When Ronnie and Jack walked into the house, coming home from the Vic, Roxy was sitting in the bay window, her legs pulled up and arms around it, her chin leaning on her knees. She looked up, as her sister and brother in law walked in giggling a little. Ronnie's smiling face turned serious as she saw the look on her sisters face.
- 'You alright Rox?' Ronnie asked thinking immediately something was wrong with her sister 'where's Amy?'
- 'Christians picking her up from nursery, no I'm not, I ehm…I had the strangest phonecall' Roxy said.
- 'From who?' Ronnie asked.
- 'About what?' Jack asked.
- 'Well Phil called me, about mum, he said he talked to Robbie, and, well that Robbie actually talked to Phil, outside the salon, I saw them together just before she came to ask me if she could come with you to Ikea, apparently Robbie told Phil she thinks…' Roxy stopped as she heard the front door opened and Glenda and Robbie walked in with the fish and chips.
- 'I'm starving mum, are we gonna eat here or in the kitchen?' Robbie asked, not taking any notice of her parents and sister being in a serious conversation.
- 'Ehm put it in the kitchen sweetie, could you also set the table please, would appreciate it thank you' Ronnie said winking at Robbie, knowing Roxy wasn't finished yet.
- 'Ok' Robbie said and took the other bag from Glenda who obviously was well aware of something going on with her older girls.
- 'What's going on?' Glenda asked closing the livingroomdoor, looking at Roxy who didn't look amused 'are you alright darling?'
- 'I just got a phonecall from Phil' Roxy said in a calm but serious way 'Phil said that Robbie thinks….Robbie thinks you stole my money'.
- 'What, no that can't be, she knows it's… no it's not me, it's Phil, wé think Phil stole your money darling, you must have misunderstood' Glenda said .
- 'We?' Ronnie asked 'why is this the first time I hear about it, she's never mentiond it to me before'.
- 'She kept telling me you were acting all weird, and i…'Roxy said 'I just never thought anything of it, just thought she was being a little brat, now I know she was right'.
- 'And you choose Phil over me and Robbie, you actually standing there telling me, no excuse me, áccusing me, your own mother, of stealing your money, are you serious?' Glenda raised her voice a bit, it all made sense to her now that Phil planned this, planned this to set her up against her daughters cause he was afraid it was all going to come out, the money, the affair'.
- 'It's not only Phil mum, Robbie also said it' Roxy said.
- 'Really, to your face hmm?' Glenda asked then opened the livingroomdoor 'Robbie, could you come here please for a minute darling?'
Robbie came walking into the livingroom 'what, what's going on, we're gonna eat or what people?'
- 'In a minute darling' Jack winked at Robbie.
- 'Could you please tell your sister, and Ronnie and Jack what you just told me when you came to pick me up, what you told me about Phil' Glenda asked.
- 'Now?' Robbie asked not understanding what was going on all of a sudden.
- 'Robbie didn't you tell me mum was acting weird over the weekend, didn't you?' Roxy asked looking very serious at Robbie.
- 'Huh, yeah, what?' Robbie looked over at Glenda who nodded that it was now time to speak up.
- 'I found out who stole your money ehm it was Phil, Phil has nicked your money Rox' Robbie said not understanding why Glenda wanted to have her tell now, it came so unexpected.
For a minute Ronnie and Jack looked confused but then Roxy said' you been brainwashing my little sister ey mum?'
- 'What?'Robbie and Glenda both said at the same time.
- 'Rox, what are you talking about, mum brainwashing me, are you out of your mind, it was Phil Rox, who do yóu think stole it, mum?' Robbie asked.
- 'Can we search your stuff mum?' Roxy asked 'I mean if you have nothing to hide or to worry about right?'
- 'What, Roxy no, stop being such an airhead, she didn't do it' Robbie start raising her voice now.
- 'Shhss it's ok little one, sure, help yourself' Glenda said knowing she had nothing to worry about.
- 'Roxy no you stupid cow, it was Phil!' Robbie said loud.
- 'Oi that's enough' Ronnie said to Robbie, knowing this was gonna get out of hand.
- 'But mum she didn't do it, please listen to me dad it was Phil' Robbie couldn't calm down and started to get really upset.
Ronnie and Jack just looked at eachother and Roxy was just getting very hyper walking around the livingroom.
- 'Let's go over to your room and then…no wait I'll have a look at the apartment first, it's probably there already, right mum' Roxy said walking out of the room, opening the front door and walking over to the apartment at nr 29.
The others followed her upstairs.
Roxy walked immediately to, what was going to be, Glenda's room. She search under the matrass, and search the whole room like a narcotic-team were searching for drugs. Then Roxy opened one of the closet doors and looked through it. Then, behind some bags Glenda had put in there already, Roxy pulled out a little plastic bag and opened it.
- 'What's this then ey?' Roxy asked, giving her mum the "you've got some explaining to do' face.
- 'I didn't do it Roxy, I don't know how it got there' Glenda said a little panicky not knowing how it got there.
Then obviously a bell started ringing with Robbie 'it was Mr Masood, I saw him coming out of the door when I went over to pick up mum, mum I told you remember, I told you he made eyecontact with Phil, he was also looking around if no one saw him, Roxy please, this is all Phil's work, wanting mum to get the blame for this, you think she would hide it there so obvious, it's screaming there to be found by you, Phil set her up!'.
- 'Jack could you just take her please…' Ronnie then said, seeing that Robbie got really upset by all these grown ups not listening to her, but who were ready to believe, Glenda had stole the money.
- 'Come on darling, let Roxy and your mum handle this yeah' Jack said wanting to put his arm around Robbie trying to get her out of the room.
- 'No I won't go' Robbie was almost screaming 'it was Phil, I overheard him and Shirley talking a couple of times, why won't you listen to me you stupid cow!'
- 'Enough Robbie, come on!' Ronnie said as she took Robbie's hand and kind of handed her over to Jack and Jack pushed her across the landing to the stairs 'mum no it wasn't her, dad please listen to me!'
- 'Jack please take her home!' Ronnie said firmly.
Before Jack knew it, Robbie ran down the stairs and ran out of the apartment and ran across the street to the Masood house and rang the bell.
Masood opened the door, while in the meantime Jack had followed Robbie outside 'Robbie!'
- 'Mr Masood, you got to come with me and tell my sister that you were in the flat earlier, tell them please!' Robbie was pleading Masood.
- 'I'm sorry , I ehm I don't know what you mean Robbie' Masood said a little shocked at the screaming teenager at the door, and seeing Jack coming closer.
- 'Robbie!' Jack said grabbing Robbie's arm 'common let's go home darling, I'm sorry for disturbing you Masood'.
- 'Let go of me Jack, it was him, he's scared of Phil, just ask him again, please!' Robbie started crying out of frustration that no one would believe her.
- 'Jack, Robbie, what on earth is going on I could hear that big gob over on Bridgestreet' Carol came walking to them when Jack was taking Robbie back across the street again. Carol probably was done at the bookies and on her way home.
- 'They're blaming mum for nicking Roxy's money but it was Phil, please auntie Carol it wasn't Glenda, you got to believe me, they just won't listen to me' Robbie went hysterical.
- 'Calm down now Robbie! 'Jack said firmly, grabbing both of Robbie's arms, he wanted her to calm down and not to get so upset over grownup stuff, not knowing that Robbie was actually right.
- 'Yeah calm down darling, shhh' Carol tapped Robbie on the back softly 'ehm why don't I take her over to your place and you go back to the girls yeah' she told Jack.
- 'Dad please, you've got to believe me' Robbie said again being taken by Carol.
- 'Go with Carol yeah, your mum and I will be there soon and this will all be over' Jack said wiping a tear from Robbie's cheeks, kissing her forehead, then walking in nr 29.
Carol took Robbie inside nr 27 and walked her over to the kitchen to get her some water : 'now try and calm down a bit darling and tell me what's going on, what are you so upset about?'
Robbie took a sip of water and started telling Carol about how she had sneaked into Phil and Shirley's looking for Jay but hearing Phil and Shirley talk about Roxy's money instead, and then again at Ronnie's Hen-night. Then she also told her what happened just before she went to pick up Glenda.
- 'That is some story darling' Carol said 'but ehm, how did Roxy find out that it was your mum then?'
- 'Phil called her, just before mum and me got home, Mr Masood must have planted the money in mum's closet in order of Phil, and for Roxy to find it ofcourse' Robbie said.