EastE 16th July 2024
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00:00🎵
00:27Yeah, I know who you are.
00:32Oh, you must have seen photos.
00:34Stands to reason.
00:36I recognised you too.
00:42You must be George.
00:45Yeah, that's right.
00:46I thought so.
00:48Big handsome man.
00:49Um, I'm Ian's ex-wife.
00:52Yeah, and I'm Sidney's ex-wife.
00:54Husband.
00:56Yeah, I know.
00:57Ian filled me in.
00:58I was gripped.
01:00You and her?
01:02How could you do this to me, Ian?
01:26🎵
01:34Oh, please!
01:36What are you doing here?
01:37I'm being assertive.
01:40Where are we?
01:42Huh?
01:43Whose house is this?
01:48Peter.
01:51It's Jane's.
01:55🎵
01:59I can't believe that Bobby doesn't want a 21st birthday party.
02:03The boy's so dry.
02:04You don't like parties either.
02:05Nah.
02:06No, no, no, that's not true.
02:07I just don't like parties that Elaine has organised.
02:10Well, Bobby is his own person.
02:12It's not what you were saying last week.
02:14I respect him.
02:16I'm not being funny, sis.
02:18Don't you think he, like, he drags you down?
02:21No.
02:22Look, I know he's nice and everything, but...
02:26but he makes you a bit...
02:29a bit...
02:30Oh, can I borrow your eyelash curler?
02:31Gina!
02:32Look, mine broke.
02:33A bit...
02:36boring.
02:40I promise you, there is nothing going on between us.
02:43Then why did you lie to my face?
02:45I contacted him to talk about reconnecting with Bobby.
02:49He's about to turn 21 and I want to try and repair our relationship.
02:56Hi.
03:03Hi.
03:09The door was open, I just...
03:11Bobby.
03:18Sorry.
03:21Oh, Bobby.
03:24Look at you.
03:26A lovely young man.
03:31I tried to call, but your phone was off.
03:33Gina saw Mum drive off with George, so I thought I'd follow, make sure everything was OK.
03:38And he cottoned on and got in the back.
03:40Wow, and here you all are.
03:44Hello, Peter.
03:46Hi, Jane.
03:47So you were in on this too?
03:48I wasn't in on anything. I just found out.
03:51And you sided with your father?
03:52Don't make this about sides.
03:54You watched him lie to my face this morning. How could you do that?
03:58I didn't want it to be like this, Bobby.
03:59Look, I get why this is difficult, Mum. That's why I came.
04:02You know how I feel about her.
04:05Look, Cindy, the only reason I got in touch with Ian was to see my son again.
04:12I've missed you so much.
04:17You really expect me to believe there is nothing going on when you packed an overnight bag?
04:21Look, I know how bad this looks.
04:24But look, we were trying to do the right thing to avoid upsetting everyone.
04:28Oh, mission accomplished, I'd say.
04:31Cindy, I would never cheat on you.
04:35Look, please, can't we all just sit down and try and have a civilised conversation?
04:40I've got some pizzas in the freezer and a bit of salad we could all muck in.
04:44Yeah, that's a good idea.
04:45Are you on drugs?
04:47You look hungry, love.
04:51What do you reckon?
04:52I don't really have an appetite.
04:54Does nobody care?
04:56She carried my daughter's dead body and dumped her on the common.
05:03Drive me home, George.
05:07I'll see what I can do.
05:14Well, I'll put the oven on, shall I?
05:22Cindy, come on.
05:25I'm not going back in there.
05:34I didn't know her, did I?
05:37And she did.
05:39She spent time with her. She lived with her.
05:42She was my daughter. My daughter!
05:46Listen, what she did to her, I can't get my head round it either.
05:53But what's the alternative?
05:55Because you just told me Ian's your anchor.
05:59You going to cut loose and just float away?
06:03I don't want her in my life, George.
06:05I know you don't.
06:08But we're here now.
06:10And I'm not saying you've got to be mates,
06:12But we're here now.
06:14And I'm not saying you've got to be mates,
06:16but maybe there's things you want to hear.
06:21Things you want to ask her.
06:25Now's your chance.
06:31You really bit that guy's head off?
06:42You really bit that guy's head off?
07:12You really bit that guy's head off?
07:43To wine.
07:49So how have you been?
07:51Good thanks, Peter.
07:53I work in the local shop. I'm the manager there.
07:56And the countryside is so beautiful around here.
07:59Beats Walford Common, I expect.
08:02But I haven't quite got the time.
08:05I've got to go.
08:08Beats Walford Common, I expect.
08:11But I haven't quite fitted in with the wellies and barber set quite yet.
08:15No, I think you'd make a great farmer's wife.
08:19Nice to see you two on secret looks terms.
08:23We're not.
08:27How are you, Bobby?
08:30I'm fine, thanks.
08:32How many bedrooms are there?
08:33Two.
08:36Are you working?
08:41Yeah, just at the chippy.
08:43Not just. He's managing it. He's doing really well.
08:47That's great.
08:49And he's got a really beautiful girlfriend.
08:52Beautiful kind girlfriend.
08:54It's my daughter.
08:55And mine.
08:57And my sister.
08:59Thankfully she's not related to me.
09:02Things could always get a bit incestuous on Albert Square.
09:05I doubt it at last.
09:09So you're happy?
09:12I'm so pleased to hear that.
09:14So, what was the plan then, you know, with you and Ian?
09:20Sorry?
09:21Well, the big reunion.
09:23According to your sat-nav, you'd already made two trips.
09:26So, what did you plan next?
09:30Well...
09:33..I was going to write Bobby a letter,
09:36which Ian was going to give to him on his birthday.
09:39And then I was going to wait and see if he wanted to get in touch.
09:43You know, somewhere neutral, halfway.
09:45After this meet-up, in a location halfway,
09:49what were you imagining happening then?
09:51I don't know.
09:53You haven't talked about it? I mean, what was she going to do?
09:56Come over on special occasions?
09:58Sleep on the sofa? Every other Christmas?
10:01Oh, rent a house in the summer?
10:03Cindy, whether you like it or not,
10:05Jane brought Bobby up.
10:07She adopted him.
10:09Did we imagine Jane being part of Bobby's life?
10:12Yes, we did.
10:14Thank you, Ian.
10:16Thank you, Ian!
10:17Oh, what a hero!
10:19Bringing us all together for this.
10:21If you recall, we had the nights over for Christmas last year.
10:24And very nice it was, too.
10:26Oh, shut up, George.
10:27Don't talk to him like that! Why not?
10:29How am I wrong for trying to reconnect my family,
10:33yet you get away with shoving your tongue down his throat?
10:36It was once. It was twice.
10:39You know, I knew you'd never forgive me for that.
10:42You know, maybe I shouldn't be here.
10:44You know what, George? Maybe you shouldn't.
10:46But, yet again, you are.
10:49I'm not the one in the wrong here, Ian.
10:51If you hadn't lied to Cindy, you wouldn't be in this situation.
10:55Thank you, George.
10:56Thank you, George.
10:57Guys, this is getting shouldish.
10:59And you meeting up with her is completely different
11:02from me reconnecting with my family!
11:04How's it different?
11:05Because none of them murdered one of our children!
11:09I don't know where you can live with yourself!
11:11Give me a break!
11:13Where were you?
11:15Where were you when I was bringing up your kids?
11:18Doing the hard work.
11:20Cooking. Cleaning.
11:22Helping with homework.
11:23Brushing their teeth. Reading them a story.
11:25Oh, yeah. You with him.
11:27Selling yourself in Spain. Selfish to the core!
11:30You are the sick one!
11:32I could never have done what you did to my daughter.
11:35That is not normal!
11:37A mother's love will make you do weird things!
11:40I did it to protect Bobby,
11:42the only child I will ever have because your son, Stephen,
11:45shot out my womb!
11:47Did you know that bit?
11:49Your son made me infertile!
11:54I did it for my son!
12:12I've got a question.
12:15Did anyone ever consider what I might have wanted?
12:22Earlier, you didn't ask if I was happy.
12:26You just assumed.
12:31If you must know...
12:34Yeah, I've got a beautiful, kind girlfriend
12:40and her name is Anna.
12:45But I still get anxious all the time.
12:51My OCD flares up and I try and keep a lid on it,
12:56but it's always there.
13:00I don't allow myself to have too good of a time
13:04because I don't think I deserve it
13:06and I think if I don't keep Lucy on my mind at all times
13:09then something else will go wrong.
13:11And I just... I'm sorry, Jane, but...
13:16I agree with Cindy.
13:25What you did that night...
13:29I still don't understand it.
13:35So, um...
13:37I'm sorry,
13:40but I...
13:42I don't think I really want to have you back in my life.
13:55Jane, I'll go.
14:09I love you.
14:39I love you.
15:09I love you.
15:39I love you.
16:09I love you.
16:39I love you.
17:09I love you.
17:39I love you.
18:09I love you.
18:35Are you OK?
18:39This has been a huge mistake.
18:44He'll calm down.
18:50What makes you say that?
18:54My daughters didn't want to know me.
18:57I thought that was it.
18:59The amount of skeletons I've got in my cupboard.
19:02But things change.
19:04We're on good terms now, on the whole.
19:10I'm really sorry about Stephen.
19:16I'm so very, very sorry about Lucy.
19:21It is the biggest regret of my life.
19:24I don't blame you for hating me.
19:35Have you got any more wine?
19:40No.
19:55Peter says they've come down to the local for a drink.
19:58Lucky them.
20:04Where's Cindy?
20:06I've been here wigging, but I haven't heard any crashes or bangs.
20:14I didn't want to get involved today.
20:17Cindy said it was an emergency, so that's why.
20:22I'm not a threat, mate.
20:26I never said you were.
20:37Ian.
20:39George.
20:43You don't understand.
20:45There have always been men like you...
20:50...waiting to take her off of me.
20:55And it doesn't matter what I do.
20:58It doesn't matter how many candlelit dinners I cook.
21:01It doesn't matter how much I tell her I love her.
21:06I always lose her in the end.
21:09I'm not waiting to take her off you.
21:11So why can't you say no to her, then?
21:13I can.
21:14What, she snaps her fingers and you come running?
21:16George to the rescue?
21:19She is the mother of my daughter.
21:21Come on, George, please.
21:24Tell me the truth.
21:28She's...
21:33...addictive.
21:35So you do want her?
21:37It's not about want.
21:39I'm strong, Ian.
21:41And I know what's good for me.
21:43And it's not her.
21:47So is she always round at yours, then?
21:51Asking? Begging?
21:54Come on, tell me.
21:56I can take it.
22:01When she thought you were here having it off with someone...
22:04...you should have seen her.
22:07She was so scared of losing you, she could hardly knock on the front door.
22:10Really?
22:11Well, she might not show it, but she knows you're good for her.
22:15You keep her balanced, Ian.
22:17You keep her feet on the ground.
22:26What if that isn't enough for me?
22:31To be perfectly honest with you, George, I...
22:36...I don't think she's good for me either.
22:42So, if you can beat your addiction...
22:48...why can't I?
22:53So how comes you're skint then?
22:55It's a bit rude.
22:56Sorry, I thought it was past the small talk.
22:59Because I ain't got a job.
23:01And I ain't even got a sniffle one.
23:03I can't believe that.
23:05My CV's just rubbish.
23:29You
23:59You
24:29You
24:59You
25:29You
25:59You
26:17So, you and Ian.
26:20What about us?
26:22Well, it must be strange being back together after all that time.
26:26Me and Ian grew up together.
26:28It's comforting, all that history.
26:32I just hope...
26:34What?
26:38He seems a bit lonely, that's all.
26:40Lonely?
26:42He lives with his mum, two kids and me.
26:44What chance has he got to be lonely?
26:46Maybe I'm wrong.
26:49Oh, you think he came here because he's lonely?
26:54Don't flatter yourself, Jane.
26:57You know, Ian staying the night wasn't my idea.
27:00What?
27:02Just saying.
27:04You think he came here to make a move?
27:07Oh, please.
27:09He's got a fillet steak at home.
27:11Not if you let him eat it.
27:13And what's that mean?
27:15Ian and me, we get each other.
27:17We've always been able to talk...
27:20freely.
27:22You know nothing about our relationship.
27:25He deserves a bit of warmth, Cindy, a bit of attention.
27:28Oh, and you're the one to give him that, are you?
27:31Right.
27:32That is it.
27:39Right, come on, we're leaving.
27:41We are?
27:42Not you, you. Come on.
27:43We can't.
27:44It's late, Bobby and Peter aren't back yet.
27:46I want you to take me back to the square right now.
27:49You're going to start grovelling in the car.
27:51No.
27:52What do you mean, no?
27:54You heard.
27:56I am fed up with you walking all over me.
28:00So I am going to stay here and sort my family out.
28:04Now, you can either accept that or...
28:06Or what?
28:08Or find some other mug to drive round the bend.
28:15I have had enough.
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