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Interior - Day - Vince And Penny's flat

Vince is talking to his lawyer Adrian - about the divorce proceedings. Adrian lawyer tries to make him promise to behave. Penny enters the flat unseen with some shopping and pokes a bottle of champagne through e door suggestively putting on a terrible french accent and gradually inching in as a high kicking flusie much to the amusement of Vince and Adrian

As she fully appears in the room all goes a deadly silence till Vince formally introduces them Adrian eyes her up wryly

Both Vince and Adrian reply as one in the affirmative -they cackle together like a stereo recording. Adrian restresses to Vince that he should say nothing despite what is said. He relates how he has know Vince for many years and knows of his childish outbursts.

The pair bursting to cackles again. Adrian describes his defence of Vince including his weaknesses. Penny interrupts a very fluent speech

Adrian butts into the argument to ask if they really are going to get married after the divorce. They reply yes in unison. Adrian grins

He resets them back on to the path of Vince's defence. He explains they have negotiated to Penny's name not appear on any proceedings and not to mention the "murky pool" of what happened in Paris. Penny objects to this and explains how romantic it all was

Penny is still irate and insists on telling the truth where as Vince is hiding behind Adrian's story. An argument erupts

They agree to disagree and leave Penny to go to court simply to stop Gina's claim on the estate. Arranging to meet after work

Interior - Day - Warrender's kitchen

Daphne emerges with the post Norman is very happy

Daphne is haranguing Norman to look for jobs. Norman emphasises he has a job with Vince but hasn't started because of the divorce proceedings. Daphne is skeptical about Vince

Norman points out that Gina is actually divorcing Vince for alleged adultery

Daphne is all upset about Penny she says she has found something damming under her bed

Norman still glowing about the memory of Anita Harris reassures Daphne that "thing" is sincere and Penny is no longer a little girl

They return to discussing the new job

Daphne launches into her best tirade on the Pinners ending with

Daphne storms out as Norman opens a letter it is the employment contract. He calls her back and having seen the figures she recants all the insults. She blows the dust of credit cards

Interior - Day - Penny's flat

Gina rings Penny to check Vince hasn't forgotten the appointment and there starts a bit of the old fur flying insults. Penny claims to have educated Vince onto heathy eating (Museli)

She slams the phone down and it rings again

Interior - Day - Pinner's Villa

Rita worried about the pool not being cleaned. Les is reading and is worried about the 'tanks' Vince bought as scrap metal.

They recant how Vince has been in trouble with a bird from Gillingham

As Les is about to leave a message for Vince - who is in court - Clifford passes through having destroyed more property. Rita insists Les doesn't take out his anger on Vince. He gives a hilarious angered monologue about how their scrap has fired on government troops

LES
"We are under investigation - now that's nothing new - but his time its not Scotland yard the inland revenue or Customs and excise - this time its the united bloody nations"

He ends by throwing Vince out of the scrap metal yards. Rita can be heard assembling kitchen wear to throw at him.

Interior - Day - Penny's flat

Vince returns from court

Vincent is well beaten and has lost most of his businesses

Penny looks flabbergasted and there is a gasp for the audience as he reveals he is left with the scrap metal yards knowing they are worth a fortune - not knowing the aggro that is waiting. He has also handed over the wine company. Penny is concerned

Suddenly Vince becomes distraught - in a rare moment of regret he details how much effort and money the wine company had taken.

They cuddle and apologize and Penny recounts her messy divorce. Vince tells her to read the proceedings as he cant face it again. He goes to get a drink

Penny takes a breather but is drawn to read on. Vince is tipping more brandy down himself

Penny stands back amazed that Vince has sat through this - She reassures him he did the best think that they are just words and will be forgotten. Vince subsides

Vince throws back her argument about them just being words. But she is upset

He explains how it got out of hand and reminds her she said he was right to sit back and do nothing

Penny storms off and Vince tries to convince her that it a fictitious character "just based on you"

Vince pleads with her from behind a slammed door that he needs to speak to someone who wont insult him "In English or Latin" and Penny hands him the cordless phone

Credits roll

Vincent sidles in and out of the kitchen and Penny throws bed stuff on to the sofa. He leans back with another drink to listen to his phone messages not knowing what is coming