Father's day - Sam's first - and with Nick back on t'Street Sam has a card for him! Just watch out for a shady character (Rhys) lurking in the Street under peaked cap. And Summer is taking her two dads for Sunday lunch in the Bistro. Sam wants a sleepover at the Natural History Museum - next year - this year he wants home made waffles for breakfast. At the Bistro Billy recalls special meals with his family - always at a Berni Inn and the introduction of an avocado pear onto the menu; oddly Summer takes a toilet break which even Todd thinks is a little soon after the previous one. A little later it is time for pud but Summer is impatient to depart - the dads send her home to a pile of work - but is there more to it than there seems?
The answer seems to be positive, back at the flat Summer puts a can in the bin and then is very unsteady, wobbling on her so sitting and looking at her shaking hands (above) before slumping sideways and passing out. The dads are having another large glass of wine each as they are celebrating Todd moving back in permanently.
In the continuation of Tyrone's mid-life crisis, Fiz is decrying Alina's clothing choices for Ty - jeans so tight he could not sit down - and until upbraided by Chesney not allowing the girls to give Ty a father's day present. Curtis, mixologist at the Bistro, wants to sell his late father's classic motorbike and initially Kevin buys it - but after some sweet talking by Alina she buys it as a present for Ty - it needs some work and she is looking forward to the ride of her life. Kev does not seem too upset - and Ty is ecstatic that Alina's saving for a housing deposit is being expended on what I fear will be an expensive accident waiting to happen.
As we know Gemma has been reluctant for Aled to have a cochlear implant operation and the matter has been much discussed with the quads being largely off screen! However after a pub discussion with Bernie and Paul she finally admits to Chesney that providing they maintain learning BSL it would help Aled if the operation goes ahead as it will give him options (above).
Rhys is in league with Harvey and Sharon; Harvey wants Leanne given a short, sharp and appropriately encouraging reminder of just which side of her bread will get battered if she gives the wrong evidence in court. Rhys tells Sharon he intends to do as "H" wants (send for Ted Hastings - he would soon be cooking Rhys' goose with diesel). Sharon tries phoning Leanne but gets short shrift as she and Steve are going to see Oliver as it is a year since he died. When they arrive back Leanne is surprised that Nick's phone is off and then hears either 3 or 4 gunshots and an Audi taking off at high tyre-squealing speed. With Sharon looking on from the other end of Victoria Street we see a body lying by Nick's car (above). Nick and Sam pick themselves up off the ground and Sam tells us that the Audi registration was MB03HVC, just like any other kid would! Less amazing is that Leanne identifies Sharon in the distance before she slithers away! The police achieve little apart from finding the burnt out TT a bit later.
Summer has not been woken by the gunfire adjacent to the flat and only comes round when her dads return. Todd phones for an ambulance, but relents when Summer refuses. She had had a can of "Dyno" - an energy drink of which Billy does not approve. She is not keen on even going to see Dr Gaddas who then makes a home visit (round here you cannot even get an appointment to see a doctor at the surgery). The dads and Dr Gaddas all think there is something wrong with Summer, possibly an eating disorder? She refuses food and goes to the toilet again. Billy asks Todd not to move in until Summer is back to normal. Todd feels rejected - although to be honest I do not understand Billy's concerns - surely a resident Todd would actually make Summer feel safer and loved?
In the cafe Roy and Nina are having a heart to heart and she is unburdening herself about her father and losing him and the safety net that he provided. Apparently Nina wants routine with The Archers at seven, fishcakes on a Friday and Scrabble. Roy agrees that he can deliver a boring life - which is what she wants. (We know that to achieve it she will of course have to leave the Street!). Roy explains his phone calls - he needs to know that she is safe and she gently asks him to back off. Nina has a present for Roy - her father's simple homemade wooden scrabble rack and Roy is pleased and can relax as Nina is on the mend.
Until "H" phoned Sharon was packing to do a runner. He tells her off for being on Victoria Street when Rhys was doing as told. She points out that Leanne did not need pushing - this was Nick and Sam being attacked (rather better described above!!!). H makes it quite clear that there is no such thing as bad publicity - front page of the Evening News making it clear this is what happens if you cross Harvey Gaskell, something which Sharon should have remembered and he hangs up on her. H phones Rhys to go home and do some housekeeping.
Natascha tells Nick that the relationship with Sam cannot carry on whilst Leanne is in danger. Nick tells Sam that they have to stop seeing each other - for his own safety. Nick says he will find Sam when it safe. Natascha insists that this is the end for Sam and Nick and she takes her son away.
Sharon fails to make her getaway before Rhys turns up. He tells her he is not keen on hitting a woman with her hands full so tells her to drop her bags (not her trousers) and we see no more.
Leanne has been thinking about nothing else for weeks, not sleeping, worrying and seeing Natascha's face over Sam earlier has enabled her to be very aware that Harvey will always control her and many others; perhaps even Sharon wants a way out from under the evil drug lord and of course Oliver has set her free (above). She is going into court and will tell the truth. I would not be surprised if a much battered and bruised Sharon is also giving evidence against H on Monday.
Which wraps it up for me for tonight. Last Friday (which is actually after I wrote this but before it airs) I had a small operation, hopefully I will be fit to pick up the baton the next time my name comes up!
Kosmo
