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EastEnders 23rd October 2025
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00:00I thought I'd best call her, given the circumstances.
00:30You lied to me.
00:35Can we go on and discuss this?
00:37You said it was you driving the car.
00:41But that's not true. It was me, wasn't it?
00:44Please, Nigel.
00:45I found the comfy shoes.
00:47You must think I'm totally stupid.
00:50You didn't even take the trouble to dump them in somebody else's bin.
00:54They were covered in blood. I must have been there.
00:57You don't know his blood.
00:58Julie, just tell me the truth.
01:05I just wanted to pretend you.
01:08You had no right to.
01:10I'm supposed to just stand by and watch you throw your life away.
01:13For what? The girls are fine and you could still end up going to prison.
01:16I don't care. I have to pay.
01:18We don't know how long you've got left, Nigel.
01:21Do you want to really spend the rest of that time locked up?
01:25You wouldn't cope.
01:27And you think I can cope with this, the lies, the guilt.
01:32I have to do what's right.
01:35I'm ready.
01:37Nigel, just wait.
01:39Look, considering your diagnosis, you're going to need an appropriate adult.
01:44That's someone who can explain things to you if you get a bit lost.
01:47I don't need them.
01:48No, the custody sergeant won't let you have an interview without one.
01:51Look, we've got a whole bank of appropriate adults we can call upon.
01:54But some people use people they know.
01:59No.
02:03Excuse me.
02:04Oh, God.
02:05Excuse me.
02:06We're late.
02:18That's all right.
02:19I'll just dock it out your wages, plus the money you stock.
02:21Enough, all right?
02:22I've had enough of the stealing and lying about meeting private investigators and then acting all weird when you get there.
02:28Go on, then.
02:29Chuck me out.
02:30You know you want to.
02:31Hold on a second.
02:32Just calm down.
02:33No.
02:34No one is chucking anybody out, okay?
02:35Now, we're supposed to be family.
02:36Dysfunctional, granted, but nonetheless, we're still family.
02:39Mom!
02:40Mom!
02:41Mom!
02:42Mom!
02:43There's a ghost in the barrel store.
02:45Whoa, whoa, whoa, boys, calm down.
02:46There's no such thing as ghosts, all right?
02:48I heard.
02:49There used to be a body buried there.
02:50What?
02:51What are you talking about?
02:52That's nonsense.
02:53I don't know what you wrote there.
02:54We heard something.
02:55Why don't you believe us?
02:56Because they're old and dead inside.
02:58I believe you.
02:59Show me.
03:09Good.
03:10You've got your jacket on.
03:11Right, we are going out.
03:12Are you drunk?
03:13I may be.
03:14Just a little bit tipsy.
03:15It was to him, okay?
03:16He insisted on buying loads of champagne.
03:18Loads.
03:19And he has just dropped five grand in my account for expenses.
03:21So we are going out.
03:22Well, no, no, no.
03:23We're not.
03:24Billy and Honey are coming out for dinner.
03:25And Lex says you'd eat with us.
03:26What, it was?
03:27Well, yeah.
03:28It's a good thing, isn't it?
03:29Yeah.
03:30Yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:31Well, of course it is.
03:32It's great.
03:33What?
03:34What?
03:35Well, yeah, it's a good thing, isn't it?
03:36Yeah?
03:37Yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:38It's great.
03:39Why?
03:40Okay.
03:41Well, I'm going to pop it in a minute, Marge.
03:42Why don't you go and talk to her?
03:43What am I?
03:44Yeah.
03:46Come here.
04:00How's, erm...
04:01How's things?
04:02I've already got ten charles in my basket.
04:04How many more do you think I should get?
04:06Uh...
04:07I don't know.
04:08I think ten sounds good.
04:09Who is that?
04:10Nobody.
04:11Hold on.
04:12Let me go somewhere more private.
04:14Nobody.
04:15Nobody.
04:16Hold on.
04:17Let me go somewhere more private.
04:18Would you like some water, Mr Bates?
04:19Oh.
04:20Oh.
04:21No.
04:22No.
04:23No.
04:25Uh...
04:26Call me Nigel.
04:27Um...
04:28Sorry, what did you just ask me?
04:29I mean, you know, before the...
04:30Well, I just wanted you to tell us what happened.
04:31What happened?
04:32What happened?
04:33What happened?
04:34What happened?
04:35In your own words.
04:36You know, you just told us that you'd sold the car to a local dealership early the same day.
04:38Yeah.
04:39That's right.
04:40Yeah.
04:41That's right.
04:42So you'd really push the keys?
04:43Um...
04:44Um...
04:45I suppose so.
04:46So how did you access the vehicle?
04:47Oh.
04:48No.
04:49No.
04:51Uh...
04:52Call me Nigel.
04:53Um...
04:54Sorry.
04:55What did you just ask me?
04:56I mean, you know, before the...
04:58Well, I just wanted you to tell us what happened in your own words.
05:01You know, you just told us that you'd sold the car to a local dealership early the same day.
05:05Yeah.
05:06That's right.
05:07So you'd really push the keys?
05:09Um...
05:10I suppose so.
05:11So how did you access the vehicle?
05:13I don't know.
05:16Uh...
05:17It...
05:18It was unlocked.
05:19Okay.
05:20Well, let's take it it's read that you gained access somehow.
05:23How did you start the vehicle?
05:27Nigel.
05:28Do you remember what I advised you?
05:30No.
05:31Then maybe you might want to talk to your appropriate adult.
05:35I don't know him.
05:37Look, I just came here to tell you what happened.
05:41To confess.
05:42Yeah.
05:43But we need to establish the validity of any admission.
05:45And...
05:46You don't remember the details.
05:48That doesn't mean I don't know what happened.
05:51I took the car and I ran into those girls.
05:55There's no other explanation.
05:56I mean, I had blood in my fingernails and on my comfy shoes and I have flashes like memories but hazy and jumbled and I can't hang on to them.
06:12Can you describe these flashes as you call them?
06:15Um...
06:18It's like a really strong feeling that I was there and I hit those girls.
06:24And people keep lying to me about what I did.
06:28Who do you think's lying to you?
06:29My wife.
06:31She...
06:32Well, she was lying.
06:33But, um, now she says it was me.
06:37Now, look, I know you don't believe what I'm telling you about this because of my mind, my dementia.
06:50So, talk to my wife, Julie.
06:52Uh, and she'll corroborate with you that what I did.
06:58Yeah?
07:01Okay.
07:02Sorry, the twins are winding you up. They're probably secretly filming this.
07:11No, I heard something.
07:12Sorry, darling.
07:13There's much of love to spend all night watching you fall for one of our twins' demonic pranks.
07:17I've got thirsty punters to serve.
07:18All right.
07:19Don't think you're skiving off work, neighbor.
07:21Shut up.
07:27Now, that's a rat.
07:29If it is, it's doing a great impression of a cat.
07:31Oh, just a minute I want to see now.
07:33Listen, I might require your services, all right?
07:35How's that?
07:36Okay, all depends on who you're going to believe.
07:37But in our sewer pipe, we've either got a flesh-eating rodent or off his nut angry ghost, right?
07:42So, you might have to set up a, you know, like a crime scene.
07:46Oh, Jack, seriously.
07:47I never know what's going on in this place from one minute to the next.
07:49Yeah, well, I ain't just here, pal.
07:50Yeah.
07:51Hey.
07:52Can I get a beer when you're ready?
07:53Yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:54May have to.
07:55Um, how'd it go?
07:56Yeah, they're doing okay, friends.
07:57Uh, you haven't seen Julie or Nigel yet?
08:00I'll just pop back for a quick shower and if someone's emptied the bin out on the floor.
08:05It's a right mess.
08:06No, they're not answering their phones.
08:08Uh, Julie wasn't here earlier, uh, with Gene, but I haven't seen him since.
08:12Let me get them beers, all right?
08:14Yeah, I'm just worried he's had a bit of an episode.
08:16They wouldn't have left the place in that state unless something had happened.
08:20You know, actually, I better go look for him.
08:23Listen, you've got enough on your plate without worrying about that.
08:26I know her now.
08:27Have a seat.
08:28Not a trimester, man.
08:29No, no.
08:30Just trying to gather as much information as possible.
08:31That's all.
08:32Right, um, just talk us through what you and your husband did that day.
08:37Oh, uh, well, I've got to warn you it's not very exciting.
08:38You should try doing this job.
08:39Uh, so, I...
08:40I'm sure you know that we'd sold our car.
08:42Um, we've got to warn you it's not very exciting.
08:43You should try doing this job.
08:44Uh, so, I'm sure you know that we'd sold our car.
08:51Um, yeah, Nigel was really upset about that because he loved that car.
08:57Uh, so, I went over to the CAF and, um, I bought him some brownies just to, just to cheer him up.
09:04You know, and then by the time I got home he'd forgotten all about the car.
09:10Which, um, well, that's, that's how it goes with him sometimes.
09:27Yeah.
09:28Not a very eventful day, really.
09:31So neither of you went out?
09:32No.
09:33Well, not unless he sneaked out.
09:35While I was upstairs.
09:36But I don't think that's likely.
09:37He's not, er, really the sneaking out type.
09:38I mean, you've met him.
09:39I...
09:40I do know what Nigel has told you that he's done.
09:42Um, and unless it isn't obvious, he's forgetful and he gets confused.
09:45Um, I don't know what Nigel has told you that he's done.
09:49Um, and unless it isn't obvious, he's forgetful and he gets confused.
10:04And sometimes he just fills in the gaps with stories and with things he's heard.
10:11Now, he does know that the girls were knocked down because, um, Gina's dad, George, lives
10:17with us and he told us what had happened.
10:20Um, but he got really upset because it's his car.
10:25And I'm all confused and just filled in the gaps.
10:32I tried to stop him from coming and I couldn't.
10:38And I'm sorry that we've wasted your time.
10:43But, um, Nigel didn't hit those girls.
10:48He couldn't have done because he was with me.
10:51Okay.
10:52Um, that's great.
10:53Thank you for your time, Gina.
10:55There.
10:56Okay, I believe you.
10:57But how do you know that ain't the twins mucking about?
10:58What, you think they've climbed down a sewer pipe and they're pretending to be a cat?
11:01We'll put it past them.
11:02Or they could have put down one of them, I don't know, one of them Bluetooth speaker things,
11:03couldn't they?
11:04What, and flushed it down the loo?
11:05Zoe, how is that less unlikely than flushing a live cat down the loo?
11:06No one's flushed a cat down the loo, yeah?
11:07It's probably found its way in the sewer pipe from a drain outside.
11:08Well, fine, they can find its way out, can't it?
11:09No, it's cruel.
11:10We have to get it out.
11:11What are you looking at me for?
11:13Oh, alright.
11:26We'll get the tool bars.
11:30Julie?
11:31All right.
11:34Who is that?
11:39Oh, hi.
11:40they've uh released me under caution so i can go oh let's go then i told them as much as i could
11:51but i don't think they believe me i think probably because i um i couldn't remember
11:57the exact detail i said they should talk to you so you need to step up for me now
12:03uh go in tell them what happened you need to do this for me i already have i've spoken to them
12:12you lied did what i had to do you lied you lied again
12:22ah here he is you all right good to see you all right and you lovely to be here
12:28is it billy yeah yeah i know it's good look i'm so um sorry for keeping you waiting
12:34oh no no callum said you had a had a work thing so possible work thing johnny's trying to start
12:40his own business yeah yeah but no one's here about that um lexi i saw something when i was out and
12:48yeah i thought you might like it what is it open it and find out
12:52oh my god it's amazing and you've brought all the charms i put in my basket yeah it's just my way
13:03of saying thanks you know for giving me a chance thank you i've got to go ring an ish you won't
13:08believe this yeah do it i was just um trying to break the ice you know and i saw her looking at it on
13:16her ipad so the reason she was looking at it was because i told her to look at it i get a few charms
13:23you know janet had an idea you see we're all gonna club together and and buy her that bracelet for
13:28christmas is it true what are you doing even going near a car you could have killed gina you
13:49smashed up a flipping knee i'm sorry hey jasmine you killed them both i'm so sorry
13:58it's a mess
14:09did you even realize you didn't
14:12i don't think so i would have stopped i would have helped
14:20i can't remember
14:21it's all you tell the police that i did it but they don't believe me because i can't remember
14:30exactly what happened
14:35stupid stupid stupid
14:40you made a mistake
14:44what's done is done we just have to learn to live with it
14:46what if i can't
14:59nigel go away
15:05what did you say to him nothing just talking
15:16what if i can't
15:23nigel go away
15:25nigel
15:25nigel open the door
15:27go away
15:30phil
15:33phil
15:34phil
15:36phil
15:38where are you
15:38phil
15:45do you think we maybe should call phil
15:49nobody calls phil
15:54just have to give me a minute to calm down that's all okay
15:58but he is really good at dealing with it yeah and he's not the only one
16:00not just my husband nobody understands him better than i do
16:07right here we go lex big smile
16:11can we do some more outside we can do them wherever you want
16:22why is he trying to buy her off
16:26look i i know he's trying a bit too hard okay but that's only because me and lexi weren't really
16:30getting on and he's getting better now yeah well done
16:36yeah well done
16:37that's the way he's going about it lola wanted her to learn to wait so that she would appreciate
16:44things when she got them well if he keeps buying her stuff just to try and get in her good books
16:49what's what's she gonna learn from now eh billy is right i mean the beatles said it best
16:54can't buy me love
16:57ain't my cup you need to talk to him
17:00well we've got an open suit situation seriously
17:13oh we are one yank of a bog chain away from this
17:17who's got a bog chain you look you're really close reaching you'll probably be able to get
17:22it let me get your hand in there my arm ain't gonna fit i'm too muscular
17:26fuck you oh come on i'll just do it then make sure no one flushes oh yeah okay right
17:35you got no one use the lab all right it's all right it's just now that the boys up there they
17:40never flush that is a number two oh come on oh yeah kitty kitty
17:48wrong me who's dropped their cats and stinks in here
17:53what's she doing there's a cat up there i thought you was looking after the boys i am
17:58who's in the kitchen and oh he's in the left you are kidding come on
18:16i'm sorry
18:29i'm sorry if i lie into you i'm sorry if i lie into the police
18:33but you know i had to do it
18:42to protect me
18:45that's right
18:53just like
18:56you like to protect me remember
19:03or was it a lie
19:06not telling me you're real
19:10really not
19:13felt like a lie
19:17i felt like a betrayal
19:22you hurt me nigel
19:25you hurt me so much
19:26so
19:33can you blame me for
19:36trying to
19:37keep you here with me
19:40after spending
19:42all those months apart
19:45the time
19:46we have got left together nigel is just
19:50so
19:51precious
19:56i could have killed those girls
20:08and i have to pay for it
20:10you already are paying for it
20:12no no no
20:13what you're saying is because of my illness i'm
20:16i'm some kind of different creature
20:19judged by different standards not a man anymore but i am a man
20:24still
20:26and i want to be treated like a man to make my own decisions
20:32right to the end
20:36and
20:37my decision
20:40was to own
20:42what i did
20:46and to face justice for it
20:48just like any other man
20:53and you took that away from me
20:54i just i just don't want to lose
20:56but it's your decision to make it's mine
20:59why is it that you want to be punished when you're already being
21:01i'm doing it again you're saying that the rules are different for me because because i i i forget things and i get confused and i'm angry but i'm still me
21:13i'm still
21:15nigel and
21:16i want to carry on being me as long as i can
21:24that's the whole reason why i i i owned i wanted to own up to the crash
21:30being me
21:32nigel
21:33i'm not my disease
21:34please
21:43please tell me you understand that
21:44i do
21:48i do
21:49i think i'm sorry
21:56i'm sorry
21:56i'm sorry
22:05all right
22:05cow come join us we're gonna watch mean girls anyone thinks she was raised by a couple of gays
22:11lex i'm gonna have to take you to the musical when it goes on tour i'd rather go see alessie
22:15rose next month shut up you like alessie rose i love alessie rose me too right we're going to
22:21that callum said it was too expensive oh no no it's fine it's fine i'll pay we are going
22:27johnny no no no seriously can i take a friend you can take two and callum listen oh my gosh
22:34thank you johnny that's all right now that's dealt with crisp thank you here we go
22:46oh did you take that in the shower with you no i gave her a little bath in the washing
22:49up bowl oh that's hygiene it i'll buy you a new one all right you've always been a cat person
22:56don't you do you remember that little ginger moggy you used to have baby yeah of course
23:04don't worry i ain't gonna get attached to this one i know i've got to let her go what makes you think
23:10that i've checked the message boards and no one's reported a cat missing so she needs somewhere to
23:15live might as well live here with you no why not
23:22all right you heard what i said to alfie earlier i ain't taking responsibility for a living creature
23:28if i ain't got nowhere to live why are you turning this into something that it ain't i was frustrated
23:32you said you wanted to kick me out because you arranged a meeting behind my back paid for with
23:37the money you stole and to top that you acted all weird when you got there so you're my daughter and
23:44i love you but no more lying and not being honest and sneaking around if you can do that you've got a
23:51place to live here as long as you like all right you got that right so seeing as we're having this
23:58loving and being honest with each other you can tell me why he's been all shifty around miss marple back
24:02there i suppose i better go in then have you got them
24:24john chapter something rather
24:33the truth will set you free that's what mrs c would have said
24:44and what if the truth gets you locked up for six months
24:50i just want you to be sure
24:55i am sure
24:59and i can deal with it
25:03we can deal with it
25:07together
25:24well what would you have said if i told you i was having a meeting with the pi what i said before wait for
25:33sharon sharon sharon flipping sharon do you have any idea what it's like for me waiting like this
25:39well you've waited the best part of two decades i'm sure two weeks won't make any difference will it
25:43you don't understand do you i left this country because i wanted to forget about everything
25:51i drunk too much did drugs for years to block it all out
25:54but now i'm back i'm here and all i can think about is i want my son and we'll find him
26:06but you've got to remember this is dennis's kid as well yeah and that means the world to sharon
26:10and we made her a promise i don't care you don't want to get on sharon's bad side believe me i know
26:15this has got nothing to do with her what do you mean by that i meant what i said before i want you
26:21here i want you here in my life but i can't tolerate this lying there's been enough lies between us you
26:28and me you need to make me a promise zoe i mean it promise me i promise right
26:40well what i said earlier about not knowing who the father of my son is
26:49he ain't really dennis regman
26:58you
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