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  • 6/20/2025

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00:00So, will you go and wait by the car, please?
00:26I'll go talk to Uncle Robert.
00:28Hi.
00:28Hiya.
00:30Where the hell have you been?
00:32I need to get Harry to school.
00:33I just went for a walk.
00:34I want to get out on the fresh air again.
00:36Well, you should have told me.
00:38I heard you up in the night a few times, but when I went to your bedroom it was empty.
00:41I didn't know what had happened.
00:42Where you'd gone?
00:43Yeah, I couldn't sleep.
00:44I guess I've just not got used to a comfy bed and no cellmate yet.
00:48But your bed is hardly slept in.
00:52I've been having some nightmares.
00:54I'm sure it'll pass once I've got prison out of my system.
00:57What sort of nightmares?
00:58I really don't want to talk about that.
01:00And right now I've got more important things to worry about, like finding a job.
01:04Well, if me staying's gonna be difficult, I always find somewhere else.
01:07No, I didn't say that.
01:09You're welcome to stay.
01:10I just, it would have been better if you'd called and asked first.
01:13There's stuff we need to talk about.
01:15Yeah, later.
01:16I've got to get a shower before I get started.
01:17I didn't realise you were out of jail.
01:19Bob!
01:20Back in the village.
01:22Yeah, well, now you can start spreading the good news.
01:24Yeah, well, there's a few around here.
01:26We might not see it that way, but...
01:32I reckon we both know who he's talking about.
01:34Yeah, well, can't worry about that now.
01:36The important thing is getting a job and making a good start here.
01:40Okay, well, I'll take Harry to school, but then we are having that chat.
01:54What's this?
01:55I thought you needed a good breakfast.
01:57Keep your strength up for your operation next week.
02:01I just wanna get it over and done with now.
02:04There's a few things I wanna ask the consultant when we go.
02:07We?
02:08Didn't I mention I'm coming with you?
02:10I don't remember inviting you.
02:12Well, I didn't think you'd need to.
02:14I thought you'd want me there.
02:15And anyway, like you said, we're a team, remember?
02:18Yeah, well, I still think you should've asked.
02:20And I don't want the whole family turning up.
02:21You haven't invited any of them, have you?
02:23No, of course I haven't.
02:25Why are you on edge about this, Sarah?
02:27I love you.
02:28I might be wrong, but I think you might need me there.
02:30Have I ever mentioned how stubborn you are?
02:32Loads of times, yeah.
02:34No, if I'm honest, I'd like you there.
02:42Oh, this is them now.
02:43Confirming the date and time for next week.
02:45Well, the sooner the better, eh?
02:47Yeah, I guess so.
02:50It's funny, I can't remember when there was a time in my life where I wasn't going to appointments and having operations.
02:56I suppose I've got through them all okay so far, though.
02:59And you'll get through this one, too.
03:01It's all right.
03:02It's all right.
03:03It's all right.
03:04It's all right.
03:09So, I've been thinking, and I reckon there's a bit of you that thinks I'm responsible for whatever happens to you in prison.
03:17No.
03:18And you didn't ask me to do what I did.
03:22You were angry about it.
03:23But it still ruined your life.
03:24Still got you sent away for years.
03:26I never blamed you, Vic.
03:28Prison's not about you and me.
03:30It's about getting through every day without going under.
03:33Having everything organised without being able to relax.
03:36I'll admit, there were times I thought I wouldn't get through it, but it's over now.
03:44I'm not sure it is.
03:45Not if it's stopping you from sleeping.
03:47I'm gonna put it all behind me, and I'm gonna concentrate on building my new life.
03:51Well, maybe you'd have a better chance of doing that if you moved away, though.
03:55Aaron's moved on.
03:57Maybe you should, too.
03:59I'll leave Aaron alone.
04:00But moving away would be harder.
04:02I'd be living with strangers.
04:04Do you know how many people get out of prison and find themselves back behind bars before
04:08they know it?
04:09Well, not you.
04:10Not if you were smart.
04:11If I was smart, I wouldn't be in this mess.
04:13So, learn from your mistakes?
04:14I'm trying, Vic.
04:16I've got a lot of things stacked against me.
04:18Nobody wants to give an ex-con a job or a place to live.
04:21They think you can't be trusted.
04:23I can't blame them.
04:25I thought the same before I knew any different.
04:28Okay.
04:29Then you best crack on with your job search.
04:34Good luck.
04:35You could've told us you got this.
04:49Well, I had more to worry about than that, fine.
04:52Like, I thought you were gonna die.
04:55Still need pain.
04:57Anyway, I'm okay now.
04:59No, you're not.
05:00You look awful.
05:01You need to go back to your bed.
05:03Just get a coffee on the way into work.
05:05That normally helps.
05:06Oh.
05:07Don't be stupid.
05:08You're not going into work today.
05:09I just had too much to drink, that's all.
05:12You need to realise what could've happened if John hadn't have found you.
05:16You know, you really scared me, Keira.
05:17I never want to go through that again.
05:19I was stupid.
05:20I've known drinking's not the answer since Shadrach used to knock me about.
05:24Well, let's hope it's lesson learned now.
05:26But you're not ready to go into work today?
05:28I have to.
05:29I've got a couple of services coming in and we need the money.
05:32Well, text Sarah.
05:33She'll like the overtime.
05:34Right.
05:35Okay.
05:36Right.
05:37Fine.
05:38Just don't tell her it's because I've been drinking too much.
05:42Well, I'll tell her that you've got food poisoning, okay?
05:45Fine.
05:46Where are we gonna pay this?
05:51Well, we'll talk about that when you're feeling better.
05:54Just go to bed.
05:59Now, Cain.
06:03So, you must be the guy who's brought all this business to the village.
06:12I'm Robert.
06:13Used to live here a while back.
06:14Oh, yeah?
06:15Yeah.
06:16I, er, used to do a bit of business round here too.
06:20At a home farm, mainly.
06:22Made a lot of good contacts.
06:24Still untouched most of them.
06:25Right.
06:28So?
06:29I think me and you have got a lot in common.
06:32I always said that there was room for expansion in this village.
06:35And, er, well, seems like we have a lot of the same ideas.
06:38Thought maybe I could help.
06:39Like I say, got a lot of good contacts.
06:42And when exactly was it you were wowing the locals with your ideas and ambitions?
06:46A few years ago now.
06:48I'm guessing you moved on to bigger and better things, did you?
06:51No, just a change in direction.
06:53You mean you're fresh out of prison?
06:58Cain told me all about you.
07:01Right.
07:02So, you'll know how much I need this.
07:05And how hard I'll work for you to get things right.
07:07Except almost wrecking my nephew's wedding when he first got back here tells me that you still make rash choices.
07:13And that's something that I definitely don't need.
07:15Please, just...
07:17Just give me a chance.
07:18Nah, I don't think so, mate.
07:19The door's there.
07:20Please, just hear me out.
07:21Please.
07:24What are we gonna do about Robert, eh?
07:27Mate, maybe it's best we don't do anything.
07:29What are you talking about?
07:30We both know what he's here for.
07:31Yeah, well...
07:32If he tries to come between us again, then we just tell him he's got no chance.
07:36Right, and if he won't, take no for an answer.
07:38Hey!
07:39Glad I found you two.
07:40I just wanted to tell you, Robert is gonna be staying at my place.
07:45Why would you let him do that?
07:46Because he's family.
07:48And you need someone to take him in.
07:50It's his first week back out of jail.
07:51How long's he planning on staying?
07:53That's up in the air at the minute.
07:55Matty's gone to stay with Myra for a few days to give us some space.
07:59I did tell Robert he'd be better off moving on, but he's obviously had a hard time in jail
08:05and I wanna help him get back on his feet first.
08:07Right, right.
08:08So he's spun you some sob story and you've fallen for it.
08:11Tell him to clear off.
08:12I can't do that.
08:13And if you'd have seen the state of him, you'd understand.
08:16I do know how tough he can get in jail.
08:19If that don't give him the right to come and bother us.
08:22Alright, okay, fine.
08:25You take him on if you must.
08:27But he's not our problem.
08:28So tell him to stay well clear.
08:30Alright?
08:40Sarah!
08:41What the hell are you doing here?
08:43I've just got a couple of services to finish up.
08:45You shouldn't be working in your condition.
08:47Well, my condition's got nothing to do with it.
08:49I'm fine.
08:50I'm just doing my job.
08:51Sarah, you should be at home resting.
08:52Cain can do this lot.
08:53No, we can't actually.
08:54Maury texted.
08:55Said he's got food poisoning.
08:56So she asked me if I could do a shift.
08:57Well, then you just say no.
08:58Why?
08:59Resting's boring.
09:00At least this is earning me some money.
09:01I don't even believe Cain's got food poisoning, to be honest.
09:04But it's just shirking again.
09:06She said it was serious.
09:07Well, whatever it is, it's not as serious as you have in cancer, is it?
09:10I'm going over there now.
09:11I'm gonna have a word with him.
09:12No, you won't.
09:13Sarah, you've got a serious operation coming up.
09:16You can't tell him that, can you?
09:18Maybe it's time they knew.
09:20Oh, just leave it, will you, right?
09:21Grumpy's got enough going on without worrying about me.
09:23And I know what you're like.
09:24You'll tell someone else then, before you know it, the whole village will know.
09:27And that is the last thing that I need.
09:29Why?
09:30People just want the best for you.
09:31Because they treat me like I'm a patient, like I'm a victim.
09:33And I've had it my whole life, and trust me, it doesn't help.
09:36Okay, well, I'll just come up with another excuse.
09:39I can be tactful.
09:40Yeah, well, it'll be the first time.
09:42Sarah, I don't want you up to your elbows in grease.
09:45So one way or another, Cain can do his own dirty work.
09:48And here's your lunch.
09:57Everything all right?
09:59Yeah.
10:00Yeah, it's just, er, Robert Beanback's put me right off my food.
10:04Well, maybe a good lunch will make you feel better.
10:10I get you're worrying about Robert coming back.
10:13Oh, can you blame us after what happened at the wedding?
10:15I guess not.
10:16But it didn't end too great for him either, did it?
10:18He got what he deserved.
10:19He should have thrown away the key, not let him back out.
10:21I just hope he's learnt his lesson.
10:23No, I'm getting these.
10:24I'm getting a slip.
10:25I'm getting off me.
10:26Oh, we can join you for a drink?
10:30Yeah, of course.
10:31If it's to say goodbye.
10:33No, actually it's to celebrate the job Caleb's just given me.
10:36That's amazing news.
10:38Why would you give him a job?
10:39Well, I'd turn him down at first, but he don't give up easy.
10:41Said he'd work the first couple of weeks for free, and then I'd only have to pay him if I keep him on after that.
10:46I gave him enough he couldn't refuse.
10:48Knew you two would want to be the first to help me celebrate.
10:52Cheers, were you great.
11:13What?
11:14I've done nothing wrong.
11:16I've been back a week.
11:17I've just got a job.
11:18It's worth celebrating, isn't it?
11:19isn't it yeah of course it is just worth celebrating at home see you lads i'll see you mate yeah see
11:27you chief why would you do that hey you've really screwed things up for us now what like giving
11:35someone that's just got our prison a break i don't know how anyone feels sorry for him you cannot
11:38trust a bloke like that you do know he's a killer yeah yeah cain told me all about him well you still
11:44gave him a job he killed the bloke that raped his sister i can understand why he did that plus he's
11:51served his time so i reckon he deserves a second chance you're gonna regret it well if i do i can
11:56sack him but i reckon he'll be useful he's got a decent business head on him he is right though you
12:02can't trust him are you two gonna sit there and pretend you've never ever made any mistakes in
12:08your lives yeah exactly me too plenty sometimes you just need a second chance great great he said
12:19he'd be back to take me down and now caleb has given him the perfect opportunity to do that
12:26oh here you go i'm not telling you oh i shouldn't be fussing around when it's all my fault well i can't
12:34argue with that oh my head's banging i feel absolutely awful i knew you didn't have food
12:44poisoning you're just a bit hungover aren't you believe me charity it was a lot worse than that
12:49well whatever it was moira he deserved it right well he's got nothing he's played right now with
12:53it you're rubbing it in well i'm fed up with him just dumping his work on sarah every time he feels like
12:58it she likes working at the garden it's not like i'm not paying her it's not about the money
13:03what is it about then well sarah's not been very well herself lately why didn't she tell us that
13:10well she probably didn't want to worry you well now you have so tell us what's going on i can't
13:19why not because she asked me not to say anything right well now you've got us really worried
13:25you're not going anywhere until you tell us what's wrong tell us you just tell us
13:35she's got cancer
13:36i've been really down for a while now what's the problem um i don't know exactly i've tried but i
13:55don't seem to be able to get through to them so i was hoping you might be able to help well what makes
14:01you think i can do any better don't know just talking to you chaps really helped me when i was
14:05down i'll give it a try
14:12here you go dad
14:13let you drink oh cheers what have i done to deserve this well it's just you know it's been a while
14:21since we've had a chat oh and what do you want to chat about
14:26hey guess who i saw this morning robert subden yes now i didn't realize that he'd got out of jail did
14:37you can't say i'm bothered one way out to other so bob how are you coping without kathy yeah suppose
14:48it's good days and bad no i know what you mean yeah paddy mentioned that you've had a few bad days
14:54yourself recently there you've been talking about me behind me back have you no no just as mates
15:00really just you know see i i found that my mates really helped me when i had troubles probably saved
15:07my life maybe your mates could help you well happen they could but they haven't got any troubles right now
15:15you could have been a bit more tactful when you told them the news john would have been angry however
15:26i put it he hates me okay maybe it's best we see a clearer of them for a while then while you concentrate
15:33on your new life oh don't worry i'm gonna work really hard for caleb though i'm not much but i didn't
15:38think anyone around here give me a chance i'm gonna prove you did the right thing you can prove
15:44more than that you know talking to you this morning i realized what a mess your head's in thanks
15:52but you have to face up to it robert you know you're having nightmares because you can't shake
15:57prison off you're living in the past and you've got a real chance of a future now yeah well i made a
16:03start on that thanks to caleb right so don't screw it up don't be one of those blokes who ends up back
16:09in jail you're better than that i hope so that's worth celebrating tonight yeah i'm gonna go and get
16:18some fizz and some party food okay i'll come with it no you won't what well you haven't been sleeping
16:26inside because you were worrying about what might happen there's nothing to be scared of here to have
16:31a nap start dreaming about your new life okay okay boss i won't be long
16:44why didn't you tell us about this you must have known we'd never asked her to work if we knew
16:48because sarah said she didn't want me telling anyone no but we're not just anyone she's her
16:53granddaughter yeah well like she says you know she's had doctor's appointments and operations a
17:00whole life and with you dealing with all this with nate she thought it could be one problem too
17:05many i can't change what's happened to nate if my granddaughter's got cancer then that has to be the
17:11priority now well i was just doing what she asked tell her she can have as much time off as she needs
17:18and i'll sort out sick pay for her as well but if i tell her that she's going to know that i've told
17:22you about the cancer so well i think she might be a little bit angry with me well would it be easier
17:28if i came with you i mean i want her to know that we are here for her whenever she needs us of course
17:33you do but maybe not just yet okay let me speak to her and explain and well before you say anything
17:42you're all right okay
17:54you okay
18:02i don't think we're gonna get him to talk i can't just give up okay we'll give it another try but i need
18:08to be back at work soon dad we all need our mates even if we don't always know it
18:21no i suppose so so when i first came to the village i realized that zach dingle never settled his vet bills
18:29and i was determined to be the one that made him pay i bet he didn't manage it
18:33not to the heck he was always skilled but then i realized he paid me back in other ways like if i
18:39needed help he'd always be there in fact he'd never let a mate down and i think that's worth far more than
18:45money how about you bear you must have had plenty of times where your mates have helped you through
18:52things not that i can think of like i said i guess i don't have many problems these days well that's not
18:59true though is it i mean you were certainly upset about something yesterday and you wouldn't tell me
19:03what it was some things are private well maybe dad but you're in tears i dare you trying to show me
19:08up making out i'm some sort of sissy i didn't take it that way look your dad was a wrestler that image
19:16matters to him i put it right dad dad i'm sorry i know you're upset and you've every right to be
19:28but i'm worried about you i was just trying to get through to whatever it is that's upsetting you
19:32i know well come and finish your drink no thanks you'll only start trying to make me talk about
19:39everything again look i i know you mean well but i've got to sort these things out for meself and
19:45you fretting about me well i just i just makes that harder
19:48how'd it go with grumpy yeah fine so i can go do those services now well he said that you
20:02don't have to do any issues for a while actually and that he can give you sick pay if you need it
20:06hmm sounds very generous for grumpy what did you say i was sick with oh that's not important
20:11like i told you i'm very persuasive when i try you told him about the cancer didn't you i tried not to
20:15okay but then it just it felt like the right thing to do even when i asked you not to it's
20:21your granddad he loves you you've never been able to keep a secret
20:27i'm sorry it's too late for that now you've done it
20:31you didn't tell him about the ivf as well did you of course i didn't right well don't and maybe try not
20:36to start going around giving medical bulletins on me to anyone else because i don't i don't want the
20:40whole village gossip in i know i make mistakes but it's only because i care about you and i want
20:47what's best for you maybe you could let me decide what's best for me in the future okay i promise
20:52i won't tell anyone else don't make promises that you can't keep
21:02now i know i told you to have a nap but i've got the perfect thing to wake you up
21:07oh so i think we should have a toast
21:13get out
21:19get out
21:21get out
21:29what happened
21:31rick i didn't realize it was you no no leave me alone leave me alone
21:35get out
21:45get out