Coronation Street 2nd September 2024
Coronation Street 2nd September 2024
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00:00MUSIC PLAYS
00:13Ah, there.
00:15Morning. Why are you not answering your phone?
00:17I haven't heard it ring.
00:18What's wrong? Joel's coming.
00:20Look, he says he's right here.
00:27Well, hello, ladies.
00:29You need to leave.
00:30I actually just want a word with the mother of my child.
00:33That's all.
00:34I don't want anything to do with you.
00:35How dare you report Warren to the police?
00:38After everything you've done to her.
00:40I did it for Frankie.
00:41What are you on about?
00:43You. Taking them drugs, trying to abort him.
00:45Stop saying that!
00:47You're disgusting.
00:49I don't know how you sleep at night, Joel.
00:52I'll be applying for Frankie to live with me full-time
00:54once he's discharged.
00:56I've instructed solicitors.
00:58What? No.
01:00You're only doing this to punish Lauren.
01:03You've got no interest in Frankie.
01:05You're wrong. I love my son.
01:07And I want to make sure he's safe.
01:08Oh, that's a lie and you know it.
01:10Hmm. And now that, thanks to you,
01:13I can't have contact with my daughter,
01:16I'm determined to keep Frankie.
01:19It's you. You stay away from my baby, do you hear me?
01:22I'm sorry, Lauren, but as you've demonstrated,
01:26you are an unfit mother.
01:28We all know that you'll be better off with me.
01:31Oh, leave.
01:34See you later.
01:42SHE SNIFFLES
01:49You don't have to watch me go in, it's embarrassing.
01:52You've worked this on yourself, young lady.
01:54What else am I going to do?
01:55Oh, I don't know. Sneak off and meet up with boys.
01:58And? What's wrong with that?
02:00That depends on the boy.
02:03Mason's not so well.
02:05Why are you sticking up for him?
02:06You don't know what he's like.
02:07Betsy, I've been in this job long enough to spot trouble.
02:10Whatever. He's going to work.
02:12Right, I'll see you later.
02:14Yeah, bye, Mum.
02:15All right.
02:19Do you want to go for dinner later?
02:22I don't know. I'm going to be busy.
02:24Come on, it's on me.
02:26Be nice to see you.
02:28OK, I'll text you when I'm out.
02:30OK.
02:34Right, well, that's Alfie dropped.
02:36Let's go open up.
02:37How was he?
02:38Fine. He was happy to see Wendy again.
02:42I feel stupid.
02:43But you look great.
02:45You've got to make a good impression for the court.
02:48I don't want to go.
02:49Yeah, well, that's not an option, I'm afraid.
02:52What if they keep me in?
02:53They won't. You're just doing a plea today.
02:55Yeah, but I'm pleading guilty.
02:57They might send me away after.
02:59It don't work like that.
03:00We went through all this with Adam, remember?
03:03I wish you were coming.
03:05I'm sorry, but we can't afford to close the garage.
03:09We've got some taxis coming in from here with us
03:11and they send us loads of work.
03:13You know what? This is more important.
03:15We should be together.
03:17Are you sure?
03:18Yeah, I'll phone them up and say we've had a flood or something.
03:21Right, well, I'd better go get my glove tracks on, then.
03:26Don't listen to Joel.
03:29You're a great mum.
03:32I can't handle this.
03:36Not on top of everything else.
03:38I'll deal with it.
03:40No, you won't.
03:43I mean, it's you who's caused this.
03:46What? You heard him.
03:48He's lost Maeve now cos of you telling Emily.
03:51OK, but she would have found out about Joel anyway.
03:54No, he wants Frankie to replace her.
03:56OK, I know you're upset.
03:57Yeah, I am upset and I'm sick of you interfering.
04:01Lauren, you're being unfair.
04:02I don't care, Dee Dee.
04:04Hang on a minute.
04:06None of this is down to me.
04:08You slept with my fiancée.
04:10You had his baby, Lauren.
04:14I'm sorry, but I've actually been trying my best to help you.
04:16I never asked you to.
04:21Just go, Dee Dee.
04:24Leave me alone.
04:38Right, that is the kitchen clean.
04:41What do you want to do now?
04:42Got a few minutes before Gemma arrives.
04:45Window.
04:49Window, please.
04:51That's better.
04:55Hurry up.
04:56All right, wind it in.
04:58I'll choke you out the flaming window.
05:05Hello?
05:06It's the rebels.
05:07Yeah, come on up.
05:09Yeah.
05:10Right, let's just reposition you so you can see them.
05:18Here we go.
05:19Oh, wow!
05:21First day of school, oh, you look all smart in your uniforms.
05:26Yeah, they wanted to see Uncle Paul before they go in.
05:30Can I have some toast?
05:31You've had your breakfast?
05:32I'm still hungry.
05:33It's all right, I can do toast.
05:36Does anybody else want any toast?
05:38Cleo, do you want toast?
05:39Chips!
05:40Chips!
05:42We haven't got any chips.
05:45Hey, is this all right, bro?
05:47Good, cos you're not in till 12,
05:49so you've got, like, two more hours of this.
05:52And how is she now?
05:55Er, upset, mostly.
05:58Taking it out on me.
06:01I'm sure she doesn't mean it.
06:03Oh, we need to stop Joel.
06:05OK, he's ruining her life.
06:07My hands are tied, Dee Dee.
06:10Did you come across any other girls that he'd been involved with?
06:14No.
06:16There's got to be some out there.
06:20I was wondering if he had any friends
06:22who might have an inkling about what he was doing.
06:26I don't think he's got any.
06:29You know, I never met them.
06:31Red flag.
06:33Or colleagues, maybe.
06:35He was at a firm called Walcott Associates for a few years,
06:40but left Brutley.
06:42OK, do you know why?
06:44No, and now the case is closed, I'm not allowed to go and ask.
06:48But I could.
06:50Well, apparently, they have a department
06:52that does pro bono work for vulnerable young people.
06:55And he split up with his ex-wife because he had an affair.
06:59What, while he was at Walcott's?
07:00I don't know for sure, but I'll be happy to put money on it.
07:06Costello wants to see you.
07:08OK.
07:10You're not still working on the Bolton case, are you?
07:13No, of course not.
07:14So what are you doing here, then, social call?
07:17That's none of your business.
07:19I'm your superior officer and I will see who I want to,
07:23when I want to, where I want to.
07:25Understood?
07:28Right, let's get everybody together for a photo.
07:31Oh, yeah, turn it off, Joseph.
07:33Oh, this is goodness, what if he sets up?
07:35I don't care, it's picture time!
07:39Hello?
07:40Yeah, come and join the party.
07:43Oh!
07:44Put you there.
07:46I'll have a nice first date school photo with Uncle Claude.
07:50You took your photos without me?
07:52I texted you.
07:53But I never got it.
07:55Oh, yeah, yeah, here it is.
07:57Apology accepted.
07:58Yeah, well, it's lucky I bobbed round.
08:00How you doing, kiddo?
08:04Tip-top.
08:06Glad to hear it.
08:07Right, come on, photo now.
08:09You ready to say cheers?
08:11You ready to say cheers?
08:12You ready? Everybody say cheese!
08:14Cheers!
08:15Beautiful. Let's have another one.
08:17Ah, cheers!
08:18Cheers!
08:19Oh!
08:24Some mushrooms in the pan, if you want them.
08:25Oh, thanks.
08:26Right, I'm going to get going.
08:28Did you manage to speak to Amy yesterday?
08:30Er, no, not quite.
08:31Tracy?
08:32She ordered Mrs Stay away.
08:34Yeah, well, you can't blame her, can you?
08:36The centre is a good investment.
08:38Rowan's a man of his word.
08:39Yeah, and that word is charlatan.
08:41Look, Amy has got nothing to worry about.
08:43Anyway, I'd better get going. I need to open up. See you later.
08:47Hi.
08:51I don't think Amy's going to see a penny of her money ever again.
08:53Yeah, I agree.
08:55We need to do something.
08:56We don't. It's not your fight.
08:58But it's wrong, Nick.
09:00What they've done, what Leanne's done.
09:01Don't get wound up.
09:03You need to rest, remember.
09:04Positivity.
09:06Yeah, OK, you're right.
09:07You can sit down, put your feet up.
09:12I do appreciate you looking after me, you know.
09:16Yeah, someone's got to, haven't they?
09:18Oh, how about some of those mushrooms, then? On toast.
09:21God, you're so needy.
09:22I'm just hungry.
09:29What is that, a barrister?
09:30I've just had a message.
09:32She'll be out in a minute.
09:38What are you looking at?
09:41I've just been informed about your cosy little plea deal.
09:43And?
09:45And...
09:46it's a disgrace.
09:47What, like making deepfake videos of people?
09:50That boy tried to kill me
09:52and now he's going to get off with a slap on the wrist.
09:54The kid lashing out because someone tried to wreck his family.
09:57Well, he picked on the wrong person.
09:59Yeah, and what are you going to do about it?
10:00My barrister is going to oppose it.
10:03Get him sent down.
10:05No chance. It's a first offence.
10:07You all need locking up.
10:09Look at the state of you.
10:10All dressed up smart for court.
10:13I bet that's the only suit you've got, isn't it?
10:15What?
10:16You're all just a waste of oxygen.
10:19A backstreet grease monkey and his druggie wife.
10:22Pathetic failures, the lot of you.
10:24All right, mate.
10:25Let's take this outside, shall we?
10:27Just leave it, Kev.
10:30Animals.
10:38Hello.
10:39Diana Bailey, to see Mel Wolcott.
10:41I have an appointment.
10:43Take a seat. I'll let him know you're here.
10:50Miss Bailey's here to see you.
10:53He's on his way down. Can I get you a drink?
10:55Just some water. It'll be great. Thanks.
11:02Ah, Miss Bailey.
11:03Lovely to meet you.
11:04Great to meet you.
11:05And thank you for agreeing to see me on such short notice.
11:08Oh, it's no problem. I'm excited by your proposal.
11:10It's an area we've been looking to get into.
11:13Well, actually, I have a confession.
11:15OK.
11:16I don't really have a proposal.
11:19Right. So, what are you here for?
11:21It's about an ex-employee of yours, Joel Dearing.
11:26Well, as you'll be aware,
11:27I can't discuss current or former employees.
11:29I know, but this is serious, Mr Wolcott.
11:33Joel has been arrested for a crime
11:35against a young woman he was representing.
11:37Well, I'm afraid I know nothing about that.
11:40But you might know if he did something similar whilst he was here.
11:43As I said... I heard what you said.
11:46But I'm not leaving here until you give me some information.
12:06Look, I'll try and answer your questions,
12:07but I won't be able to give any confidential information.
12:10I totally understand.
12:12So, what do you want to know?
12:15Well, I'm told Joel had an affair while he worked here.
12:19I understand that Joel may have had some marital difficulties.
12:24OK. So, was this affair with someone who worked here?
12:29Thanks, James. Thank you.
12:30Not that I'm aware of.
12:32OK. Perhaps a client?
12:33Certainly not.
12:35OK. But Joel worked in a department
12:38that did pro bono work for vulnerable young people, did he not?
12:41Yes.
12:42OK. So, could it be one of those clients he had an affair with?
12:45I highly doubt it.
12:47Joel was a good man and an excellent lawyer.
12:51An asset to the business, really.
12:53So, why did he leave?
12:55I don't know.
12:57He wanted a press challenge.
12:59More money. The usual.
13:02OK. Well...
13:04I mean, was he ever in any sort of trouble?
13:07Any complaints, that sort of thing?
13:08No. Look, I'm sorry, is that everything?
13:10I've got another meeting in five minutes.
13:14I suppose so.
13:16Thanks for seeing me.
13:19And I am sorry about the false pretences.
13:22It's all right.
13:24I am sorry about the false pretences.
13:26It's fine. I won't call the SRA.
13:43I've just had someone here asking some awkward questions.
13:48Oh, I told you to stay away, Batsby.
13:50I just want a word with Amy.
13:52Go and rob some other kids.
13:53I saw Lily Platt with her pocket money earlier.
13:56Mum, I can talk to Leanne. I don't need a guard dog.
13:58I just wanted to say I'm really sorry the way things have turned out.
14:02Me too.
14:03And I will keep pushing Rowan to get your money back.
14:05I should flame in hope so.
14:07But the Resource Centre, it really is a good idea.
14:10But I just wanted to say,
14:13if there's anything I can do to help, just say.
14:16Actually, yeah, there is.
14:19Can I have my job back?
14:20You are joking?
14:22Why would you want to go back and work for this grifter?
14:24Because I didn't want to leave.
14:26It was Rowan messing with my head.
14:28I actually quite liked it there.
14:29Of course you can have your job back.
14:31We'd love to have you.
14:32You can start this afternoon if you want.
14:34Great.
14:36Can she have a pay rise?
14:38Yeah, yeah, I'll see what I can do.
14:41Erm, and another thing, I was just wanting to ask you,
14:46are you still planning on suing the Institute?
14:49Yeah, two, right, we are.
14:50Luckily, we've got a solicitor in the family.
14:52Mum, she was talking to me.
14:54Why don't you just go get some hot pots?
14:55Because I want to stay here, in case she tries to nick your purse.
14:58Mushy peas and red cabbage are mine.
15:00Oh, whatever.
15:04An Antoinecy question, yeah, I am.
15:07Right, OK, erm, it's just, I don't think that's a good idea.
15:12Why not?
15:13Well, the Institute have got a massive legal team
15:16and I would hate for you to lose any more money.
15:18You saw what happened to our toyer?
15:19Yeah, I did, but I won't be bullied.
15:22I think I was condensed giving them that money
15:24and I've asked for it back, so I don't see why I shouldn't get it.
15:27Yeah, yeah, course, well, right, it's your choice.
15:30Yeah, it is.
15:32See you after dinner.
15:34Yeah.
15:40Well, that wasn't so bad, was it?
15:42And you're still a free man, like you said.
15:44So, what happens next?
15:46Was he not listening in there?
15:48Yeah, but it's hard to understand it all.
15:51You're gonna meet the youth offenders team tomorrow.
15:53And you're back here next week for sentencing.
15:55Write it down.
15:56What the hell do you think you're doing?
15:58You have absolutely no right to be here.
16:00Oh, same old Stefan, blaming everyone else.
16:02Are you OK?
16:04This has nothing to do with you.
16:05I'm fine, thank you.
16:07I'd stay clear of him if I were you, he's pure evil.
16:09You just don't learn, do you?
16:11Stay away from me.
16:13With pleasure.
16:15Come on, guys.
16:19You fancy another one?
16:21No, I need to get back, really.
16:23How have we all just got here?
16:25I'm busy. It's not like school.
16:28Are you still thinking about Mason?
16:30Yeah, a bit.
16:32I feel guilty.
16:34I think you might change your mind.
16:37Fess up.
16:38No.
16:39Can't risk it.
16:41I mean, we could do something else if you hadn't gone for a walk.
16:44Yeah, well, I'm not going for a walk.
16:46I mean, we could do something else if you hadn't gone for a walk.
16:49Ice cream...
16:50I've not got time.
16:51I'll walk back tonight.
16:52I can't.
16:53OK.
16:55Have you gone after me?
16:56No.
16:57I don't know, I just...
16:59I think it was too soon after Mason.
17:02Yeah.
17:04Fair enough.
17:05Can we be friends, though?
17:08Yeah.
17:11I'd better go.
17:16Oh, sorry.
17:20How did your little date go?
17:22Not good.
17:24I think I've just been dumped.
17:25Oh, no.
17:27Aw.
17:28Well, you were too good for her, anyway.
17:32I can't tell you the amount of times I've been dumped.
17:35Kenny Morgan, he was the worst.
17:37He had the dreamiest eyes.
17:39Oh.
17:40I'm...
17:43I'm only here for a few hours,
17:45but they're eating everything in the flat.
17:49What are you composing there?
17:53I'm going to miss them kids.
17:56Don't let them forget me.
18:00Please.
18:03I won't.
18:11You, you need to stop poking your nose into other people's business.
18:15What are you going on about now?
18:17I heard all about your little trip to Walcott's.
18:19What exactly did you think you'd find out?
18:22I know you had an affair when you were with Emily.
18:24You already knew that.
18:25That's ancient history, and it's also not illegal.
18:27Yeah, but how old was this one, eh?
18:31Same age as Lauren, younger.
18:33Were you acting for her as well?
18:35No, I...
18:37I wasn't. It was a mistake.
18:39Just like hooking up with Lauren was a mistake,
18:41and I regret them both.
18:43No, you've got secrets, Joel.
18:46I know you do.
18:47And...
18:49And I'm going to find them.
18:51There's nothing to find.
18:52So you need to stop this harassment, or I'll have to retaliate.
18:58Are you threatening to hurt me?
19:00What? No, of course not. What do you think I am?
19:03A liar?
19:04An abuser? A tempted murderer?
19:06You take your pick.
19:08You need to back off, or...
19:11I'm going to have to have a word with Swain
19:13about the activities of your dad and your uncle.
19:16Insider trading is a serious offence,
19:18and I only sat on all of that because of our love for each other.
19:21But if that's gone...
19:25Oh.
19:26Has he given you any trouble?
19:29Er...
19:31No, we were just having a chat, weren't we, Deeds?
19:36Yeah.
19:38Shame.
19:40I'd love an excuse to arrest you. Again.
19:44Well, I'd best be off.
19:46I enjoyed our little chat, though.
19:48It was constructive.
19:53Oh, come on, move, you shitty nut!
19:57What's up with you now?
19:59Now I just can't get that flaming nut out.
20:02Is this really about a nut?
20:05It's him, isn't it?
20:07Stefan Flaming Brent ruining everyone's lives.
20:10Well, there's nothing we can do, is there?
20:12Jacking court for arson.
20:14He wouldn't do that in a million years.
20:16Stefan made him, he pushed him to it.
20:18Then there's everything else. Yes, I know.
20:20And he's getting away with it. What kind of justice is that?
20:24Justice for the rich.
20:32Abi Webster?
20:33Yeah, do I know you?
20:35We met at court earlier.
20:36Yeah, I know, but you look really familiar.
20:38I'm Coral Brent, Stefan's wife.
20:41Corey's mum.
20:42Right.
20:44What do you want with me?
20:46Are you sure he didn't threaten you?
20:48You just seem a bit rattled.
20:51No, I'm fine.
20:52It's just unpleasant to be near him, you know.
20:57So, go on, how did you get on at Wilcox?
21:00No luck, I'm afraid.
21:02Apparently, Joel was a model employee.
21:06Do you believe them?
21:08They probably don't want any bad publicity,
21:10or there's an NDA involved.
21:16So, that's it, then?
21:19I hate dead ends.
21:23Listen, I'd better get back to work.
21:26You know, crimes to solve, teenage daughters to keep track of.
21:30If you can think of anything, you just let me know, yeah?
21:33Yeah. Yeah, course I will.
21:37Diana Bailey?
21:39Oh, yeah?
21:42OK, when can you meet?
21:46Great, I'll send you the address.
21:50Good news?
21:52Looks like it might not be a dead end after all.
22:01MUSIC STOPS
22:10You can sit down if you want, but I won't be bobbing the kettle.
22:14I'm grateful you've let me over the threshold.
22:17I've been meaning to come for ages, but...
22:20I had a breakdown after...
22:22Afterwards, after my Corey killed yourself.
22:25Yeah, I know what afterwards is, after living afterwards.
22:28Of course. Sorry.
22:31I think my brain knocked it out. I went completely doolally.
22:33Much worse for you, I know.
22:35No comparison.
22:37My family's torn your lives apart.
22:40Well, I don't...
22:42I don't blame you.
22:45Corey knew what he was doing when he murdered Seb,
22:48and Stefan knew exactly what he was doing with the deepfakes.
22:51Stefan was always mean, violent and manipulative.
22:56Maybe if I'd stood up to him a bit more,
22:58set a better example for Corey when he were growing up...
23:01If I hadn't been such a nervous wreck...
23:03Don't be sticking up for him.
23:05I wouldn't dream.
23:06I heard what happened with Jack and Kevin.
23:08So?
23:10I had to come.
23:11I can't just stand by and do nothing
23:13while Stefan puts your family through even more grief.
23:15You've been through enough.
23:17Well, that's a nice thought, but you're too late.
23:20Stefan's life is in ruins.
23:23And if knowing that gives you a crumb of comfort, I'm glad.
23:29Joel's old work phone.
23:30Thought it might shed a bit of light.
23:35I mean, you've gone above and beyond.
23:37He left Woolcott's under a cloud.
23:39The rumour mill went crazy.
23:41What kind of cloud?
23:42No clue.
23:43One minute he's the Chosen One,
23:45next thing he's on permanent garning leave.
23:47No leave-in present, no speeches, no drinks,
23:50airbrushed out of history.
23:52That is odd.
23:53Whatever went on, the bosses wanted it swept under the carpets.
23:56Well, no wonder the rumour mill went into overdrive.
23:59I thought he was dead till he tipped up one day
24:01to return his phone and laptop.
24:03The phone's been in the drawer ever since.
24:05Well, look, thank you for taking the time.
24:07I hope it's useful.
24:09But you didn't get it from me, OK?
24:11No worries on that score.
24:13Good.
24:14I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of him.
24:17Loud and clear.
24:19DOOR OPENS
24:20DOOR CLOSES
24:21DOOR OPENS
24:22DOOR CLOSES
24:24DOOR CLOSES
24:25DOOR CREAKS
24:27Brilliant.
24:28Mm-hm, yeah, right up there.
24:30Oliver Reed.
24:32The second sexiest man who ever lived.
24:35Roger Federer, obviously being the first.
24:38HE CHUCKLES
24:40Hey, up. Hey.
24:42Hey, what've I missed? Oliver.
24:44Oh, now, there's a musical.
24:47Yeah, people often say I've got Nancy vibes.
24:49I saw that.
24:52If you want something to do in, ask a busy person.
24:58Uncle Paul and his fan club.
25:01Oh, that was quick.
25:02Yeah, well, time's precious.
25:04Got one for our place and all.
25:07I'm gutted I missed I'd do anything.
25:09Have a good rewind.
25:11Oh, can we?
25:12Oh, Fagin's little legs when he twirls round with that broller.
25:15Right, you take a breather, Billy Bob.
25:17We've got a date with Oliver Reed.
25:19Are you sure? Cos I do have a couple of errands.
25:21Yeah.
25:22Jack Wilde, bless his cottons.
25:26And, um, Mark Lester.
25:29Yeah, he was big bezzies with Michael Jackson, him.
25:33Mm-hm.
25:36Hmm.
25:37DOOR KNOCKS
25:38Come in.
25:39DOOR OPENS
25:41Oh.
25:42I, um...
25:43DOOR CLOSES
25:44I got you an Americano from Roy's, with extra hot milk.
25:50I mean, Alex did say that you drink too much of it.
25:53Oh.
25:54TMI, I'm... I'm nervous, sorry.
25:57Oh, don't be.
25:58And, actually, perfect timing.
25:59Thanks.
26:03Look, I'm... I'm sorry I was a cow before.
26:07I'm sorry, too.
26:08I shouldn't have retaliated. You're in a terrible position.
26:11All you've ever done is try to help me.
26:15And you are a victim, too.
26:16Well, I hate him way more than I ever loved him.
26:21And I really did love him, so...
26:25That's why I'm doing OK.
26:27Which is more than can be said for you.
26:30I don't want you all anywhere near Frankie.
26:33I don't want you all anywhere near Frankie.
26:35I don't want you all anywhere near Frankie.
26:38But I know he's gonna do everything he can to take him away.
26:42They have laws, Lauren.
26:44Even Joel has to abide by them.
26:46And everybody has got his number.
26:48Yeah, but it's my word against his, though, innit?
26:51And I... I played right into his hands.
26:54I... I'm so stupid!
26:57Do not put yourself down.
26:58He's coming for me, Dee Dee.
27:01And he's... he's not gonna stop until he's taken Frankie away.
27:05I mean, you know what he's like.
27:06OK, look, just take a deep breath. I promise it will help.
27:09He's gonna take my baby away from me.
27:10Breathe, Lauren.
27:12But he's gonna take my baby away.
27:15OK.
27:16SHE SOBS
27:20Hearing him lay into your family like that...
27:22Sticks and stones. It was wrong.
27:23Everything about this is wrong.
27:25He's drowning in debt,
27:26his mates won't touch him with a barge pole,
27:29Corey won't have anything to do with him, refuses to let him visit.
27:32And that kills Stefan on a daily basis.
27:34See, that should make me want to hang bunting across the street, but...
27:39Nothing. I've got nothing.
27:41That's just it. You've got everything.
27:45A family that loves you, the most loyal stepson in the world.
27:47Look, it took us for you to come.
27:49We've both lost our sons. Can we just leave it there?
27:52I've... I've got this churning.
27:54I can't do this. I'm sorry.
27:56What can I do to help?
27:58With respect, leave.
28:00Just try and find a bit of happiness. I have.
28:04I've got money. I want you to have it.
28:05Coral. I took him to the cleaners in the settlement.
28:08Maybe you could have a family holiday.
28:10Sorry, that sounds crass.
28:12No, I don't want your money. I don't want anything from you.
28:14Might make life more comfortable.
28:16A trust fund for Alfie.
28:18Look...
28:20Let me give you 10,000, please.
28:24Isaac, I thought...
28:27But I don't want it and I don't need it.
28:31Look, Jack and Kevin will be home soon.
28:35I'm rooting for you, Abi.
28:37Ta.
28:40Have an uneventful life, yeah?
28:44Sounds wonderful.
28:48I'll be off, then.
28:55So, Joel's wiped it, obviously.
28:58I mean, you're IT guys, they can retrieve anything, right?
29:02So, they say.
29:04OK.
29:06Great.
29:08In theory...
29:10What?
29:13The case is closed, Dee Dee.
29:15You're bringing me potential new evidence
29:17when I've already told you I can't help.
29:19OK, look, I know, but we have to put our heads together
29:22and lock him away.
29:23The case is closed.
29:25Joel's not my only visitor today.
29:28Lauren came and she... she's right on the edge.
29:32Poor girl.
29:33She's convinced he's going to get to keep Frankie
29:35and I've got an awful feeling she's bang on the money, Lisa.
29:40Look, getting this phone checked is so risky.
29:43I know that sounds lame, but I...
29:45I get it.
29:46I do, but I would not be piling on the pressure
29:49if things were not so desperate.
29:53PHONE RINGS
29:59At the end of the day, love hurts.
30:01Is that the best you can come up with?
30:04All right, then.
30:05Romantic love hurts. The end.
30:08But, you know, we live and we learn.
30:09We move on.
30:11Personal growth, emotional intelligence and all that.
30:13Right, Dad, you don't have to fill every silence.
30:15Rude.
30:17You know what?
30:18Getting dumped humbles you.
30:20Plus, it gives you a radar to spot the wrong-uns.
30:23Best you weren't a wrong-un.
30:24Hey!
30:26What happened?
30:27Oh, I better not have got a new top.
30:28I'm going picking the quads up from school.
30:30Aw, that's a milestone.
30:32Yeah, their teacher's not going to know what's hit them.
30:35Billy, what are you doing?
30:37Oh, Billy, you're trailing tomatoes.
30:39Oh!
30:40Oh!
30:41I paid a fiver for this bag.
30:44Can I really just say that?
30:46How's Paul?
30:47He's watching Oliver with Bernie.
30:49The musical?
30:50Oh, a young Oliver Reed.
30:52Sunsun.
30:54Aw, cheers, Dylan.
30:56Thanks.
30:58Ramsay, a cuppa?
30:59Erm, do you know what?
31:01I can't really, I need to get back.
31:03Well, Mum's there, isn't she?
31:05Yeah, you're allowed a breather.
31:07I just feel like I need to spend as much time with them as I can.
31:10You know, it feels like we're on fast forward.
31:13We'll had a way. Start at six for them tomorrow.
31:16The quads started school today.
31:18Autumn just around the corner.
31:20Oh, I can't even think about that now.
31:23Pick quads up from school, feed quads,
31:25keep quads safe and alive on my watch,
31:27and don't think about tomorrow.
31:29It works.
31:32I'll give it a go.
31:33I'll take a rain check on that brew, yeah?
31:36I'll hold you to that.
31:42I'm sending you the Institute's file on Amy.
31:44It's privileged access.
31:46I'd like you to view it forensically
31:48and compare the recordings with Amy's upload session.
31:52It's nothing sinister.
31:54We just need a little something to fire a warning shot
31:56across the bowels, get her to drop the legal proceedings.
31:59But I thought her upload session would have been deleted by now.
32:02It was, but thankfully we managed to retrieve it.
32:07You look dubious.
32:09Well, I'm just thinking of it from Amy's point of view.
32:13If a refund really is off the table,
32:15then she's going to be devastated,
32:17and this kind of feels like we're blackmailing her.
32:21OK, let's unpack devastated and blackmail.
32:25One's wealth isn't one's wealth.
32:28One's health is one's wealth.
32:30Amy's a young woman with decades of earning potential.
32:33Devastated should be confined to war zones, genocides, famine...
32:38Yeah, I get what you're saying, but I think...
32:40Blackmail is a very strong word.
32:42We're simply giving Amy a reality check.
32:45Litigation is a very dirty business.
32:48So we fight fire with fire?
32:51Exactly.
32:52Show Amy that we are benevolent,
32:55but we will also bear our teeth if necessary.
32:59I've got our best advocate on the case.
33:08I'm just saying, you've got to watch your work-life balance, that's all.
33:12You know it freaks me out when you talk like this.
33:14Well, I'm a concerned dad.
33:16I mean, look at all these go-getting businesswomen, are they happy?
33:19OK, respectfully, Dad.
33:21Stop.
33:25That's a very serious face, Detective.
33:28I've had a tip-off that you, your dad and your uncle
33:30have been involved in some insider trading.
33:33Alleged insider trading.
33:35Joe?
33:37No idea.
33:38It's Joel.
33:39Er, my brothers-in-law and the niece, could we...?
33:42That's right.
33:44Yes.
33:47What the hell's he playing?
33:49Operation Take Down Dee Dee.
34:05Insider trading, eh?
34:07Sounds like the sort of thing you need a brain for.
34:09I'm not even sure I know what it is myself.
34:11Don't sweat it, Dad.
34:13Your thing's a joke.
34:14Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
34:16This has got Joel written all over it.
34:19Anything to discredit me.
34:21The tip-off is quite detailed.
34:24I just find it funny how the police can't waste precious resources
34:28investigating Joel, who is a danger and a menace.
34:32When it comes to baseless allegations involving money,
34:36abracadabra, resources appear.
34:39Hey, you preaching to the choir?
34:41Sorry.
34:44It's just a thought that he can sling as much mud as he likes
34:47when he's gone straight for my jugular.
34:49Right, well, I'll be in touch if any more questions arise.
34:52OK, it's her.
34:54Sorry it has taken up your time.
34:56We didn't even get you a brew.
34:57I'm drowning in coffee.
35:02Bye.
35:05I am so sorry.
35:06Shut up, Dad.
35:14I've dragged you into my...
35:16Oh, Joel has dragged me into this mess.
35:19He's given it his best shot anyway, despite there being no evidence.
35:22Of course there's no evidence. It's got nothing to do with you, girl.
35:26You think a little thing like the truth is going to stop him?
35:29No.
35:30She offered you money?
35:32She knows we can't be bought, Kev.
35:34Well, she just pulled a cheque out of her handbag.
35:37She had it all planned. She's an operator.
35:39Is she, Egg? She's a grieving wife and mother.
35:43Her two are still alive, unfortunately.
35:45Oh, I'm so glad we're having this nice, civilised discussion.
35:48Imagine if you went off at the deep end and perished the thought.
35:51She should stay clear. All she's done is upset you.
35:55The weird thing is, she sat in that courtroom and envied me.
35:58Not until she should. Forget about the cheque.
36:02Look what we've got.
36:04Square Eye's over there. He'd do time for both of us if he had to.
36:08And I know the 5am wake-ups are a killer, but how great is Alfie?
36:13Best of all, we've got each other, like, properly got each other's backs.
36:17So let vile, nasty Stefan do his worst. I'm over it.
36:22He's lost everything.
36:24I just want to focus on us and our lads.
36:27You really mean it?
36:29I am so over hating and resenting Kev. I'm over it.
36:38I've been on to the Solicitor's Regulation Authority.
36:40I've told them you're as straight as a die.
36:46But... But now the police are looking into it.
36:49No smoke without fire and all that.
36:51Except Joel started the fire.
36:52Undoubtedly, but it's bad for business.
36:54You mean I'm bad for business?
36:57If you want to get rid of me, I don't... Don't be daft, as if.
37:00I just think you should maybe step down for a bit.
37:04So, like, work from home? Be less visible?
37:07No, no, like, step aside. Step away.
37:11How many steps? Like...
37:12Just until things pan out.
37:14Pan out? You're a solicitor, Adam. Stop dancing around it.
37:19Look, I'm sorry. It's part self-interest.
37:21I don't think your head's fully in the game right now.
37:25Maybe.
37:26And it's part duty of care. You're under enormous strain.
37:29I can keep things ticking over and you'll be on full pay.
37:32Right.
37:37I guess it makes sense.
37:38I'm not suggesting it's likely. I know.
37:42You do realise this is exactly what Joel wanted?
37:46Come here.
37:51PHONE RINGS
37:55Hello?
37:56So, I found this purse in my pocket.
37:59It's branded.
38:00What do you want?
38:01Justice, Betsy.
38:04You know, I never really understood people's obsession with justice
38:08until I got banged up for something I didn't do.
38:12Bets, I'm just going to the loo. Meet you in the car, yeah?
38:15OK.
38:16Is that your mum? Should I put her on speaker?
38:20I've got to go.
38:22Betsy, listen to me.
38:24If you do not come clean today,
38:28I will have to find my own type of justice.
38:39You...
38:41You have got some nerve.
38:43Trying to dismantle everything I've built cos I've seen the real you.
38:46You shouldn't have come gunning for me.
38:48Siding with Laura and making me lose access to me.
38:50Your chickens are coming home to roost.
38:52I'm not losing my son, too.
38:54He's not going to be dragged up in poverty by that needy little leech.
38:57I'm not having it.
38:59You need help, Joel.
39:01You're damaged, way more damaged than you realise.
39:04Oh, why do you think that could help my case? That's a good call.
39:08I'm serious. You need taken off the streets.
39:12You need help.
39:16Run away with me.
39:17What?
39:18You heard? Love defies logic.
39:20You can't just turn it off like a tap.
39:22I'll switch mine off at the mince.
39:25Nice analogy.
39:26Oh!
39:27I'm sorry.
39:28I'm sorry.
39:29I'm sorry.
39:30I'm sorry.
39:31I'm sorry.
39:32Nice analogy.
39:33Oh, thank you.
39:35A compliment from you means absolutely nothing.
39:42Oh, I adored you.
39:46We could have had a great life together.
39:50We still can.
39:53You built on lies.
39:54Cos love was real.
39:55Until you bludgeoned it to death.
39:57Were you cruelty?
40:00I mean, treating Lauren...
40:01You've seen the worst of me.
40:04But you bring out the best in me.
40:06Hurting you was never my intention.
40:10You're my future.
40:16Get your hands off me.
40:22If we could just draw a line in the sand...
40:27Presbyter?
40:29Exactly!
40:32SHE SIGHS
40:37You're delusional.
40:53Hey, good to have you back.
40:55Thanks. I need the money.
40:56I'm not stopping. I've just come back to my laptop.
40:59I'm so glad she gave you your job back.
41:01Yeah. Shame I had to come with a little lecture.
41:04Go on.
41:05You know, my investment's safe as houses.
41:07Why take on the Institute when they're a force for good?
41:10And that I'll end up paying their legal costs as well as my own.
41:13Putting the frighteners on, that's not the real Leanne.
41:15It is. Unless it was a bot.
41:18They'd run the proper number on her.
41:19I'm sorry.
41:20He did try to warn me.
41:22I wish I'd tried harder.
41:23Wouldn't have made any difference.
41:25The Institute makes you feel like you can walk on water.
41:28It's like finally someone sees what I've always secretly suspected.
41:31That I'm... special.
41:33Oh, no.
41:34That'd be 40 grand, please, Amy. Ooh, what a bargain.
41:36Would you like cash or bank transfer?
41:38Just remember, you're the victim of Fordsters.
41:41Mm. I am special.
41:43You'd go a long way to find someone more gullible than me.
41:54Not a cane in the world.
41:56Well, if it thinks like a bot and acts like a bot.
42:04Hi.
42:06Hi.
42:11Well, I've had warmer welcomes.
42:13Sorry. If you'd got here ten minutes earlier,
42:16you could have said hi to John.
42:19Brass neck.
42:22Are you all right?
42:24These poison, the waters with the SRA,
42:26who now think I've been involved in insider trading.
42:30Adam's put me on paid leave, so...
42:33To answer your question, my career is in the toilet.
42:37My ex-fiancé is a high-functioning psycho.
42:40I'm worried sick about Lauren and Frankie, but...
42:44Other than that, peachy.
42:49Listen...
42:53Just try to roll with the punches.
42:55He's going to win the odd battle, but...
42:58..we've got truth on our side.
43:01T'ha' for that. Very rousing.
43:06I've given his phone to a mate in IT forensics.
43:09She's going to try to recover any data she can, but...
43:13..keep it on the down-low, yeah?
43:16That's great news.
43:18I mean, it's a big risk for you. Huge.
43:21Career ending, potentially.
43:25But it isn't going to come to that, is it, Miss Bailey?
43:30No, it will not, dear Swin.
43:33Cos we're going to nail that man.
43:37You know...
43:38..they've got Al Capone on tax evasion.
43:42Doesn't matter how we get him...
43:45..as long as we get him.