"How is she?" "She got really drunk last night." "Oh, well." "We all deal with these things in our own way." "Sorry." "You'd think I'd be able to come up with something a little bit more useful." "You know this means no to Kenya, don't you?" "I am not the biggest loser." "I'm such an idiot." "This is not your fault." "I should have been able to protect my mum, protect Jason." "And the others." "Look, it's...you can't put all this on your shoulders." "It's not your responsibility." "I'm the last man standing." "You know, my mum cried herself to sleep last night." "I've got to do summat." "(PHONE RINGING)" "Degsie!" "How are you, mate?" "Yeah, yeah, good." "Oh, you know, getting by." "Same as ever." "Listen, Degsie, I wanted to ask you are you still living at that flat in Salford?" "Oh, I see." "So you're all...all settled now." "Oh, yeah." "Me too, yeah." "No, all good." "Gotta run, Degsie." "Bye, mate." "Bye." "Bye, bye." "Dad's still in bed." "Used to be the first up." "Still feels a bit weird." "What happened in the pub?" "Nothing." "You gonna be around all day?" "Yeah, I reckon." "I need to return some books to a mate that I borrowed for an essay I've been working on." "Will you tell Dad that I'll be back about 6:00." "Why don't you tell him?" "Because he's asleep." "Why are you picking on me?" "Why are you picking fights in my local pub?" "Because people around here can't resist the opportunity to disrespect me." "Or my family." "Me?" "No." "Tracy?" "No." "My dad?" "My mum." "Happy now?" "No, not really." "Why do I get this feeling, Daniel, that you're hiding something?" "Why do you keep cutting phonecalls short when other people walk into the room?" "If anyone's hiding something, I reckon it's you." "I'll be back later." "What were they saying about your mum?" "Morning." "Hello." "Where's he off to?" "(SIGHS) Returning some books to a mate for his essay." "Apparently." "Right." "Did he say owt about losing his keys?" "No." "Good." "He hasn't noticed." "Where'd you get them?" "Took them out of his bag last night." "Thought I'd pay his mam a visit." "See if she's missing little Daniel, and if she's not there, I thought I could have a snoop about." "Or you could just call her." "Where's the fun in that?" "Look, I know it's not been easy." "I've not had a day off in weeks." "No, but with Anna not here we're short-staffed and now Roy's taken it upon himself to organise the wedding it looks like it's just you and me now." "It's your wedding, too." "Yes, I know it is." "How come he's doing all the work?" "I'm still responsible for some things, you know." "Like what?" "Like my dress." "In fact, I'm off to see a few frocks this afternoon." "Time's ticking on." "Oh, very well." "Thank you for trying anyway." "Goodbye." "I'm afraid I've drawn a blank on the horse-drawn carriage." "Did you have any preference for wedding cars?" "Make, vintage, colour?" "Oh, as long as it gets me to the church on time." "I'm going to carry on downstairs if you can carry on down here." "Yes." "Yes, of course." "We'll be fine." "It's all very exciting." "Yeah, indeed." "Rita." "Oh, just a coffee and an Eccles cake, please." "Sounds like Roy's really pushing the boat out on this wedding." "Really?" "What makes you say that?" "I saw him in the Bistro yesterday, testing vol-au-vents." "He said" " And I quote - "I don't want any skimping." "Whatever it costs."" "Oh!" "I say!" "We need to work out who's going in which car." "There's no rush." "The funeral's tomorrow." "The undertaker's gonna want to know." "You need to have something to eat." "I had some toast for breakfast." "You can't live on toast." "Course you can." "I've lived on toast for years." "You can stick anything with it, can't you?" "Beans, cheese, butter." "Never get bored." "We're planning a funeral." "Is this helping?" "Doesn't make it any easier, does it?" "(MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES)" "It's Todd." "Hello." "A meeting?" "Can you tell me?" "I won't tell anyone." "OK." "All right then." "Bye." "What did he want?" "There's a meeting this afternoon in the Rovers for everybody connected to the development." "What about?" "He wouldn't say." "Bet it's not good news." "Sounds like Anna and Michael might be right." "Please, no..." "My dad was...rubbish." "Like he wished he'd never had me." "I was an...inconvenience in his life." "Look, I know everything I did with Michael was wrong, but... he was a good man." "With a good heart." "Yeah." "And you know whatever he did, he didn't deserve it." "Do you really think that Pat's capable of murder?" "I think that man's capable of anything." "Michael told me he didn't trust Pat, but I had no idea how dodgy all this was until you filled me in." "You want sugar?" "Er, no, no." "Thanks." "How are you getting on with Gail?" "It's not easy." "I still feel really uncomfortable around the family." "I don't want to create any more trouble for them." "They've been through so much already." "Where've you been?" "Sorry, Sarah called as I got to the door." "You'll be interested in this." "Am I?" "Yeah." "Apparently Todd's called a meeting this lunchtime." "Got an announcement about the flats development." "What sort of announcement?" "Don't know." "We're going." "It's meant to be for investors." "They can kick me out if they want to." "They can try." "Yeah, 1:00." "It won't take long." "I'm really sorry, Rita, but I'd really prefer to tell everyone all together." "Yeah, yeah, of course Jenny can come." "Yeah." "All right." "See you there." "Bye." "(SIGHS)  Have you worked out what you're gonna say?" "(FOOTSTEPS ON STAIRS) No." "I mean, how do you break bad news?" "Tell them fast." "Tell them straight." "Like pulling off a plaster." "I've just called Jason." "I was a complete mess, wittering on, and he was just brilliant." "Said not to blame myself, the money was never really his." "I just wanted him to shout at me, I feel a hundred times worse." "Why couldn't he just call me a complete fool?" "I can't believe Pat's left you to deal with this on your own." "You're not on your own." "Mum, seriously, right." "I've got this" "  I will be there, by your side." "Things might get really ugly." "Then you're gonna need backup." "OK, but you are not going like that." "I'll go and get changed." "Bulletproof vest might be good." "See?" "You're not on your own." "Just keep telling yourself that this was not your fault." "Right?" "(RADIO PLAYS)" "(MUSIC STOPS) Oi!" "Ty!" "I was listening to that." "I need you, now." "Hi." "Hi." "I'm supposed to be at work." "Yeah, I know that, but..." "I could tell Ty I'm on a breakdown." "The flat's empty or we could go back to yours." "Sorry, it's not that." "I need you to give me a lift somewhere." "Oh, right." "Where?" "It's not far, but there's summat I need to do." "But you know, maybe after that we could..." "Ty!" "Off on a breakdown, be back as soon as I can." "Come on." "It's a good turnout." "It's not a bring-and-buy sale." "Sorry." "They're all gonna want a piece of me" "You'll be fine, love." "If this is gonna be one of them "we need more money or it's all delayed until 2121" things," "I am gonna kick off." "No, you'll do nothing of the sort." "We'll sit here and wait to hear what he has to say." "I do hope Anna's got this wrong." "Yeah." "Fingers crossed, you deserve a break." "No Pat, then." "Hm." "What does that mean?" "Maybe he's been arrested." "Yeah, don't get my hopes up." "Excuse me." "Looks like we're all...we're all here now." "So erm, first thing I want to say is thanks for coming at such short notice." "Erm, you're probably wondering why I've asked you all here...today and..." "..the simple truth is " "Hang on, hang on." "(MURMURING)" "This is my job." "I think you've done enough already." "My mess, my responsibility." "Pat, you walked away." "Yeah, well, I'm back." "And I'll do what has to be done." "Thanks, everybody, for coming." "I'm sorry, folks." "It's bad news." "Bad news for you, for me, for everyone." "I think you all know Michael Rodwell was found dead on the building site." "What you don't know is what that... ..what that brave man uncovered." "Myself and Todd have been working on this project in good faith." "But our business partner, Vinny Ashford... ..and trust me, I struggle to say the man's name, our business partner...has shafted us." "Royally." "He's done a runner with the money." "Our money." "Your money." "No flats, no developments." "We've all lost everything." "(MURMURING) Please, please, please." "I understand how you feel." "I'm as angry and frustrated as you are." "Todd and I have spent hours" " Hours - trying to explain to the police what exactly happened." "Isn't that right, Todd?" "Yeah, yeah." "I don't fully understand it myself, but if you give me a chance, I'll try and answer all your questions." "Could I just er, make it clear?" "Nearly everyone here gave you - I'm talking to you!" "Nearly everyone here gave you £15,000 for a reservation fee on a flat." "All that's gone?" "No money?" "No flat?" "I'd like to deny it, Rita, but that's exactly right." "So where's all the money gone?" "Vinny took it." "And as soon as I got wind of this," "I checked on the business accounts." "All emptied." "And where's Vinny?" "The police are looking for him now." "But I suspect this was his plan all along, so wherever he is, he's probably covered his tracks." "This is criminal!" "You have stolen our money!" "Not us, Vinny." "How come you don't know anything about this, eh?" "Are you really that stupid?" "Mam..." "You was obviously in on it, too." "I understand your anger." "And I share it." "Trust me, if I could get my hands on Vinny Ashford there wouldn't be much left of him." "I have lost 15 grand?" "There must be some way to get it back, I'm sure." "That flat was for my kids." "What have I got now?" "I've got nothing!" "JENNY:" "What are the police doing?" "They should be locking you up." "Let's not forget someone died." "Oh, I'm as angry as any one of you in this room." "But poor Michael lost his life." "He hasn't had his funeral yet." "Do we know what happened?" "I..." "I found him, Rita." "It looked like he'd broken into the site office, forced open some drawers and then he had a heart attack as he left." "And we'll never know what he found, will we?" "Cos you doubtless destroyed any evidence." "Form a lynch mob if you want." "I've got no defence." "I should have seen this coming." "I've developed dozens of projects." "Yeah, you have." "And you've been bankrupt an' all." "I'm denying nothing." "But you're looking at a victim here, not a villain." "I've lost here, too." "More than money." "I persuaded this wonderful woman here to invest her son's savings in this project, £65,000." "(GASPS AND MURMURING) Gone." "I promised her" " PROMISED her - it would make money." "I promised her son, Jason, it would make money." "And I lost it." "And I've lost her." "So, Todd is not to blame, Eileen is not to blame, this is me." "I'm to blame." "(MURMURING)" "Phelan rides to the rescue." "I thought you weren't back till 6:00." "Have you seen my keys?" "Keys?" "No." "Dad was by himself when I got back." "I've only just nipped out for a paper." "Yeah, and left him alone." "Hey, he's had a stroke." "He doesn't need a nursemaid." "Anyway, look, you're back now, so why don't I put the kettle on, you give him a shout, we'll all have a brew, eh?" "I need to go back to the flat." "I thought you'd lost your keys." "I might have dropped them there." "Oh, so YOU'RE leaving him on his own now?" "He's not on his own, is he?" "You're here." "(DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES)" "ANSWERPHONE:" "Hi, it's Tracy." "Leave a message." "Tracy, answer your phone." "Listen, he's coming round to the flat." "You need to get out of there now." "(SIGHS)" "OK, OK, it's more expensive than I was planning." "But it is gorgeous." "And according to Rita, Roy really is pushing out the boat to make this a special day." "You only get married once." "Well, that's not strictly true." "Well, me and Alan couldn't afford a big do so why not splash out now that we can afford it?" "Do they do sale or return?" "Can I see the dress." "Maybe later." "This afternoon, when Roy goes to the wholesalers." "Can't wait." "Me neither." "Oh." "Oh, I'm sorry, Gail." "Going on about my wedding when you've had such tragic news." "It's fine." "Life goes on." "It's what Michael would have wanted." "When's the funeral?" "It's tomorrow." "You're all welcome." "A strong tea please, Alex." "And a custard tart." "Carbs are very good for grief." "Sit down, Gail." "Sit down." "It's all gone." "Everything." "Are you absolutely sure?" "Ask anyone here." "They've all lost like us." "I don't know how we're gonna pay Dev back now." "Well, that's not your problem." "Dev's dealing with me now." "I'll sort it." "No, you can't." "I can." "You turn 21 tomorrow." "You're starting married life soon." "These are not your debts." "I don't know how we'll do it...but we'll do it together." "And I've lost everything." "Sarah, I am really sorry, but listen, we're gonna do everything we possibly can to get back at least some of the money, yeah?" "How?" "And when?" "I mean, she can't afford to lose this." "I know." "Hopefully the police can help us sort it out." "How did you not know that this was going on?" "You're supposed to be my friend." "How could you let this happen to me?" "You're not the only one, love." "Jason's lost £65,000." "And that's meant to make me feel better?" "You never know, maybe the police will find Vinny." "You might believe in miracles, but I don't." "They should give you an Oscar for that performance." "I know you were in on it, so come on." "Where's your share hidden?" "Remind me again, Anna, what's your stake in this?" "Hey, watch it." "Calm down." "Most of the people here today have lost money." "What have you lost?" "Apart from an opportunity for revenge." "At least she knows what you're like now." "It's just a shame, innit, that so many people had to suffer along the way." "Just remember, somebody died." "Poor Michael lost his life." "Mm." "So convenient for you." "Oh, please." "Show some compassion." "If it wasn't for you, then Michael would still be alive." "Maybe if it wasn't for you, Michael would still be alive." "You...you are an evil monster!" "You're a monster!" "Come on, let's go." "He's a monster!" "He's not worth it, Mam." "Come on." "So how's your love life?" "I don't kiss and tell." "So there's been more kissing." "I didn't say that." "You implied it." "(CHUCKLES) Come on." "It's time to get you back to school." "I even thought about buying one of those flats for Alex." "You're lucky you didn't." "Has everybody lost their money?" "My so-called husband wanted to buy a flat for his mistress." "Another foolish investment." "Another example of the mess he's left me with." "Must be a very cruel blow to lose so much money." "I'm sure you two will be very happy together but right now, I wish I'd never married that man." "Look, I don't care what anyone says, right, boys like cars and girls like boys with cars." "Not very PC." "Yes, but it's true." "(LAUGHS)" "Where did you park it?" "Outside the house." "What, Granddad's house?" "Yeah." "I thought I'd find you here." "Nowhere else to go." "I'm a bit short of mates at the moment." "It's brave what you just did." "Brave or stupid?" "I can't tell the difference." "Could have left Todd to face the flak on his own." "My mam always taught me you make a mess, you clear it up." "Then how are you gonna clear up this one?" "Well, first, I'm gonna work my fingers to the bones to pay back every penny of Jason's money." "Don't make promises you can't keep." "It might take a while." "But I don't mind grafting." "You got nowhere to live?" "I'll sort something out." "I don't trust you." "I don't even like you any more." "But if you're gonna work to pay Jason back... ..then you can kip in Sean's old room till you find summat yourself." "Are you sure?" "Not really." "(DOOR CLOSES) Have you moved my car?" "I've not touched your car." "It's gone." "Gone where?" "I don't know where." "Stolen, I guess." "It was outside." "I know it was outside, but it's not outside any more." "What's all the shouting?" "Somebody's nicked his car." "Eh?" "It's not funny." "No, I know it's not funny, but if you're gonna drive around in a flash car then somebody's gonna want it." "You know anything about this?" "Me?" "Oh, as if!" "But Peter's right." "Folk round here get jealous very easily." "So, tell me." "What happened at Daniel's?" "Did you get my text?" "Yeah." "Sorry, I was er, busy so I turned my phone off." "But I did discover something...very interesting." "No Denise." "No Denise?" "No." "No toiletries, no makeup." "No evidence of a woman living in Daniel's flat." "In fact, there was barely any furniture." "No photographs." "It just didn't feel like a home." "It was really weird." "So?" "So he's been lying to us." "Why would he lie about that?" "You tell me." "But definitely no mum." "Loads of student debts, so maybe HE nicked your car." "If he has, I'll wring his scrawny neck." "OK, let's not give Dad any more stress." "Oi, he's taking the mickey." "He's lying to us, he's sponging off us and he's twisting Dad round his little finger." "I know, just - No, I don't like him, Peter." "And I don't trust him." "And next time he shows his face," "I'm gonna find out exactly what is going on." "subtitles by Deluxe"