Thursday 29 November 2007

Ronnie and Roxy are makin' last-minute changes ahead of the bleedin' openin' night of their club. A sad, lonely Dot returns ter the Square wivout Jim. Dot finds Jean at 'er 'ouse wen she gets hammer and tack from Jim's, and she's a bit 'ysterical, right, as she 'ad wanted ter be alone or at least quiet wiv 'er worry and grief over Jim's condition, and Jean is manic and neurotic. Dot is also pretty neurotic and chain smokin' at 'ome, and I can't recall wen exactly she took up smokin' again. Jean smashes some crockery (Jim's mug) and Dot takes it badly. Shirley is still insistin' that she ain't interested in Vinnie, right, but 'eaffer keeps on tryin' because she finks 'e is "luvly" (alffough not as luvly as 'er crush, Garry, o'course! Oi!) and 'elps 'im out all the bleedin' time. This time she lets 'im cook for Shirley, right, 'oo is astonished. She asks 'im why 'e keeps on tryin' and 'e says [he's an out of work failed comedian so needs the brass, oh I mean ...] that 'e likes a challenge. Billy and 'oney are still muddlin' along 'opelessly and bein' borin', init? It's the bloomin' big club openin' night and Ronnie is sortin' evryfink out. She falls over and 'urts 'erself so 'as ter go ter hospital, and the bloody plans are rushed and some of it 'as ter be done by Roxy instead. It transpires that between Roxy and Dorn they failed ter obtain the bloomin' correct deliright of drink (Dorn signed for the chuffin' wrong botch or wotever) and they're gonna be short of alcohol, right, so Peggy kindly allows them ter borrow some from the bleedin' Vic, right? Peggy don't seem ter mind the competition, as R&R's opens at 10pm, right, and she proposes a toast ter anuvver "Mitchell" enterprise and Ronnie fails ter mention that it's less than 'alf 'ers. She goes ter the office, right, and ter her surprise, finds Jack there. He is smug as she 'esitates ter explain wot 'e is doin' 'angin' 'round in the club's private office