Hollyoaks 22nd October 2024
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00:00Rex was on the phone out there yesterday
00:02and he was saying Steve thinks James is dead
00:04so let's not tell him otherwise.
00:06We've got more days, eh?
00:07How am I done it?
00:08Why don't you fill me in with what he's done?
00:10Maybe we can help each other out.
00:12It's not mine.
00:14Who is she?
00:17He's got James!
00:17James is alive!
00:30♪
00:52♪ Just a young gun with a quick fuse ♪
00:55♪ I was uptight, wanna let loose ♪
00:58♪ I was dreaming of bigger things ♪
01:00♪ And wanna leave my old life behind ♪
01:04Diane.
01:06No, we need to talk.
01:07I have got nothing to say to you.
01:09♪ Take a number, I was lightning ♪
01:13Guys.
01:15Who's ready to look at wedding venues?
01:18Can't wait.
01:22I am marrying the perfect man.
01:28♪
01:54You've come to the right place.
01:57Because if there's one thing I'm good at,
01:59it's taking care of problems.
02:04Alright, thanks, man.
02:07Uh, excuse me.
02:09Traders?
02:11Why are you not buying from the kiosk?
02:12Huh? What does this place have that I don't?
02:14A roof?
02:16Donny and I were just researching wedding venues.
02:21But everything's so expensive.
02:23Maybe we should agree on a smaller budget.
02:26Oh, no.
02:27No, no, no. We're the best for you.
02:28We'll make it work.
02:30I'll, uh, raid my piggy bank.
02:32Last of the big spenders.
02:35Morning, Robbie.
02:36Have you seen Vicky?
02:37She seemed a bit down over breakfast.
02:40Actually, that's why I wanted to speak to Donny.
02:42Apparently the pair of you had a bit of a daddy-daughter spat.
02:44Uh-oh.
02:45What's he done now?
02:46Something or nothing. I'll, uh, I'll fix it.
02:48Of course you will.
02:49It's what you do.
02:52See you later.
02:54See you later.
02:57You keep away from my family.
02:58Now, whether you like it or not, me and Vicky are together.
03:00And I care about her, too.
03:02All's you care about is saving your own neck.
03:04And we both know it was you that paid the photographer.
03:06But not tell Vicky to say that in court.
03:09There's me thinking we could be civil.
03:10Oh, well.
03:13Ooh.
03:15Been in the wars, have we?
03:18That's what happens when you borrow 20 grand from a loan shark.
03:22So I've just had a fascinating phone call from an old colleague of mine
03:24telling me that some stupid person in the garage
03:27has been switching number plates on stolen cars.
03:29No way.
03:30I'd know.
03:33OK, before you freak out,
03:35in my defence, the money is ridiculous.
03:38I don't care about the money, all right?
03:40Freddy is never going to get Lexi back in to keep our noses clean.
03:42Right, but it's OK for you to be here.
03:44I've got to go.
03:45I've got to go.
03:46I've got to go.
03:47I've got to go.
03:48I've got to go.
03:49I've got to go.
03:50I've got to go.
03:51You've been stalling, haven't you,
03:52begging for you to get Miss Haley's cancer drugs?
03:54I know how to be subtle!
03:56All right? Last one sniff and Robbie's going straight to Social Services.
03:58Yeah.
04:01And who are you working for anyway?
04:02Because I know you didn't come up with this plan all on your own.
04:04You were the guy a small time.
04:06Yeah.
04:07You wouldn't know.
04:08And besides, how can you lecture me on breaking the law?
04:10You had a prison wedding.
04:12Exactly! And I don't want that for you.
04:14Right, you're the only Pearl's brother I've got left.
04:16Don't worry, all right? I'm not involved in anything heavy.
04:18Stop overreacting.
04:19This isn't anything serious.
04:21And I've been in this world my whole life,
04:23but I know which path's not to touch.
04:26This isn't a game, Rex.
04:29Come on, Grace.
04:31A man's got to have some secrets.
04:33MUSIC PLAYS
04:39Oh, come on, Diane, please talk to me.
04:43I didn't mean to fool for him, it just happened.
04:48Special offer at the kiosk?
04:49Buy a coffee, get a cake or pastry half price.
04:53Come on, Marie, can I tempt you with a pastry?
04:55Heard you're partial to a pan of Tony.
04:56Oi, you cheeky little...
05:00Are you all right?
05:01Yeah, yeah, yeah.
05:03Apparently I'm the Scarlet Woman of Holyoaks now.
05:07I mean, can you really blame Diane?
05:09I mean, Marie, what happened to girl code?
05:11Mum, of all the blokes you could have copped off with in the village,
05:14you picked Tony.
05:15We haven't even slept together, OK?
05:17Which shows you what a gentleman he is,
05:20because quite frankly, I've been very happy to give it up.
05:23Oh, Mum, we don't need any more details of your hook-ups, please.
05:26It's not a hook-up.
05:27He's really sweet and he's funny
05:30and he makes a lemon drizzle cake to die for.
05:33And he's a Scorpio and I'm a Scorpio, so obviously we click.
05:36We could be something really special,
05:38even if the whole village is against us.
05:41Well, look, you were the only person rooting for me and Abe,
05:43so I say go for it.
05:45You only live once, don't you?
05:46No, you brought him to girl code.
05:48Mum, I just don't want to see you get hurt, right?
05:50I've seen loads of troubles with those two
05:51and they've always got them back together stronger than ever.
05:54And Diane's your best mate, she'll always be there for you.
05:57Can you say the same thing about Tony?
06:00I'll tell you what I can say about Tony.
06:03He's got a hot date tonight.
06:05Hey!
06:08You got a flight with one punch.
06:12After he was done with you, I had a chat with your new mate, Kev.
06:16It's not the sort of bloke you want to owe money to.
06:17Let's cut straight to the blackmail, eh?
06:19I'm not going to the police.
06:20Well, that's what you think I care about?
06:22That dig in the ribs was just a warning, Donny.
06:24Next time, they'll come after your family.
06:26Have you stopped for one second to think about them?
06:28What do you think I got in this mess?
06:31Market was struggling and I wanted to get MISPR a proper engagement ring,
06:34so I applied for a payday loan.
06:38Big mistake.
06:39They may be legal, but the interest you charge to make your eyes water.
06:42You miss one payment, you're in up to your neck.
06:44So then you thought you'd go to a loan shark.
06:47Why didn't you just complain to MISPR?
06:48She thinks it's mine, and mine who's going to look after her.
06:54Well, luckily I've got a plan that can help you do just that.
06:58I still can't get my head around it.
07:00I mean, what can I loathe? I could trash someone's grave.
07:02I know Jane's had enemies, but this is proper messed up.
07:06Hey, you don't think it could have been Dad, do you?
07:09Luke, I said your dad would never do something like that.
07:12Guys!
07:14Something terrible's happened.
07:15Now, Ste, listen, we were going to tell you.
07:17We just think they're using the right headspace for it.
07:19You know about James?
07:21Dad, the cemetery called us.
07:24Now, listen, the thing is...
07:25Ste, let us take care of it, OK?
07:27We're going to go down to the cemetery this afternoon.
07:29You just focus on your grief counselling appointment.
07:32A really serious crime has been committed here.
07:34Yeah, and listen, the police, the police are going to catch him.
07:38The police? Yeah.
07:39Just concentrate on getting better, Ste.
07:43Right, whoever did it, they're going to get locked up.
07:47Donny, it is the only way to get these loan sharks out of your life for good.
07:50I'm not going to stage a break-in in my own home.
07:52Do you think I've got enough stuff to clear the debt?
07:54That's the beauty of it. You're just claiming for stuff you ain't got.
07:57A bit here, a bit there, a few extra laptops.
07:59You know, once the insurance pays out, your quid's in.
08:01That is illegal. I am not a criminal!
08:03I've got people like that behind bars!
08:05And now you owe them 20 grand.
08:09You don't have a choice, Donny.
08:11I'm not going to do a date.
08:16OK, let me just say, I'm only here for my family.
08:22Because they won't listen to me.
08:27I don't even need a grief counsellor.
08:33And you know why?
08:41My husband is actually still alive.
08:48See?
08:50I knew this.
08:52You think I've lost it, don't you?
08:53Many people struggle to accept their loved one's gone.
08:55James is not...
08:57James is not gone.
08:59He's not gone.
09:01He's being held captive by a man named Rex Gallagher.
09:08I snuck into his garage and I found a bag,
09:10and it had rope in it, gaffer tape and a balaclava inside.
09:15So what do you think this means?
09:18What do you think it means?
09:19That he's holding him somewhere.
09:22There's more as well.
09:24Rex is still in the hospital.
09:26He's still in the hospital.
09:27He's still in the hospital.
09:30Rex is making dodgy phone calls.
09:32He keeps mentioning James's name,
09:34and he's also kept one of his ties.
09:37There's, like, a sick trophy.
09:46But I knew that no-one would believe me.
09:50So...
09:54..I had to be 100% sure.
09:57Steve, where did you get this?
10:00James's grave.
10:01Wait, are you saying that James was never in that grave?
10:04Exactly.
10:05Look.
10:08Look at these.
10:16That's not proof that Rex has kidnapped James.
10:19What is?
10:28Hey, Skyver.
10:30Are you dodging the school canteen again?
10:32Ro, I'm talking to you.
10:34Go talk to your new girlfriend instead.
10:36Do you know what? I wish I'd just told Mum the truth
10:38when I saw you two together.
10:40I mean, you told me you'd break the news to her gently.
10:42Hey, I never wanted your mum to find out the way she did.
10:46Me and your mum, we might not be together any more,
10:48but I still care about her.
10:49Obviously not enough time for that.
10:51I'm not going to let you go.
10:53I'm not going to let you go.
10:54I'm not going to let you go.
10:55I still care about her.
10:56Obviously not enough to stop yourself
10:58from jumping onto her best mate.
10:59Hey, you. Lunchtime's over. Get back to school.
11:03I can't believe I used to look up to you.
11:09She's got every right to be angry.
11:13So have you.
11:17Diane, I am so sorry.
11:18Yeah.
11:19So you've said.
11:22All those nights, just the three of us.
11:25Laughing and chatting over a takeaway.
11:28Do you honestly expect me to believe
11:30that the party just stopped when I went to bed?
11:33Look, I'm not going to lie, we were tempted.
11:35But we both care about you too much.
11:37Yeah.
11:39Yeah, and it must have killed you to wait.
11:42You know, Marie, she's...
11:44Well, she's gorgeous, isn't she?
11:47And she's funny.
11:50Life and soul of the party.
11:53Like I used to be.
11:56Is that why you fell for her?
11:57No, not at all.
11:59That's it, isn't it?
12:02She was just a perservation of me.
12:04Before the drink and the...
12:06Now I'm getting on the right one.
12:08Hey.
12:10Listen.
12:12There's no better version of you, Diane.
12:15You're perfect just the way you are.
12:17And I wish you nothing but happiness.
12:23Even if it's not with me.
12:26SHE SNIFFS
12:31Right.
12:33Look at the J in James.
12:35It's exactly the same as the note.
12:39Have you shown this to your family?
12:40What would be the point? There's no point, is there?
12:45Leela and Lucas reckon I'm not thinking straight
12:47because of the grief.
12:51Do you believe me?
12:56It feels unbelievable.
12:58But you're right.
12:59There's too much evidence to ignore.
13:03Yes.
13:04Thanks.
13:05I knew it.
13:07I knew I was right.
13:09I think this is all in strict confidence, isn't it?
13:12Anything you say in our sessions is strictly between me and you.
13:15Unless you're a danger to yourself or others.
13:18But I strongly advise you to hand James' note into the police.
13:21Yeah.
13:23Yeah.
13:26The police?
13:28Yeah, you're right.
13:32OK.
13:39Er...
13:41Wait.
13:43What if the police don't charge Rex straight away?
13:47You know, they don't keep him in a cell overnight.
13:48All calling the police is going to do is tip him off.
13:50Steve, this is serious.
13:52If what you're telling me is true,
13:53then James' life could be on the line.
13:56Erm...
13:58OK, Rex has kept him a prisoner for this long,
14:01so I need to...
14:06I'm going to try and get close to him.
14:08Get him to let his guard down.
14:12Rex is keeping James in a house.
14:15All I need to do is find out where.
14:20And I'm going to bring my husband home.
14:24Here he is, my employee of the month.
14:27Oh, you've got a nerve, haven't you?
14:30Using Freddie's garage as a front for your little shady deals.
14:33You mug, you told your sister?
14:34Found out.
14:35I can't believe that you took Lexie away from Freddie,
14:37making her act like you're some responsible guardian
14:39when you're buying her fancy toys for dirty money.
14:43Why don't we see what the social services think
14:46of your little sideline, huh?
14:47Yeah, go on, then.
14:48As long as you like only seeing your brother during visiting hours.
14:51It won't be a shame to lose him.
14:52I'm the good little businessman.
14:54Pity you don't run in the family, innit?
14:56You are not going to get away with this.
15:03So, first, Steve overhears our business call,
15:06and now Grace knows everything about our operation.
15:08You're not exactly James Bond, are you?
15:09Luckily, you've got a chance to redeem yourself.
15:12Yeah. Yeah, well, I've been thinking about that one.
15:15Switching number plates on stolen cars, that's one thing,
15:18but staging a break-in into the Mallex, forget it.
15:22Grace is going to be watching me like a hawk from now on.
15:24Is that why you're backing out?
15:25In case your big sis don't like you?
15:26It's more than just Grace.
15:28I've got other people that I need to think of.
15:30I'm not risking it.
15:35The risk is saying no to me.
15:39And don't forget what I'm capable of.
15:41Understand?
15:44My new dad.
15:46You going to teach me how to play catch, are you?
15:48Excuse me, I'm not too old to go to bed without dinner.
15:50Relax, I'm off out for dinner with Leela anyway.
15:53Now I know she's not having a favourite lover, but, yeah.
15:58I'm so sorry about yesterday.
16:00I made you another cake.
16:02You were such a fan of the lemon drizzle,
16:04I figured we could try something else.
16:06It's red velvet.
16:09Red velvet, yeah.
16:11It's Diane's favourite, isn't it?
16:15Look, Tony.
16:18You're such a nice guy.
16:20You're nicer than my usual type,
16:21which makes me want to punch myself for saying this,
16:23but I think we're moving too fast.
16:27I don't understand. I thought we were on the same page.
16:29We were.
16:31Until I saw one of my best mate's heart break
16:34into a million pieces.
16:36And...
16:38I swung by the dog earlier.
16:41I saw the way you two looked at each other.
16:43There's nothing going on between me and Diane anymore.
16:47I think we both know that's not quite true.
16:50Oh, look, Tony, you just...
16:53You need space to heal from the break-up,
16:55and I don't want to get in the way of that.
17:02Hey.
17:04It was fun while it lasted, wasn't it?
17:06Yeah.
17:09I'll see you later.
17:11DOOR OPENS
17:17Hey.
17:18Um...
17:19Look, I can't stop thinking about how Sienna's sat
17:22in some prison cell because of us.
17:26Robbie, what have we done?
17:40Anyway, um, call me back when you get this, OK?
17:43Bye.
17:51Dad? Is that you?
17:55Is someone there?
18:03Hey. Dad, how was the grief counsellor?
18:05Yeah, I managed to get loads off my chest.
18:08It's hard. Your therapy would be good, Dad.
18:13I know it's not easy.
18:14Grief plays tricks on you.
18:16Gets inside your mind.
18:20Some days it still feels like James is here with us.
18:23Dad?
18:26Sorry, mate, it's been me own little world then.
18:28What are you looking at?
18:29It's just some work that I've got to do for a grief counsellor.
18:33I'll call you, yeah?
18:38I love you, OK, so much.
18:42And I'm going to get through this. I promise.
18:44Get off me!
18:53Hello? Who's there?
19:07Robbie? What's happened?
19:09I don't know, I just found her like this.
19:10Call an ambulance, get in!
19:37This is all the proof I need.
19:43I've nearly found you.
19:46James.
19:48You're going to be home soon.
19:51I love you so much.