Emmerdale 23rd July 2023
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:28 It's not every day your firstborn gets married.
00:31 Even if technically he's not.
00:32 And then I got a golden ticket.
00:34 I thought, why not splash out?
00:37 It just popped up on my laptop.
00:39 It was my kismet.
00:40 For a wedding, that's bold.
00:43 The color of pride.
00:46 You don't think it's too much?
00:47 No.
00:48 Very you.
00:49 Yeah, you're going to look so dapper.
00:51 What are you wearing for the stag then?
00:53 Oh, Jay's not having a stag.
00:54 You are joking?
00:55 Doesn't want to fuss, apparently.
00:57 Laura was the same until I worked my magic.
01:00 No, my big cousin's not getting away that easy.
01:03 Why don't you come with us?
01:04 You know, get some shifts together.
01:06 Because I don't want to work in a supermarket.
01:09 That new Thai restaurant might need waiters.
01:11 Yeah, maybe we should go to Lulu together and all.
01:13 Everyone needs a break from each other now and again.
01:21 You should have seen Jenny's brother at your age.
01:24 Yeah, a break sounds good.
01:26 Find your own job.
01:28 Don't you think you should go after him?
01:34 Maybe I will.
01:37 That was me thinking Fay couldn't sink any lower.
01:52 When that video that Piers had of me got leaked,
01:54 all I could think about for months after
01:57 any time anybody came in the surgery was,
02:00 "Have they seen it?
02:01 "Have they been having a good laugh at me with their mates,
02:03 "or worse, I can't tell my mum that.
02:07 "It's just going to scare her even more."
02:09 Do you think Fay had it all planned out,
02:12 like some sick insurance policy?
02:13 You have to blackmail her into submission.
02:15 Morning, Mum.
02:24 - Sleep well? - Yeah, fine.
02:26 Only I saw your light on when I was up in the night.
02:30 Indigestion.
02:31 Oh.
02:32 Well, you should take the day off.
02:35 You know, we can do the reduced menu again.
02:37 You know, just, it could be that, um...
02:43 That gastric flu thing that's going round.
02:45 You told him?
02:48 Told me? Told me what? I don't know what...
02:53 You're on about...
02:54 Give us a minute, Marlon.
02:55 Yeah, I'll just come.
02:56 Crawl under a rock.
02:58 I specifically asked you not to tell anyone.
03:15 Marlon's not just anyone, though, Mum.
03:17 He's my husband and he knew something was up.
03:21 Have you any idea how soul-destroying it was
03:26 for me to tell you, my own daughter,
03:30 that that photo even existed?
03:32 An intimate moment.
03:36 Me at my most vulnerable.
03:39 And my only crumb of comfort...
03:44 ..was that apart from you, apart from Susie,
03:49 no-one else need know.
03:50 And now even that is gone.
03:56 I just can't believe the bank said no.
04:07 We went through everything.
04:08 Yeah, Bernice reckons the nursery needs
04:09 some decent collateral behind it.
04:11 Well, there has to be another way.
04:13 I mean, what about a private investor?
04:15 For all of Kim's faults, that's how I got started.
04:17 The last thing I need is Tracy getting involved
04:19 with someone like Kim.
04:20 So what, then, the dreams are over?
04:22 No, have you met my wife?
04:23 She's got the bit between her teeth now,
04:25 determined to prove everyone wrong.
04:27 That's something, at least.
04:29 I just wish I could help her find her way.
04:31 Ugh, yeah.
04:33 Cappuccino, ta. Double shot.
04:35 Cappuccino to go.
04:44 I understand that you're angry and that you feel betrayed,
04:47 but my mum was worried, Mum, and I can't lie to him.
04:51 I'm sorry, but all of this will stay between these four walls.
04:56 Shouldn't you be at work?
04:58 I thought you might need me.
05:00 I presume you are still going to the police?
05:02 If you're going to try and change my mind...
05:04 I wouldn't do that, OK? This is your call.
05:06 If you want to retract that statement,
05:08 then that is totally up to you.
05:10 My mind's made up.
05:11 Which is why I want to make this as painless as possible,
05:13 so I can take you there, I'll wait in the car, whatever you prefer.
05:16 That'd be lovely.
05:20 Well, then that's settled, yeah?
05:22 Er, what are you doing back?
05:31 Forgot my homework.
05:32 Again?
05:33 It's a good job you're breaking up on Friday.
05:35 And you can give me a lift back to school if you want.
05:37 Actually, Grandma Mary and I need to be somewhere.
05:39 Where's that?
05:41 Doctors. Rona's giving me a lift.
05:44 Don't worry, it's just routine, blads.
05:47 How did your career talk go?
05:49 Yes, I'm going to be a journalist.
05:51 Oh? Where did that come from?
05:53 Grandma, and all the sick stories that you told me.
05:55 What stories?
05:57 The corrupt counsellor, the dodgy doctor.
06:01 Seriously, helping all them people uncover the lies like that.
06:04 You're like a superhero.
06:06 I'm really not.
06:08 Yes, you are.
06:09 And everybody in school knows that I've got the coolest grandma ever.
06:12 You know what I hate more than anything?
06:20 Folks bothering you when you're trying to work.
06:24 Banks.
06:26 Playing God with people's dreams, crushing the little man.
06:32 Or woman.
06:33 I'm a little woman, am I?
06:36 No.
06:37 It's just the figure of speech.
06:39 Well, that got round fast.
06:41 Who told you? Oh, hang on, let me guess.
06:44 My big gob of a boss.
06:46 You know, this place could do with a nursery.
06:50 I reckon that you would rake it in.
06:52 Fancy retraining as a bank manager?
06:55 I run my own bank. There's less red tape.
06:58 Lucky you.
07:00 You know, I'm always looking for sound investments, though.
07:02 Especially ones that help the local community.
07:06 So, you know, if, erm...
07:08 Well, if you fancy pitching to me...
07:11 What, you and me in business together?
07:15 Why's that funny?
07:17 I'm sure Cain would love that.
07:20 And there's me thinking that mother-in-law's worth a pain in the backside.
07:23 Thanks, but I don't think it's a very good idea.
07:27 Nah.
07:29 You just don't want to upset the apple cart, do you?
07:32 That's a shame, that.
07:35 I thought you had more about you.
07:37 Seriously? So you lot were going to send him off without a stag?
07:46 I thought you were supposed to be his mates.
07:48 We are.
07:49 Kind of.
07:50 Kind of?
07:52 Right, who's his best mate?
07:54 Er... His best mate?
07:57 Erm...
07:59 He must have one.
08:01 Probably Rishi.
08:03 His dad?
08:04 Before he found out that he weren't...
08:07 You know, his dad.
08:09 So Laurel gets to have a big pamper day,
08:13 yet none of you want to celebrate my cousin's last night at freedom?
08:15 No, no, no, no, we don't say that.
08:17 No axe to ground with her, lad.
08:19 How touching.
08:21 Tell us the time and place and we'll be there.
08:23 And we'll spread the word, won't we, lads?
08:25 Yeah. Good.
08:26 Because this is our one last chance to reunite father and son before the wedding.
08:29 So we need you all on board.
08:32 (BELLS TOLL)
08:34 I don't believe it.
08:45 This handsome lad can't be my baby nephew.
08:48 I thought I'd never see you again.
08:52 I meant what I said in my text.
08:56 Whatever your dad's told you, I have never abandoned you, kiddo.
08:59 Never.
09:00 You must know that.
09:02 How are we doing?
09:16 They're going to think I'm a bare-faced liar.
09:19 And the worst thing is, they'll be right.
09:23 Only because that monster's backed you into a corner, Mum.
09:26 Once it's done, that's it. It's over, yeah?
09:29 Want me to come in with you?
09:30 No. Thank you.
09:32 It's going to be humiliating enough. I'd rather face it alone.
09:36 I'll call you when it's done.
09:41 (DOOR CLOSES)
09:42 Oh, I'm sorry. I'm such a klutz.
10:02 It's fine. It's fine. Honestly, just leave it. It's fine.
10:09 That looks tasty.
10:11 And I don't mean the pie.
10:13 Liam!
10:14 What?
10:15 It's just a bit of harmless banter.
10:17 Honestly? It's like sneaking around with Benny Hill.
10:21 Not exactly the person I was trying to emulate.
10:24 Well, look, why don't you go and sit somewhere else?
10:28 Because I don't want anyone getting any ideas.
10:30 Like who? The girl watching us from behind the bar?
10:37 She doesn't even know our names.
10:39 I hate Wednesdays.
10:42 I never get to see you when you're at your asthma clinic.
10:45 Room for a little one?
10:47 Ooh, I'm starved.
10:48 Guess what? Me and Bernice are going on a recce tomorrow.
10:51 A recce?
10:52 Yeah, some swanky B&B in York.
10:54 Boutique beds gave it five pillows.
10:56 So we're going to see them what they did right.
10:58 Oh, right. Well, who's looking after the Grange?
11:01 - Tracy. - Oh.
11:03 Oh, no, hang on. Tracy's off tomorrow.
11:05 - I'll have to cancel. - Oh.
11:07 Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't be hasty.
11:09 You're not working tomorrow, are you?
11:11 - Yeah, but... - You don't mind lending a hand, then?
11:14 I'm a Todd. I've got no experience.
11:16 Be more than capable. You'll be fine on your own.
11:19 Yeah, the doc's right. You'll be a natural.
11:21 Hey, and I'm on your phone call, though, eh?
11:24 (SIGHS)
11:26 (GASPS)
11:46 Done.
11:48 - Let's get you home, yeah? - Uh, no.
11:51 I set a deadline. She'll be expecting me.
11:54 I might not have been around the last few years,
12:03 but if I'd have known any of this had been going on,
12:06 why didn't you tell me?
12:08 How? Walked to farm, then?
12:10 You changed your number.
12:14 But I wrote it every year on your birthday card.
12:17 What?
12:19 Which I'm guessing you never got.
12:21 How could Colin make you think I'd abandoned you?
12:24 - If I hadn't found you online... - I keep thinking I'll change.
12:27 Bigots don't change.
12:29 They're too scared. That's why they become control freaks.
12:32 He abused you physically and mentally.
12:35 Your mum would never forgive him for that.
12:39 You reckon?
12:42 You were the apple of your mum's eye.
12:44 She might have been religious, but she was no fanatic.
12:47 And no matter what he's told you,
12:50 she would be so proud of you.
12:53 Now, why don't you tell me more about this Arthur lad?
12:58 OK.
13:00 Fancy meeting you here.
13:10 Talk about leaving it to the wire.
13:12 - What happened to you? - What? Those old rags?
13:16 When I got your text, I thought it was high time for a revamp.
13:19 Don't you think you're a bit old for the Bond villain look?
13:22 No, no. These are my working clothes.
13:25 I've got a date in, what, half an hour?
13:28 What kind of woman destroys people's lives for a career?
13:32 A successful one.
13:34 But less of the psycho babble.
13:37 Now, I'm assuming from your text that you've finally seen sense.
13:43 Succumbed to your odious attempts at blackmail?
13:46 - What if I haven't? - Then that would be a grave error.
13:54 Do you really think I'm the kind of woman to make hollow threats?
13:59 Maybe you secretly get off on all this.
14:05 The thought of your reader's grand pick
14:09 being sent to your entire contact list.
14:12 I went to the police. I did as you asked.
14:15 So you have retracted your statement.
14:18 Hmm?
14:20 The police are dropping the case. You'll be getting a call.
14:24 So I take it you'd like me to delete the photo now.
14:29 There.
14:35 All gone. It wasn't so hard, was it?
14:39 Nice doing business with you, Mary. I will see you around.
14:43 This is her. This is the woman that's been blackmailing my mother.
14:50 - What? - Are you Fay Elders?
14:52 Oh, God. These two are delusional.
14:54 I was just about to call you because they've called me here to try to set me up.
14:58 Save it, Fay. I've got it all on here.
15:02 Seems like I'm not the only person to fall for the oldest trick in the book.
15:08 Living with your boyfriend at 15. It's a wonder you haven't throttled each other.
15:12 We've come close.
15:14 Look, I know we talked about you coming for a visit,
15:19 but me, Ted and Arlo, we've had a chat and we'd like you to stay.
15:25 - Stay? - Permanently.
15:28 I'm not pushing. You're almost 16. You can live where you want,
15:32 but we've missed you.
15:35 We let you down and we want to put that right.
15:38 You're not serious?
15:40 I know it's probably a no that you're settled here with Arthur and college and that,
15:44 but I get this feeling you're not as happy as you make out.
15:48 - Well... - Don't say no. Not now.
15:52 Just... Just give it some thought.
15:54 I will.
15:56 We're staying at a friend's tonight, so I'll call you tomorrow.
15:59 Love you.
16:01 Bye.
16:03 Bye.
16:04 Arthur!
16:14 What are you doing?
16:17 Giving you some space.
16:19 Don't be like that. I didn't mean it.
16:22 How did your aborting go?
16:25 Oh, a waste of time.
16:27 - What you been up to? - Nothing. Just been for a walk.
16:33 Fairholders, I'm charging you with witness intimidation,
16:36 blackmail and breach of your bail conditions.
16:39 She set me up. This is entrapment.
16:41 Any judge would laugh it out of court.
16:43 Looks like we've got another expert here, Cal.
16:45 Do not laugh at me.
16:47 - You think this is over? - I know it is.
16:50 You have no power over me anymore.
16:52 - Especially not from behind bars. - You'd be surprised.
16:54 Right, that's enough. Get in the car.
16:56 You'll regret this!
16:58 The only thing I regret is ever setting eyes on you.
17:02 (Car door slams)
17:04 (Siren wails)
17:07 I bumped into my fairy godmother this morning.
17:16 - You what? - Oh, fairy uncle-in-law,
17:20 to be more exact.
17:22 - Sam? - As if.
17:24 No, Caleb.
17:26 We had a good chat.
17:30 I hope it was somewhere private.
17:32 Why? Cos Daddy dearest has got beef with him.
17:36 He reckons my nursery idea could be a good investment.
17:42 Says it might be something he could be interested in.
17:45 And you told him where to go?
17:47 Kind of.
17:49 Good, cos we don't want to get caught up in the crossfire between him and Cain.
17:53 Yeah, I know all that.
17:55 But then I got thinking,
17:57 why should we let your dad stand in the way of our future?
18:00 - So what happened at the police station? - Mum told them everything.
18:11 Yeah, fat lot of good it did. He just kept saying, "Where's the evidence?"
18:15 That's when I had the idea.
18:17 So while I was with the police, Mum got Faye to spill everything
18:20 and recorded it all on her phone?
18:22 It sounds like something from The Wire.
18:25 Hardly. First rule of blackmail - never let yourself be recorded.
18:30 I thought she would be straight on to me.
18:32 But the arrogance of the woman, she just assumed I'd fold.
18:35 Right, two secs and I'll get you bubbly.
18:37 We're celebrating.
18:40 We've got a shift in ten minutes.
18:42 Oh, come on, you're hardly going to be on the floor after one.
18:45 What you did today, Mum, took guts.
18:47 - We're so proud of you. - Yeah. What made you change your mind?
18:50 In a word?
18:52 April.
18:53 She told Mum that she'd inspired her to become a journalist.
18:56 She wants to expose corruption and lies, just like her grandma.
19:01 What sort of role model would I be if I'd let Faye win, eh?
19:04 It's got to be worth a shot.
19:10 And it's not like I've got any other investors banging on the door.
19:13 You go through with this and Kay won't forgive us.
19:15 - Why do you have to ask his permission? - What about mine?
19:18 Oh, I see. Is this you putting your foot down?
19:21 Look, the whole thing is too much of a risk.
19:23 - You don't think I can do this? - I never said that.
19:28 So where's the risk?
19:30 Or maybe you'd rather see me skivvying away at the B&B,
19:33 making sure I'm back in time to get your tea on the table.
19:35 - I'm thinking of us. - You're thinking of your dad.
19:38 The truth is you'd rather see your daughter's future go down the pan
19:41 over some two-bit feud.
19:43 You can't put a price on family loyalty.
19:45 Where's your loyalty? To me and Frankie?
19:48 We've literally just got married, so, stupidly, I thought
19:51 you might put us before your toddler of a dad.
19:54 - Trace, don't be like that. - Oh, but surprise, surprise,
19:56 you fall at the first hurdle.
19:58 You're never going to change, are you?
20:00 You have never put me first. And you never will.
20:03 - What's the big deal? You and Jake get on. - Well, hardly you and Laurel.
20:11 Well, then it's a chance for you to bond.
20:13 If this dad goes well, you could be having pamper nights in together.
20:17 Sleepovers in the pirate ship.
20:19 - Vernon? - Shall we make a sauce?
20:23 Ah, yes.
20:25 - To Faye, may she rot... - I meant your mum.
20:28 In hell. The word is hell.
20:31 Just a little one.
20:33 What is it you two say to April when she's got her head buried in her phone?
20:43 - Mum. - What?
20:47 (phone rings)
20:49 No, no, no, no, no, no.
20:51 - Look at her. - Is she asleep?
20:55 - What the hell? - She couldn't tell.
21:00 - Good Lord. - Who sent this?
21:02 Shut up.
21:04 - Can't you see the woman's distressed? - Mum! Mum!
21:09 Mum!
21:14 - Who would anyone send that? - I don't know, but it was sick.
21:18 - Mary, are you all right? - Mum.
21:24 I'm so sorry. April! April, don't open that!
21:29 She's seen it.
21:37 They've all seen it.
21:42 (sobs)
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