Emmerdale 16th October 2024
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00:30You can't just leave that there!
00:33Oh!
00:34What's going on?
00:36Did it even ring the bell?
00:37Who?
00:38Him!
00:41There you go. Another junk you've ordered.
00:44Right, well, it's not for me. It's got your name on it.
00:47Odd.
00:55What's in the box?
00:56My mother.
00:58What? So Debbie's not going to go?
01:02No, I know it's her choice, but...
01:05Sorry, what? Say that again?
01:09Cain, I can't hear you.
01:12Cain!
01:14Oh, he's gone.
01:16Debbie not coming back for the funeral?
01:20She's told Cain that she can't face it.
01:22She got so close to Zach while he was living there,
01:25she wants to remember him in her own way.
01:27Fair enough.
01:29Fair choice, right?
01:31Yep. It's hit her hard.
01:33Only now Cain's got to sort everything out,
01:36like he's not got enough on his plate.
01:38It's going to be even more upset
01:40when he finds out you put off your operation.
01:44Well, the hospital are very understanding
01:46and they'll do their best to find me a new date.
01:49I'm lucky to get that one size of the waiting list.
01:52Mum...
01:54What if...
01:56What if nothing comes up for ages?
02:00What's done is done.
02:02Cain is my priority right now
02:04and he... he's just lost his dad.
02:07We've all just lost the heart of this family.
02:13So once we've dealt with that,
02:15then we can get on with our lives.
02:19You can deal with me.
02:21OK?
02:26I always thought ashes came in an urn.
02:28Well, they do, if you want to invest in a decorative addition
02:31to your family mantelpiece, but I didn't.
02:33Could scatter her somewhere.
02:35What, the allotment? Think she'd make a good fertiliser?
02:38You could do what they did with my mum.
02:40Stick her in a firework and shoot her off into space.
02:42If I thought there was any remnant of that woman up there
02:45spying on my every move, I'd never sleep again.
02:48Let's face it. I didn't care about her when she was alive.
02:51Why would I care what happens to her now?
02:53No reason I can think of.
02:56Right. Well, in that case,
02:59I will do to you what you did to me all those years ago.
03:03The proper place for you...
03:05is here.
03:08I've been out with the horses since first light.
03:11Couldn't sleep.
03:14Now, Zak might have been an old rogue,
03:17but he was our old rogue.
03:19I'm gonna miss him.
03:21Broke the mould with him, right?
03:23Mm. But he knew more than anyone.
03:26Life goes on.
03:28And I've got a meeting in half an hour.
03:30Before you head off...
03:32Yesterday...
03:34I was so shaken up about Zak.
03:38Things got a little heightened.
03:40And I was wrong to lean on you.
03:43Well, I'm glad you did.
03:48I got these this morning.
03:50The dingles. Wreath might have been more appropriate.
03:53For you?
03:55Today? You can't have forgotten, surely?
03:59The day Harriet died.
04:01Otherwise known as our anniversary.
04:04Well, that day I married you.
04:06That's the happiest I've ever been.
04:09Then you went and threw it all away?
04:11Well, for what it's worth, my feelings towards you...
04:14they haven't changed.
04:17Wow.
04:23Do you want another coffee?
04:25Er, no. I should get off. I need to catch up with Dawn.
04:28What, you two were actually speaking?
04:30Yesterday. Yeah, well, I spoke to her and she spoke back.
04:33So it's a start, right?
04:37Happy anniversary.
04:47Hey, I was just, erm...
04:50I'm needed, we reckon, for the wake.
04:53No rush.
04:55And we haven't even got a date for the funeral yet, have we?
04:58Got to bring him back from Scotland first.
05:02If I do my sausage rolls, he'll love them.
05:05Scotch eggs, he'll love them and all.
05:09And we're never going to see him again and I can't bear it.
05:12Come here.
05:15I'm so sorry for your loss.
05:18Not half as much as we are.
05:24He was like a dad to me.
05:27My dad, his brother, honestly,
05:30he was a waste of space.
05:32Vicious and cruel and...
05:34well, drank himself to death in the end.
05:37Sounds hideous.
05:39I don't know.
05:42Sounds hideous.
05:44I'll have a glass of white wine, please, large.
05:48Yeah, Uncle Zach filled that dad-shaped gap.
05:54I always knew, no matter what...
05:58you know, he would always be there if something bad happened.
06:02That's what families do, right?
06:05Unless you happen to be my mother.
06:09Sorry. I need to apologise.
06:14Sounds like she and your late father would have got on very well.
06:18Gosh, she was a hard woman.
06:20Malicious, vindictive.
06:23Do you know, she hated me so much,
06:26she couldn't even bring herself to tell me she was dying until it was too late.
06:30Yeah, but you got the call from the hospital, didn't you?
06:33That proves that she was thinking about you, right?
06:36She'd been on that ward for days, she didn't bother telling me.
06:39She only got the nurse to make that call when she knew it was too late.
06:43She knew I'd want answers and she was determined to die without telling me.
06:47Well, you know, sometimes when people have things on their mind before they pass,
06:51they talk to the nurses or someone else on the ward.
06:55You never knew my mother.
06:57She'll have died the same way she lived, cursing me.
07:00Maybe not.
07:02And if it puts your mind at rest,
07:05or helps give you closure, might be worth a call.
07:11Went to the bus stop first thing this morning,
07:14left some flowers, saw you had two.
07:17Two years since she went.
07:19Still miss her?
07:20Me and all.
07:22I wonder what she'd make of the mess I've got myself into.
07:27Did you manage to speak to Kim?
07:29I couldn't, not last night. She'd only just heard about Zak.
07:32She got a bit emotional.
07:34I didn't know they were close.
07:36Well, they weren't, but in a way they were.
07:39They're neighbours, allies, enemies,
07:42all of those things, and more over years.
07:45And now he's gone.
07:47Everything looks the same.
07:49Something's missing.
07:52Look, I'll ask tonight.
07:54Thanks.
07:56I'm not saying we're desperate, but I've only got that leftover casserole
07:59that Marlon brought round for the kids' tea.
08:01I'll sort, I promise.
08:03In the meantime, take this.
08:05Treat the kids to tea or whatever you need the money for.
08:09Well, I'll see you later.
08:14Hey-o.
08:19And just when you thought things couldn't get any worse,
08:21we're now accepting charity off your dad.
08:24I can't work, Billy.
08:26And your wages barely cover the cost of washing your gym kit,
08:29so if you've got any better ideas, let me know.
08:34Oh, hi. Excuse me.
08:36Sorry.
08:38You might not remember me.
08:40My mother passed away on this ward not long ago.
08:43Ruby, isn't it?
08:45How are you doing?
08:47Yeah, good.
08:49I was a bit emotional the last time we met.
08:52Grief hits people in different ways.
08:54How can I help?
08:56Er...
08:58Well, the thing is, I was so desperate,
09:00that I never thought to ask.
09:02Er...
09:04I know you were with her at the time,
09:06and I was just wondering if...
09:08there was anything she said about me.
09:12She talked about you.
09:14A lot.
09:16Oh.
09:17She hung on for as long as she could.
09:19Kept saying your husband promised you'd come see her.
09:22My husband?
09:24Silver hair, erm...
09:26came to see you.
09:28Silver hair, erm...
09:30Killian?
09:31Caleb.
09:32That's right.
09:33Your mum called you from the ward when she was admitted,
09:36but she told me she ended up speaking to him.
09:39He never said.
09:41He came to see you the next day.
09:43Stayed a while.
09:45Maybe he'll be able to help you.
09:48Yeah, maybe he will.
09:50I've got to get on.
09:56Oh!
09:58Oh!
10:00We made it.
10:02We made it.
10:10You're back soon.
10:12I've been trying to call you all day.
10:14Didn't seem much like talking, did we, Sam?
10:16We just listened to music.
10:18Dad's favourites, all the way down.
10:20Why are you even back here?
10:22I thought you were staying with Dad and then travelling with the hearse.
10:25Well, that was the plan, but they couldn't ship until next week.
10:28We did it ourselves.
10:30What?
10:37What, you've just thrown Dad in the back of our manky van?
10:40We didn't have any choice. He left instructions.
10:42In his wallet?
10:44Yeah, if he passed, he wanted to be buried as soon as.
10:46Within 48 hours.
10:48So that's what we're going to do.
10:59Mmm, the good stuff.
11:01What's brought this on?
11:03Well, as you so kindly bought me these,
11:06I thought I'd reciprocate.
11:08Oh, cheers.
11:10Cheers.
11:12You know, not so long back,
11:14we'd have taken this upstairs.
11:16Indeed.
11:22So, er, how was Dawn?
11:25Not so good. Billy's business.
11:27It doesn't even come close to bringing in enough money.
11:30A vanity project, Dad.
11:33If you've got a family,
11:35with Evan being so unwell, you need a proper job.
11:38Yeah, they've got stacks of bills.
11:40They still need to buy a car, feed the kids.
11:43They're struggling that badly?
11:45Yeah. I've shoved them a few quid, but they need more.
11:48Now you've cleared out the joint account.
11:50You want me to give them money?
11:53No, I promised Dawn that I'd sort it out alone.
11:57So that's what this charm offensive's been about?
12:00No.
12:02So what, then? A scheme dreamt up by you and your solicitor
12:05to extort more money out of me?
12:07No, I told you. Dawn's struggling.
12:09Yeah, and I've told Dawn I'm here for her,
12:12whatever she needs.
12:14So why did she ignore that
12:16and go straight to her feckless, useless father?
12:18Well, maybe she's got her pride.
12:20Well, something you're obviously not burdened with.
12:23I mean, using your grandchildren to extort cash?
12:26No, I swear, I'm not making this up. I meant every word.
12:29And so do I.
12:31So just to clear up any confusion,
12:34the Bank of Kim is closed to you permanently.
12:40This should keep us going for a week or two.
12:42Yeah, and then we're right back to where we started.
12:45Yeah, well, you know I'm working on that.
12:47So am I.
12:49You know that cash that Dad gave us?
12:51That's kind of the first instalment.
12:53I've asked him to tap up Kim for a loan.
12:56It's if we don't owe enough.
12:58I know you're doing your best, but we need some cash from somewhere.
13:02Yeah, well, I got a new client booked in this afternoon.
13:05Big player. Loaded.
13:07What, that gobby woman with the flash car?
13:10Yeah, her.
13:12She got her first session booked in.
13:14You know, and if it goes well, she's got a lot of contacts.
13:17Could be a big earner for us.
13:19Well, you're going to have to impress her.
13:21We needed to sign up today.
13:23Is that you wishing me good luck?
13:26Yeah. Loads of it.
13:28You've got this.
13:30You never let us down.
13:35I fished your mum out.
13:39So is he.
13:41Even I couldn't leave her swimming in bin juice.
13:45That's me thinking you hated her as much as I did.
13:49Well, you know I did.
13:58She made me choose.
14:01And I chose you.
14:03Gave up everything.
14:05And it was us against the universe.
14:10And we swore to each other we'd have nothing more to do with my family.
14:14Yeah, and we haven't. Look...
14:17I get it.
14:19Now that she's gone, it's got you thinking, hasn't it?
14:24Yeah, it certainly has, yeah.
14:26About how, if I'd have known she was still alive
14:30and in the hospital, I could have visited her
14:33before it was too late
14:35and asked her some questions.
14:37Now, trust me, if you'd gone,
14:39you'd have found her to be the same snotty, judgmental cow that she always was.
14:43You seem pretty sure about that.
14:46I just know what she was like, that's all.
14:50Maybe it's for the best that you... you didn't see her.
15:00I saw Chas earlier.
15:04They are all terribly upset about Zak's death.
15:10At least Cain got to spend time with him before he passed.
15:16Yeah, but Zak and Cain, that was nothing like you and your mum.
15:20You hadn't spoken to your mum for years.
15:23Just like you hadn't spoken to Faith before she died.
15:27You didn't even know she was alive.
15:29But Cain did, and he kept her all to himself.
15:33Well, nobody kept you from your mum.
15:36It's just one of them things.
15:38Because to deny someone that...
15:42To not let them know that a parent is close to death...
15:47It's got to be one of the cruelest, most vindictive things
15:50someone can do to someone they love, hasn't it?
15:54Maybe.
15:57I mean, you'd have to really hate a person to do that to them.
16:01Wouldn't you?
16:03Babe?
16:08Right, we're all here.
16:11Erm, charity's going to be late.
16:13Moses hasn't taken the news too well, so...
16:16Blizzard said they'd pass the news on to our Somsen.
16:19I wanted him to hear it from me.
16:21He'd be a bit...
16:24Hi.
16:26Hi. Erm, sorry, I...
16:28I just drove Mum down, but I can wait to give you a car if you like.
16:31Don't be daft.
16:33I'll get you both a drink. I wasn't expecting you back so soon.
16:36I tried to call...
16:39Erm...
16:44No, we're all together.
16:48We'll raise our first glass.
16:50The first of many.
16:53To Dad.
16:55To Zach. Uncle Zach.
16:57These are for you.
16:59Sorry? What?
17:01Your father told me you asked him for a loan.
17:04Yeah.
17:06Yeah. Yeah, that's right.
17:08When I specifically told you to come to me.
17:12Well, just so you know,
17:15I'll be transferring a substantial amount
17:18into your account this afternoon.
17:20You do know it's going to be a while
17:22before we can even start to pay you back?
17:24You don't have to.
17:26You need to concentrate all your energy on Evan.
17:29Anything that takes your focus away from him is a waste of time.
17:35Thank you so much.
17:39I know that you spoke to my mother on my phone.
17:46And I know that you went to see her on her deathbed.
17:50Who even told you this?
17:52The nurse at the hospital. So before you start trying to deny it,
17:55she remembers your name.
17:58OK.
18:00OK.
18:02So I picked up a call on your phone and I spoke to Ellen.
18:06She said she wasn't so good, but I didn't know if she was telling the truth.
18:09So before I was going to let her anywhere near you,
18:11I wanted to check things out first.
18:14I wanted to get some answers from my mother before she died.
18:20You got all the answers that you needed years ago.
18:23How do you know what I needed?
18:25She owed me and she knew she did.
18:27That's why she got the hospital to call me on the day she died.
18:30Because she didn't want to die with me on her conscience.
18:33Look, if I'd had any idea that you felt like this...
18:35But you didn't. So you did what you always do.
18:37You presumed you know me better than I know myself
18:40and you made the decision for me.
18:42My one final chance to get some kind of closure,
18:45some kind of peace, and you cheated me out of it.
18:48You actually mansplained my own mother's death to me.
18:51Because I didn't want to see you upset.
18:53Well, that's worked out really well, hasn't it?
18:55OK, right. So I made a bad call. I am really sorry.
18:58Sorry that you lied or sorry that you've been found out?
19:01No, I didn't lie. I just didn't tell you the truth.
19:03And it was for all the right reasons.
19:05I love you. You know that I do. I was trying to do the right thing.
19:08Well, you can do it now. Get out!
19:10OK, look, I get it. You're upset.
19:12No, you have lied to me for the last time, Caleb.
19:15I am done with you. For good this time, just go!
19:19He left us instructions in his wallet and a letter for you.
19:22I'll read it later.
19:24Did he not leave one for me?
19:28No, because I...
19:31I didn't think he knew he was going to cark it when he did, you know.
19:44I'm sorry.
19:47In the event of my passing...
19:50..I, Zach Dingle...
19:58..he says he wants to be buried here, at home...
20:02..strictly within 48 hours of his passing.
20:05As in outside.
20:07Of course he does.
20:09Where I was happiest.
20:11And, um, this is in capitals.
20:16Not next to Shadrach.
20:19With a rowan tree planted at my head.
20:22So I'm not bothered by the witches.
20:24That'll be a crack at Nelly.
20:26And this...this is, um...
20:28..double underlined.
20:30No vicar.
20:32No God.
20:34No tears.
20:37And then, um...
20:40..drum me through the village one last time...
20:44..before you take me home.
20:49Then there's to be, um...
20:51..music, whisky and dancing till dawn.
20:54The party to end all parties.
20:57Rem, I can manage that.
20:59I don't want to leave him on his own, so I'll stop up for a drink.
21:03No, you can't.
21:05Rem, I can manage that.
21:07I don't want to leave him on his own, so I'll stop up with him tonight.
21:10We all will.
21:11I want us all ready by midday tomorrow.
21:14Then we can bury Dad the way he wanted.
21:18The way he lived.
21:24Dingles...
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