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I'm going in.

Don't those palavras make plum pudding for one person?

It's not just any person. It's your brother. Pass me the wine.

Oh, mum.

Mum.

Thanks. What do you think?

Oh, well,

Rob will love it.

Better.

And I don't want any fighting over Christmas.

Do you hear?

Then go for you and Dad.

I'm not going like this.

Right, I'll go.

The British Embassy were contacted by officials in Thailand earlier today.

As your local police station, we've been informed that a body's been identified.

Believed to be your son, Rob.

No. No.

A group of young people swimming late at night.

He must have got into difficulty.

He drowned.

No.

He was identified earlier today by a travelling companion.

I should farewell?

Oh, well, she's wrong. She's wrong.

I'm afraid I have to ask you to come to the station.

We'll need you to confirm the evidence sent through by the embassy.

No!

It won't be him.

It won't be him.

Please, Luke, make it not him.

Megan, no, Rob.

Megan, no, Rob.

Megan, no, Rob.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry, Mom.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you all for coming to celebrate Rob's birthday with us.

It's been two months.

And while I can't say it gets any easier, I can say how

very grateful we are for all the support and help that you've shown us.

Rosalie.

Yes, thank you.

Our son... would have been 20 today.

To Rob.

To Rob.

Asia, can I talk to you in private for a minute?

You sure?

Rob had his place at Physical Education College.

He had to be the strongest swimmer on that beach.

We were pretty wasted.

Why didn't anyone notice he was gone?

Call for help.

So there were different groups all along the beach?

He could have been with any one of them.

And not one person noticed.

It wasn't like I was looking for him.

I'm sorry.

The Thai police asked me to identify him.

Rosalie?

You know, I thought maybe you could help me go through Rob's things.

You know, we could talk about him.

We weren't, you know, like that.

A couple.

They didn't find his phone.

Did he leave it on the beach or did someone pick it up? I don't know.

I have to catch my train.

It was a

terrible, tragic accident, Rosie.

I'll never accept that.

Never!

I mean, how can you say that? He was your son. Please, can you just calm

Don't tell me to calm down. We've talked this through, Rosalie.

Have we? Well, just let me talk about your affair with Wendy. Oh, come on.

It's been a long day. I think we should give the family some privacy,

don't you?

He hit his head.

He was not unconscious.

Rosalie, love, please. You know that he wouldn't dive around the rocks in the

middle of the night.

If you want to help each other, you have to work together. I can't.

I can't move on the way that you want us to.

She wants me out.

Please, if you want to help me to...

Answer your bloody phone, Maddy.

Maddy?

Maddy.

OK. Yeah.

Thank you.

The school realises this is a hugely difficult time for you. But no problem

booting her out. We have every sympathy.

A constant truancy. Disruption.

She was drunk in class the other day.

How are things at home? Could that be affecting her?

We, um...

We're not together at the moment.

Well, I suggest you pull together with regard to your daughter.

I'll consider one last suspension, if you can find a way to help Adi with her

grief.

You can't explain the pain to someone who hasn't gone through it.

Sometimes it's almost physical.

It comes in waves.

It's like... Thank

you for listening.

We have some new members in the group this evening.

Perhaps they'd like to share.

Only when you're ready.

My name's Jed.

Jed Cousins.

I don't remember a lot about my parents, to tell the truth.

I was only four when they had the crash.

I mean, Anne brought us up.

A right old battle axe.

So I always wore a scarf round her head.

I swear she went to sleep with that scarf.

I didn't give it to her either.

I was a difficult kid.

Everyone cut me some slack because the poor lad had lost his mum and dad.

At 16, I left home.

I went to London.

At first I'd call her once a week, pretending I was doing all these

brilliant jobs, when really I was scraping by.

It was always the next month I was coming home.

A neighbour called to say she'd passed.

I never thought much about Milan before.

Now she's gone, she's all I think about.

Stay mad, then.

I really liked your talk.

I mean, like, just the right word to use.

Thanks. I can just picture your nan with that scarf.

Pretty sure she was bald under that.

I'm Rosalie.

I heard my daughter, Maddy.

Yeah.

Is that your husband?

No, my son.

I'm sorry.

It's fine.

Thank you very much for speaking.

Very brave of you.

Thanks. You're welcome.

Thanks a lot.

Jed?

We haven't had dinner yet, and we live around the corner.

You're more than welcome.

I wouldn't want to... It's no trouble.

It's lasagna, garlic bread.

Not even dinner. More supper.

What would you call dinner if lasagna's supper?

Well, I'll take that as a yes.

Yeah.

It's only late.

It's a young guy we met at council.

Jed.

So it went okay?

We'll get there.

All of us together again.

In time.

I hope so.

Hi, Dad.

I didn't hear you come in.

Just dropping by.

Oh, Luke, Jed, Jed, Luke.

Hello. Nice to meet you. You too.

Right, well, thank you for dinner.

Or supper, whatever you call it.

You're welcome.

I'll see yous again.

Next week?

Sure.

I'll show him out.

And get this.

He doesn't drink.

He doesn't smoke.

He feels guilty about his dead nan.

He's really lovely.

Why would you do that? Why would I do what?

No, don't do that.

I'm not saving you.

I'm going to have to go home and get a change of clothes.

Oh, um... You can take jeans and a T -shirt from Rob's room if you want.

That might be difficult for you.

Yeah, it will be difficult, but...

Kind of in my space, Jed.

And you're getting my kitchen floor all wet.

Go on.

How long have you been here now?

A couple of months or so.

Do you see a future for yourself in the gardening business?

Yeah, maybe.

Well, you must have a vision of where you're going to be in the future.

I won't be as a priest, that's for sure.

Right.

Bon appétit, everyone.

Only work would keep my son away from your hot pot, Rosie.

Looks like you're going to be man of the house for a while, Jed.

Hardly. Stop it now, Faye. Stop what?

I'm as grateful to this young man as the next person.

Look what he's done. He's turned Maddy around.

I'm actually in the room, Gran.

My point exactly.

Shall we change the subject now?

Did you now have any man friends?

Not that I know of.

She's into her books.

What sort of books?

Catherine Cookson, Daniel Steele, am I right?

More of a Trollope fan.

Dickens. I can't really remember, to be honest.

Out it for the middle -class knob that you are, Gran.

Guilty as charged.

I've had it easier than some.

Rosalie started out as a care worker.

That's how we met.

Owner of three of the best residential homes in the county.

Only because you believed in me.

Not bad, eh?

For a girl from the roughest council estate.

You know, I kind of thought you'd be from all this.

No.

No, my mum was left with two young kids when my father bailed.

What's that silly saying?

Poor but happy.

But we were.

Poor is shy, whatever way you look at it.

You know what it's like to want things, though.

We've got a lot in common.

Yeah, of course we do.

Maddie.

Losing someone.

If that's what you mean.

No.

Just, like, more than that.

I don't know. It's me being stupid. I just... I feel like I've known you a lot

longer.

That's all.

It's weird.

You lost your mother.

I lost my son.

Maybe that's the connection you feel.

I think we both have to be careful not to... not to get everything mixed up.

Yeah.

Maybe you're right.

Thanks for this.

You're welcome.

Night.

Night, Jed.

I've given Mrs Flynn last rites. Her family's with her now.

Everything okay?

Yeah, I just... I just haven't been sleeping very well.

Worried about Jed?

What do you mean?

Has he told you his real name yet?

His real name?

Jethro.

I googled his parents' accident.

Why would you do that?

Anne looked up his nan's obituary.

Rita Cousins.

She did have a partner for many years. He's mentioned in her obituary.

Jed said she was alone.

What have you got against him?

Nothing.

Seems perfect.

Maybe that's the problem.

The alarm's gone off in the cottage again.

What cottage?

It's this old shack in the middle of nowhere that everyone loves except me.

It'll be the wind or a fox or something.

Police never check. I'll go up there tomorrow to make sure.

Not on your own, Mum.

I'm coming with you. You're not missing another day of school with me. Mum!

I'll feel better.

There's really no need.

I know.

I just want you to come home safe.

See you later.

It's a power cut.

Happens here a lot.

It's been forced.

Right there. I'll check upstairs.

No, nothing.

Must have been hikers taking a chance.

They've taken anything.

They didn't find them.

My mum couldn't afford much, but she never missed our books.

Some first editions in there.

I bought them over the years.

Valeria.

My heroine.

God, how I wanted a crystal pendant with magic powers like hers.

My mum bought me a glass one, so I couldn't... I couldn't get a crystal one

after that.

Why not?

Maybe, like, saying her present wasn't good enough.

You're a kind person, aren't you?

Sorry, am I allowed to say that?

It's a nice thing to say. Why wouldn't you say it?

I think it's getting dark. We should, er... We should go.

Maddy will be getting married.

Maddy, I won't hurt you or your mum again.

What a mistake.

It was a shit mistake, Dad.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It's real.

While everything else feels like small stuff.

I'm sure I left them

in the car.

I'm just gonna check inside.

This is hopeless, Jed.

They must have come out your hand when that bird flew out.

It's too dark.

We'll have to look again in the morning.

Mum? It's me.

But she managed to get through.

She can't find her car keys is all.

I'm going to stay the night.

Okay.

I'm not very hungry.

Did Rob enjoy coming here?

He used to have to bribe Maddy to come up here.

But Rob... He was in his element.

He'd hike for miles in the woods.

He was an outdoors lad.

He had to take care of himself.

I wanted to go back to Thailand and ask questions, see where it happened, but...

Maddie was out of control. We couldn't leave her, and...

Luke and I couldn't stay together.

All that toxic anger between us.

And all we wanted was our son back.

Don't apologise.

I can't pretend to understand what that... ..pains feel like.

But I do know that... ..losing someone and...

..not getting the chance to say goodbye... ..feels unfair.

If you're cold, there are more blankets in the cupboard.

Good night.

Jared, what the... You were calling me. Get out!

Just get out of my room!

Found them.

Like I thought they were in the grass by the car.

Great.

Thanks. You're welcome.

You were calling me.

What?

I didn't know you were asleep.

You misheard.

I think about you too.

Where's your flat? I can drop you off.

I need to get some stuff I left at your house before you say you don't want me

coming round so much.

Jed... It's OK.

I get it.

I'm used to being brushed off.

It's rubbish to the likes of you and how you're up in the world.

I don't think that... It's all right, I get it.

I heard my name being called... Loudon...

Oh, my God.

Dad!

Maddie! Oi!

Oi! Maddie!

What day are we on? What do you want? Do you want money? I can get you money.

Shut up!

I think you're in a big deal, dear.

They're not going to be around to save you next time, Maddie! You're not going

to be here next time! Fuck off!

Why catch you around here again?

You better start running.

If the police don't catch you, I fucking will!

Get out of here.

You came out of nowhere.

Are you okay?

I'm all right.

I'm never coming back.

They're not from around here.

One day, Yad and a gang started...

I don't know, talking to me outside school.

Talking about what?

Stuff.

I don't know, and we had a laugh.

Never got a surname.

Never asked any questions.

Just had a laugh.

They'd take things from me.

Money, jewellery.

We know how these gangs operate, Maddy.

Did they ask you to sell drugs at school?

Answer them, Maddy.

Nothing heavy, just benzos, all the... Jesus Christ.

Sorry, Dad, Mom.

It just took my mind off things here.

I did stop.

First it was like they were okay with it, and then today it was give them more

money instead.

Am I in trouble?

Or do I have to go to court?

If we find them.

Thanks for what you did, Jed.

Maddy's out with her dad.

You can wait in here if you want.

I, um... Take something.

I can't accept that.

I don't want this.

But you want me. I wasn't sure.

It's not true. Yes, it is.

You have to leave now.

I think about you all the time. Stop it. All the time.

Hiya.

Jed's helping me up with the new security.

You are a star.

And it'll be a relief to know you're around this evening because I'm taking

lovely wife out to dinner.

You understand it was never Wendy that split us up.

It was losing Rob.

We can never be whole again.

Where's Chad?

He's talking about leaving.

Did he say why?

Job's shaky.

Flat.

I don't want to talk about it, Mum.

I didn't know where else to go.

Rosie, no mother loses a child without major consequences.

You need to deal with your grief.

Is that what's wrong with me?

I don't trust myself, Tom.

What I'm thinking, I...

I've been having these weird dreams and just crazy stuff.

Mixing everything up.

After a death, the family has to regroup.

Spend some time together.

Just the three of you.

Heal yourself through the memory of Rob. Okay, that sounds a bit pretty steep.

I've lost myself, Tom.

You're the strongest woman I know, Rosie.

will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. Give us our trespasses.

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

If Jed was to move in, Could I trust you to be sensible?

Get that boy out of your house now before something terrible happens.

Don't worry.

I know what I'm doing.

I want you out of my house!

I've lost my son.

I won't lose my daughter as well.

All I want is you.

Be back here tomorrow to see if Rosalie has led further into temptation as our

original new drama, Penance, continues at nine.

More drama next as Evil Finn sets his sights on yet another victim. But who

it be?

Neighbours Late Endgame is after the break.