Season 6 Episode 20Episode 280 written by Ben Harris |
Sky One Transmission Date: Sunday 23rd February 2003 |
Originally posted on harchester.net They Think It's All Over
The net starts to close in on Patrick, but who will take the fall for his actions?
Jacqui has confessed everything to Phil, in the car park at Birmingham. He is devastated. He explains how there was two things he cared about in his life, their marriage and the club, and she ruined both. When he realizes that the baby wasn't his he storms off.
It's the next day at the training pitch and Patrick has the team at training. Cameramen are at the pitch, Patrick asks them to go but Phil comes on the scene telling them to stay. He is drunk and is about to tell the press everything. Fletch tells him not to but he doesn't listen. He tells everyone about the bet and Patrick sleeping with his wife, then hits out at Doyle.
Patrick tells Fletch in private not to repeat any of the ‘lies' that Phil has said. He tells Fletch that if he says anything his drug test results will go straight to the press.
Patrick then speaks with the team, he explain that he did have a brief affair with Jacqui Wallis but the whole bet thing is complete nonsense. He explains that Patrick. He then says goodbye and good luck and leaves, knowing he has the sack.
As Patrick leaves he gets a folder out of one of his shelves, placing it at the reception desk. He then walks out the club explaining to the press that the bet is complete lies and that this is not the end for Patrick Doyle.
Stuart goes to see the Chairman who is drinking in his office. He explains that the boys need to know who's in charge, so he tells Stuart he is. Stuart thanks Phil, telling him that he won't let him down.
Phil goes home and when he gets their he finds a letter from Jacqui. In the letter it says that she cannot excuse what she did, and that Phil always deserved better than her.
The next morning, Phil receives a letter and he goes round to Jeff as he doesn't want to read it himself. He finds out that it's a letter of Patrick Doyle's solicitors, and he is suing Phil for every penny he's got. Jeff tells him to ring David Douglas and get him to meet them at Harchester.
The team are getting changed for training, Marcel and Curtis are having a word with each other though. Curtis tells Marcel that they should sue Phil for liable as he mentioned them as being in on the bet. He tells Marcel that if they don't people will think that they're involved in the bet. Marcel is hesitant though as he knows Phil was telling the truth.
Phil Wallis arrives at the club and there's press absolutely everywhere. Upstairs, The FA are going through all Harchester's files. They find the file Doyle left behind.
The training session is over and Stuart, the new manager asks Abi when Fletch's back will be alright. He explains that they need Fletch on the pitch soon.
Phil is in his office being asked by fraud investigators what proof he has of the bet. Phil doesn't really have any, he tells David Douglas and the two men that there must be some proof somewhere. Jeff explains that if this is true, Patrick hasn't simply walked into Ladbrokes. He will have done the bet through a secret syndicate, based in the Far East. They leave, and David tells Phil that unless he can get substantial evidence then he is going to lose everything, with Patrick suing him. Phil is told he will lose at least 10 million.
Phil goes to see the team and tells them that he needs evidence. Phil asks the players if any of them know anything. Obviously both Marcel and Fletch do, but they cannot say anything otherwise it will result in Harchester going down. Stuart explains that to him.
As Clyde leaves the club, he is met by a Susan Simons, a female journalist, asking if he wants to earn a lot of money. She asks if he wants a drink and he agrees.
In the boardroom, David tells Phil that if the police cannot get anything in the next few days then he should drop all claims and say his wife was lying. It'll save him a lot of money.
The journalist, Susan Simons, takes Clyde up to her room. She pretends to be attracted to him, so he gives her the information she needs. While Clyde is not looking, she turns on a tape recorder, recording everything which is said. She asks him to tell her about the drugs, and by Clyde's reaction, she knows that drugs are involved straight away. Clyde tells her that he is not going to say anything more, but she tells him that he either tells her more or she'll make the club know that they talked. She also offers 2000 pounds.
Jeff goes round to Tash's to find her and Robbie leaving for Brighton. She is persuaded to help Jeff talk to Jacqui about admitting everything she said was a lie so she agrees. A frustrated Robbie is made to look after the baby at home.
The journalist has got out of Clyde that cocaine was found in some tracksuit pants and that Bobby, the clubs physio did it. She also finds out that Abi helped as well, no one from the FA.
Jeff and Tash go round to see Jacqui, persuading her to talk, she tells them the truth about the whole bet. Jeff tells Jacqui to tell the police that she made the whole thing up, otherwise, Phil will have to sell the club to pay the whole of the money to Patrick.
The journalist is turning nasty and asks Clyde who tested positive. When he asks for the money and explains that he wants to go, she gets all flirty with him again, he then realizes she has been recording the whole thing. He runs out.
As he comes out the lift he bumps into both Jeff and Tash. He asks for help as he had just spoke to a journalist by mistake. Jeff tells Tash that Clyde isn't their agent and that they should leave but Clyde tells them that he's tried to ring his agents but he keeps on getting the answer phone. They decide to help him.
Jeff goes to see Jacqui telling her that she pretends it's a lie over a TV interview, Tash, who is speaking with Susan Simons, tells her that if she gives her the tape, she can present the interview. Susan agrees and gives Tash the tape. As they leave though, she pulls out another from under her top. She wins both ways. She has the tape about the drugs and she also has the interview.
As Phil leaves the club after seeing the interview, he is met by hundreds of angry fans all screaming for him to leave the club. As they go round the back, he asks the security guard to open the physio room, he then goes in and takes some pills away with him.
Nikki see's him and comforts him. Phil goes back up to the boardroom though.
As Jeff and Tash arrive home, they congratulate each other as Clyde Connelly will be signing with them in the next few months. Robbie who is just sitting on the sofa, explains how he has put Hope to bed. Tash apologizes and tells him that they'll go to Brighton in the morning. Robbie though, tells Tash that he knows she doesn't want to go. He explains how Tash's life is in Harchester, and that he has no hard feelings. He says goodbye and leaves.
Back at the club, Phil is sitting at his desk and he takes the pills. He turns on a camera, and explains how it is for HUTV. He tells the fans that all they have is love for the club and nothing else and he apologizes to Jacqui. He says goodbye and signs off.
Notes: Final appearance of Robbie Walsh.
Soundtrack: Archive: "Organ Song", DJ Shadow: "Fixed Income", BRMC: "Love Burns", Coldplay: "The Scientist", Red Hot Chilli Peppers: "Venice Queen", Audio Bullys: "Real Life"
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