey, you. Blood and tears. I sweated over this.
17:07 Well, stuck it in the microwave.
17:10 Expecting someone?
17:16 Just waiting for some parcels to be delivered.
17:18 What, more?
17:20 PHONE BUZZES
17:25 Here, here, I'll get this.
17:27 You stay here in the warm.
17:29 Don't want that cold getting any worse, do we?
17:32 This didn't sound anything like you.
17:41 I don't like that. No, sir. Not one little bit.
17:44 What are we talking about right now, Mary? The hot part, the decor?
17:47 Cassie. Invading herself with Dev.
17:50 Invading?
17:52 That's right. Shamelessly insinuating herself into his affections.
17:56 Does she not know he's already spoken for?
17:59 I shall have to monitor this situation.
18:04 Wish me luck. I'm going in deep.
18:08 Good luck. Thank you.
18:10 Hey! How did it go?
18:14 Well, it went.
18:16 As of now, Jenny is officially no longer a proprietor of this establishment.
18:20 Well, that's a good thing, isn't it?
18:22 Yeah. Yeah, it is.
18:24 I still feel like I'm losing a massive chunk of who I am, though.
18:28 Yeah. You're bound to have mixed feelings.
18:31 I'm just glad you were there, holding my hand.
18:34 Well, I was glad to help.
18:36 Hey, I think this calls for a bottle of our finest.
18:39 Yes, yes, it does.
18:41 To a new future.
18:43 So, what do people do round here for a good time?
18:47 I don't know, really. I sometimes dress up as Buzz and the Bee.
18:50 I thought you got fired. I did.
18:52 I started to put the costume on and wander around.
18:54 Sorry, is this some weird fetish thing?
18:56 You what? No, no, he used to be the mascot for Wethy County.
18:59 Oh, right. So you're not all swingers, then?
19:01 No, it's him, definitely. He's just put himself a hot tub.
19:04 You're kidding? What are we waiting for?
19:06 Yeah! Party it is!
19:08 Right, I think that's my cue to get back to work. I'll see you later.
19:11 See you later. All right, love, I'll finish this and I'll be off myself.
19:15 So, who's round to see? Mine's a pint.
19:17 I really should be getting back to the shop.
19:19 Oh, don't be such a lightweight, Dev. You are staying.
19:22 And you are having one more.
19:24 Last time I was in a hot tub, it was with Bon Jovi.
19:27 Bon Jovi?! Well, technically, it was a lucky likey.
19:30 Bruce Springsteen was in there and all.
19:33 Eh? From a distance, with the lights turned off,
19:36 you could be David Essex.
19:38 Oh, yeah!
19:40 Cheers, Kirky. You could do better than that, surely,
19:42 than thinking Enrique Iglesias. Oh!
19:45 SHE LAUGHS
19:47 Right, who's up for a few rounds of gin rummy?
19:49 Loser gets the shot, then.
19:51 Sounds good to me. You have to explain the rules, though.
19:53 Dev? Yeah, well, I suppose
19:55 if you let an extended lunch break just this once...
19:58 Good man. Get the round in and I'll deal. Yeah.
20:00 Right, Dev. Pint.
20:02 You're a lorish, El.
20:08 You could have warned me that you'd ordered half the warehouse.
20:11 Hang on, these are all laptops.
20:13 Why do you need so many?
20:15 And how can you afford all this, anyway?
20:18 Are you, like, a secret millionaire?
20:21 OK, just promise me you'll not tell anyone.
20:24 Look, I bought them using a credit card I took out with a company
20:27 when they booted me out. They booted you out?
20:30 In your condition? That's why they did it.
20:33 But they can't do that, can they?
20:35 Zero hours. They just didn't give me any.
20:37 You know, some people live with themselves.
20:40 Hang on.
20:42 Why would you take a credit card out with them after they screwed you over?
20:45 So I could buy this lot on it.
20:47 Got my neighbour to sell it on for me.
20:49 Or did till she moved.
20:51 I use the cash to pay my carers to do extra hours.
20:54 Well, you're going to have to pay the card back sooner or later.
20:57 Trust me, love, they'll come for you in the end.
21:00 Not if you're dead. What?
21:02 By the time they realise I've wrapped up all this debt,
21:05 I'll be six feet under.
21:07 Well, good luck trying to get it off me, then.
21:10 Ah, exactly the person I wanted to see.
21:18 Would you be interested in trying these new Fairtrade coffee beans?
21:22 The feedback thus far has been excellent, mostly.
21:25 Yes, fine. First, though, I just...
21:30 I want you to tell me if I'm being an idiot, right?
21:34 So I was talking to that Lou earlier, OK?
21:37 And she was telling me how she tried LSD and it got me to thinking.
21:41 About taking some?
21:43 No, Roy, no. Quite the opposite.
21:46 No, she was saying that when she tried it,
21:50 she started to kind of have these weird trips,
21:52 you know, hallucinating but feeling paranoid.
21:55 Well, wouldn't that be as expected?
21:58 Yes, cos it was what she was describing.
22:00 She said that everything got really intense
22:03 and she was seeing these crazy bright colours everywhere and...
22:06 Yeah.
22:07 Roy, that's exactly what I had
22:11 when I thought I was having a psychotic episode.
22:14 I still don't follow your point.
22:17 And what if I wasn't having a psychotic episode?
22:21 What if somebody had drugged me with LSD?
22:25 MUSIC PLAYS
22:28 I'm not pointing the finger at you, Roy.
22:41 Or Peter or any of my mates.
22:43 Stop looking at me like I've got two heads, will you?
22:45 Apologies, but it does feel like something of a leap.
22:49 Or that I might have been spiked.
22:51 Well, I realise it goes on, tragically.
22:54 Nightclubs, so forth.
22:57 But not in respectable offices.
22:59 Not by people in business suits.
23:01 Admittedly, some of the biggest crooks in the country
23:04 go to work in a suit.
23:06 But not with LSD.
23:08 I'm really not an expert.
23:11 Well, I'm hardly Pablo Escobar, am I?
23:14 But there's someone who was talking about it,
23:16 how Rufus was microdosing
23:19 and the reason she stopped doing it with him
23:21 was because she had that overwhelming feeling of paranoia.
23:24 Look. I found this.
23:27 It says, look, "Colours, sounds, objects.
23:31 "Even time can seem very strange and disturbing.
23:34 "Taking LSD can make you feel euphoric,
23:37 "as well as loads of other positives."
23:39 What is this site?
23:40 It's a charity. They do advice on street drugs.
23:43 They're really noble stuff.
23:44 Look, "It can also make you see and hear things that aren't there.
23:48 "Confused, suspicious, anxious, panicked, frightened, overwhelmed."
23:52 Boy, I was all those things.
23:54 You were all those things during your first psychotic breakdown.
23:59 This feeling was different. I've told you that before.
24:03 Plus, this used to come and go.
24:06 The psychosis didn't.
24:08 You think I'm making this up?
24:10 I didn't say that.
24:11 What, am I tripping now, am I?
24:13 I am not dismissing you.
24:15 Look at the evidence.
24:17 OK, yeah, let's...
24:19 Sarah, ambitious as hell.
24:21 Stephen, I mean, he's all smiles, but he wants my head on a plate.
24:25 That's clear. And Rufus was a snake.
24:27 Speaking ill of the dead.
24:29 Well, ask his widow. She knows.
24:31 He'd be the first to cut your throat.
24:33 And he wanted nip and snap, and I was the one standing in his way.
24:36 You had rivals. Agreed.
24:38 But that doesn't prove that anyone deliberately set out
24:42 to damage your mental well-being.
24:44 Forget it. I should have known better than to speak to Paulina.
24:48 You know, Roy, you can have too much faith in people,
24:52 because some people are sharks.
24:54 I know what I know.
24:56 Beena were good. That's my neighbour.
25:01 She never asked questions, just sold stuff onto a pallet cheat mill for a commission.
25:05 But then she's got a new job.
25:07 It's a homeskirk.
25:09 Very nice.
25:10 I'm dead happy for her. But it's left me up the creek.
25:13 And I can't ask Jim.
25:15 What's your favourite PA?
25:17 It's the only other person who's my brother.
25:20 Hey, other people's families.
25:24 No, not in his case.
25:25 He never sees her.
25:26 Apart from when he's alone.
25:28 And he brings her boxes of chocolates.
25:30 You try shoving a coffee cream down this.
25:32 If he got his mitts on this law, I wouldn't see him for dust.
25:35 Top of the range, these, you know.
25:37 Maximising profits, innit?
25:41 Oh, don't go all judgy on me.
25:43 Judgy?
25:45 Oh, I want to give you a medal.
25:47 You won't be saying that if she gets caught.
25:49 You think they'll lock me up?
25:50 Well, they'll owe me.
25:52 You see that?
25:53 That's Morstead.
25:55 Six years I worked for him.
25:57 In the call centre, not the shops.
25:59 Oh, we had our ice cream.
26:01 Pranked the bosses.
26:03 Floated on the ciggy breaks.
26:05 I don't smoke, but they didn't know that.
26:07 And every now and again,
26:09 that little lady got behind on her payments.
26:11 We'd just wipe the debt.
26:12 Oh, power.
26:14 Sticking it to the man.
26:16 All through the pandemic, I worked for him at home.
26:18 Smashed my targets.
26:20 They love me.
26:22 Then last November, I get taken into hospital
26:25 and they wouldn't even keep me job open.
26:27 Survival of the fittest, innit?
26:30 Yeah, well, someone...
26:31 Someone should out these companies.
26:34 So, anything you want.
26:37 Morstead's just a click away, thanks to my little plastic friend.
26:40 Nah, you're all right.
26:43 Got to keep my nose clean, haven't I?
26:45 Well, who's going to know, apart from the two of us?
26:49 There must be something you need.
26:51 Come on, you're up to your next move.
26:58 She's alive for the party, isn't she?
27:00 Weatherfield's answer to Dorothy Parker.
27:03 One more of those and she'll be under the host.
27:06 All right, Mary.
27:09 Do you want to come and join us?
27:11 Thanks, but I'm off for a workout.
27:14 Unless you care to join me, Dev.
27:16 At the brain gym.
27:18 So...
27:21 As he says, as sober as you like.
27:24 Yeah, as sober as any 16-year-old can be.
27:26 After five pints of snakebite.
27:28 As says Mother, I'm returning your nose.
27:32 I found it in me business.
27:34 - Sweetly! - Aye!
27:36 - Boom! - You know what?
27:38 She lived to tell the tale, and that deserves another drink.
27:41 - Yes. - I get used to shots, but not for me.
27:44 - Cheers. - Cheers.
27:46 Hello, guys. The countdown is on.
27:49 Four weeks and five days until I get to put a ring on it.
27:53 Chief Bridesmaid! I can't wait!
27:55 Now, a lot of you have been asking Paul and I about wedding presents.
28:01 (SIGHS)
28:03 - I can't believe it. - That was going to be the one. I know it.
28:10 Maybe we should just send everyone an email.
28:13 Oh, no! Emails are so meh!
28:16 Ugh!
28:18 - Do you hear that? - Yeah, we had no choice. Ruined our take.
28:22 Oh, never mind that.
28:24 Here you go. Get a load of this.
28:29 Happy birthday again.
28:31 Before you panic, it was cheap.
28:40 Shelly's got a grant to get a new one with voice recognition and all that jazz.
28:44 - But she could have sent this one back. - What? Unboxed and used?
28:47 Shops won't touch it. She's glad it's going to a good home.
28:50 It's ten times faster than my old one.
28:52 Yeah, and the camera's mint.
28:57 We should have sorted all this already.
29:00 It seems the word has got out and there are other interested parties.
29:07 Ah, no.
29:09 They want to hold sealed bids. This is going to slow the whole thing down.
29:13 Mm-hm. Bound to.
29:15 Oh, and we are going to end up paying over the odds.
29:19 It's cool. We sit down, we do the sums again
29:22 and we offer what we can afford, not a penny more.
29:25 - We're in control. - Are we?
29:27 Mm-hm.
29:29 Better phone our surveyor, see what he thinks of the plot.
29:32 Mm. Oh, nice one. And easy, bro.
29:36 This delay may even work in our favour.
29:40 240 million people.
29:48 Imagine, hmm?
29:51 And it's 54 years since I left.
29:55 So you were...
29:57 I was not much older than you are now.
30:00 Think of the changes.
30:03 Are you scared?
30:06 Well, yes, a little.
30:08 But excited, too.
30:11 Will I still feel like I belong in Pakistan?
30:15 Or like a stranger?
30:18 Well, not once you're with your family, of course.
30:22 No, there's...
30:24 there's no-one there I want to see now.
30:27 You're going all that way and you're not going to go see them?
30:32 Well, when I needed them...
30:35 ..they...they weren't there for me.
30:39 So I...
30:41 ..realised that blood alone is not enough.
30:47 Families are made, not born.
30:50 Hiya. Ah!
30:53 We're having a...a geography lesson.
30:56 Oh, all right. Well, erm, I've got some news from your mam,
30:59 but if you want to carry on with... No, no, what?
31:02 Don't keep us in suspense.
31:04 Well, I spoke to her on the phone and she says you could see your dad.
31:09 No! You're messing!
31:11 No, I mean, it took some persuading. She's not exactly his biggest fan.
31:14 I'm sure Bridget has her reasons.
31:17 Aye, but you're still his flesh and blood after all, aren't you?
31:20 Grandad.
31:21 Mmm.
31:23 PHONE RINGS
31:26 Hey, Roy. I'm sorry, is this a bad time to call?
31:32 No, no. Just drowsing on the settee between shifts.
31:35 What's up? Don't tell me. Carla's turned her phone off again.
31:38 No, no, no, it's you I want to speak to, actually.
31:41 Yeah. It's a...
31:44 It's a delicate matter, really.
31:47 Sounds ominous. I don't like to break a confidence,
31:50 but if you think that somebody is a danger to themselves,
31:55 or to others, then they do say...
31:57 Just cut to the chase, Roy. You're making me nervous.
32:00 I'm worried about Carla.
32:02 Silk Road rise up to meet you.
32:07 But don't forget to come back.
32:09 You'll be too busy to miss me.
32:11 Oh.
32:12 You know, I feel for Bridget, so far away,
32:15 with so little say in her own child's life.
32:18 Yeah, well, that's what I keep hammering home to Eliza.
32:21 The tiniest things get magnified in prison.
32:24 I mean, a mum needs to know she's not forgotten.
32:27 How did you get her to change her mind?
32:29 She was so adamant they should not have contact.
32:32 Yeah, well, she thinks Dom's a waste of space, still does,
32:36 but I said, "OK, let him prove it."
32:39 Well, I hope he proves her wrong.
32:42 Anyway, I'm very astute. I'd take my hat off to you.
32:47 Well, you know, you catch more flies with honey.
32:50 Whoa!
32:54 She's having a party.
32:56 What the hell, Eliza?
32:58 Sit yourself down. Put your glass away, hon.
33:00 No, no, no, no. I insist I'm not one to sit and sponge.
33:05 Same again, Jen.
33:07 And three packets of cheese and onion, that hotpot's a distant memory.
33:11 Hey, Tev.
33:14 Ooh!
33:15 Oh, steady.
33:17 You nearly brained him there.
33:19 Got that anyone would notice.
33:21 Hey, have you been here all afternoon?
33:25 Aye, I couldn't possibly say.
33:27 My little grease monkey, eh?
33:29 My little juju's.
33:31 What are you drinking so?
33:33 I don't know, Jen. I think you've had enough.
33:35 Oh, someone's got the sense of ballet. Don't get him a pint, Jen.
33:38 No, let's get you home.
33:39 The night is young.
33:41 Yeah, and we're not.
33:42 Right, speak for yourself.
33:44 She'll get you like some shuffle of little codger.
33:46 Who, Fiz?
33:47 Evelyn.
33:48 Hey, lads, have you heard this? Tyrone wants to go home.
33:52 Rubbish!
33:53 Well, she hadn't told us about Danny Bathroom.
33:55 Stay.
33:56 Danny Bathroom?
33:57 Stay and you will hear the greatest tale ever told about a plumber and a sponger.
34:02 Isn't it? Who want me to stay?
34:03 We're all ears.
34:04 Right, well, it's Kirk and Dev and they don't want that you can't drink.
34:07 It might jeopardise your recovery.
34:09 So, this is where you tell them?
34:12 You've had a good afternoon. Why don't you just quit while you're ahead?
34:15 Hey, lads, the fun police.
34:18 I'm being hauled in for questioning.
34:20 Thank you, boys, eh? And I will see you around.
34:25 Someone's got to pay for these.
34:31 Blame them self-service tools, honestly.
34:33 I had to get authorized to buy a banana.
34:35 Honestly.
34:36 What?
34:39 Hello, Connor.
34:40 Erm, Roy called me. He's worried about you.
34:44 He's worried about you.
34:45 So, what are you doing here?
35:05 I mean, no offence, Doctor, it's just you have to have a letter from the Pope, don't you?
35:08 To even set foot in a surgery these days.
35:10 So, how's the wangle to Hong Kong?
35:13 It's on my way home.
35:15 Oh.
35:16 Peter was concerned.
35:18 Based on a second-hand conversation?
35:22 With someone who's known you for years
35:24 and who's seen you well and in the depths of psychosis.
35:28 Who's not a trained shrink, or, well, trained at anything, really,
35:32 unless we're letting St John's Ambulance run the psychiatric units these days, are we?
35:36 Love, don't be angry at Roy. He just cares about you.
35:39 Oh, I'm angry with both of you.
35:41 How dare you? You are so out of order.
35:43 Don't come near me. Don't come near me.
35:46 I'm not being made to look like the irrational one here.
35:50 What exactly did he tell you about my mental health?
35:54 It's just the things that you've been saying...
35:56 I'm talking to Dr Gaddis. Sorry.
35:59 He was concerned that you were having paranoid thoughts.
36:02 And looking at me now, are you concerned?
36:06 Don't put the Doctor on the spot.
36:08 Don't talk over me, Peter. Do I look like I am on the verge to you?
36:13 At the moment, you look cogent and rational.
36:16 I'm not rocking in a corner, am I?
36:18 You said that somebody's been spiking you so they could steal your business.
36:23 So that warrants me being sectioned, does it?
36:27 I didn't say that. But, you know, I worry about you.
36:31 And if I hear something like that, of course I'm going to step in.
36:35 Without talking to me first?
36:37 I couldn't risk letting you slip that low.
36:40 I left it too late the first time because I didn't know what we were dealing with.
36:43 Dr Gaddis, I am fine. Believe me.
36:47 And if I wasn't, I can assure you, you'd be the first to know.
36:51 Well, that's very good to hear.
36:53 And I do feel reassured now that I've seen Carla myself.
36:56 But it's not my place to make patients talk to me if they don't want to.
37:00 We'll let you get home to your family. Thanks for coming.
37:04 It's been a busy day.
37:06 (Door opens)
37:08 (Door closes)
37:10 (Chuckles)
37:13 (Door opens)
37:19 Here. And you need to eat something. There's bolognese in the fridge.
37:24 Maybe later. Why didn't you tell him?
37:27 Kicks meant we wanted to be your oldest friends.
37:30 That I'm not supposed to drink. Too ashamed, I suppose.
37:34 No. No, I'm not ashamed of you. I'm proud of you.
37:38 How far you've come. I don't want you to blow it, that's all.
37:42 I know that makes it sound like I'm nagging.
37:45 Well, compared to the voices in my head, that's nothing.
37:48 Don't forget, the girls are home tomorrow.
37:50 Sober up, Mum.
37:52 No, I'm saying it's something to look forward to.
37:54 A few laughs, a few cuddles.
37:57 Like I said, one day at a time, eh?
38:00 One day at a time.
38:03 (Footsteps)
38:05 The council wants it sealed bids for the Bankford land.
38:11 And there's not much time to think about it.
38:14 I wish I'd learned about that sale earlier.
38:17 I've been too busy with other jobs for Julie Evans and her squeaky door.
38:20 She's not still... Still.
38:22 But sometimes, sealed bids work in your favour.
38:25 At least you won't end up in a bidding war.
38:27 Yeah, but your tendency is to go high with your offer.
38:30 Yeah, of course, but if you offer too high,
38:32 then you'll shoot your profit margins.
38:34 Yeah, and under offer, there'll be nothing to profit from.
38:37 Yeah. When do the bids need to be in?
38:39 Tomorrow, four o'clock.
38:41 Tomorrow?
38:43 Is that setting stone?
38:47 I mean, there's no way you can delay them a few days, or even a week.
38:50 I've tried, no chance.
38:52 And if the council goes with that offer?
38:55 Yeah, but they won't want full payment there and then.
38:58 No, but whatever down payment they want,
39:01 the business account will be empty.
39:03 Not if Newton and Ridley announce the buy-out.
39:06 Have you... Have you heard something?
39:09 Mm, it's just, um, gut instinct.
39:12 Well, if your gut is wrong, Deb,
39:15 and the Newton and Ridley board sit tight,
39:18 and the council goes with our offer...
39:21 Then you bite the bullet and sell the shares.
39:24 Even though they've dipped in price, any account will come up short.
39:27 I mean, how do I explain that one to my brother?
39:30 Hiya.
39:35 I just nipped to the chemist, cos I thought this might loosen your chest a bit.
39:41 So you apply it directly, or put it in some boiling water and inhale it.
39:46 Oh, cheers, Bernie.
39:48 Um, my purse is around here somewhere.
39:51 No, no, no, no, you keep your money.
39:53 Well, I wanted to talk to you anyway.
39:56 About growing your business.
39:58 Get you, Deborah Meaden.
40:00 Our Chesney used to work the markets,
40:03 and his mate Garth has still got a couple of stores.
40:06 And between us, I reckon we could help you out.
40:10 You know, offload as much as you can supply.
40:13 For a cut, obviously.
40:15 What happened to his lordship keeping his nose clean?
40:18 Paul doesn't know I'm here. Oh.
40:20 And you know what he's like, he hates asking for help.
40:24 But his mobility's getting worse,
40:26 and the quad cane won't cut it for much longer,
40:29 and the payments he get, well, they won't cover what he needs,
40:32 so join the dots.
40:34 Mm, great.
40:36 Well, I've never been able to give him much.
40:38 No driving lessons when he was 17, no gap year flights.
40:43 But this, this I could do, and this I would enjoy.
40:49 I'd be like, um, Maid Marian to your Robin Hood.
40:53 HE COUGHS
40:55 One question.
40:58 Like this Garth, is he fair?
41:01 HE LAUGHS
41:02 He's too old for you, girl.
41:05 Oh, but he's got a good heart.
41:07 A touch of the old Liverpool lip, and he can sell all right.
41:11 Oh, then let's milk it, babe.
41:13 Push as many parcels his way as we can. Deal?
41:17 Deal.
41:20 HE SLAPS
41:22 KNOCK AT DOOR
41:27 Daisy said you were, er, taking five?
41:30 I think it might have stretched to 15.
41:33 Don't tell Henry Newton.
41:35 Are you having a wobble?
41:37 A bit.
41:39 A lot.
41:41 You know, this pub has always been the beating heart of this community.
41:45 You know, those booze, they've seen more confessions than St Sebastian's ever has.
41:50 You know, folk have bawled here and brawled here and then shook hands over a pint of mild.
41:56 Well, they still will. They're not your problem any more.
41:59 You've poured your best years into renovating this place.
42:03 Oh, right. So I'm past it now?
42:05 Far from it. You've guarded the flame.
42:07 You know, mothered the staff and the regulars.
42:10 Hell, you battled through Covid when so many had to throw in that towel.
42:15 Now, isn't it time you stepped back and thought about yourself?
42:21 About what Jenny wants?
42:24 Hoping it's right in front of your eyes.
42:30 Is it really?
42:34 You just didn't see it yet.
42:38 What, the idea?
42:40 You don't realise how amazing you are.
42:49 But I'll make you see.
42:52 I don't care how long it takes.
42:55 We've got all the time in the world.
42:59 (kissing)
43:01 I spoke to you honestly, one French to another, and you sold me down the river.
43:14 It wasn't like that. I was concerned.
43:17 What, like a spider's concerned about a fly?
43:20 Peter never mentioned calling a doctor.
43:23 If he had, I would have urged against, at least until he got your consent.
43:28 You can get this into your skull, right?
43:30 I am fine. I have insight.
43:32 The only thing that's making me paranoid is my so-called fella and my so-called mate
43:36 plotting against me.
43:39 What's that?
43:41 That is an accredited clinic.
43:44 If you send them a sample of your hair, they will test for traces of LSD.
43:49 LSD remains in the body for up to 90 days.
43:53 Right.
43:55 So now you agree there's some logic in what I'm saying?
43:58 No, but if you get tested, at least we'll know for sure,
44:02 and then perhaps you will agree to go and speak with Dr Gallas.
44:06 Well, thanks for it. I will get tested, because I need to know either way.
44:09 But I am warning you, if these results come out positive, I will raise hell.
44:14 So they can look out if those have been daft enough to make an enemy out of me.
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