Footballers' Wives

'Chardonnay found out she couldn't get pregnant.

'It seemed the perfect solution.'

He's my flesh and blood.

He's a Turner.

My little girl's missing, Sal.

And I'm having an affair. What does that make me?

Someone who needs to be looked after.

Tanya and I were an item.

Except that neither she nor you have any recollection of it!

A nurse told me. Yes. Would this be the same nurse

whom you say also had sex with you but has vanished into thin air?

The first time we met, I felt something.

And you felt it too. You've got me all wrong. Really?

We found this ID on the body.

Do you know Dr Sheena Hamilton?

She does look a bit familiar, Kyle.

No.

Where are you going, mate? Get off me!

Ian, get back here! Ian! Mate!

Holly! Holly! Daddy!

It's me! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!

Maybe you should call the police. Daddy!

Just do what I say, yeah?

Try this. Stand back a bit, babe.

Are you all right? Yeah?

What the hell are you doing with my little girl?

Hey?

His car is missing, his wife knows bugger all

and his agent is dodging my calls.

I've just about reached my limit with Walmsley!

But...he's only one player.

Of many.

And now we've proved we don't need him.

SIGHS

What is it, Frank?

If only I could find that nurse,

Dunkley.

She was riding me, Stef.

Right there, in the hospital.

I remember.

Leave it.

I wouldn't bloody fantasise about something like that.

I'm going to hire a private detective.

LIVELY BANTER

Here he is. Man of the match!

CHEERING

Are you trying to make me look crap?

Another bottle of champagne, eh? When you hammered that last one in,

I could have shagged you right there on the penalty spot!

Lucky I can concentrate with the old bill after me.

Yeah, well, you're a professional.

You could teach Walmers a thing or two, I tell you that.

Anyone know what happened with him? No. But I tell you one thing.

That shit will be lucky if he plays again.

If Stefan doesn't kick his arse, I'm going to break his legs. Lovely.

I felt like a fool trying to explain Walmsley's absence.

He lets us all down, then he makes a liar out of me.

Come on, it could have been worse.

At least the rest of the lads managed to hold it together.

They put a smile back on my face.

Nice work today.

Yeah. Sorry to disappoint.

I know you'd have loved to have the chance to slag me off.

I thought we'd agreed to put what happened behind us.

Yeah.

Is that why you went round my house, upset my wife?

I thought you'd learnt your lesson.

You'd better learn that I'm still the boss round here.

Show some respect.

I won't be pushed out of my own club...

..by a gobshite like you.

Let's be professional, shall we?

I get on with my job

and I'll let you get on with yours.

Is that a deal?

You talk...

..like you've got some choice, Frank.

But you don't.

Be good for Mummy, eh?

See you at home. How long are you going to be?

I thought you'd come with us now. I won't be long.

Better not. Paddy wants you for his bedtime.

I'll be home in time to tuck him in.

Right, come on. I've got a cold bath and a hot dress to get into.

You go on. I'm going to hang around for a bit, have a few beers.

What about the charity do? We're meeting Hazel first.

We've got hours yet.

Christ, Tanya, I've been working my bollocks off.

I deserve a little break before I go and schmooze with those do-gooders.

Well, you enjoy yourself.

Not too much, eh?

See you later, darling. See you.

Shit! Oh!

Easy, Tanya. We've been far more intimate than this in the past.

There's no need to overreact.

Don't start with me, Frank. Jason's over there and he won't have it.

Oh. Bring him over.

I'll tell him who you called when we were doing ride a cock horse.

Not him,

as I remember.

In your dreams, Frank.

You wish, Tanya.

You bloody wish.

These were recovered from Dr Hamilton's flat.

And?

She was clearly quite enamoured with you, Mr Pascoe.

Yeah, well, lots of fans collect stuff.

It doesn't mean anything.

Perhaps you can tell us what this means.

This is a message we found on Dr Hamilton's answer machine.

'This has gone far enough.

'You come near me and my family again and I'll bloody kill you.'

Thanks for the lift, but I don't know if you should hang around.

I wait with you. I want to know what happened too.

'Play back new messages. You have no new messages.'

What if he knows,

about us? No, Donna. How could he?

Why else would he disappear without telling me?

Oh, God, what have we done?

Look,

maybe it's for the best.

It's time he knew, no? But not like this!

You better go. When he comes home,

I'll talk to him. I'm not going to leave you, Donna.

We're in this together! Aren't we?

"July 3rd. Spent the night with Kyle.

"It was fantastic.

"July 10th. Kyle told me he loved me for the first time tonight."

This is bullshit! Can you prove that?

Well, I can't tell you where I was. I was at home, probably.

Can anyone verify that?

No. Mum and Char would have been in Florida.

I'd probably have been home alone.

That is unfortunate.

Look, I'm sorry, but this is bollocks.

I told you, she was stalking ME.

I'm the victim here.

You're not the one on the slab, though, are you?

A young woman is dead, Mr Pascoe, and I want to know why.

It's got nothing to do with me. Why don't you believe me?

You say you didn't know her, then she's been stalking you for months.

She has!

I said what I said earlier...

because of Chardonnay. I didn't want to upset her.

The truth is, when I first met Sheena, I did ask her out.

I was messing about. Nothing happened.

I backed off because of Char.

I didn't think I was ever going to see her again.

But she went wherever I went, at the club, when I was out...

She would not take no for an answer.

How come you never reported it if she was harassing you?

I thought I could handle it.

Perhaps you thought you'd take the law into your own hands.

I'd like some time with my client.

Fine.

This interview is now concluded at 15:10.

What, I can go?

For now. But no away games, eh?

We'll be seeing you again soon.

Don? Donna?

Ian, where the hell have you been?

They told me you walked out. Stefan's going mad.

Never mind that. Never mind?

I was worried sick. Why didn't you phone?

I'm going to surprise you.

Mummy! Holly!

Oh, Holly!

I thought I'd never see you again!

When Kyle scored that second goal, I could have sworn Paddy smiled.

Probably just wind. No, I reckon it was a smile.

Hi, babe, did you have a good time? PADDY GRIZZLES

I thought he'd settled down.

Mum, could you give us a minute? I want to talk to Char.

Maybe you could take him for a walk. Course I will.

He's overexcited. Some fresh air might do him good.

I'll take him round the lake.

Good thinking. Nice to spend a bit of time, just us two.

Babe, I really do need to talk to you.

I've been down the police station.

They wanted to see me again.

About that girl? Yeah, about that girl.

So what's going on?

Do they know how she died, what happened here?

They reckon I know more than I'm letting on.

But you hardly knew her.

That's what I told them. They won't believe me. But why not?

She's trying to stitch me up.

She's been stalking me for months now.

Wherever I went, she was there. She was obsessed.

She wanted me to leave you and be with her.

Slow down. What are you talking about?

You never told me this. I didn't want to worry you.

I told her where to get off. She wouldn't listen.

So the police say she drowned herself because you rejected her?

Not...not exactly.

They seem to think I might have been more involved.

Why would they say that?

She had this diary. She'd written that we were seeing each other,

in some sort of relationship. I told them it's bollocks. Is it?

Do you even need to ask me that? Why would she make it up?