Good evening. Joel is due in court today but the start is delayed and eventually it is revealed that he has failed to present himself. We soon see him skulking around the Street. Dee Dee reminds everyone that it was supposed to be her wedding day before everything went pear shaped. DS Swain suggests to Max that it would be best for Lauren to be with him tonight - in our house we are screaming at Lauren not to leave the hospital - but Lauren reluctantly agrees to the suggestion. However Lauren removes what I suspect is pepper spray from DS Swain's bag. Joel rolls drunkenly into Roy's and tells the proprietor that he is a decent man. Joel's guilt has consumed him and he knows he cannot escape it but he refuses to let Roy call the police destroying the wall phone in the process. He tells Roy he is sorry and will pay if Roy gives him his "Dank betails". Joel then attempts to apologise for everything, especially to Roy. Carla knocks on the door and Joel staggers out past her and she dashes in to assist Roy.
To my surprise hospitals in Turkey are expensive, the bill is already £25k and mounting by the minute. This strikes me as odd as t'internetwebbythingy tells me that they charge 50% - 60% less than the EU (and otherwise why would they be doing liposuction there?) so I am surprised it is that much. Bethany is struggling to accept that she will have a stoma for the rest of her life. Sarah does not tell Bethany that she sent Daniel off home with fleas in both ears for causing this. Sarah has to explain to Bethany that her insurance will not cover an unplanned medical treatment or the consequences, so they are on the hook for the debt and cannot leave the country until it is paid. Back on t'Street David admits to Daniel that maybe he could have prevented the surgery when he phoned Bethany joking that she would need all day to shed her "love handles" - which obviously tipped her into doing it. Anyway Bethany is not out of the woods yet and goes into shock. The diagnosis is pneumonia and treatment is underway. In the Rovers Daisy tells Jenny that Daniel knocked her back and also reveals that the liposuction was responsible for Bethany's problems. Daniel is seeking to access Bertie's trust fund but that is not easy.
Hope is suspended from school so has to work in the garage - (doubtful - the H&S paperwork would take about a month). And she can give up the vapes any time she likes - as she proves when she visits the Corner Shop, sends Aadi on an errand out the back and robs the vapes on the counter. Aadi finds her later in Victoria Gardens and although she denies the theft initially she hands them over - apart from one which she keeps and smiles to herself at her deception. She later buys chocolates for Fiz to make up for ruining her birthday yesterday.
Billy is suffering - he is not sure how he will be able to conduct the funeral service - which will be on their first wedding anniversary. We see Todd later help him from the Rovers after having had a drink or six.
Mason returns to work at Speed Dahl much to the consternation of the Windasses. Mason has a black eye, allegedly due to his brothers. Sean tells Daniel he is thinking of consulting Adam to see if Mason's movements can be restricted. However it is not possible because the CPS did not ask for one at sentencing. Later Gary goes to sit at a table in Speed Dahl simply to stalk Mason. However when Maria arrives he orders some food. Their bill is presented at closing time. Mason admits to Stu that Gary is right and assures them it was not his brothers who gave him a black eye. Once it is all closed up we see Mason sneak back into Speed Dahl to settle down for the night - but it seems he was followed.
So who has been following Mason? What can Joel do which will make everyone happy? When will the liposuction become common knowledge? Will Billy be sober for the funeral/wedding anniversary? When will Hope stop lying? All this and more will be revealed next week I have no doubt.
Written by Mark Wadlow and Joe Turner. Directed by Duncan Foster.
Kosmo
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One of us is missing something. I thought they made it pretty clear that Joel was only pretending to be drunk. The theory in my house is that he's planning to fake his own death.
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