Emmerdale 16th October 2024
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00:00You can't just leave that there!
00:10What's going on?
00:12Did it even ring the bell?
00:13Who?
00:14Who?
00:15There you go.
00:16Another junk you've ordered.
00:17Well, it's not for me.
00:18It's got your name on it.
00:19Odd.
00:21What's in the box?
00:36My mother.
00:37What? So Debbie's not gonna go?
00:40No, I know it's her choice, but...
00:45Sorry, what, say that again?
00:48Cain, I can't hear you.
00:51Cain!
00:53Oh, he's gone.
00:55Debbie not coming back for the funeral?
00:57Ah!
00:59She's told Cain that she can't face it.
01:02She got so close to Zach while he was living there,
01:04she wants to remember him in her own way.
01:06Fair enough.
01:08Fair choice, right?
01:10Yep. It's hit her hard.
01:13Only now Cain's got to sort everything out.
01:15Like he's not got enough on his plate.
01:18He's going to be even more upset
01:20when he finds out you put off your operation.
01:24Well, the hospital are very understanding
01:26and they'll do their best to find me a new date.
01:28Lucky to get that one size of the waiting list.
01:32Mum,
01:34what if...
01:36what if nothing comes up for ages?
01:40What's done is done.
01:42Cain is my priority right now
01:44and he's just lost his dad.
01:48We've all just lost the heart of this family.
01:52So once we've dealt with that,
01:54then we can deal with me.
01:56Okay?
02:02I always thought ashes came in an urn.
02:04Well, they do, if you want to invest in a decorative
02:06addition to your family mantelpiece, but I didn't.
02:08Could scatter her somewhere.
02:10What, the allotment?
02:12Think she'd make a good fertiliser?
02:14Well, you could do what they did with my mum.
02:17Well, I thought there was any remnant
02:19of that woman up there spying on my every move
02:21I'd never sleep again.
02:23Let's face it,
02:25I didn't care about her when she was alive.
02:27Why would I care what happens to her now?
02:29No reason I can think of.
02:33Right, while I'm at case,
02:35I will do to you
02:37what you did to me all those years ago.
02:39The proper place for you
02:41is here.
02:44I've been out with the horses
02:46since first light.
02:48Couldn't sleep.
02:50Now,
02:52Zack might have been an old rogue,
02:54but he was our old rogue.
02:56I'm going to miss him.
02:58Brought the mould with him, right?
03:00He knew more than anyone.
03:02Life goes on.
03:04And I've got a meeting
03:06in half an hour.
03:08Yesterday,
03:10I was so shaken up
03:13about Zack.
03:15Things got a little heightened
03:17and I was wrong
03:19to lean on you.
03:21Well, I'm glad you did.
03:23I got these this morning.
03:25The dingles.
03:27Wreath might have been more appropriate.
03:29For you?
03:31Today? You can't have forgotten, surely?
03:35The day Harriet died.
03:37Otherwise known as our anniversary.
03:39Well, that day
03:41I married you.
03:43That's the happiest I've ever been.
03:45Then you went and threw it all away?
03:47Well, for what it's worth,
03:49my feelings towards you,
03:51they haven't changed.
03:53Wow.
04:01Do you want another coffee?
04:03No, I should get off. I need to catch up with Dawn.
04:05What, you two were actually speaking?
04:07Yesterday.
04:09I spoke to her and she spoke back,
04:11so it's a start, right?
04:15Happy anniversary.
04:27Hey, I was just, um...
04:29I'm needed, we reckon,
04:31for the wake.
04:33No rush.
04:35And we haven't even got a date for the funeral yet,
04:37so I've got to bring him back
04:39from Scotland first.
04:41If I do my sausage rolls,
04:43he'll love them.
04:45Scotch eggs, he'll love them and all.
04:49And we're never going to see him again, I can't bear it.
04:51Come here.
04:57I'm so sorry for your loss.
04:59Not half as much as we are.
05:03He was like a dad to me.
05:07My dad, his brother,
05:09honestly,
05:11was a waste of space.
05:13Vicious and cruel and...
05:15well, drank himself to death in the end.
05:17Sounds hideous.
05:19I'll have a glass of white wine, please, large.
05:23Yeah, Uncle Zak
05:25filled that dad-shaped gap.
05:29I always knew,
05:31no matter what,
05:33you know,
05:35he would always be there
05:37if something bad happened.
05:39That's what families do, right?
05:41Unless you happen to be my mother.
05:45Sorry.
05:47I need to apologise.
05:49Sounds like she
05:51and your late father would have got on very well.
05:53Gosh, she was a hard woman.
05:55Malicious,
05:57vindictive.
05:59Do you know,
06:01she hated me so much,
06:03she couldn't even bring herself to tell me
06:05she was dying until it was too late.
06:07Yeah, but you got the call from the hospital, didn't you?
06:09That proves that she was
06:11thinking about you, right?
06:13She'd been on that ward for days, Chas.
06:15She didn't bother telling me.
06:17She only got the nurse to make that call when she knew it was too late.
06:19Because she knew I'd want answers
06:21and she was determined to die without telling me them.
06:23Well, you know,
06:25sometimes when people have things on their mind
06:27before they pass, they talk to the nurses
06:29or someone else on the ward.
06:31You never knew my mother.
06:33She'll have died the same way
06:35she lived, cursing me.
06:37Maybe not.
06:39And if it puts your mind at rest
06:41or helps give you closure,
06:43it might be worth a call.
06:47Went to the bus stop first thing this morning.
06:49Left some flowers.
06:51Saw you had two.
06:53Two years since you went.
06:55Still miss her?
06:57Me and all. I wonder what she'd make
06:59a mess I've got myself into.
07:03Did you manage to speak to Kim?
07:05I couldn't. Not last night.
07:07She'd only just heard about Zak.
07:09She got a bit emotional.
07:11Didn't know they were close.
07:13Well, they weren't, but in a way they were.
07:15They're neighbours,
07:17allies, enemies,
07:19all of those things. I'm more of it, yes.
07:21And now he's gone.
07:23Everything looks the same.
07:25Something's missing.
07:27Look, I'll ask tonight.
07:29Thanks.
07:31I'm not saying we're desperate, but I've only got
07:33that leftover casserole that Marlon
07:35brought round for the kids' tea, and I...
07:37I'll sort, I promise. But look,
07:39in the meantime,
07:41take this. Treat the kids to tea
07:43or whatever you need the money for.
07:45Thank you. I'll see you later.
07:49Hey-o.
07:54And just when you thought
07:56things couldn't get any worse,
07:58we're now accepting charity off your dad.
08:00I can't work, Billy.
08:02And your wages barely cover
08:04the cost of washing your gym kit,
08:06so if you've got any better ideas, let me know.
08:15Oh, hi. Excuse me.
08:17Sorry. Um...
08:19You might not remember me.
08:21My mother passed away on this ward not long ago.
08:23Ruby, isn't it?
08:25How are you doing? Yeah, good.
08:27Um...
08:29I was a bit emotional the last time we met.
08:31Grief hits people in different ways.
08:33How can I help?
08:35Uh...
08:37Well, the thing is,
08:39I was so distressed that
08:41I never thought to ask.
08:43Uh...
08:45I know you were with her at the time,
08:47and I was just wondering if
08:49there was anything
08:51she said about me.
08:53She talked about you.
08:55A lot.
08:57Oh. She hung on for as long as she could.
08:59Kept saying your husband promised
09:01you'd come see her.
09:03My husband?
09:05Silver hair, um, Killian.
09:07Caleb. That's right.
09:09Your mum called you from the ward
09:11when she was admitted, but she told me
09:13she ended up speaking to him.
09:15He never said.
09:17He came to see you the next day.
09:19Stayed a while.
09:21Maybe he'll be able to help you.
09:23Yeah, maybe he will.
09:25I've got to get on.
09:31Oh!
09:33Oh!
09:35We made it.
09:37We made it.
09:39We made it.
09:41Huh.
09:47You're back soon.
09:49I've been trying to call you all day.
09:51We didn't say much like talking, did we, Sam?
09:53We just listened to music.
09:55Dad's favourites, all the way down.
09:57Why are you even back here?
09:59I thought you were staying with Dad and then travelling with the hearse.
10:01Well, that was the plan, but they couldn't ship him till next week.
10:03So, uh...
10:05We did it ourselves.
10:07What?
10:13What, you've just thrown Dad in the back of our monkey van?
10:15We didn't have any choice.
10:17He left instructions.
10:19Yeah, in his wallet.
10:21Yeah, if he passed, he wanted to be buried as soon as.
10:23Within 48 hours.
10:25So that's what we're going to do.
10:37This is some pretty good stuff.
10:39What's brought this on?
10:41Well, as you so kindly bought me these,
10:43I thought I'd reciprocate.
10:45Well, cheers.
10:47Cheers.
10:49You know, not so long back,
10:51we'd have taken this upstairs.
10:53Indeed.
10:59So, uh,
11:01how was dawn?
11:03Not so good.
11:05What's to bring in enough money?
11:07A vanity project, Dad.
11:09If you've got a family,
11:11with Evan being so unwell,
11:13you need a proper job.
11:15Yeah, they've got stacks of bills.
11:17They still need to buy a car, feed the kids.
11:19They're struggling that badly?
11:21Yeah.
11:23I've shoved them a few quid, but they need more.
11:25Now you've cleared out the joint account.
11:27You want me to give them money?
11:29No, I promised dawn that I'd sort it out alone.
11:31Ha!
11:33So that's what this charm offensive's been about?
11:35No.
11:37So what, then?
11:39A scheme dreamt up by you and your solicitor
11:41to extort more money out of me?
11:43No, I told you. Dawn's struggling.
11:45Yeah, and I've told dawn I'm here for her,
11:47whatever she needs.
11:49So why did she ignore that
11:51and go straight to her feckless, useless father?
11:53Well, maybe she's got her pride.
11:55Well, something you're obviously not burdened with.
11:57I mean,
11:59I mean, using your grandchildren
12:01to extort cash.
12:03No, I swear, I'm not making this up. I meant every word.
12:05And so do I.
12:07So just to clear up any confusion,
12:09the Bank of Kim
12:11is closed to you permanently.
12:15This should keep us going for a week or two.
12:17Yeah.
12:19And then we're right back to where we started.
12:21Yeah, well, you know I'm working on that.
12:23So am I.
12:25You know that cash that dad gave us?
12:27It's kind of the first instalment.
12:29I've asked him to tap up Kim for a loan.
12:31It's if we don't owe enough.
12:33I know you're doing your best,
12:35but we need some cash from somewhere.
12:37Yeah, well, I got a new client
12:39booked in this afternoon.
12:41Big player. Loaded.
12:43What, that gobby woman with the flash car?
12:45Yeah, her.
12:47She got her first session booked in.
12:49You know, if it goes well,
12:51she's got a lot of contacts. Could be a big earner for us.
12:53Well,
12:55you're going to have to impress her.
12:57We needed to sign up today.
12:59Is that you wishing me good luck?
13:01Yeah.
13:03Loads of it.
13:05You've got this.
13:07You never let us down.
13:11I fished your mum out.
13:15So is he.
13:17Even I couldn't leave her swimming in bin juice.
13:19That's me thinking
13:21you hated her as much as I did.
13:23Well, you know I did.
13:33She made me choose
13:35and I chose you.
13:37Gave up everything
13:39and it was us
13:41against the universe.
13:45And we swore to each other we'd have
13:47nothing more to do with my family.
13:49Yeah, and we haven't.
13:51Look,
13:53I get it.
13:55Now that she's gone,
13:57it's got you thinking, hasn't it?
13:59Yeah,
14:01it certainly has, yeah.
14:03About how if I'd have
14:05known she was still
14:07alive and in the hospital I could have visited
14:09her before it was too late
14:11and asked her some questions.
14:13No, trust me, if you'd gone,
14:15you'd have found her to be the same
14:17snotty, judgmental coward she always was.
14:19You seem pretty sure about that.
14:21I just
14:23know what she was like, that's all.
14:25Maybe it's for
14:27the best that you
14:29didn't see her.
14:35I saw Chas earlier.
14:39They are all
14:41terribly upset about Zach's
14:43death.
14:45And at least Cain
14:47got to spend time with him before he
14:49passed.
14:51Yeah, but
14:53Zach and Cain, that was nothing like you
14:55and your mum.
14:57You hadn't spoken to your mum for years.
14:59Just like you hadn't spoken to Faith
15:01before she died.
15:03He didn't even know she was alive.
15:05But Cain did,
15:07and he kept her all to himself.
15:09But nobody kept you from your mum.
15:11It's just one of them things.
15:13Because
15:15to deny someone that,
15:17to not let them know
15:19that a parent is close to
15:21death,
15:23that's got to be one of the cruelest,
15:25most vindictive things someone can do to someone
15:27they love, hasn't it?
15:29Maybe.
15:33I mean, you'd have to really hate a person
15:35to do that to them.
15:37Wouldn't you?
15:39Babe?
15:43Right,
15:45we're all here.
15:47Um, charity's gonna be late.
15:49Moses hasn't taken things too well, so
15:51Blizzard said they'd pass the
15:53news on to our Sampson.
15:55I wanted him to hear it from me.
15:57He'd be a bit-
15:59Hi.
16:01Hi.
16:03Sorry, I just drove mum down,
16:05but I can wait and get in the car if you like.
16:07Don't be daft.
16:09I'll get you both a drink.
16:21Now we're all together.
16:25We'll raise our first glass.
16:27The first of many.
16:31To Dad.
16:33To Zach.
16:35These are for you.
16:37Sorry? What?
16:39Your father told me you asked him
16:41for a loan.
16:43Yeah. Yeah, that's right.
16:45When I specifically told you to come
16:47to me.
16:49Well, just so you know,
16:51I'll be transferring a
16:53substantial amount into your
16:55account this afternoon.
16:57You do know it's gonna be a while before we can
16:59even start to pay you back?
17:01You don't have to.
17:03You need to concentrate all your energy on Evan.
17:05Anything that takes your focus
17:07away from him is a waste of time.
17:11Thank you so much.
17:15I know
17:17that you
17:19spoke to my mother on my
17:21phone, and I
17:23know that you went to
17:25see her on her deathbed.
17:27Who even told you this? The nurse at the hospital.
17:29So before you start trying to deny it,
17:31she remembers your name.
17:33Okay.
17:35Okay.
17:39So I picked up a call on your phone
17:41and I spoke to Ellen.
17:43She said she wasn't so good, but I didn't
17:45know if she was telling the truth, so before I was
17:47gonna let her anywhere near you, I wanted
17:49to check things out first.
17:51I wanted
17:53to get some answers
17:55from my mother before
17:57she died. You got all the answers
17:59that you needed years ago.
18:01How do you know what I needed? She owed
18:03me, and she knew she did.
18:05That's why she got the hospital to call me on the day
18:07she died, because she didn't want to die with
18:09me on her conscience. Look,
18:11if I'd had any idea that you felt like this... But you didn't!
18:13So you did what you always do.
18:15You presumed you know me better than I know
18:17myself, and you made the decision for me.
18:19My one final chance
18:21to get some kind of closure, some kind
18:23of peace, and you cheated me
18:25out of it! You actually mansplained
18:27my own mother's death to me! Because I didn't
18:29want to see you upset. Well, that's worked out
18:31really well, hasn't it? Okay, right.
18:33So I made a bad call. I am really sorry.
18:35Sorry that you lied, or
18:37sorry that you've been found out. No, I didn't lie, I just
18:39didn't tell you the truth, and it was for all the right
18:41reasons. I love
18:43you. You know that I do. I was trying to
18:45do the right thing. Well, you can do it now. Get out!
18:47Okay, look, I get it.
18:49You're upset. No, you have lied to me for the last
18:51time, Caleb. I am done with you!
18:53For good this time, just... just go!
18:57****
19:03He left us instructions in his wallet
19:05and a letter for you.
19:07I'll read it later. Did he
19:09not leave one for me?
19:11No, because
19:13I...
19:15I didn't think he knew
19:17he was going to cark it when he did, you know?
19:23In the event
19:25of my passing,
19:27I, Zach Dingle...
19:35He says he wants to be buried
19:37here, at home.
19:39Strictly within
19:4148 hours of his passing.
19:43Has he an outside? Of course he does.
19:45Where I was
19:47happiest.
19:49And, um, this is in
19:51capitals.
19:53Not next to Shadrach.
19:55With a rowan tree
19:57planted at my head.
19:59So I'm not bothered by the witches.
20:01That'll be a crack at Nelly.
20:03And this, this is, um,
20:05double underlined.
20:07No vicar.
20:09No god. No tears.
20:15And then, um...
20:23Drum me through the village
20:25one last time.
20:27Before you take me home.
20:33Then there's to be, um,
20:35music, whiskey,
20:37and dancing till dawn.
20:39The party to end all parties.
20:41Right, we can manage that.
20:43I don't want to leave him on his own,
20:45so I'll stop up with him tonight. We all will.
20:47I want us all ready by midday
20:49tomorrow.
20:51Then we can bury Dad the way he wanted.
20:55The way he lived.
21:01Dingles.
21:05We are gonna raise Mary Hell.