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00:00You've been out on that cold forever.
00:29Yeah.
00:31Difficult carving.
00:33I had to drive there in the dark, Marlon, on every headlight behind me.
00:37I was terrified it was Ray.
00:39Listen to me. We've got this. We have got away.
00:41I've accepted an offer on the car.
00:42I mean, seven grand, but they're gonna transfer the money over today
00:45and have a plan online for a bank loan to cover the shortfall.
00:47And then what?
00:48I've told you we've got no guarantee
00:50that Ray's gonna keep his side of the bargain and keep away from us.
00:53No, no, no. He's named his price.
00:55If we don't pay up, things are only gonna get worse.
00:57Us, the kids, we could all end up dead.
00:58Marlon.
00:59I just... I'm sorry.
01:00I just want us to feel safe again.
01:03Getting that money is the only way.
01:06We'll do it.
01:07We'll pay him off by tonight, I promise.
01:10And then it'll all be over.
01:12So we're all set for tomorrow.
01:20It's going to be wonderful.
01:21The community coming together in the spirit of Christmas.
01:24A few carols from Bob.
01:26Alongside a carefully curated selection of festive bangers.
01:29All we need to do now is decide whether to channel Michael Buble or Tom Jones.
01:34Channel who you want.
01:35It's not gonna be anything anyone's not heard before.
01:38Are we finished then?
01:39Only I need to pick up my jacket from the cleaners.
01:41Tinsel up my mic stand.
01:42What do you even try to analyze that?
01:44I'm already late for prayer group.
01:46Sure, they'll all be persuaded to buy a ticket.
01:49Which leaves us with a shortfall of our money.
01:51Have faith in the Lord Nicola.
01:53By tomorrow I'm confident I will have sold them all.
01:56See you all bright and early to set up.
02:02Just don't tell anyone else.
02:04Keep it a secret, right?
02:07I'll call you back.
02:10A secret?
02:12Yeah.
02:14I was just sorting your Christmas present.
02:17You don't have the money for one of those, Sam.
02:19Come on, don't be lying to me.
02:20What the heck are you up to now?
02:26Thanks, love.
02:32You heard anything yet?
02:33About the loan?
02:34Just had a call from the bank.
02:35They wanted to, um...
02:38Clarify a few issues.
02:39Issues?
02:40Just taking everything into consideration.
02:43My credit score's pants, but they'll...
02:45They'll give me ten grand.
02:47That's better than nothing.
02:49So with that and the seven grand from your car,
02:52we just need to find another three by tonight.
02:54We're stretched to the limit.
02:56Well, maybe we should just give Ray what we've got
02:58and tell him we'll find the rest in the next few days.
03:00No, no. The deal was we're paying the full amount today.
03:02Anything short of that, we're back to where we started.
03:06I've been going through the books this morning.
03:08The business accounts for the practice.
03:11The business that you run with Paddy and Vanessa.
03:14The business that's an actual business
03:16and not a personal income stream.
03:17We're owed thousands in unpaid bills, right?
03:19So I thought I could go knocking on doors
03:21and see if anybody will pay up.
03:23I hate this.
03:25I hate what we're having to do stealing from our friends.
03:27By the time they noticed, I would have paid it all back.
03:30And I can explain why.
03:32Marlon, it's either that or we fail
03:34and that is not an option.
03:37Do you reckon you'll be able to get hands on cash today?
03:40Bernard owes us a fortune.
03:43Actually, so does Moira.
03:44You know how tough things have been for her.
03:46Yeah, and if she knew how tough things have been for us,
03:48Moira would move heaven and earth to get us what we need.
03:52You're right, Marlon.
03:53We are so close to having way out of our lives.
03:56I will get that money, whatever it takes.
04:03Whipped cream and sprinkles for the kids.
04:05Very festive.
04:06And this one, definitely adults only.
04:09Well, where have you put in that?
04:13It's taking the roof off my mouth.
04:15That bottle of whiskey Rodney gave us for Christmas a few years back.
04:18I thought it might warm the cockles.
04:20Sticking off of it in and nobody's going to notice
04:23that we're using the cheapo chocolate powder.
04:25Ah, we can charge double.
04:27Jimmy, you're a genius.
04:31Oliver, you've got me number one as gamekeeper on his last shoot
04:34and he wants to book another.
04:36Get him to ring Kim.
04:37He already has.
04:38She says he can't come back.
04:40So he wants me to do a special on the cute tea tomorrow.
04:44Go behind Kim's back?
04:47With what Oliver's offering, we could finish the rewire,
04:50pay off his debts and have the biggest turkey for Christmas ever.
04:54You think a few pounds is worth risking our relationship with Kim?
04:58I keep telling you, we're not their family. We never have been.
05:03Her and Jo just make us feel like we are when it suits them to keep us working hardy.
05:08Even so, to deceive them like that, a shoot on their land.
05:14If anyone was to get a whiff, we'd both lose our jobs.
05:17Jo and Dawn are going to Edinburgh tonight.
05:20All you've got to do is get Kim to that Christmas fair and keep her busy.
05:26I suppose what they don't know won't hurt them.
05:30You leave Kim to me.
05:32No charge.
05:38Got lost, I reckon.
05:42I tried to catch your first thing, but it had already gone to work.
05:46Yeah.
05:47Got in early.
05:48I couldn't stand to be in the same house as you another second longer.
05:51Kerry, just give me a chance, eh?
05:54Do you know what?
05:55I'll pay for me dinner out of the account that you set up in my name
05:58that you didn't tell me about.
06:00I tried to explain what I did and why I did.
06:04I get it.
06:05I get it, Eric.
06:07It's all for Jacob.
06:09It's not just about the taxes.
06:12I care for him and I care for Sarah.
06:15They might be made for each other,
06:19but I don't share his unbridled optimism for his future.
06:24A trainee doctor with a newborn baby.
06:27He's going to have his work cut out.
06:29Yeah.
06:30And a fiancé who has a terminal condition
06:34and has no idea how much longer she has.
06:39Heartbreaks for the pair of them.
06:42I am trying to do what I can.
06:45Trying to foolproof his life.
06:48That's why I set up the account.
06:51You stuck with me through everything.
06:54I'd like to think you'd do the same for him.
06:57Grab us a coffee.
07:02Then we'll talk.
07:12Oh, the kids have been wrapping Christmas presents.
07:15The rugs are covered in glitter and glue, if you could deal with that first.
07:18I'll grab the white vinegar.
07:20And the en-suites are all due a thorough deep clean.
07:24Anything else?
07:25Well, do you fancy a coffee before you start?
07:28I won't expect you to make the time up.
07:31No, thanks.
07:32But I was thinking about this Christmas fair.
07:35You know, the one we're organising for the sick kiddies.
07:37It's a waste of time.
07:40I mean, you won't make serious money by flogging homemade mince pies
07:45that someone's fingernails got baked into them.
07:49You hold a charity ball.
07:51An auction with proper prizes.
07:53I suppose you do.
07:55Oh, and if Nicola wants yet another donation for her tacky Dombola,
08:00she can go whistle.
08:01It's a raffle, actually.
08:03And you've already given us a bottle.
08:05Of my very best Pumanti.
08:07Look, I was hoping, well, we all were, actually,
08:12that you'd put in an appearance.
08:14We all know how poorly Evan's been.
08:17Well, I've already donated to the hospital.
08:20It's been such a terrible year for so many of us.
08:24And you're seen as a figurehead in the community.
08:27If you were to turn up, show your support,
08:30it'd mean so much.
08:32Well, as Lady of the Manor,
08:35I was always planning on doing my duty.
08:38No matter how tedious it might be,
08:41it'll be a PR win, if nothing else.
08:44So you'll turn up?
08:46Oh, I wouldn't miss this Christmas fair for the world.
08:49Got to the spooky bit yet?
09:00The ghost of Christmas past.
09:02Yeah, yeah, I'm nearly there.
09:04None of you would like it.
09:06When you get drawn into the Dickens universe,
09:08you just, you know, lose yourself.
09:10Yeah, I'm lost, all right?
09:12You tell me what you think about the ending,
09:14when I've, you know, finished my latest batch of stolen.
09:22You've been picking up that book
09:23and putting it down all morning.
09:25Uh, coffee to Descartes, please, Nicole.
09:27Bestly roast or normal?
09:29Ooh, uh, first one, thanks.
09:31Yeah, no, I can't get past baseball.
09:33Of course you can't.
09:34Brain rotted by social media.
09:36The attention span of a gnat.
09:38She says that to me all the time.
09:40I take it as a term of endearment.
09:42Nah, I've just got better things to do
09:43than read old books written by dead people.
09:45Oh, I'm sure Lewis will appreciate your honest review.
09:48He asked you to read it for a reason.
09:50Did he?
09:51What reason?
09:52Never you mind.
09:53Dickens!
09:54Why, it's well good, you know.
09:55I remember we did it in school.
09:56Okay, then maybe you can tell me what happens then,
09:58because I told Lewis I'd never finished it.
10:00Uh, we can do better than that,
10:01Mr Ebeneezer Scrooge.
10:02Your place, half an hour, I'll bring popcorn.
10:10Mum, you said you'd be here by twelve.
10:12I've got a job on this afternoon.
10:13Get yourself back now.
10:15All right, finish it down the cellar?
10:17That's where your mother keeps the woofers and tweeters.
10:19Sound system, yeah. Help yourself.
10:21Hey!
10:25How's your mother?
10:26Uh, Karen told Mum your dad a bit of a bump.
10:28Oh, it's all good. At least it will be.
10:30Um...
10:31Nobody got hurt, that's the main thing, isn't it?
10:33And Marlon's dealing with it,
10:34so once he's done that,
10:35we'll never mention it again.
10:37Good with me.
10:38Oh, it's good that you can keep it between the pair of you.
10:40You know, stay friends.
10:43What are you after then?
10:44Fillet steak and chips.
10:46Same here, thank you.
10:47Two specials, right.
10:51You've not asked a Marlon want it cooked?
10:53Uh, sorry, how do you want your steaks cooked?
10:56Bloody.
10:57Marlon, you know how I like my steak cooked.
10:59Shall we sit by the fire? Yeah.
11:02Ray, you got a minute?
11:05Well, it's nice to chat, mate, but, uh, I'm kinda busy.
11:08Um...
11:10Your money.
11:11We'll...
11:12We'll have it by the end of the day.
11:13Okay.
11:14Nice work, but next time,
11:15not in front of the lady.
11:18Cos we are strictly business.
11:20She...
11:22She is strictly pleasure.
11:24You got it?
11:25Mm.
11:26Mm.
11:27Mm.
11:28Mm.
11:29Yeah, I appreciate that you normally settle up at the end of the month, Bernard, but please...
11:31Yeah, I appreciate that you normally settle up at the end of the month, Bernard, but please,
11:53hold on. Hey. Oh, hi. I wasn't expecting to see you today. Have you got a minute? Yeah, is everything okay? Yeah, not really. Oh, well, I'll put the kettle on. No need. I can't really stop that long. I'm sorry to have to ask you this, but your account with us, there is an outstanding balance. Yeah, I know that. And I spoke to Paddy last week and he said we can wait until I get the cash for the bullocks that I'm sending to auction. Right, I'm afraid circumstances have changed.
12:23since he told you that, so if you could possibly settle up sooner. Yeah, sure I can. The auction starts in a week's time. Right, sooner as in today. Oh, that's quite a few thousand pounds. How do you expect me to get my hands on that kind of money? Well, with all due respect, Moira, we have done the work, provided the service.
12:45Well, now, you know the pressures I've been under. Every farmer's the same. But I've got another 21 days to pay. It's all there and black and white on your latest statement. You owe us a little over three thousand pounds, Moira. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I just, I really need that money.
13:01Why? What's wrong? Just money's a bit tight right now. You know, I was hoping that if I got some of my clients to pay early, we could have a payout before the end of the year. Okay, well, me and Cain, we can talk to the family. You're not on your own. No, no, sorry. Just, uh, forget I said anything. Forget I even asked. Okay, sorry.
13:21You're such a generous soul, you know, making amends with Marlon. I mean, the last thing he needs is a, is a fight with an insurance company. There's no need to put a mate through that. And he's been through so much with April and now Dylan.
13:45Any news from the hospital? No.
13:48I heard Dylan's in, uh, induced coma.
13:52Oh, such a terrible business. How's April coping?
13:56Pretty much as you'd expect.
13:58Uh, yeah, so we've got a medium for you. Rare for you.
14:01Oh, no, Marlon. It's the other way round.
14:03Oh, sorry.
14:05Oh, sorry.
14:07You okay, mate?
14:09I'll get you some more coloury.
14:11Marlon?
14:12You should try taking things a bit easier.
14:16I'll bear that in mind.
14:17Enjoy.
14:18Oh, thank you.
14:21Oh, this looks so nice.
14:35Hello?
14:37Hi!
14:38Hello!
14:39Um...
14:39Oh, man.
14:42What were you watching?
14:43Uh, nothing.
14:44Oh, um, I heard the end credits of A Christmas Carol.
14:47Yeah, well, it was, uh, his idea.
14:49He wanted to know what happened!
14:50Well, couldn't you just read the book I lent him?
14:52Yeah, well, I give it a go. It's just, you know, like, books and old stories, history. It's... it's not my thing.
14:58What, and you think Die Hard's my thing?
14:59Whoa!
15:00Oh, Louie, a classic. What's not to like?
15:02I just didn't want you to think it didn't matter to me what matters to you.
15:05Yeah, and the book and the film are the same, right?
15:07Yeah, well, I get you didn't want to let me down, but... if you didn't want to read the book, you could have just told me.
15:18Sorry, mate. I didn't realise it was such a big deal.
15:21Yeah, well, it's not. All right?
15:26Jotty can hardly contain herself, you know. It's all about elf on the shelf, and has she been good enough for a proper present?
15:32And what about you?
15:34What about me?
15:36Nice, or naughty, or both.
15:41Oh, them two should get a room.
15:43Yeah, they should. Rooms in separate countries.
15:46It would be nice to have someone to treat this Christmas, as well as Mum, because I've come into a bit of cash, and it'll be the first time in a long time I've been able to splash out.
15:55Oh, you're such a thoughtful son, you know that, don't you?
16:01Kills me, seeing them together.
16:03Yeah, and you know there's nothing we can do, not yet.
16:07It's Moira paid up.
16:09Oh.
16:10Sword in hand. It should be sorted by the end of the day.
16:14We're almost there.
16:16I opened that account, fully intending to make you aware of what I'd done.
16:25I needed to optimise my tax status.
16:29I need to be able to deposit further sums.
16:33With a trusted friend.
16:36You have been my rock these last few months, and I can't tell you how grateful I am to have you in my life.
16:44Right back at you.
16:48Right?
16:49But there's no need for all of this skullduggery.
16:51If you needed help, you just have to ask.
16:53I have worked hard all my life, paid all my dues, and all I need to do now is hand over that legacy.
17:03Will you help me?
17:05Please?
17:05Please?
17:07Well, now that I know where you're coming from, and you've been honest with me, 100%,
17:14if I were you, I would go large or go home.
17:18What does that exactly mean?
17:25I'm more than all in.
17:29But I have a plan.
17:33Watch this space.
17:38I got your text.
17:41Had to break off my date.
17:42My cash.
17:46It's all here.
17:48Nice one.
17:52I knew you had it in me.
17:53So that's it, yeah?
17:54We're done.
17:54It's all over.
17:55You've got what you wanted, so please just let us get on with our lives.
18:00And why would I want to do that?
18:04Because I've just handed over 20 grand.
18:07And it will come in very handy at Christmas.
18:09No, that was the deal.
18:10He asked you what it would take to get you out of our lives.
18:13Well, I may have named a price.
18:16Yeah.
18:16And you may have thought we had done a deal, but I don't ever remember agreeing to your terms.
18:22No, no.
18:22Then I want that back every penny!
18:24It's a bit late for that.
18:25It's very generous of you.
18:26No, come on, Lodge!
18:30Next time, get it in writing.
18:34I'll be in touch.
18:36She came around.
18:46Upstairs.
18:49Everything sorted?
18:49I got her to promise to go to the Christmas fair.
18:51Oh, result.
18:53Yeah, she's only doing it as a photo opportunity, mind.
18:55You were right.
18:56She doesn't care about them sick kiddies or about any of us.
18:58I've told you.
19:00You're not family to her.
19:02You just clean her bogs.
19:03She's had me grovelling around on the floor this morning, cleaning up glitter.
19:06Joe, he's always messing with me head about me job.
19:08Friends don't do stuff like that.
19:10She's got more money than she can count, and we need it.
19:13Yeah.
19:14Get the electrics sorted and have an ace Christmas.
19:16And Kim will be none the wiser.
19:17Okay, technically it might be a crime, but it's a victimless one.
19:21Yeah, unless you're a fizzant.
19:24So, I can tell Oliver and his mates were on.
19:26We're on.
19:27Oh, Sam.
19:31Always lovely to see you.
19:33But I did ask you to do a thorough check of the grounds.
19:37Make sure we're secure against poachers.
19:39On it.
19:40Soz.
19:41See you, wits.
19:42Oh, and Lydia, I'm afraid there's still bits of sellotape stuck in a sitting room rug.
19:48I'll do that right now.
19:49Oh.
19:56Hey.
19:58Yes, thanks for confirming the arrangements.
20:01I owe you a case of champagne, at the very least.
20:06Oh, it's going to make my friend's day tomorrow.
20:11All her dreams are going to come true.
20:14I should have listened to you.
20:17Why did we even try to engage?
20:18Because we were desperate.
20:20Because paying Ray off was the only way we could think of to keep April from the streets and our family safe.
20:26I know about where we started.
20:28All we would be, if I didn't owe the bank ten grand, I might as well set that cash on fire.
20:31He's never going to leave us alone.
20:32Mara.
20:33He's going to come back.
20:33He's going to want more.
20:34What do we do?
20:36I'm sorry you took that money from the surgery.
20:38Paddy and Vanessa, they're going to notice.
20:39How do we even begin to explain it?
20:46I didn't get that money from work.
20:48I tried to get the money off of our clients, but nobody has that kind of cash this time of year.
20:54Oh, what the heck have you done?
20:57I organised a payday loan.
20:59We were out of options.
21:00The clock was ticking.
21:01You took a million percent payday loan.
21:04And you say you pay it back.
21:05When?
21:05Not for a while.
21:06And then how much is it going to be?
21:07We've no way of paying that money back.
21:09The interest is going to keep going up.
21:10We're going to be bankrupt.
21:11I was desperate.
21:12We needed to find the money.
21:14It's the ultimate irony, isn't it?
21:16Isn't it?
21:17We keep paying him and his mum so they can keep track of our every move.
21:21They can keep us living in fear.
21:22They can force April to do whatever they want.
21:24Whenever they want.
21:25We thought we were doing a deal with the devil.
21:27The devil doesn't even come close.
21:28It's over, Marlon.
21:31We've got nowhere left to go from here.
21:34Celia and Ray have taken everything we ruined.
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