Right, you'd better have a good reason
for dragging me in here on my day off.
I had a bath, a movie,
several hours of napping planned - it was a whole thing.
I know, and I am very sorry, Malika,
but it's, erm...
..it's not my fault.
Listen, I'm at the Maternity unit in Letherbridge East.
I need to just be there to help them out for a bit.
They are...
They're having a bit of a crisis.
Scale of one to ten?
28.
Well, I suppose that does sound serious.
And because you've taught me everything I know,
I suppose I can cover for you.
Just this once.
What?
I think I'm going to be here for a few weeks, so look, erm...
Listen, I need you to take over my duties over there until I get back.
Congratulations.
Oh, Ruhma, I'm not sure...
Listen, Malika...
..you have got more than enough experience.
They are a great team and...
..I really trust you.
This...
..this is the challenge that you have been waiting for.
We both know that, so...
You're right.
I need to do this.
Thank you.
Right.
Well, I better get dressed and I better get over there because
I don't need another woman nearly giving birth in the corridor.
Yeah.
OK, thank you again and good luck.
Wish me luck as well. OK.
All right. Bye, bye-bye.
Bye.
OK.
Hi, Katie, isn't it? And Ben?
I'm Malika. I'll be taking over from Ruhma.
And who is this gorgeous brand-new little person?
Do we have a name yet?
Finlay. Hello, Finlay.
You are beautiful, aren't you?
Yes, you are.
What about grand-parents, aunties and uncles?
I'm guessing there'll be a mad scramble
to get here, once they find out.
We don't really have any close family.
It's just me and Ben.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
It can be hard at first if you don't have any help.
We don't need it. We're better off without them.
Aren't we, Ben? Yeah, we don't need them.
We've got each other, that's all that matters.
We'll be fine.
Absolutely, and you're doing a great job here.
Thanks, Malika.
Hiya. Hey.
Have you guys heard about the Beechwalk? No.
Well, I had a session down there
yesterday and apparently they're selling the land.
I'm trying to find out more. What's that?
The Beechwalk, they're selling the land.
So?
It's an overgrown mess, nobody goes there.
Oh, I do. I used to go there all the time.
And actually, it's very useful for mindfulness work.
Not any more.
What do they intend to do with it?
Erm, it says that they're going to build houses.
Yeah, that's what I heard.
That's such a shame.
Why?
It says that they're going to be affordable.
Cheaper houses is a good thing, isn't it?
No, that's just a box ticking exercise.
Whenever they bandy around terms like affordable housing,
it's so they can push it through planning.
That's true. I bet you there won't be
any cheap houses built on that site.
I don't care, it doesn't affect me.
Do you want to pick him up?
There's nothing to be scared of.
Why don't I pass him to you?
No, I don't know.
I can show you how to hold him so he's comfortable.
Yeah, I'm not sure that... It's easy when you know how.
What's going on?
I'm going to show Ben how to hold the baby.
A lot of new dads are nervous the first time... No!
Give him to me.
OK.
It doesn't matter.
I'm just going to go get some air. Ben?
Is everything OK?
Where do you think he's gone?
I don't know, outside maybe?
Sorry, ignore me.
What... what do you mean they're moving, Ruhma?
No, no-one told me or the partners.
Sorry, yeah, I know you're just the messenger.
No, I don't think there's anything
we can do about this, sounds like it's a done deal.
Yeah. We get no say, like always.
I'll call you later. Bye.
Sorry. Oh! Oh.
Cheers, mate.
I was hoping to drink this, not wear it.
Tanisha?
Oh, my days! Yeah.
Look who it is!
Hi!
Ben not back yet?
Katie?
What if he doesn't come back?
Why would you say that?
This might be too much for him,
the baby and everything.
Has he given you any reason to think that?
No.
But you never know.
True. But in my experience, younger people tend to be more resilient
when they have babies.
This is the bit where you and Ben discover your superpowers.
You think? I do.
And you get extra hungry.
He's probably emptying the vending machine as we speak.
He should be here with us, not stuffing his face.
Well, if he is stuffing his face, I'm sure he won't forget you.
You'll have to see what he brings you back.
I couldn't help noticing, though, Katie,
Ben seemed a bit uncertain about holding Finlay.
Yeah?
I thought so.
And you didn't want Ben to hold the baby either, did you?
That's not true.
I just wanted to hold him, that's all.
Jimmi, how are you?
Zara told me about the Beechwalk, I'm speechless.
Any more news?
Erm, well, apparently, the site's
classed as brownfield, the plan is for housing
but I don't know which companies are in their frame for developing.
Well, they might class it as brownfield, Jimmi,
but it's surrounded by greenfield.
Yeah, so it makes the land highly desirable.
Unless we stop them.
There's too much wildlife down there to make it open and shut.
We need to act to protect it.
OK, well, I do know that there's an existing brick building on the site
which would make planning easy if the plan is for houses.
I think it could be a done deal.
There's no such thing as a done deal.
Where there's a will...
You're not still banging on about that scuzzy bit of land, are you?
Excuse me, young lady, but that "scuzzy bit of land"
is part of your heritage.
You should care that the council is selling it off.
OK.
This is your future on the line, Scarlett.
You need to fight for what's yours.
Is there an action group?
Not that I'm aware of. There is now!
Let's go this lunchtime and remind ourselves of what's down there.
Cast a critical eye over the trees and plants they plan to decimate
on our small corner of British soil.
OK. That's sorted.
You too, Scarlett.
Oh, great!
There's my lunch hour gone.
I just want Ben.
And I'm sure he's on his way.
Sorry, Katie, but I need to know
if there's anything that's bothering you.
And here he is.
Katie was wondering where you'd got to.
We were about to send out a search party. Sorry.
Hello, Finlay. Leave the baby.
Did you get food?
What? No.
Come on, Malika guessed it.
What have you had?
I just went for fresh air, I told you.
Busted.
There's a vending machine, isn't there?
Yes, one on every floor.
That's it then, he's been pigging out
while I've been lying here worrying.
I bet he's had chocolate. I haven't had anything!
You should know by now, you can't get anything past me.
I still can't believe you're at this thing.
I know. Nor me.
Look at us, playing with the grown-ups.
You've scrubbed up well, "Rupert the Bear".
Please, one thing...
Let's just stick to "Bear".
Now, where would be the fun in that, Rupert?
Please, don't call me Rupert.
You haven't changed.
How long has it been?
What, since uni?
It's got to be, what, nine years? That long? Mm.
Hard to believe, isn't it?
What do you reckon...
..have I aged well?
You've kind of put me on the spot, that's a bit awkward.
Ow!
You look great, you know you do.
Oh, Ben, please.
Oh, just give it to me.
Everything OK?
I need to check your blood pressure.
I wanted to take some pictures of Finlay first.
Ben can't find my phone.
Can you use your phone instead? Got it.
We share a phone, it's easier.
For who?
We don't need two phones, it saves us money.
Ben, would you mind stepping out?
I'd like to check Katie's stitches.
Erm... That's OK.
He can stay.
I think it will better if he steps out for this one.
Ben?
OK.
Just outside the door. Don't go anywhere.
Katie, I'm finding some things a little odd here.
You don't seem to want Ben anywhere near the baby.
I never said that.
I didn't say you did.
I'm just telling you what I've noticed.
I don't want to upset you, it's just some things aren't sitting right.
Like what?
Well, like the fact you don't have your own phone.
This is my phone.
He's dropped his, that's all, so we're using mine.
OK.
What about the bruises on your shoulder?
What?
Caroline put it in her notes, she saw bruising.
I don't want to talk about it.
Look, Ben doesn't have to be here, you know.
I can ask him to leave. No!
I just don't want you to feel like you have to protect anyone.
Are you stupid?
You don't know anything.
So stop talking and keep your nose out.
So, I did some more searching online this morning
and found some chat about the council pushing planning through.
So, just to be aware, we could be on a hiding to nothing.
So what we are here for, then?
They're sneaky, those local councillors.
I bet there hasn't been a proper consultation.
Well, certainly heard no noise yet.
Which is why there's no negative feedback.
Maybe people just think it's good for the area.
Oh Scarlett, so innocent.
I bet the council's already got a developer lined up.
They'll have cronies on the planning committee ready to give it the nod,
I've seen it all before.
Right, well, can we crack on and do what
we're actually here for, then? Cos I'm starving.
Be prepared, that's the Girl Guide motto.
Kill me now.
I didn't mean to be like that. I'm sorry.
Please don't think bad, I just panic when Ben's not around.
It's really OK.
What do you think is making you feel like that?
I over-react sometimes.
But we're all each other have got.
Ben's family...
What about Ben's family?
They're toxic.
They hate us being together and it's made me paranoid.
I know you're just trying to look out for me,
but I'm sick of being judged.
We love each other...
..that's all that counts.
I'm just worried about you, Katie, that's all.
I want to help you - if you need it.
I know, and I said sorry, didn't I?
We're fine, honest.
Can you get Ben to come back in now, please?
OK.
But I'm on shift all day.
You're going to be here until at least tomorrow so we can keep an eye
on those stitches and make sure baby's feeding all right.
You can talk to me any time...
..if you want to. Thank you.
OK.
Ben?
Is everything OK?
Everything's fine.
Enjoy being in the baby bubble
and getting to know this gorgeous little man.
Let's do some pictures. Yeah, all right.
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
Mum.
Here you go.
Ugh.
Let's go to the pub.
No, we can't do that. Why not?
There's still two speakers to go.
So?
No.
OK, if I can't persuade you,
then let's do this another way.
Hmm.
What are you doing?
Don't say I didn't warn you.
Hmm.
PHONE BEEPS
TANISHA GASPS
Come on, babe, we need to go.
Where?
Come on, babe, it's time.
I'm ovulating, Rupert!
Sorry, excuse us.
Ovulating, you know what that means?
Right, we better go, then.
Yeah. Mm-hm.
Sorry, duty calls. Sorry, bye.
Oh, he's absolutely gorgeous.
What are you doing here, Mum?
How did you even know?
Your sister saw.
It was posted online. You know I don't know how to get hold of you.
I was worried.
It's not fair.
You can't just turn up here. You have no right.
Ben, I want to help, please.
You're not listening, Carrie. Ben's told you, he doesn't want you here.
Get out and leave us alone.
Get out!
Ben! Now!
OK, Ben. You need to calm down.
Carrie? Let's step outside.
This isn't a good idea.
Do you see what's happening? You must know it's not right.
I agree, that was really unpleasant,
but barging in like that probably wasn't the best idea
under the circumstances.
I had no choice! Ben is my son and I don't get told anything.
That must be difficult.
I can see you're worried, Carrie.
I'm sorry, I don't mean to put you in an awkward position,
but I have to ask, do you think Katie's safe?
Katie?
Katie's perfectly safe.
It's Ben who isn't.
Oh, do you remember Dave? Plastic bag Dave?
I do remember him! BOTH: Weird guy.
THEY LAUGH
Oh.
I bumped into him last year.
He's in the private sector too.
I gathered from the expense account that you are not NHS.
Private and proud.
I mean, did a stint for the NHS, but two years was enough for me.
Yeah, I'm leaving it to the good guys like you.
Seriously though, I admire you for sticking with it
and walking the walk.
Right.
I think that expense account has taken enough of a battering.
So I'm going to get the next round, no arguments.
It's my turn to surprise you.
I'm liking the sound of that!
I can't believe we're having this conversation.
It's not my son that's the problem.
Then help me understand what's going on.
Katie is what's going on!
She won't let us near Ben.
He can't speak to his sister, his friends.
She's taken his phone.
Apparently Ben dropped his.
He's just sharing Katie's at the moment.
Ben told you that?
No, it was Katie, but...
Of course it was.
You're choosing to believe the innocent act, then?
I'm not choosing to believe anything.
What I do know is Katie doesn't seem to want Ben near the baby
and she has bruising.
Katie's got bruises?
On her shoulders, like someone's grabbed her.
Or tried to hold her off.
What do you mean?
How do you think he got that scar?!
I sat here with my son for hours in A&E
when she threw a glass that just missed his eye.
His head wasn't so lucky.
My son is not the abuser.
You're telling me Ben's been hurt by Katie?
Yes! Check your records.
There were witnesses.
Did anyone report it?
No, he wouldn't let us. They spilt up for a while
and then he found out that she was pregnant and that was it.
He went back and it all started happening again.
What started happening again?
The cruelty and the bullying.
Controlling who he speaks to, and even what he eats,
punishing him if he has treats like chocolate.
He's my son, and what about the baby?
You couldn't help yourself, could you?
You had to call for Mummy,
in between stuffing your face with chocolate,
no thought for me.
No, I didn't, I swear.
Now I'm stuck with that witch, trying to make me feel inferior.
Please, Katie. Look, she's gone now.
You're so gullible.
She went with the midwife to shut you up.
She'll be with her now, banging on about her precious son.
Poor baby Ben. Don't.
You said you wouldn't speak to her.
I should have known. You'll say anything to shut me up.
Who gave you the phone?
Nobody.
I didn't! You know I haven't got a phone any more.
Why is that, you can't be trusted?
It's my fault. Always going behind my back.
I didn't, I promise. She said that Emily saw your post.
So it's my fault?
No! I didn't mean that. I'm sorry.
You're always sorry, that's the problem.
You say you're sorry and then you keep on doing it.
BABY CRIES I'm sorry. Stop saying you're sorry!
Get away from him!
CRYING INTENSIFIES
You're pathetic.
I should never have gone out with you.
I could have had anyone and now I'm stuck with you.
You're not fit to be anyone's dad, you pathetic loser.
What's going on?
Guess what we found? What?
A badger sett. Look!
Really?
I mean, they'd have to be a pretty small badger to fit in that hole.
This changes everything.
Why?
Badgers are a protected species.
If there is evidence,
the council will have to request a survey of the land.
Have you got what you need for now? I think so.
MESSAGE TONE
Thank God.
We'll need to come back and document the area properly,
but this is a great start.
Time to fire up the troops and prepare for battle.
Oh, I forgot, Bear wanted me to tell you Ruhma's left
and we're getting a new midwife.
I've just had a baby.
That's why I'm so emotional.
Ben knows what I'm like.
What I just heard wasn't your average hormones raging,
knackered, just had a baby, flying off the handle, Katie.
It was really nasty.
You were trying to humiliate Ben and belittle him.
She's upset, that's all - and it's me too.
We wind each other up, but she always gets judged by everyone.
And what about when it becomes physical?
Your mum told me about the glass and your trip to A&E.
See? Carrie again.
It happened once and it was an accident.
She didn't mean to hurt me.
I just made her really angry.
So you made her angry and then you just happened
to stand in the way of the glass as she threw it?
You're twisting it.
I think you've been told before
that whatever's happening won't happen again,
but it always does, doesn't it?
Why should that be any different for Finlay?
It's not like that.
I could never harm my baby.
I don't think you intend to, but babies cry a lot.
They keep you up at night and they test your patience.
You really love Ben, right?
And Ben doesn't mean to make you angry, but he does.
Finlay could make you angry.
Are you going to treat Finlay how you treat Ben?
She doesn't mean it.
I don't want to be like this.
I don't want to.
And that's really good.
Wanting to change is important.
We can offer you support...
..for Finlay.
OK.
Good.
Yeah, good.
Is everything OK?
It is.
Remember when you and Roger tried to blag us into that club?
Who did you say you were?
LAUGHING: Music journos.
It would have worked too,
if a certain someone hadn't started laughing.
THEY LAUGH
What about Roger?
Did you two, um, carry on seeing each other after uni?
Nah.
We were heading in different directions.
That was a fun-while-it-lasted type of thing.
Um.
You know, um...
I sort of liked you myself back in the day.
"Sort of?" Really?
You never knew?
Of course I knew, you muppet.
It was obvious you fancied the pants off me.
You're a man, aren't you?
So? Would I have had a chance?
Who knows?
I mean, it was so long time ago, it's hard to say.
Anyway, you've got to take the here and the now, haven't you?
No point in "what ifs".
I'm sorry, Mum.
What are you sorry for?
For all of it.
You don't have to be sorry.
None of this is your fault.
Things are going to be different now.
Malika's going to help Katie.
What about you? Who's going to be there for you?
No, I know it won't be easy, but I'll take all the help I can get.
Including that new phone that you promised.
You're my beautiful boy.
I remember holding you so close when you were a baby.
You know those feelings of love
and wanting to protect Finlay that you've got?
I've got them too.
I just want to keep you safe.
Mum.
You're right. It's going to be OK.
Go and look after my grandson.
And I'll sort out that phone out for you tomorrow.
I love you, Mum.
I love you too.
Go on.
I can't believe that the council has moved so quickly on this.
It's outrageous.
I don't think they've had much resistance.
Until now.
This, people, is a cause worth fighting for.
An opportunity to stand and be counted.
This is about our wildlife, our green spaces and environment.
We're doing this for the next generation.
Don't look at me. I just want to eat my sandwich.
And we're doing it for the badgers. We're doing it for the badgers too.
I've not forgotten the badgers.
I was just getting around to them.
Nina thinks that there's a badger sett on the site,
which means the council would have to get a survey cos they're a protected species.
Well, that's a starting point, then.
We don't actually know that it's a sett.
Well, so what is the starting point, then?
Clearly none of you have any ideas,
so in the meantime, put your thinking caps on.
And we need to talk about Ruhma's replacement?
Because they haven't given us any choice.
And that is outrageous too!
So, Nina, we need to call Daniel!
And Bear was supposed to call me.
Ben and his sister always had someone cheering them on.
I didn't.
Nobody ever cared about me.
They had it all.
The perfect family.
There's no such thing as the perfect family, Katie.
Nobody's saying you've had it easy,
but that doesn't excuse how you've been treating Ben.
It's not like I've been hitting him.
You made it sound like I was really bad.
You're not really bad, Katie but the situation isn't healthy.
Not all abuse is physical.
If Ben is changing his behaviour - who he sees, what he eats -
to please you, then that's not good.
I don't mean to do it,
but I see him with his friends and his family, and I get stressed out.
Then he starts trying hard to please me and that makes it worse.
I hate myself sometimes, but I still can't stop.
We've got to make it stop...now.
For Finlay.
I know.
We're going to move you and Finlay to a ward
where we can give you more help if you need it.
Someone will come and talk to you later about how you can
be supported and what happens next to get you that support.
OK.
You started down a road, Katie, and it's not been a good one.
But there's still a chance to turn back and take a different course.
Make better choices.
BEAR CHUCKLING
Great to see you.
I'm really glad we ran into each other. Come on.
Mwah, mwah. Oh.
Good to see you again. Er...
Is that it?
What do you mean?
We're not leaving this as a "what if" again.
We have unfinished business.
Back to mine, then?
Yeah...
So excited. How is Lisa? Can I see her yet?
It's 4.30 in the morning.
I lost track of time. I didn't even realise.
Is Lisa OK?
Yeah, fine.
Do you think Malika blames herself?
No, but still,
it's got to be tough.
SHE BREATHES RAGGEDLY