Coronation Street 31th May 2024
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00:37 Oh my goodness!
00:38 Are you OK?
00:39 It's just on my shoes.
00:40 They needed to clean anyway.
00:41 I'm so sorry.
00:42 Sorry, it was my coffee.
00:44 I'll get you another one.
00:45 Sarah, can I get you anything?
00:46 No, it's fine.
00:47 I'll-- I'll squelch over.
00:49 Sorry.
00:50 Oh, you left that back.
00:52 More of that.
00:53 Christian.
00:54 Oh, come on, you two.
00:55 Should have done a shoe shine.
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00:59 How's Roy?
01:00 You know, I think it's half him at the minute.
01:02 How come you didn't call earlier?
01:04 Lauren's Valentine's Day.
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01:10 I've been thinking.
01:13 I remember Shona told me about some flowers
01:16 that Lauren received on Valentine's Day
01:19 from the secret boyfriend, the one who attacked her.
01:21 Now, we need to check who paid for those flowers.
01:25 Bobby already told me about that.
01:27 I've checked it out, Roy.
01:28 You know, they were paid for with a voucher over the phone.
01:31 It's untraceable.
01:32 What's going on in here?
01:33 I just wanted to make sure that we thought of everything.
01:36 That is my job.
01:38 Well, have you heard from the linguistic expert?
01:40 I'm waiting to hear back from them, yeah.
01:43 But these things take time.
01:45 I don't have time.
01:47 I need you to trust me, OK?
01:48 We are building a case.
01:50 I do trust you.
01:53 OK.
01:54 Look, I will chase the linguistics expert again.
01:56 See if we can't get an answer today, eh?
01:59 Very well.
02:01 There is something else I need to tell you.
02:04 Your case has been set for a child who--
02:08 Oh.
02:09 But don't you worry, then.
02:10 We are going to clear your name.
02:12 We've got the linguistics.
02:13 We have got Bobby's statement.
02:16 Bobby's statement?
02:18 I'll come in this afternoon, go through everything with you,
02:21 yeah?
02:22 Yes.
02:23 Yes.
02:24 Thank you.
02:25 Goodbye.
02:26 Bye.
02:28 [SIGHS]
02:31 Morning, Royston.
02:33 I missed you at breakfast again.
02:35 Morning.
02:36 Everything OK, mate?
02:37 What's happened to your hand?
02:39 Oh, fine.
02:40 Fell over.
02:42 What's going on?
02:43 I've just spoken to my solicitor.
02:46 She worried about something?
02:47 No.
02:48 She seems confident.
02:50 Oh, great.
02:52 Why the long face?
02:53 Well, I'm afraid that the evidence she's relying upon
02:56 is built on very flimsy foundations.
02:59 You're worried it'll fall apart in court?
03:01 I'm worried that it won't.
03:03 Don't follow?
03:05 I cannot abide the idea that I might
03:08 be freed on false evidence.
03:11 That's not justice.
03:12 Well, if you didn't do it, what does it matter
03:14 how you get off with it?
03:16 It matters very much to me.
03:19 What are you going to do?
03:21 Hope that my solicitor can muster
03:24 enough legitimate evidence to clear my name.
03:29 So they've set the trial date, then?
03:31 No, just listed for one.
03:33 Yeah, but that's where we're headed.
03:35 Yeah.
03:36 How has it gotten this far?
03:38 Look, guys, this is just sometimes the way that it goes.
03:41 We have to trust the process.
03:43 I know it doesn't always feel like it,
03:45 but this is how the legal system works, and it does work.
03:48 It just feels like if it was really fit for purpose,
03:51 Roy would have never ended up in prison.
03:53 I know.
03:54 But the evidence is stacking up in our favour.
03:57 OK, I'm waiting to hear back about the texts.
03:59 And, I mean, you've seen Roy's messages.
04:02 He writes like an Edwardian bygone.
04:04 Yeah, I remember the first message he ever sent me.
04:07 It started with, "Dear Nina."
04:09 Yeah, I remember that.
04:11 Exactly.
04:12 So do you really think any of the messages
04:14 Lauren's boyfriend was sending her, anything like that?
04:18 No.
04:19 Exactly.
04:20 So we're getting there, all right?
04:22 PHONE RINGS
04:23 Oh, this is her now.
04:24 Look how it goes.
04:26 Claire?
04:27 Hey.
04:30 What was it you used to say to me?
04:32 Only worry about things you can control.
04:34 Yeah, well, what did I know?
04:37 She knows what she's doing.
04:39 And if she says everything's going to be fine,
04:41 we should believe her.
04:43 Don't worry.
04:44 Didi's got this.
04:45 I'm so sorry.
04:48 It's astonishing.
04:50 She should think I sent those messages to Lauren.
04:53 She doesn't.
04:54 She thinks it's highly unlikely, but...
04:56 Roy, your record span back 17 months
05:00 and you've only sent 42 messages.
05:03 I mean, I sent that many just yesterday.
05:06 I find the process of texting onerous.
05:09 I know you do.
05:10 I just... I wish you didn't.
05:13 Because with such a small sample size,
05:15 it makes any firm statistical conclusion impossible.
05:19 But it's still evidence.
05:21 It casts the slightest doubt, isn't it?
05:24 It would be, but the prosecution have their own expert.
05:28 They're arguing that the messages sent to Lauren
05:32 could have been written by you.
05:34 How?
05:35 The vocabulary is different, yes,
05:37 but weirdly enough, this guy is as much of a grammar buff as you are.
05:41 You know, flawless punctuation.
05:43 He sent Lauren a list with colons and semicolons
05:47 all in the right place.
05:49 But in the same week, you sent a shopping list to Nina
05:52 with the same attention to detail.
05:54 I mean, if we bring it up in court, it could sink us.
05:57 Who'd have thought pedantic punctuation
06:01 would come back to bite us, eh?
06:03 So...
06:05 ..all this loss?
06:07 No, absolutely not, OK?
06:09 We might not have found our silver bullet yet,
06:11 but they do not have anything concrete to convict you on either.
06:16 I know the courts aren't perfect, Roy,
06:19 but they do not just send innocent men to prison for no reason.
06:23 I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I need to get on.
06:27 OK, but remember, we also have Bobby's testimony as well.
06:31 A witness statement can be very persuasive.
06:34 Really?
06:35 Well, yeah.
06:36 You know, without people speaking up, the whole system falls apart.
06:40 So Bobby's statement is the only evidence in my defence?
06:46 At the moment, yes.
06:48 But it might be enough.
06:51 But please, try not to worry.
06:56 OK? Any jury will be able to see what an honest man you are.
07:00 Hold up, Roy.
07:05 Nice visit, was it? Friends or something?
07:07 Solicitor. How did it go?
07:09 - Poorly. - What did she say?
07:12 I'd rather not go into it.
07:14 Come on, we can have a spot of dinner, you can tell me all about it.
07:17 I don't think I will.
07:18 It's just cos the canteen hasn't got any Earl Grey.
07:21 I'd like to be alone.
07:22 Come on, you're not doing yourself any good, Roy.
07:24 - You're keeping yourself up in your cell. - Thank you, but no.
07:27 Go to talk, Roy.
07:30 Cropper, look mildly, give a woman a chat.
07:32 - Sorry? - Cops, tips, police.
07:35 Thank you, Roscoe.
07:36 When I want an interpreter, I'll ask for one.
07:39 Police officer wants to talk to you.
07:41 - Why? - One way to find out.
07:43 Come on, our officers don't have all the time in the world to chat.
07:46 Unlike you two.
07:48 - I'm not messing around here. - I know.
07:54 - I got that message. - You sure you tried?
07:57 I've asked him three times, he never goes to the canteen.
08:00 - Trust me, I've tried. - No, I've had enough.
08:02 - I don't know what else I can do. - I do.
08:04 - Go on. - You can say goodbye to your granddaughter.
08:07 What?
08:08 121 Rashford Street, Blackburn. Am I right?
08:11 I thought so.
08:14 You leave her out of this.
08:16 - You're the one who let her down. - I did my best.
08:18 I gave you a job and you failed.
08:20 Now, if you excuse me, I need to make a call.
08:23 No, no, please, look. I'll do it.
08:26 How?
08:27 He's a reader. I'll get him to the library.
08:31 - When? - Tomorrow.
08:32 - Today, 3. - I don't know.
08:35 OK, OK, I'll do it.
08:37 You'd better get it right this time.
08:39 What are you going to do, sir?
08:41 Put Mark with misery.
08:43 Perhaps you could tell me why I am here.
08:46 OK, I'll be more specific.
08:48 I'd like to know what you and Carla fell out over.
08:51 Was it, for example, to do with the statement
08:53 her nephew Bobby gave us regarding a man he claims he saw in Lauren's flat?
08:57 I'd like the truth, this time, Roy.
09:02 If they've lied, they're no friends of yours.
09:05 That kind of thing won't look good for you.
09:07 I'm unconcerned with how things look.
09:11 I would be if I were you.
09:13 Do you believe in our justice system?
09:18 That's a bit deep for a bank holiday Monday.
09:21 I thought I did.
09:23 But I've been questioning myself recently for obvious reasons.
09:27 And the more I've thought about it,
09:29 the more I've realised that I've no reason to believe in it.
09:33 I don't believe in God or any kind of natural justice.
09:39 There is no universal moral code that will ensure righteousness.
09:45 So, what is it that's keeping the judicial system in place?
09:52 What is it that's keeping the judiciary from descending into anarchy?
10:01 And I have come to realise...
10:05 ..it's up to the individual.
10:10 If any single one of us abuses the system,
10:15 it risks falling apart.
10:20 If I want justice to work,
10:23 I must play my part.
10:26 And what does that mean?
10:29 Bobby didn't see another man.
10:37 He was trying to help me.
10:39 Carla went along with the lie.
10:42 Details? Now?
10:48 That's all I know.
10:50 Interview terminated at 11.09.
10:55 Trust me.
11:02 You won't regret being honest.
11:04 Sometimes the truth can have unfortunate consequences.
11:09 You're on remand for murder.
11:11 You should be delighted that we're not adding perverting the course of justice on top.
11:16 (SIGHS)
11:17 We'll speak soon, no doubt.
11:20 Detective Sergeant Swain.
11:25 Yes?
11:28 What will you do with the information I've given you?
11:32 My job.
11:34 So many people's lives have been ruined by this...
11:39 ..situation.
11:42 I implore you, please think very hard
11:46 before adding to the tally.
11:48 The law applies to everyone equally, Mr Cropper.
11:52 And perhaps I truly have lost my friend.
12:11 Ah!
12:12 Thank you.
12:13 Who needs a mirror with you around?
12:15 I had this boss in California
12:17 and he seemed to think a woman knowing how to tie a tie was basically legal training.
12:21 Some men, eh? Neanderthals.
12:23 Not me.
12:24 Ah, love's young dream!
12:30 Oi, Sam! Grab a sponge, I'm gonna put you on the suds.
12:34 What? No, boss!
12:36 Oh, no.
12:40 Hey. Hey, what's going on? What's this about?
12:42 It's called an arrest. Both of you?
12:44 No, just Bobby. Oh, you've been arrested, Bobby?
12:46 No comment. Nah, that works, mate.
12:48 Bobby, what's going on? Bobby!
12:50 Dee Dee.
12:51 He's been arrested for perverting the course of justice, all right?
12:54 Bobby, I'll meet you at the police station.
12:56 What have you done?
12:58 I'll ask the questions, thank you.
13:00 Vivian, help!
13:01 Carla!
13:02 Please tell me this is not about his witness statement!
13:08 Sorry, look, I've gotta go.
13:10 Does this mean what I think it does?
13:17 Hello?
13:37 Who is it?
13:38 If Roy won't come to the canteen, the canteen will come to Roy.
13:48 You've snagged a bag of ale, Dre.
13:50 Please, please, please, come in.
13:52 So what have they arrested him for?
13:58 I don't know.
13:59 That's not what Asha says.
14:00 She said you said it's to do with the statement.
14:02 I'm not Bobby's solicitor, Nina.
14:04 I can only speculate as to what the police want with him.
14:07 So speculate.
14:08 I'd rather not.
14:09 Honestly, what is the point?
14:12 Sorry?
14:14 You're supposed to be Roy's solicitor.
14:16 Now your text expert has turned out to be a dud
14:18 and the only bit of evidence you have is slowly disappearing.
14:21 You know what?
14:22 Roy should never have hired you.
14:24 Nina?
14:26 Nina?
14:27 Difficult clients, eh?
14:37 Can hardly blame her, can I?
14:39 Not every time.
14:41 I think I can see a chink of light. There's a power cord.
14:44 Try and let it get you down.
14:46 If they find Roy Gillie, he's going to prison for the rest of his life.
14:51 That's the job, babe.
14:53 We put ourselves out there, we do our best,
14:55 sometimes that's the way the cookie crumbles.
14:58 The cookie?
15:00 Yeah.
15:01 You know, you've just got to learn to deal with it.
15:05 Oh, really? Is that what I need to learn?
15:09 What?
15:10 Like I'm some kind of amateur?
15:12 That's not what I meant.
15:13 Joel, just cos I don't work in a fancy firm,
15:15 it doesn't mean I don't know what I'm doing.
15:17 I know that.
15:18 Could you actually go, please?
15:20 You know, I've got a ton of work to get on with.
15:22 Otherwise, a good man might die in prison.
15:24 (SIGHS)
15:25 Looks like you're nearly finished.
15:48 Sorry?
15:50 Your book.
15:52 Yeah, I'm struggling to get to the end.
15:55 Don't point plugging away at a book if you're not enjoying it.
15:59 It's not that, I'm just, er...
16:01 distracted.
16:03 Well, we should get you a new book.
16:06 Take your mind off things.
16:07 Real page-turner.
16:08 It's just gone half-past two.
16:13 We could go to the library.
16:15 Roscoe, I appreciate your efforts to raise my spirits,
16:18 but today is not a good day.
16:21 All the more reason to put your nose into a new book.
16:24 I don't make friends easily.
16:29 And because of that, the friends that I do have are very precious to me.
16:33 Well, today, I have betrayed one of my friends
16:37 and, as a consequence, may spend the rest of my life in prison.
16:42 This...
16:43 ..was selected by another of the few friends
16:49 that I have left and, as such,
16:52 I feel it is incumbent upon me to finish it.
16:57 OK.
16:58 Go on, then. Let's have a look.
17:01 What will use your page?
17:03 Pass me my glasses, will you?
17:10 Oh! Oh!
17:13 I'm sorry. What an idiot.
17:18 Are you OK?
17:19 My pants are a bit wet, but your book's totally ruined.
17:22 Come on, let's go to the library. The bounce will have another go.
17:25 Roscoe, stop, please.
17:27 I saw what you did.
17:29 What are you talking about?
17:31 You spilled that tea deliberately.
17:33 It was an accident.
17:35 No, it wasn't.
17:36 Why are you so keen for me to go to the library?
17:41 I'm sorry, I haven't been honest with you.
17:45 No.
17:46 Truth is, I can't read.
17:49 I can read a bit, but I can't read good.
17:53 Well, you can't read well.
17:56 Exactly. See, you're so brainy,
17:59 and Stu told me that you're like a legend where you live.
18:02 You're always helping folk out, and I thought you might want to help me out.
18:05 So why didn't you just ask?
18:07 Oh, it's embarrassing, a grown man who can't read the funny pages.
18:10 I'm sorry.
18:13 I don't like being deceived.
18:15 I get that, and I was an idiot for not coming clean,
18:18 but the thing is, I've got this mad idea in my head,
18:22 this vision, for when I get out of here,
18:25 all I can think about doing is reading a bedtime story to my granddaughter.
18:29 Something I could never do with my own kids.
18:32 I get it. I know how to take me lumps. I'll see you.
18:36 (DOOR OPENS)
18:37 I can help.
18:50 Go on.
18:51 I understand how hard that must have been to admit that to me.
18:55 Just go to the library and choose your book.
18:58 But, please, no more subterfuge.
19:04 I like this.
19:05 Oi! Out of your way.
19:08 So, er...
19:12 Shall we go to the library?
19:14 After you.
19:15 No.
19:17 Please.
19:18 You have nothing to fear.
19:22 Hi, Dee Dee. It's Carla Canna. Can you call me back at ASAP, please?
19:27 We think we're in the habit of getting out.
19:29 So what do we do now, Dad?
19:31 Probably just wait, I suppose.
19:33 Anyway, just give me a call back.
19:35 Bye. We've been trying to get a hold of you.
19:38 Was that about Roy?
19:40 No, it was your home.
19:42 So they've released you?
19:44 Yeah, obviously.
19:45 Anyway, that's beside the point. Are you going to tell her?
19:47 Nathan's been arrested.
19:49 In connection with Lauren?
19:50 We think so, but did you not know?
19:52 You'd better get on to the Batman of Alcatraz.
19:55 Yeah, no, absolutely.
19:56 This could be exactly what Roy needs. Leave it with me, yeah?
19:59 Dee Dee, I felt earlier. I'm sorry.
20:01 Don't worry about it.
20:03 Let us know, yeah?
20:05 It's very accessible.
20:09 I'm sure the themes will resonate with your granddaughter.
20:12 The father has been wrongly imprisoned.
20:15 Not many spot the dog.
20:17 You'll be surprised how quickly you'll pick it up.
20:20 Right, well, then I'll leave you to it.
20:22 Are you not coming in?
20:23 We could read the first chapter together before tea.
20:26 Let's not. I'm tired. Maybe tomorrow.
20:28 The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
20:31 Not today.
20:33 There's nothing to fear.
20:34 I'm not scared, all right?
20:36 I'm sorry.
20:37 I can't forget that. I'm going to go.
20:39 Roscoe.
20:41 You forgot your book.
20:46 Yeah, right.
20:49 And, erm, thank you.
20:53 It's good to know that I've got a friend in here.
20:57 (DISTANT SCREAMING)
20:59 Griff Reynolds.
21:24 All right, pedo.
21:27 (SIGHS)
21:29 (SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYS)
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21:56 (THEME MUSIC PLAYS)
22:00 (MUSIC CONCLUDES)
22:03 (bells chiming)
22:05 [BLANK_AUDIO]