Season 9 Episode 8 Episode 364 Sky One Transmission Date: Sunday 4th December 2005 Directed By Ritta-Leena Lynn

Cindi Casper, Scarlett Cass, Gavin Lynda, Amy The power behind Eugene Rose *whispers* Casper

GS: Glenn Spalding (Louis Dempsey) The mystery owner presents their plan to award the scorer of the winning goal in Harchester's next match with a bonus of £1M. Felix posts his team sheet where Eugene is annoyed at not being selected. Scarlett makes an excuse in order to leave Eugene alone in her car, and sees him searching for the listening device, now knowing he is guilty. Scarlett has Glenn Spalding back to the house, and offering a wad of cash he reveals he bugged her bag which Scarlett is upset, believing Eugene bought it her as a present. At Studs a beautiful young girl distracts the lads and introduces herself as Gavin's girlfriend, Cindi. Eugene offers Gavin £100,000 to fake an injury for him to play. Gavin refuses as it's his debut, but Eugene gives the money to an eager Cindi anyway, relying on her to change Gavin's mind. Felix is annoyed when Wednesday night's game against Leeds is moved to Saturday as a direct request from Sky. When a hung-over Cindi cannot do the photoshoot for the Christmas catalogue, Scarlett volunteers as she's never had a job. Lynda warns her to wait and see who’ll be accompanying her - and it's none other than Casper himself! After Gavin lies to Felix about injuring his back, Eugene makes the team sheet for Saturday, and Casper knows Eugene paid him. Lynda has to sign off the form stating how much money the bank needs to withdraw for the game, and suddenly crosses out the £1M mark to replace it with £2M instead! Gavin takes what is left of the money to Scarlett, and goes to Felix who informs him he is well aware he faked his injury and the trust between them is gone. Cass finds Gavin sobbing in his car and says they'll go and talk to the gaffer but Gavin says he and his brother have caused enough trouble. The day of the game and the money is delivered to the club, with Lynda and Amy dumbstruck to have £2M sitting in front of them. The money is brought to the tunnel where Lynda announces her intention to match the goal bonus with a further million pounds – which is going to the families of the dead players and charities of their choices. Shortly after the team take to the pitch Cass goes down with a suspicious hamstring injury. Gavin is called up off the bench to take his place and soon Ryan has scored the first goal for Harchester, whipping off his shirt to show his vest underneath printed with a pound sign. The ref hands Ryan a yellow card for his celebration. Harchester are in trouble before the first half is out, as Leeds score twice putting them in the lead. Lynda returns to her office during half time and the owner is not happy with her own little stunt. She sends a reply back daring him to fire her then! After Franco Rossi is brought down Harchester are awarded a penalty, to which Danny steps up and scores. Amy asks what happens if the match finishes 2-2 and Lynda says the owner gets his million back but the other half still goes to the families. A pass from Gavin leads to a goal from none other than Eugene, and he is ecstatic to have been the latest to score, although Lynda is none too happy at this. The final whistle goes and Eugene has won the million. Casper has left the game early to take Scarlett to the Grange, and before long they have locked lips until Cass pulls away - reminded by the fact she is his brother's wife, although Scarlett doesn't seem very regretful. At the Lair, Lynda is on the pitch with Mrs Alexander and presents her with the £1M on behalf of the other families. Next, and to the sound of booing and jeering from the crowd, Lynda reluctantly hands over the other million to Eugene, who gives a speech on how he wants to thank "the power behind Eugene Rose!”. Eugene addresses Scarlett that they are going to party tonight before kissing a wad of the cash. Notes: First episode for Cindi Marshall (Jessica-Jane Clement) Best Known For: Now Jessica-Jane Stafford, she was the female face of "The Real Hussle" starting while still in DT in 2006 through to its 2012 conclusion after more than 100 episodes. She also acted in "Devil's Tower" (2014), "Red Velvet Revolution" and "Homeless Ashes" (both 2019) and "Loves Spell" (2020) The Best: Scarlett’s visit to Lynda, where Lynda shares how she thought marrying a rich man in Jerry would solve her problems, but after a while she realised it just wasn't enough, and that's what Scarlett is feeling now. Quotes: Gavin to Cindi: "And you called Nairobi? Where is that even?!" Foreshadowing: Gavin repeats the story of his luckless former team mate to Jason Porter in 10.12 Be Careful What You Wish For. Continuity: Another appearance from Curtis’s mom, who has appeared more after her son’s death than when he was alive! Additional Info: Bill Paris is the pseudonym used by writer/producer Ben Harris when co-writing episodes. Both Ellen Taylor and Jane Hewland also did this for co-writing scripts, with Ellen as Helen Sailor and Jane as June Rothwell/Hughes. Cass Clues #2: When Ryan hands Casper the letter detailing the owner’s £1M offer, he responds with "What have I done?". Interesting that Cass puts a suit on for the Million Pound Game too. What Was The Score?: With some close chances for Ryan and Sully, it is Eugene who is victorious with the last scored Million Pound goal, ending 3-2 to Leeds. Soundtrack: Ciara Feat. T.I & Jazze Pha: "Goodies", Four Tet: "Glue Of The World", New Order: "Crystal", The Caesars: "Jerk It Out", The Chemical Brothers: "Dont Hold Back", Zero 7: "Give it Away" <<SE09 EP07 |  Season 9 Main Page | SE09 EP09>>