Dont i even get a cup of tea . No, youve served your purpose. You can now go. Thats not very nice. So im just out on my ear . I didnt say you couldnt come back. Right, you stick the kettle on. Ive got things to do. Whats that . What this . Its my future. You lot are doing my head in. Month ago i was sitting pretty on my own. Now its like a youth hostel. Him crying all night, shes sniveling and i aint slept a wink. Why dont you try the sofa then, swap with garry. Why should i . Because your cousin has had a miscarriage. You got any idea what that means . Course i do. I dont think you do or youd be more sympathetic. Ive been sympathetic. Now shes just annoying. Will you just go away . Why dont you go away . Why should i be the one at the back of the queue . Cause you aint proper family and i am. Im going back to bed. Well, you cant just mope around here all day. Why not . Thats what i usually do. Lucy, its an inset day. Its a day to yourself, you can catch up on work, take part in extracurricular activity. What . Why dont you do something with the kids . Im busy. After work . Taking peter to football. Well, how about me and you have a girlie night in . Dvd of your choice. Snacks. Feet up. No blokes to cramp our style. Sounds good to me. And i get to choose the dvd . Deal. Hiya. Danny boy. Been round at sams again . Things getting serious now . If you say so. Come round at lunchtime. Ive got some packages i want ferrying. Oh, no, sorry. Im busy. Come again . Im busy. I got plans. Then change em. Well, i cant. Look, ill see you tonight. Postcard . Yeah, from spain, from a mate. I used to live there. All right for some, eh . Listen, chrissie. Can i have a word . Yeah, sure, what about . Well. Its a bit awkward. You see. I need an advance. I only just paid you, rosie. Yeah, i know. Im sorry. Its just weve had one or two bills. All right, there you go. Dont make a habit of it. Thanks, thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. See you tomorrow. Youre late. You cant be late in your own pub. Well, its not your pub, is it . Not yet. Not ever. See this . It says otherwise. Peggy mitchell, licensee. Its gonna go above that door where it belongs. No more messing around. No more excuses, chrissie, otherwise you know whats gonna happen. Youre bluffing. Try me. Youd never go through with it. Ive got nothing to lose, chrissie. Oh, no, except your liberty. cause if i go down, sam, you will. No, me and zoe, well come up with a great story. About you whacking your husbands brains out, over there on the floor. Zoe wont go through with it. Ill talk her into it. Since when does zoe listen to you . She listened to me friday, she will today. Shell always choose me over you, chrissie. Youve got to understand that. Thats why you are gonna sign this pub over to me and sort the paperwork out. Ive told you. I cant do anything without dens say so. Im sure youll think of something. And what do i get out of it . And thats generous. So go back to spain, chrissie. Itll be like you never existed. Its an advance, barely scratches the surface. Relax, will you . Things are gonna be fine. We owe 500 quid. Hows that gonna be fine . These things have a habit of sorting themselves. Money is drawn to money. Yeah, and we aint got none. Youve got to start economizing. You know what you are, dont you . Negative. The moment you walk through the door, your world becomes monochrome. I am trying to be realistic. You dont seem to understand. If we dont cut down well never have a chance of paying that money off. What about the kids . You didnt want to worry them. What if they pick up your negative vibes . If we keep our mouths shut, they wont know. Of course they will. Even genghis is being affected. Look at him. Poor thing. Hes depressed. Its not right boy, is it . Hes not depressed. Hes sick. Oh. Whats up, mate . This aint like you. Im gonna have to rush him to the vets. What for . Hes got an upset stomach. Thats your official diagnosis, is it . Yes, vets cost and youre not spending another penny without my say so and im gonna ask around. Get myself some more hours. Maybe you should do the same. All right, son . Two bacon sarnies to take away. Ta. You know what . Last night was wicked, you know. I was absolutely off my nut. Jules, you got to watch that stuff. Itll screw your brain and empty your wallet. Hold on. Mickey miller, man of the world. Shut your mouth, mate. Whatever. It was a great night. Best in ages, eh . Bang on. Lets do it again tonight, t . No, mate. Im working. What is with you, mate . This new attitude. The suit. The smarter the driver, the bigger the tip. Besides, i like the way i look. Youre in a club of one, anyway, yeah . Mickey, fancy it . Im okay. Im on a lucky streak. Im irresistible to women at the moment. Martin . Ill ask sonia. Youve got to ask your missus . Ask if she wants to come, moron. Im not dancing with you all night. Hi, mickey. Hello, stacey. Stacey slater. Class. Oh, hi. Yeah. Id like to book a flight to malaga. One way. Today. What time do you call this . Im not feeling very well. I think im getting the flu. Then why you stuffing your face . Feed a fever, starve a cold, uncle charlie says. Not here you dont. Eat later. Work now. Now, go on do your work. Or ill dock your pay. Hiya. Guess what . No school. Whoopee. Whats all that for . Jane gave me a fiver, told me to stock up. Were having a girls night in. Dvd, snacks. Sounds boring. Thought you might like to come. Yeah, right. No, really. Itd be great. You can even choose the dvd. No, thanks. Come on. Peace offering. Where were you last night . Out. Thought id let things cool down. What did you do . I robbed a shop and killed the manager i wouldnt put it past you, danny. What . What exactly have i done . I told you. No, you havent. You keep making mysterious comments. What might have been. How i put you on the spot. But you havent said what. Doesnt matter. Well, it clearly does. Just calm down, will you . Stop making my life a misery. Is that too much to ask . Know what you need . No, danny, i dont know. A brother transplant . A woman. Youre all backed up. Piece of skirt, help clear your head. Thats what youd do . Thats what i did. Didnt get a wink. Good for you, im going out. Fine, come back when youve stopped being a paranoid, neurotic jerk. You know. One day. Ill walk out and i wont bother coming back. Ask yourself what youre gonna do then. Im so sorry im late. Its mayhem over our house. Zoes in floods. Nan and dad are at their wits end. Zoes no better . Shes worse. Shes been in bed all morning. I dont know what to do. Maybe i should pop over. Have a quick word. I think thatd help. She listens to you. Shes a mate, isnt she . A loss like that. People can do anything. Im popping out. Not a good idea. Ive got lunch in an hour. Youll manage. Mo, youre in charge. Hey. You okay . Yeah, yeah, im fine. You dont look fine. I havent been sleeping very well. Missing den . No, dripping tap. Dripping tap. Do you want me to take a look . Maybe some other time. Come on then, boy. Lets see if we cant get you better, eh . Come on. You lot just dont give up, do you . Last week i had that scruffy hubby of yours and this week ive got you. Im not groveling. I just need a bit of work. No. Read this n. O. Have you got that . Was that really necessary . Yes. If you dont put these people straight, they just come back every day, begging for crumbs. What you got there, luce . Everything. Were gonna be 20 stone. What you gonna watch . Night of the living dead. Pardon . Staceys idea. Shes coming, too. Sonia. Thought wed go clubbing tonight. Mickey, juley, me and you. No, i cant. I got work this afternoon, then, i got to study. So you cant find time to do a bit of slow dancing with your hubby . Once im qualified, itll all be worth the wait, you see. So im meant to stay with my mom watching changing rooms . Course not. Just cause im staying in. You can go out and have a laugh. Really . Yeah, positive. Just keep calm, will you . Calm . Im not having that cow at my house. You cant stop her having friends. You cant chose who she likes, who she doesnt. You just got to go with the flow. Eventually shell see the light herself. And if she dont . She will. I trust her. Just leave everything to me, all right . Thats nice of you. Im sure shell appreciate the pressie. Very thoughtful. Do you mind if i pop up and give it to her myself . Not a good idea, love. She dont want to see no one. Let her sleep. Id like to have a go. I was with her when it happened. Maybe shed talk to me. Never fear. Mo harris is here to solve all your problems. Whats that lot . Wallpaper. Cut price. This bloke i know done me a deal. I thought wed brighten the place up. Lick of paint. Fresh start. Just might be what zoe needs. Perhaps you should go up after all. knock on door zoe. What do you want . Im here to help. Sam, can i get another . Jake. Johnny. Can i get you anything . No. Not for me, thanks. Drinking whisky alone . Never a good sign. Something wrong . No, im fine, everythings fine. Good. Because i like to be reassured. I get very nervous when employees start drinking in the afternoon and talking back. Talking back . That dope of a brother of yours. I saw him earlier and he was rude. You havent been talking, have you . No. Not a word. Good. Then youll sort it out, wont you . I cant afford a weak link in the chain. Youve got nothing to worry about. Ill take that as a promise then, okay . And listen, next time you order a whisky, make sure its a decent one, all right . Oh, and you really care thats why youre here, is it . Of course, why else . Check up on me. Make sure im keeping this shut. I must admit, you did have me worried. Worried for yourself. Worried for all of us. Were all in this, zoe. Thats what you dont seem to understand. Me and sam. We covered it up for you. We helped you bury his body. But im the one that actually killed him. The bloods on my hands, not yours. No, the blood is on all our hands. Then why cant i get it out of my head . Why cant i think straight . I cant sleep, i cant get rid of this sick feeling. I feel like im dying. You killed someone. Youre in shock. Its only natural. It will get better. How is it gonna get better . I look out that window. I see the vic, staring back at me. I walk across the square, i feel like everyone knows. I feel their eyes burning into me. Thats all up here. No one knows a thing and theyre not going to, if we all play it smart, if we all do the right thing. And what is that . I think you should get away. What . You cant go on like this, can you . Lying in bed all day. Storing things up in your head. And its not just den, its the baby, its everything. You need to get away, you need to clear your head. Where would i go . Spain. A friend of mine, shes got a place. Shes going away travelling. House is gonna be empty. Its not much, but theres a garden, a pool, view to the sea. Lovely warm breeze in the evening. You could go over there. Live. On what . I aint got no money. Youd be house sitting. Itll pay. Youd be keeping an eye on things. You could always get a job in a bar. Youd be laughing, zoe. Just think, no freezing cold walford. No guilt every time you look out the window. What would people think . That youd had a miscarriage. That you needed to get away. Theres nothing to keep you here. Theres no kat, no dennis. This is your chance, zoe, to start again. Swim in the sea. Feel the sun on your skin. Soon, all this guilt, itll just feel like another life. How long would i stay there for . As long as you like. You dont ever have to come back. Do you understand that . Never. Zoe, youre the lucky one. Ive got the vic. I cant get away. But you can. When would i go, though . Today. Here. This is a loan. Pay me back when you can. I got a flight booked for you at four. Think about it. Ill get a cab here in half an hour, you could be in the air by this afternoon. Sam. You seen danny . Tell him im looking for him. Tell him yourself. Hell be here in 20 minutes. Weve got a date. Hiya. Just thought id pop in and let you know well be putting the dvd on about 7 30. Therell be crisps and dips, that sort of thing. Party hats . Bring your own. Whats the dvd . Love actually. Hope you dont mind. Why should i . Im not coming round to your gaff. Id rather die. But youve told lucy youd be there. Shes 11 years old. Why would i . Now listen, i dont mind you messing me around but i wont have you hurt lucy. Better let her down gently then. Have a good night. So boys, what time we meeting up . You what . The club. Its your lucky night. Im coming along, too. Er, i dont think so. Why not . You scared what id do when ive had a glass or two . Youre too young, thats all. Catch you later. Martin, got any change please . Yeah, course i have. Oh, i dont think ill make it to dinner tonight. Oh, no, im doing a roast, brussels sprouts, yorkshire pudding. Im off down the club with the boys. Oh, yeah . How does sonia feel about that . Shes fine about it. Yeah . I bet she is. Looks good, dunnit . Whats the matter date stood you up . No, hell be here any second. Where you going now . To make a phone call. telephone rings i was gonna decorate, you know. We both were. Well, all i can say is that Chrissie Watts is a very generous woman. Slaters residence. Its for you. Hello. Youre sorted. Cabll be here in ten minutes. Dont be silly. Its the least i can do. You just have a good time. Call me when you get there. Let me talk to her, i want to thank her. Shes gone. Is this the culprit . Look, you really didnt have to do this. Its no trouble. Im an expert. Any diy job, im your man. Thats very kind of you, jake. But im fine. Youd rather wait until your husband got home, is that it . Maybe. I can do anything he can do. In fact, i could probably do it a whole lot better. Are you trying to flirt with me . No. Im just here to fix your plumbing. All right, love. Howd it go . Any takers . No. Not yet. Look, i found 50p in the street. Felt like a thief. Why dont you sit down, ill make you a nice cup of tea, eh . Yeah, thanks. What you doing . every penny counts. But i dont understand. She said she wanted to come. Im sorry, love. But well still have a good time, eh . You didnt tell her she couldnt come . No. No, of course not. Well, what did she say . Nothing. She. She just cancelled. Oh, sonia, there you are. You not working today . Late shift. Right, martins just told me hes off out again. Yeah. What about the mortgage repayment money . He cant afford to go out clubbing and youre letting him go. Hes not a dog, pauline. I cant keep him on a lead. Maybe you should. Well, i cant. Hes going out. Hes missing his dinner. Leaving his wife at home. Remember what happened before. All that trouble we had with that sarah. You know what, i think you better discuss this with him. As for dinner, i think ill give it a miss and all. Oh, sam. Is chrissie about . Shes upstairs. Ill get her, shall i . No, i know shes a busy woman, now that dens not around. Id just like you to tell her i said thanks. I really appreciate what shes doing. What do you mean . For zoe. Shell know what i mean. Whats she doing . Aint she told you . The womans a saint. Shes paying for zoe to go to spain. Shes leaving now. Right then, darling. The ritz or savoy . Danny, just wait here, okay . What did i say . Least i fixed it. Yeah, well you tried. Maybe you better go. Youre a cruel lady, making me go out in the cold, soaking wet. Ill make it up to you. What do you think youre doing . Hes about my size, a bit smaller. No. Jake you cant go in there. Hes hardly gonna mind. Dont take his stuff unless of course youre expecting him through the door any second. No, its fine. Just go and change in the bathroom. By the time you get back, ill have given the house a makeover. Cant wait. knock on door theres your cab. See you later, nan. Have a nice time. Zoe, zoe what are you doing . Sorry, ive got a plane to catch. Not without talking to me first. Sam. We can either do this here, or we can do it in private. Its up to you. How stupid are you . I told you. Dont spend another penny without talking to me. I dont take orders in this house. I give em. Im the man, remember . Call yourself a man . Look at you, still in your slippers slobbing around. I been down the vets and i walked. I been out there begging, humiliating myself, trying to scrape a few pennies together to stop us going under. We are talking about the health of a family member. Genghis is sick. I took him to the vets. Now its sorted. It would have been sorted anyway. Give him a day or two. He couldve been ill for weeks. Tough. Because we havent got the money. Do you understand me . We have nothing. We cannot afford it. Now youre just being melodramatic, aint you . Something always turns up. No. No, it doesnt and it wont. Not while you sit with your bum in that chair, rotting your brains out you need to get out there and get a job. Youve broken my remote. Do you hear me . You need to get a job. Get a job. Get a job. Get a job what happened . Whyd you change your mind . What are you talking about . That dvd thing. You said youd come round, next thing you dumped on me. Jane made that very clear. I wasnt wanted. Stace, you got change for a 20 . Yeah. You saying she lied to me . I dont believe this. Whats the matter, luce . Jane, thats what. Me and stacey were gonna have a night in and then she stepped in. You were begging to come out with us. No, i wasnt. Well, yeah that was one night. Not tonight. Look, if you didnt want to come, you could have just said. See you around. Lucy. Im sorry. Just like that. Youre gonna run away. Its best all round. You know it is. If i stay here, im gonna open me mouth and blab. No, you wont, zoe. Im here to look after you. Im your friend. Yeah, but youre not here 24 7. Im talking in my sleep. I wake up crying. I cant even go outside my front door. Well, that is it, zoe. Thats the problem. You havent faced up to this. Look, whats done is done and running away is not gonna change it. Why not . What difference does it make if i stay or go . You, me, and chrissie. Were all in the same boat, okay . You need me. And i need you too. So i have to stick around to be your mate. Zoe. Look zoe, just think about this, all right . Really think. Youre happy to leave your family . Little mo . And chrissie . Shes sorted me a house, a flight. I cant throw it back at her. She means well. She doesnt know you like i do. She doesnt know whatll happen to you. What . That youll be on your own. Im the only one who really understands you, whos genuinely got your best interests at heart. If you go to spain, this thing will follow you, i promise. What, you think a bit of sun and sea will wash it away . Well, it wont. Itll be there, every night, every night you close your eyes. I know this, zoe. I ran away to spain and it changed nothing. What do i do . I cant keep this up. I cant do it. You pull yourself together, yeah . And we go over the square, right . We go to the vic, we have a drink and we show the world that there is nothing wrong. I cant do that, sam. Yes, zoe. You can. Its not really my style but it fits perfectly. Look, im clearly going down like a lead balloon here. No, no youre fine. To tell you the truth, chrissie. Ive been having a bit of a rough time. Ive got things preying on my mind. I had a couple of whiskies. Sure. Sure, what . Sure, shut up . Or sure, you understand . Sure, i understand. Ive had better times myself. You know what . Id say youd had a lot better times. What do you mean . I look at you and i see someone very unhappy. If you ever want to do anything about it, you know where i am. There you are. Like the outfit. Very funny. I need a word. Well, im busy. I got a date. Lets go, babe. Listen, im gonna take a rain check, danny. Over here, now. Stuck behind the bar are you, chrissie . Zoe, what are you doing here . Weve come for a drink. On the house. What do you want, zo . Are you mad . Hmm. I fancy some champagne. A bottle of your finest, please, landlady. Upstairs now, the pair of you. He came into the vic and made a point of letting me know he wasnt happy. You insulted him. Im not his lapdog, come to heel, every time he clicks his fingers. This isnt one of your cockups. This situation is out of hand. What situation . You and me, johnny. What, what about me, what about johnny . Why wont you tell me about him . Because ive spent the last 20 years covering your back and you owe me. No. Not any more. From now on, i do things my way. Zoe, its not too late. You can still catch the plane. Sams right. Its not gonna do any good. Im running away. Sometimes thats the best thing. Shes gonna stay here with her mates. She gonna face up to everything that happened. The truth. Maybe thats what you should do, chrissie. I have. Have you . Trying to muscle zoe out the way. Zoe, i was only thinking of you. Maybe you should be a little bit more honest with her, chrissie. Go on, tell her everything. Tell her the truth. Tell me what . Well . Theres nothing to tell. Sams right. I was just panicking. You did the right thing. Coming here. Zoe, theres nothing to be afraid of. See . Why dont you go downstairs and show everyone that youre all right. On my own . yes, on your own. Go on. Ill be down in about ten seconds. All right. Sorry, chrissie. Its all right. Dont you ever pull a stunt like that on me again. You listen to me. No, you listen to me one word from me, chrissie, to the police and they will be all over this place. Forensics wont see a pub mopped a 1,000 times. Theyll see that. Your husbands brains sprayed all over the floor. His corpse rotting in the cellar. Now you give me what i want. Or i will push the button on zoe. Youve got 24 hours. Dont disappoint me. theme music playing