The audio mix on this M4A really highlights the raw tension in the scene at Vinnie’s flat. Mac is cornered. For five seasons, Mac has been the "happy-go-lucky" idiot, but Joseph Gilgun directs this episode with a specific focus on Mac’s eyes. You see the panic. The question of whether he is the father of Carol’s baby hangs over the group like a guillotine.
Carol doesn't want Mac's money. She didn't even come for Mac. She came to say goodbye. She reveals the baby isn't Mac’s—it belongs to a man she met in Blackpool—but she used Mac as an excuse to get the gang together one last time because she is moving to Canada to care for a sick relative. brassic s05e05 m4a
The B-plot involves Dylan and Tommo trying to recover a stolen mobility scooter for a local war veteran. It seems like filler. It is not filler. The vet turns out to be Carol’s grandfather. In trying to do a good deed, Dylan accidentally reveals Mac’s financial situation to Carol, leading to the episode's final confrontation. The audio mix on this M4A really highlights