Season 10 Episode 13

Episode 400

 

Sky One Transmission Date:

Sunday 21st January 2007

 

Directed By

Nigel Bristow

 

Sully, Liam

 

 

Not the picture Gavin was expecting!

 

 

Silver's game is up...

 

 

...but Cindi won't let her off!

GS: Tony Franks (Neal Barry)  Silver (Chloe Summerskill)

 

Liam doses off whilst sitting at Gemma’s bedside, and believes she emerges from her coma. "Gemma" tells Liam he has to stop believing her accident was his fault, before seeing Gemma is still asleep. Gavin learns Valencia have upped their bid for Miguel and Harchester have accepted. During training, Sully goes down after a clash with Jason, and relays his fears to Jimmy that he could miss the upcoming Cup game against Liverpool. It is a set up between Sully himself and Tony, for Danny can't be cup-tied if the Fulham deal is to go ahead. When Liam takes Sully’s keys and speeds away in his car, his suspicion is proven as he chases after him, with nothing wrong with his leg. Liam advises him to at least be honest with Jimmy, as he has enough on his plate as it is. Liam confronts Tony at a business meeting about him lessening their chances of an FA Cup run, with he trying to take Miguel and Sully away.

 

Silver continually teases Gavin over her picture, and Gavin takes his opportunity to snatch her phone and deletes the shot of Silver. Silver informs Gavin that he’s mistaken if he thinks that was the only copy, and hints towards her shot going on the internet. Gavin finds an email from Silver containing her ‘spread’. Liam visits Gemma again, and encounters Rachel who assures him that it is OK for him to carry on visiting. Jimmy asks to speak to Liam in his office, and tells Liam it's over his intrusion at Tony's meeting, which Harrison is worried may have put Miguel's £18M Valencia deal in jeopardy. As ammo, Liam fires back with how Tony is also behind Sully’s "injury" due to him wanting to go to Fulham, which Jimmy states he is well aware of. Silver warns Gavin that before she disappears she will leave he and Cindi a parting gift. Liam tells Gavin he has to get the truth to Cindi before Silver can spread her lies, and if he doesn't this will affect his game today at Anfield. Gavin's game is not great, as Liam predicted, and Liam's anger gets the better of him in the second half, as he is yellow carded before being substituted for Durant Thomas.

 

After the game, Gavin and Cindi arrive home to find Silver has left Cindi her 'parting gift', which forces Gavin to reveal the whole truth before Cindi sees the picture herself. Cindi is in tears when Gavin shows her the shot of Silver, and accuses Gavin of carrying on with Silver behind her back. Gavin tells his wife that Silver wanted this to happen, but is horrified when Cindi opens her present to reveal a different picture, one of she and Silver smiling together. A heartbroken Cindi yells at Gavin to get out. Liam arrives at Gemma's room to find Jimmy already there, and the two men have heated words. Liam gets Jimmy to admit that he blames him for Gemma's coma, which seems to give Liam some comfort. Cindi finally comes out to Gavin, where she says she's decided it's over - between she and the "Fake-tanned, silicone witch" that is Silver. She tells Gavin they aren't going to take this, and go to tell Miguel the truth. Unsurprisingly, Miguel is furious with them for planting Silver in his life. At the hospital, Rachel tells Jimmy he can't stop Liam visiting Gemma, for he has been coming to visit her the whole time Jimmy has been working.

 

When Miguel overhears Silver on the phone to Tony regarding her payment, he follows her to the Grange and catches her red handed. Miguel snatches the cheque and throws it back in Silver's face, adding that he hopes it was worth it. Miguel goes to Gavin, where he hears him out, coming to understand why he needed him to stay in Harchester. As Silver checks out of the Grange, she is handed a letter in which she finds the shot of her posing on Gavin and Cindi's bed. Silver turns round to receive a hard slap from her former friend, and Cindi adds Debbie Cartwright’s biggest mistake was thinking she'd believe her over her husband. Gavin is surprised when Miguel arrives for training, and the team learn from Jimmy that he has decided against going to Valencia and will be staying. Before they head out, Jimmy has a quiet word with Liam on how it is fine with him if he continues to visit Gemma, and he's sure she'd appreciate it too. Miguel tells Gavin it meant a lot to him to know he feels he is a better player with him by his side, but he should also know he is a good player on his own - even if his matchmaking skills need some work!

 

Notes:

 

The Best: Much better than last week as the point where the rot of mid-Season 10 set in. No Phil and Deano being changed into layabout buffoons. Silver having most of her scenes with Gavin and Cindi so less Miguel. Liam being angry and passionate, which makes him great. And Gemma being given something to do other than just lie there another week.

 

Quotes: Silver has some great lines in her persecution of Gavin: (on the incriminating pic) "If only the real Silver was as easy to delete!". And Cindi (to Silver as she receives her last gift): "Now isn't that a pretty picture?!" SLAP!

 

Additional Info: This is the official 400th episode of Dream Team. Despite a celebratory episode being planned and produced to mark the event, it came in the episode following this (10.14 A Night To Remember). Silver says she has known Cindi and Gavin since Gav was a youth teamer.

 

What Was The Score?: A goal from Dirk Kuyt is ruled off-side in the 3rd Round FA Cup Tie, and the game finishes 0-0.

 

Soundtrack: Coldplay: "Fix You",  Damien Rice: "Cannonball",  Delays: "Long Time Coming",  Mansun: "Wide Open Space",  Morning Runner: "Gone Up In Flames",  Rage Against The Machine: "Know Your Enemy”

 

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