00:00yesterday, Steve. You're trying to pull a fast one so you can up the price. No, look, I really
00:04want to sell to you guys. Nobody in their right mind is going to pay that kind of money for
00:08this place, Steve. Well, I wouldn't be so sure. Er, you said you were expecting him.
00:18You've got no interest in owning this place. Well, obviously it has. But you've got a business
00:24down the street. It's nothing to do with a business, Liz. He knows he's paying well
00:29over the Aussie. He just doesn't care. Oh, I disagree. You said yourself we're going
00:33to be rivals. You know, there's a lot of added value in this deal for me. Oh, I can't believe
00:37you'd be so vindictive. Look, nothing's been signed for you. Oh, well, I'm really glad to
00:41hear it. When did you think of telling me? He only phoned me this afternoon. Look, if
00:46you want a match, he's off for them. No, we can't. Steve, we're overstretching ourselves
00:50as it is. Oh, really? OK, I'm going to reduce my offer by five grand now. What? Oh, come
00:56it's just business. Yeah. I want business. You can't muck us about like this. It really
01:00isn't personal. Yeah, everything's personal to you. It's just because you've got nothing
01:04in your own life, you have to mess up other people's, don't you? Oh, is that right?
01:08Yeah, that's right. OK. If you're going to play silly beggars, take it outside.
01:12All right, Liz, don't worry. I wouldn't graze me knuckles on him. No, you've got a payment
01:15to do that for you, haven't you? Come on, face it, Peter. You've lost. Sorry, I didn't know.
01:20I didn't know it was a competition. Does this make you feel more like a man?
01:24What? Yeah, knowing that your missus had to go to him, that can't be very good for
01:27any bloke's self-esteem, can it? Excuse me. Stop it! This is still my house! Yeah, Peter,
01:33just leave him. Let him have his moment. Do you know what? There is more to life than
01:37this pub. I'm glad you feel that way. Not sure what I'm going to do in the place. Might
01:42turn it to a really nice house, you know? Eliminate the competition, make a bit of money
01:46on top. Really? Is that what you're going to do with it? Yeah, haven't decided.
01:51He doesn't know, because he doesn't really want it, Liz. Look, give us more time. No.
01:58No, I've made me mind up. Okay? It's not stupid. No, I'm not. That's why I'm not going to
02:03sell it to you. I'm not going to sell it to either of you. I understand you're turning
02:08him down, Steve. He never really wanted the place but ours, you know? That was a genuine
02:11offer. I know it was. Well, then why are you chucking it back in our faces? I'm warning you,
02:16Steve. You walk out of this room without shaking my hand. The bid's off the table.
02:20Oh, and which bid is that? The one that's five grand more or ten grand more? Ten. That's
02:25what it takes. Do you know what? I can't believe Leanne would let you stab us in the back like
02:28this. Oh, she's right behind me in everything I do. She's just thinking of Cy. She knows
02:33it's pure insanity to let him go anywhere near a pub. Let's go on. Need an answer.
02:40It's now or never? Well, right now, it's never. You're a bigger fool than I thought you were.
02:51Now that he's gone, can you answer my question? Why wouldn't you sell to us? I mean, we'd run
02:56this place properly. We'd respect all the hard work you've put in. We've been totally straight
03:00with you. I think we deserve to know why you're letting us down, Steve. It is a fair question.
03:09Well, while you lot were scrapping like dogs over a bone, it brought it home to me what
03:12this place means. I don't want to sell it. No one's going to force me to. Michelle might
03:16have something to say about that. Well, Michelle can say what she likes. All right. I did the
03:19dirty on her. Fine. I'm sorry. Well, she's landed on her feet, hasn't she? She's got a new
03:23boyfriend, new job, posh new flat. I've got two kids to support, so that's what I'm going to do.
03:30Look, uh, my dad needs to see me, so I'm going to go. Peter, um, what, mate? I did mean
03:36to lead you up the garden path. Yeah, but you did, Steve. I won't forget that.
03:41Good morning, Steve. Okay.
03:42Okay.
