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01:44Don't creep up on me like that.
01:46I'm glad someone's celebrating.
01:48You can't sell up. We won't let you.
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02:14Why would you want to sell?
02:16You're surrounded by people who love you.
02:18It's a family.
02:19What does that mean?
02:21Cousins, uncles, ex-husbands.
02:23Well, we's a bit more than that, weren't we?
02:24We's mine and Sonia.
02:25We haven't been that for years.
02:27You've got to keep this place in the family.
02:29It's got original coving and that.
02:31And since when have you been sentimental about Victorian architecture?
02:34You ran away to New Zealand for years.
02:36Yeah, well, I came back, didn't I?
02:38Yeah, but you did it, though, didn't you?
02:39You took a risk to make a better life.
02:41Hold on. You went to Kettering.
02:43It's not about geography, Martin.
02:45Alright, Rhys and me will move wherever we can afford
02:47as long as he stops stressing about money.
02:50What?
02:52We like Greece, OK? We really do.
02:55Well, I'm glad to hear it.
02:58He's hardly the human dynamo, though, is he?
03:01Me and Rhys have been going for IVF for months.
03:03Why have you not said anything before?
03:05You haven't been moving away before.
03:07We are selling up because we cannot afford to start a family here.
03:10Alright? I'm doing it because I love him.
03:12But earlier you told me he's an accountant
03:15That's a red flag.
03:18Red flag?
03:20Have you heard from Gerry Brennan lately?
03:22What colour flag's sleeping with your own cousin?
03:24Huh? Magenta?
03:26And how's Ruby these days? What colour flag are you, Martin?
03:28Dusky peach?
03:30That's a bit harsh.
03:31No, what's harsh is you two suddenly deciding you can't live without me.
03:34Whilst you made lives for yourselves, I looked after Dot.
03:37And now I want to start my own family with a man I love.
03:40Yes, he may not be a human dynamo, alright,
03:43but he's the kindest man I've ever met.
03:45So I'm going to cook him a nice dinner, I'm going to tell him we're selling.
03:48Because after this lecture from you two hypocrites, Rhys is the only family I've got.
04:01You'd understand.
04:03I know you would.
04:08Yep, I'll do the room checks now.
04:14Oi! What are you playing at?
04:17Yes, I've been waiting over an hour.
04:19Yeah, lamb kebab special.
04:21Kofta, doner and shish.
04:36Lost your key again, have you, Tommy?
04:38Yeah.
04:41Hello?
04:46Hello?
04:50Kathleen Slater?
04:52Who wants to know?
04:53I'm DC Mwado. This is Lesley Drinkwater from Walford Child Services.
04:57What do you want?
04:58We've had a report that a child has been physically abused.
05:01I don't want to know what's going on.
05:03I don't want to know what's going on.
05:05I don't want to know what's going on.
05:07We've had a report that a child has been physically abused at this address.
05:11May we step inside?
05:12Yeah, go for it.
05:26Yeah, I mean, I'm a bit surprised everyone is here.
05:29Yeah, I know, it's out of order.
05:31Oh, Penny filling you in.
05:33It's outrageous, isn't it?
05:35What's that?
05:36Phil demoting me over a bottle of fizz.
05:39Like that's the worst crime to ever happen in this place.
05:42You do know Phil, don't you?
05:44How is that helpful, Zak?
05:47Look, Penny, do you think you could just have a word with Phil?
05:50Just tell him, you know, you need Chelsea's experience to make your night a success.
05:56I spoke to Phil already.
05:57Oh, great, lifesaver. What did he say?
06:00He appointed me as the new manager.
06:04What?
06:07Well, there was a vacancy and he clearly saw someone he could trust to turn this place around.
06:13So you shafted me.
06:17Hi, everyone.
06:19As the new manager, I just want to make it clear that theft and dishonesty are not workplace values we share here at Peggy's.
06:26Anyone caught stealing will be fired on the spot.
06:30OK? Thank you.
06:39I thought you lot had enough to deal with without responding to crank calls.
06:43Miss Slater, this is a police investigation into reports of assault on a child.
06:47We all have your child's best interests at heart.
06:50Don't patronise me in my own home.
06:52I understand this is overwhelming, but I assure you we're not here as judge and jury.
06:56Yeah, I'll bet.
06:57Cup of tea might help settle the nerves.
07:01You allowed caffeine this week?
07:03No. My body's a temple.
07:05Lucky you. Mine's a crime scene.
07:08Milk, three sugars, thanks.
07:10Was it the neighbours that made the call?
07:13I don't blame them, the noise that comes out of here. I've got three boys, you know what they're like.
07:18Was it the neighbours that made the call?
07:20It was your son, Tommy.
07:23He said he's been physically assaulted by you.
07:29I need the loo, or you're going to arrest me for that and all?
07:32You're not under arrest. Please don't be long.
07:35This process will be over much faster with your cooperation.
07:40Hang on.
07:49What is it?
07:50Look, I haven't got long, all right? Tommy's told the old bill that I hit him.
07:53They're in there with the social.
07:55Well, he's obviously lying, isn't he?
07:57He's not lying. He punched me in the stomach last night, so I shoved him and he went flying.
08:01I really thought I hurt him.
08:03What? I don't... Why did he punch you?
08:06He said he wants Phil to be his dad, and I said, he can't, Alf is your dad.
08:10OK, this ain't about me, all right?
08:13Look, I shouldn't have hurt my boy.
08:15They're going to take him away from me. This is really bad.
08:18Look at this.
08:20Oh, God, what...
08:22OK, you tell them what he did to you, then you say it was self-defence.
08:25Are you kidding? If he lives in a violent home, they'll take him all away from us.
08:28No-one's taking no-one away, all right?
08:30Well, I'm not chancing it, all right? I want you to talk to Tommy,
08:33and you tell him to tell them that he's lying,
08:36or we will lose the family.
08:40OK. Right.
08:49SIGHS
09:00Join yourself.
09:02Someone left their phone.
09:04Oh, lesson number one, knock before entering my office.
09:07He's a snake.
09:09That's Miss Snake to you.
09:12Drop the act, Penny.
09:14A couple of hours ago, we were the Wicked Stepsisters on the same team.
09:18Look, I like you, I really do.
09:20I like you too.
09:22So then just tell Phil you'd rather I kept my job.
09:25Come on, and we'll say no more about it.
09:27Really? Yeah.
09:29Because it's the right thing to do.
09:31Like I gave you this club night because it's the right thing to do.
09:35You deserve a break.
09:37Oh, my saviour.
09:39I did not mean like that.
09:41I mean, I see a lot of myself in you.
09:43You're ambitious, you're smart, you're tough.
09:46You've got a lot to offer this place.
09:49Thank you.
09:51So you'll tell Phil you made a mistake?
09:55No.
09:57I said I liked you.
09:59I didn't say I'd relinquish my power to someone undeserving of the role.
10:04And as my Wicked Stepsister says,
10:07I do have a lot to offer this place.
10:10OK?
10:12Oh, and Chelsea,
10:14lesson number two,
10:16don't let your emotions get in the way of business.
10:28PHONE VIBRATES
10:42PHONE VIBRATES
10:54PHONE RINGS
11:01Hello?
11:03Oh, no, he's not here at the moment.
11:05I'm his partner. Can I take a message?
11:13HE SIGHS
11:16Don't worry, mate, it might never happen!
11:19THEY LAUGH
11:23Ella.
11:25Ella.
11:27Ella.
11:30HE WHISPERS
11:41How could you?
11:43How could you do it?
11:45I'm sorry. I did it with Sonia.
11:47Just leave it. Sonia's right. It's her decision.
11:49What is? Sacrificing everything for a bloke who can't even wipe his own bum?
11:53Wow. Sonia, she's got a surprise for you.
11:56Have a good evening.
11:59PHONE RINGS
12:04DOG BARKS
12:16DOOR OPENS
12:24DOOR CLOSES
12:30Come and sit down.
12:32Why?
12:34Just come and sit down.
12:50I've got some sad news.
12:52What, the baby? Not again.
12:54No, nothing like that.
12:57They tried to call you mobile, but you didn't answer.
13:02The care home called.
13:06Debbie died tonight.
13:08I'm so sorry.
13:13You don't have to say anything.
13:17I know you loved her.
13:19And she knew that too.
13:21Can I get you anything? Cup of tea? Whiskey?
13:24No.
13:31Did this happen?
13:34No.
13:36No, I think we should go and find out how she passed.
13:39To the care home? Yeah. We go together.
13:42Why?
13:44Well, in my experience, when someone dies,
13:47it's best to get all the information straight away.
13:50The last thing you need is unanswered questions driving you mad.
13:55Yeah, the sooner we go, the sooner Debbie will be at peace.
14:01And she deserves that.
14:03You both do.
14:06You both do.
14:17If you're hanging around here all summer,
14:20you've got to follow my rules, yeah?
14:23This cork is going to be floating in the bog.
14:27So every time you go in for a little tinkle,
14:30you've got to aim for it.
14:32We've had enough of that. We've had him wet feet.
14:35What about Dad? He does it too.
14:37Oi, oi, Mr Cheeky.
14:40You can... Your turn to teach, Dad.
14:43Oi, wind your neck in there.
14:50Hey, you all right?
14:53Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy.
14:56Little blue-eyed boy.
14:58But I wouldn't melt. All right? Is that who you are?
15:03Or is it the other Tommy?
15:06The nasty little thug who punched his mum?
15:12And then, what, you grasped her up?
15:15Why? Because she hit your back?
15:19Who's the real Tommy Moon, eh?
15:24We split up in January.
15:26Break-ups are always hardest on the kids, aren't they?
15:29I thought we were getting through it.
15:31And this was Mr Mitchell? He's the boy's father?
15:34No.
15:35So that is...?
15:37Alfie Moon.
15:39He's the twins' dad. He's Tommy's stepdad.
15:41And Tommy's father is...?
15:43Michael Moon.
15:44Another Moon?
15:45Yeah. Alfie's cousin. He's dead.
15:47Sorry, you said you weren't judging jury,
15:49but I feel like I'm being burnt at the stake here.
15:52Just establishing some background, not trying to embarrass you.
15:55I've got a past, all right?
15:57Who hasn't?
15:58I'm on marriage number three. Two men, one woman.
16:01Not at the same time, I hasten to add.
16:04I'm a brilliant mum, all right? The best.
16:07No-one fights harder for their kids than me.
16:10I wish I had me as a mum.
16:12And I know what it's like for your parents to bail on you,
16:15so that's why I'd never, ever, yeah, do it to my own boys.
16:19Do you have thoughts on why Tommy would make this accusation?
16:23He's just an angry teenage boy who hero-worships my ex, Phil.
16:27The local hard nut. He runs the boxing gym.
16:31Was Tommy exposed to violence in that relationship?
16:34Not between me and Phil.
16:36But there was violence?
16:37No.
16:41We need to speak with Tommy.
16:44Can't you give him a few days? Just let him calm down a bit.
16:47Tonight.
16:48Where is he right now?
16:51She hurt me. I could have died.
16:54You punched your mum and grassed her up?
16:56That's so evil.
17:01Where's my kind, funny boy gone?
17:04I ain't your boy. You ain't my dad.
17:06Phil is.
17:07Well, I wish he was.
17:09When him and mum were together, people respected me at school.
17:12People looked up to him, so they looked up to me.
17:15You think you get respect by hanging around in someone's shadow?
17:18You earn respect.
17:19How do you know?
17:20Because I'm a better man than Phil and a better dad.
17:22How?
17:24You know...
17:26I... I thought we were best mates.
17:30Always having a laugh.
17:33Me trying to give you everything that I never had as a kid.
17:36Yeah, I know.
17:38It's a bit desperate.
17:40And I don't want a sad-o 60-year-old mate.
17:44Don't you talk to me like that.
17:46I miss Phil.
17:47He took us to Disneyland on holiday, not some poxy caravan.
17:50And I've got my own room in his house.
17:52OK.
17:53Well, why don't you just run over to Daddy Phil, eh?
17:57Have your pick of the bedrooms in his big, empty house,
18:00and then you ask yourself this.
18:01Where's his family gone, eh?
18:03Oh, they've run to the hills cos he's a bully and a cheat.
18:06Yeah, well...
18:08He'll still have more time for me than you and mum ever do.
18:10That don't matter now, Tommy.
18:12Cos social service would probably take you,
18:14stick you in a foster home the other side of London.
18:16Yeah, well, I'll just say I'm living at Phil's.
18:18Oh, shut up.
18:19Stupid.
18:20You don't get it, do you?
18:22Huh?
18:23Your phone call started a chain of events that we have no control over.
18:27And you and your brothers will get taken into care,
18:30separated from me, your mum and each other.
18:37You haven't really thought this through, have you, Tommy?
18:48I'm sorry.
18:49It was so unexpected.
18:51I guess it was pneumonia Debbie had a while back.
18:54I didn't spot any signs earlier.
18:56Earlier?
18:57What were you doing here? What time?
18:59About nine-ish.
19:01I'm sorry I was so grumpy with you earlier about not signing in.
19:04Don't seem important now.
19:06No, I'm just glad I got to say goodbye.
19:08Is Debbie still in her room?
19:10Yeah, I'd say go on in and see her,
19:12but the police have declared it a potential crime scene.
19:15Why?
19:16Well, don't worry. It's standard procedure.
19:18Oh, Officer, this is Mr Colwell.
19:20Debbie's husband.
19:22Hello, I'm DC Webster.
19:24Once we've finished speaking with Nurse Jasmine,
19:26maybe have a moment of your time.
19:38So, you've managed bars before?
19:40Yeah, yeah. I'm all about hospitality.
19:43Oh, she is.
19:44Ask our last employer. Juliette Dubois, weren't it?
19:47You know who you've hired, don't you?
19:50Jack Branny's daughter ain't going to be a crook.
19:53No, she ain't just a crook.
19:55She's a drug dealer.
19:56One of Paris's finest,
19:57until she got run out of town dragging her own cousin down with her.
20:00Oh, don't bring me into this.
20:02She's lying.
20:03I left Paris because I was bored.
20:05She's going to have your bar crawling in drug dealers in no time.
20:10I hate drug dealers.
20:12There's only one thing I hate more than drug dealers.
20:15Grasses.
20:16She shafted me, Phil.
20:18I know, I know.
20:19She's shown the drive that the bar's been crying out for.
20:25Now, you're on probation.
20:28Don't let me down.
20:35You know what the kids are like during the school holidays,
20:37staying out late.
20:39If Tommy's a no-show,
20:41we have to report that you don't know where your son is at
20:4410.25 at night.
20:45I'm sure you understand the ramifications of that.
20:47Just wait a little bit longer, please.
20:49Oh, yeah.
20:50Yes.
20:51Sorry we're late.
20:52We, um...
20:53Oh, we got stuck on the tube.
20:55Tommy, how are you?
20:57OK.
20:58Hello, Tommy.
20:59I'm Leslie Drinkwater from Child Services.
21:01This is DC and Wado.
21:03We'd like to chat about what you told our colleague on the phone.
21:06It's all right, they're on our side.
21:09All right, can we just get on with this, yeah?
21:11Miss Slater, we do need an adult present to support Tommy,
21:13but it can't be you.
21:15That's all right, Kat, I've got this.
21:17It's all good, go on.
21:19Thanks.
21:22Tommy, do you want to come sit down?
21:29Sorry to keep you.
21:30This is DC Leland.
21:32Hi.
21:34Just a few questions.
21:36Nothing to worry about.
21:37I'm not worried.
21:39I'm heartbroken, I'm grief-stricken.
21:41I'm not worried.
21:44It's been a hard day.
21:46Mr Colwell,
21:48please could you confirm you're Mrs Debbie Colwell's next of kin?
21:52Yes, I am.
21:54We have a good understanding of Debbie's stroke that brought her here,
21:57but any recent medical complications of note?
22:01Yes, pneumonia.
22:03Yeah, she was unwell some time ago.
22:06Thank you, we'll inform the coroner,
22:08make sure they incorporate that into the post-mortem.
22:10Post-mortem?
22:12But we know all about Debbie's condition.
22:14Why do you need...
22:16Why can't you just leave her alone?
22:18She's been in limbo for years.
22:21She deserves dignity at long last.
22:24I'm sorry, it's routine procedure.
22:28I'd like to take him home now.
22:30OK, it's fine.
22:32Thank you.
22:33Come on.
22:42Well, Tommy's explained he was upset with you
22:45because you didn't buy him the trainers he wanted,
22:47so he called us out of spite.
22:49He's retracted his accusation.
22:51Thank God.
22:53Sorry, Mum.
22:54OK, lovely.
22:56Well, that's that then, yeah?
22:58We won't be closing the file. Not yet.
23:00Why not?
23:01Ordinarily, during term time, we'd hand the report over to the school,
23:04but as Tommy's just broken up for summer,
23:07we'd like to keep the file open, as a precaution.
23:09A precaution?
23:10Well, sure, there won't be anything to worry about.
23:13Eh, Tommy?
23:14We'll support you as a family at all stages of the investigation.
23:18Thanks for the tea.
23:19Bye.
23:20Bye.
23:21Thank you. Take care, bubba.
23:26What does that mean?
23:28Are we in the clear or what?
23:30I'm not going to call him again if that's what you're worried about.
23:32Tommy, I love you!
23:35HE SIGHS
23:37If he still hates me, why did he retract his statement?
23:40Kat, Kat, Kat, despite what he looks like, you know, he still loves us.
23:44He does want to lose his family, and I promise you, he will get through this.
23:48I don't think so.
23:50There is no coming back from this.
23:59Right, let's head to bed.
24:04We're going to need your sleep.
24:06OK, I'm just going to get some water. Do you want some?
24:09No, I'll see you upstairs.
24:20What's all this?
24:22Oh!
24:24Yeah, sorry, sweetheart.
24:30I seem a bit silly now.
24:35You're going to put the house on the market?
24:38Yeah, I was.
24:40You've done so much for me, you know,
24:42and I know how much you've been struggling with all the debts.
24:45Well...
24:46Well, there you go again, protecting me at your own expense.
24:50Look, I know you paid the care home fees this time round,
24:53but there were always going to be others.
24:55And we owe Debbie so much money for the IVF.
24:58And I want you to be excited about the baby.
25:01And that can't happen if you're always worried about money.
25:04You love this place.
25:05I love you more.
25:09I guess we...
25:11we don't have to sell now.
25:17What's funny?
25:21Darling, why are you laughing?
25:26Look...
25:28Look...
25:34Debbie died tonight.
25:36You were going to put the house on the market tomorrow.
25:42Doesn't seem fair, does it?
25:44It's not fair at all.
25:46She's dead.
25:48Debbie's dead.
25:50Oh, please.
25:52You look after her to the very end.
25:54She's at peace now.
25:56I know you did.
25:58And I'll be forever grateful to her.
26:01Cos I've got you now and I'm never going to let you go.
26:07Come on.