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VOICEMAIL: Hi, it's Kush, please leave a message.

Kush, pick up.

I'm going out my mind.

She ain't done a runner. She ain't done nothing!

BANGING ON DOOR

Open up!

Open up, you lying...

Oi! What's your problem?

Where is he?

IAN!

Just calm down, Shirley. They're going through her stuff!

What's that got to do with us?

What do you want?

Tina might have not hurt you,

but I will.

Innocent people don't run.

Shirley!

I am not done with you, Beale.

Ian, you look terrible.

Thanks, Mother. No, I didn't mean it like that...

Come on. You need your rest.

Ian...Let's get you inside, darling.

What's the matter with him?

It's OK.

He's got me.

ON PHONE: Arthur?

Can you tell Mummy where you are?

Arthur!

Kush? Kush, don't put the phone down, please.

He needs his mum. Just come back.

I can't do that.

Don't make me call the police.

Just think about Kat...

Mummy, we're going on a aeroplane.

Sh.

A plane? You don't have a passport!

Where are you taking him?

Ifyou call the police, you won't see him again.

Don't do this.I mean it.

MUSIC THROUGH HEADPHONES: Lonely by Joel Corry

MUSIC STOPS

All right, Jack.

We've got a meeting today with Thompson's boss.

What?

Got to report this.

You said you'd help me out,

not throw me under the bus!

I've got no choice.

Ben'll find out. I'll lose him. I'll lose everything...

Look, I can't hide a thing like this.

I said right from the start, don't get involved with the Mitchells.

I'm sorry, Callum.

My hands are tied.

I thought we were mates.

Meeting's at four.

Right, I want Ritchie's number.

She is after something.

She's got her claws in Ian.

Sharon? Oh, who else?

And I ain't buying the wifey act either.

Only, if she really cared about him,

she'd help him patch things up with his family.

She just wants yet another man to raise someone else's kid.

Oh, I'm sorry...

Ian can look after himself.

Just stay out of it.

I just want to know what she's playing at.

I mean, you should have seen him earlier, Phil, he looked really bad.

And she didn't even seem to care.

She is after something.

He already ain't speaking to you because of your meddling.

Don't make things worse.

Oh!

DOOR CLOSES

SHE SOBS

Sonia?

Sonia?

Are you OK?

I'm fine.

How long have you been here?

Oh, 18 hours.

I was meant to go home hours ago, but...

Come on.

Let's go and get a coffee.

What's that?

Sorry. I need to go.

What's wrong?

Sonia?

So where's Grey, then?

Well, he said he'd only be a couple of hours.

How can he help us, anyway?

He can tell us what our options are from a legal point of view.

Why Arthur thinks he's getting on a plane?

They must have passports, Kat!

They must have got them from somewhere.

Kush ain't some criminal mastermind, Stace.

He's a good bloke. He's probably just scared.

What if someone's helping him?

Like who? He don't know no-one like that.

Being on the run don't come cheap.

It ain't Phil.

Why would someone help him take Arthur?

Who'd want to hurt you like that?

# My love, my love...

# Yeah. Shout out to my ex...

# To my ex...my ex... #

MUSIC STOPS

What are you...?

Mum! If you ain't going to take this seriously, you're out.

Yeah, no, she's absolutely right, we are not a family of amateurs,

Lola, come on. Right, let's go again.

Hello.

Oh, you all right?

I can't work like this!

Excuse me, madam, who said this little diva attitude's OK?

Ah, Taylor Swift over here wants to audition for Britain's Got Talent.

Can't find the right song yet, though.

We need something for four people.

So Callum can be in.

Got to be our WHOLE family.

You all right?

Yeah, yeah. I just got to get ready for work.

Where is he?

Oi!

You're helping Kush.

Where do you get the passports, eh? Mate of Daddy's?

What are you talking about?

Hold up, Stace, I am just as scared as you are.

But Ruby wouldn't do that.

Arthur reckons he is getting on a plane.

I just want him back, Martin.

He won't even speak to me.

He said if I call the police, then I'm never going to see Arthur again.

Stace, look, I have known Kush for ever.

He is not going to do that. He'll be back.

Here, look, just go home.

Arthur's not going nowhere.

I promise.

Shirley...

Look, don't think because Mick's forgiven you that I have.

I know what you think of me, all right, I'm not here for an argument.

I heard that the police had picked up Tina's stuff?

I tried calling Mick, but he didn't pick up.

Well, he's probably got his phone off.

I'll let him know.

Oh, here she is, the Real Housewife of Walford.

Shirley, could I have a word, please?

Not unless you've come to tell me that Beale's admitted to lying,

otherwise there's no point.

Look, he's not feeling himself at the moment.

Well, he still looked like a judgmental little cockroach.

What do you mean, he's not feeling himself?

Well, he's not really coping... after the attack.

More proof that we can't trust what he said about Tina.

That's not what I meant.

You don't honestly believe she did it, though, do you?

Well, she's done a runner.

Yeah, but that don't mean she did it.

I mean, why would she? This is Tina we're talking about.

Don't you want to find out who it really was?

look, I came here to apologise, not be told my husband's a liar.

Sorry to disappoint you.

Fine.

Oi, you left that on the side.

Drinking yourself to death ain't going to achieve anything.

Worth a try, innit?

He loves the drama, doesn't he?

Yeah, he's a hopeless romantic.

I'd like to see him try and make a relationship actually work.

Easier said than done.

Yeah, well, there was nothing wrong with us.

It was everything else.

Everyone else.

Here you go.

Two sugars.

Should perk you up a bit.

Afternoon.

Can I get a...?

Oh, God.

You all right, Ian? You look awful.

Thanks.

Can I get you something? No, no, seriously.

You look really bad. Doesn't he look really bad?

Yeah, well, he's not been sleeping well.

Oh! Look, Ian, why don't you go upstairs?

I'll get Kheerat to meet me in the cafe instead.

I'm going to get some air.

Well, I'll come with you, shall I?

No, someone needs to keep an eye on the bar.

OK.

You're not allowed back here.

You said you weren't going to do anything.

Who says I have?

Ian looks ready to drop!

What are you doing, slipping him arsenic or something?

Are you mad?

You've got no idea what it's like.

You don't have to be around Ian every day,

constantly reminded of what he did.

Listen, if I can see it, everyone can, can't they?

I've got it figured out. I've already had Kathy round.

She knows something ain't right. I'll sort it!

Look at you, Sharon.

You're a mess.

You might be able to forget what he did to Denny,

but I can't.

VOICEMAIL: Hi, it's Kush, please leave a message.

Stacey probably scared him off. I can't just do nothing.

I mean, he's got my son.

You don't believe her, do you?

Martin, this is exactly what she wants!

Ruby...No! She always does this when she doesn't get her own way.

I know it's not you.

But someone must be helping him.

What if he does take Arthur abroad?

You said he wouldn't. Well, I had to say that.

You saw Stace, she's...

She's devastated.

He's my little boy, Rube.

He's safe.

It's Kush.

But it hurts.

It actually hurts not knowing where he is.

I don't know what I'll do

if he takes him out the country.

We've got to find him.

MACHINE BUZZES

I'm feeling tired, dizzy.

Is that normal after being hit?

Not after this long.

I feel like I'm getting worse.

Well, maybe you need a trip to the hospital.

You all right?

Yeah.

Long shift. Weren't an easy one...

Uh, tell me about it.

Doing everything I can to try and keep the Vic afloat.

I mean, it's not easy after Tina's handiwork.

Look, I know you two were close.

I mean, the stress she has caused,

all while I'm trying to recover from Covid.

You didn't have Covid.

No, you know what I mean.

I mean, the anxiety it's caused people like me,

I nearly lost everything.

Some people did.

Yeah, Son, I just... People are dying!

Yeah.

Get that off!

Go to your GP, like everybody else.

Son, I'm ill...

Just get out, Ian! Please!

Have you booked the flights?

Not yet.

Well, you need to do it as soon as.

Martin's a mess.

I didn't know this would hurt him so much.

Stacey's threatened to call the police, so I need to leave today.

You can't.

Sorry, it's too late...

Kush, I can't do this.

No, I don't have any other choice.

I can't give you any more money.

Well, where am I supposed to go?

I wasn't thinking properly.

No-one was supposed to get hurt.

We shouldn't have done this.

Just...

..just bring Arthur back.

Ruby... Please.

Ruby!

She'll be all right.

You're a lawyer, not a psychic.

Yeah, I know going for Ian every five minutes won't help.

I hate the thought of her being out there on her own.

Did she tell you where she was going?

No.

No, she didn't want me to know.

Said it was best that way, in case the police ask.

Look, Tina's strong-minded, ballsy.

She can look after herself.

Thank you...

..for looking after my family.

For looking after Tina.

You know, I'll be all right once she gets in touch.

She always does.

Eventually.

Hey...

I've got to get to work.

What's going on with you?

We're good, right?

I mean, is it something to do with work?

Babe, it's me. You can tell me.

We can talk about anything.

Callum!

Our meeting.

I cancelled it.

I'll, um... I'll see you at home.

There's been a change of plan.

Where have you been?

Everyone kept saying about how rough I looked,

so I went to see Sonia.

What?

She started giving me the...

..once-over and she just freaked out.

Why?

Oh, I don't know.

She hadn't even finished taking my blood pressure.

Waste of time. I should go and see a doctor.

Well, by the time you get an appointment, you'll feel better.

Let me look after you.

Hm?

You're always there for me.

You know, I never thought I'd be in love with my best friend.

What would our younger selves say, if they could see us now?

Do you think your mum would approve?

I think she'd be proud of you.

Kush?

You got to help me out.

Where are you?

I need cash.

What? No!

You are going to get back here right now.

Stacey is a wreck...

I sold the van, but it's not enough.

I need a little bit more to tide us over.

Kush, listen to me, all right?

No, listen. I know you're scared.

I've been in your shoes.

Yes, and I helped you.

And you have no idea how grateful I am.

Well, show me.

Help me out.

Kush... With the charge for stealing those cars

and my record with Leo, I will go down. Please.

All I'm asking is you return the favour.

You owe me.

Tell me where you are.

Don't bother trying to talk me round.

You ain't cut out for this.

I have to be!

For Denny.

Look, it's not like I don't know the risks,

but no-one else is doing anything.

Listen! You mess this up, you will go down for good.

Now, tell me, tell me, how's that justice?

Ian will have paid!

So what? So what?

I mean, you poison him right in front of everyone.

You're going to be the first person they point the finger at.

Not if they think he's done it to himself.

Come on, you saw how he flipped out at Christmas.

He was already losing it.

Just got to keep people thinking he's not himself.

You seriously think you can pull this off?

Well, what else is there?

Smash him round the head like you did...

Or you could stop, couldn't you? You could stop!

What, and let him get away with it?

With lying to me, betraying me, with...

..letting me marry him when he knew.

When he knew he'd killed our little boy.

This is the only way to do it.

You was wrong.

You know, what you said earlier.

I can't forget what he did.

And I shouldn't have left you alone to...

..to deal with this.

Now, we're going to make him pay, Sharon,

we're going to make him pay...

..together.