Three Days The Dumping Ground

It works, then.

A lock on my door? Are you kidding?

I'm just taking some precautions. We've got a new girl coming.

You'll be in with Floss.

It's so Mike and I don't have to remember all your movements

cos we have a system.

So let's say I'm looking for Bailey.

Ah, it's always me, man.

And voila! He's told me that he's not in the house.

-Do we still have to ask permission to leave?

-Well, yeah, course, Mo.

This is just to help with communication.

Communication? Well, that's a joke.

Some new girl moves in and nicks my room.

And I have to share with Floss.

-What? Jody share with me? That's never going to work.

-Exactly.

It's only for three days,

just until she goes to a more secure care home, that's all.

-A secure home?

-Yeah.

-That's like a prison.

-No, it's got less kids and more staff.

-Awesome. What's she done?

It's more about keeping her safe.

She's not great at respecting curfews.

So what, she stays out late?

-Yeah!

-Yeah, big deal!

-And she got into a bad crowd.

-Eh?

-I heard you on the phone.

THEY LAUGH

-Wait, we are still going on our trip to see Lily, though, right?

-Yes.

Her social worker has asked me to keep her on the premises

so she'll stop here with me.

-On your own.

-Yeah.

-What if she's dangerous?

-Yeah.

DOORBELL RINGS

Excuse me.

Hi.

Come in.

Sasha, welcome to Ashdene Ridge.

Oi. Shorty. Get my bag.

THEY MURMUR AND LAUGH

"Meet the family." Cute.

That's Harry, that's Billie

and that's Toni.

If you think I'm going up there, you're off your head.

Oi. It doesn't matter, cos it's OUR in-or-out board.

And you won't be going anywhere anyway.

Shorty, show me my room.

Find it yourself. Come on, Ben.

It's MY room actually, so just follow me.

LETTERBOX CLATTERS

-Mo, it's for you.

-Great, thanks.

The neighbours said they'd be dropping off the key.

-That's for all of us.

-Hold on, you're not even interested in plants.

-I just like the wad of cash I'll get as a thank-you present.

-Boys!

Mr and Mrs Bagshaw trusted us with watering their plants.

-They never said anything about a payment.

-Yeah, but all that work,

they'll give us something to show their appreciation.

-Us?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant.

Then the three of you can work as a team.

Key and alarm code and instructions.

I trust you're not going to let me down.

ALARM BEEPS

Alarm panel to the right of the door...

-Look.

-Ah, there it is.

Right, what is it? Six, nine....

Mo, come on, can you get any slower?

Look, I'm getting the hang of it.

One...

Right, it's off.

And there's a new lock on the door.

What's your dumb social worker done that for?

Mike's a care worker, actually. And it's in case you try to sneak out.

They're all the same, bunch of saddos.

Only there to stop us having a laugh.

Yeah, just keep your junk off my stuff.

Whose clothes are you calling junk?

Oi! I'm talking to you.

Oi!

-Nice shot!

-That's enough.

While you're in this house, you respect our rules.

Don't tell me we have to stick THIS for three days?

Oh, a VHS player. Cool.

Yeah. If you like antiques.

"Deli...co-yi-sa..."

It's a Swiss cheese plant. It says it in the brackets.

Mo, you can't tell him how to read it. That's against the rules.

What rules? What are you doing?

Erm... Watering this plant.

That's not a plant, you div!

HORN TOOTS

Lads, it's the bus. You're going to miss your donkey ride.

No, you are!

HE SIGHS

Right, I've texted Lily to say we're leaving.

-I can't wait to see how much Jonah's grown.

-Candy-floss or cheesy chips?

-Both.

-Yeah!

I am so going to win on the penny push machine.

Er, guys, haven't you forgotten something?

THEY GROAN

Er, where's Ryan, Bailey and Mo?

Next door, doing the plants.

Why does it say they're in, then? Does anybody listen?

Come on.

Oh. There you go.

Guys, come on, be quick.

THEY ALL CHAT OVER EACH OTHER

Stop throwing sweets. Stop throwing sweets!

SHE SCREAMS

What?

Mike, we seem to have a stowaway in the back.

Has everybody got everything?

Oh, Sasha, you know the deal. Come on, back in the house, please.

Come on.

Excuse me, guys.

Busted!

-Bye!

-Cheerio, cheerio!

# Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio! #

Come on.

-Hey, guys.

-Guys, quieten down now.

KIDS SHOUT

Now no-one can go.

Sasha!

DOOR LOCKS

-I've got first dibs on the telly.

-Says who? Mo's got here first.

He's probably talking to the plants.

What's this? Mo's home movie? Who's the wrinkly? Your grandad?

No, it's my dad. It's private.

Yeah, show some respect, yeah?

-I want to see this.

-No, don't.

Leave it alone, Ryan.

Ryan!

It's stuck. It won't come out.

You've broken it! It's jammed, I can't get it out.

Your video, your fault.

Please help me fix it. I'll give you my share of the thank you present.

-What about me?

-Whoever mends it gets the whole reward themselves. Deal?

Bring it on.

MUSIC PLAYS

I don't talk to social workers.

MUSIC GETS LOUDER

MUSIC STOPS

Tough.

Do you have any idea what you've done?

The young people here have been looking forward to this trip

for months and now they won't be going anywhere.

So claim on the insurance.

Is that all you've got to say? Not even a sorry?

Nope. Don't care.

So you don't care if the police come round

and they charge you with criminal damage.

Is that the way you want to start at your new care home?

It's not up to me, is it?

It's totally up to you.

To take some responsibility,

to appreciate the consequences of your actions.

What's the point? I'm only here for three days.

But while you're here, you're one of us.

No, I'm not. Or you would've taken me to the seaside.

You know that was never going to happen.

Why, cos you believe what everyone else says about me?

-No, not everyone, just your social worker.

-Exactly.

You never even gave me a chance.

Do you want a chance?

Too late now. You're going to call the cops.

I don't have to.

Yes, you do, cos of the minibus.

We could pay for the damage ourselves.

Why would you do that? To make the other kids hate me even more?

Why don't you try and make it up to them? Hmm?

Even if it is just for three days, you're part of our family,

whether we like it or not.

This is where the trust starts.

THUNDER CRASHES

-We said we'd report it.

-I said we'd give her a chance.

You really think she deserves one?

She's upset that she was left out. She feels we set her up to fail.

Mike, don't do this.

I don't see how getting the police involved is going to help Sasha.

It obviously hasn't before or she wouldn't have gone into secure.

You can't fight every kid's battle.

Come in.

I'm going to say sorry.

And I never do that.

We'll try the reset button.

It's not the internet, durr-brain.

The instruction book must be here somewhere.

Just got to get my tape out.

Maybe it's the SCART.

Be careful! You made a mess!

Guys. May-Li wants everyone in the kitchen.

And you forgot to do the in/out board AGAIN.

HE SIGHS

Hey, come on, come on, come on.

-Is everybody here?

-Hang on, those back from the Bagshaws. Ready?

Ta-dah!

It's for you lot, cos you couldn't go to the seaside.

Ah, we've already done the whole beach in the garden thing years ago.

Yeah, then we ended up all getting a rash cos it was builders' sand.

Come on, guys. This is Sasha's way of trying to say she's sorry.

This is from the sandpit. It's got Harry's Lego in.

Fine, whatever, forget it.

How would I know about beaches when I've never been to one?

You've never been to the seaside?

No, never.

Whoa, it's OK.

I'd never been bowling before I came here.

And, er, I'd never seen a kidney bean.

-Why don't we make Sasha a bucket list?

-A what?

A bucket list.

Look, she has two days left before she gets locked up for ages.

So that gives us time to fit in the things she's never done before.

That's a brilliant idea, Tyler.

No! No, no, no. That is not a brilliant idea.

Why should we do anything nice for her

-when she stopped me from seeing Lily?

-And she nicked my room.

Yes, and I have to put up with you snoring every single night!

I don't snore.

-I know! I bet she's never been in a wresting match before.

-Good idea.

Or up in a spaceship.

Well, Sasha... What haven't you done?

Never had any dumb photo of me on a wall before.

Say cheese!

Cheese!

CAMERA CLICKS

Let's see.

You do know I'm trying to read my magazine, right?

We're making a cinema.

Sasha's never seen a whole film without being kicked out.

Oi.

-Don't we need the code?

-I've learned it.

Let me guess. Sasha's never eaten a potato before?

She's never had a Sunday roast.

Yeah, Mike's bought three big chickens.

It's not Sunday.

Fine, if you don't want to join in.

Oh, that depends what's for dessert. Because if Sasha's never eaten

a triple chocolate chip banana split...

maybe I'll consider it.

THEY LAUGH

SHE GROANS

Has the photo printed yet?

Nope.

The printer's bust.

"No ink detected." What?

That's why. There's no ink cartridges.

What idiot would chuck them away without getting new ones?

# Da da-da-da! #

"Welcome to our feature presentation."

-It's your favourite, they're Disney.

-He always cries loads.

Yeah, it's hay fever.

-Sure it is.

-No, it is! Anyway...

I'm going to have to give it a miss anyway.

I've got to nip down the shop to get ice cream.

And some printer ink.

-There you go.

-Thanks.

Maybe we should forget the instruction book.

What are you doing now?

I need to get this baby open if I want that reward.

Do you even know which end of a screwdriver to use?

Yes! Get in there!

Waste of time, seeing as you can't read.

Yes, I can!

-Hey!

-Stop it!

Just stop it.

We've got to fix the VHS. And all you're doing is fighting.

Do you know what, I'm going to get May-Li.

No. Wait, we were only messing.

-Aw!

-OK, guys,

make your way to the kitchen for the feast of your dreams.

Did I miss the end?

Ah, that smells good, man.

No, ah-ah.

Oh, yeah, you can have that one, this is the ice cream.

Bucket list item three. A special DG Sunday roast triple-chicken dinner.

If you're waiting for the printing ink, Mike didn't get it.

-How come?

-He just said it to keep you quiet.

I heard him and May-Li talking.

You can't have a photo, cos you're not one of us.

I am. For three days. That's what Mike said.

He didn't really mean it.

He's only pretending to like you, just like all of us here.

Then why did they bother to do the bucket list, then?

For the snacks, of course.

If we're nice to you, we'll get a massive treat when you're gone.

Here we go. Carefully now, those things are hot.

We've got roasties, Yorkshires and pigs in blankets.

Not actual pigs.

Sit down, then. Best seat in the house.

Oh, sorry, sorry.

-Why did you do that?

-All right, everybody, just move back.

Kazima, water, quickly.

-May-Li, I have to talk to you.

-Is this you trying to prove yourself?

Your call.

You can stay in your room for the next two days.

KNOCK AT THE DOOR

Sasha?

Mike? Sasha's gone.

Hey Molly, it's Sasha.

Sasha, you know?

Look, I need a place to crash for a few days.

LINE GOES DEAD

Hello? Hello?

Sasha's still not back.

It's just a little burn. Why do I need an accident report?

May-Li, can I have a word, please? It's quite important.

Oh, the Bagshaws...

How did you know?

They called an hour ago.

They got food poisoning on the ferry, so they're coming home.

No joy from the police.

Sasha's social worker's on her way round to her mum's now.

-It's not your fault she's a nutcase.

-Aw, come on!

OK. Back to normal. Get on with your chores, yeah?

Makes you wonder, though. Can we always make a difference?

I found them stuffed under the sofa.

So, someone hid it on purpose?

Yeah, I reckon, cos they didn't want Sasha to have her photo taken.

That's sneaky.

Yeah. I mean, I know she smashed the headlights on the minibus

but it's still really mean.

-Hey, check out my photo skills.

-Cool.

-Ah, well done, you found the printing ink.

-Yeah, about that...

Later, OK? I've just got to check

the boys have left the Bagshaws' house secure and tidy.

"Missing".

-We've got to get my tape and fix that machine.

-Or no reward money.

And May-Li will kill us if it's broken.

Mo, come on.

They've been burgled.

No.

You did this, you worm-brains.

-MAY-LI:

-Boys?

You guys in here? The keys have gone.

Bailey?

Mo? Ryan?

KEYPAD BEEPS

RAPID BEEPING

We've got ten seconds to get out of here.

She's locked the door, dumb brain.

All right, Mo, what's the alarm code? Don't you know it by heart?

I can't remember.

Back door! Back door!

Why do I have to poop-scoop?

Because the rota says it's your turn.

Ah. Social worker called - her mum's going to keep an eye out.

She has no idea where else she might go.

OK, all right, well, at least you tried.

OK, come on, everyone will see it.

"Missing. Have you seen this girl?"

Mo, just think.

You're in a hall, in front of the numbers...

Your finger goes out...

and you tap it ever so gently...

Six.

For my first ever teacher's toes.

Floss?

What are you doing?

What are YOU doing?

I asked you first.

-Let's see.

-It's nothing.

The printing ink?

It was you that nicked it?

So? Nobody wanted you to have a photo.

They don't even care that you've gone.

Then how come they did this, then? Or is that for treats too?

Lying's not nice. You're a nasty little stirrer.

You're rude and ungrateful.

You broke our minibus, you spilt all our food.

You're the meanest, horriblest girl I've ever known.

-Am not.

-You are. You don't even deserve a bucket list.

You don't care about anyone but yourself.

KNOCKING

Get the key.

In the cup! In the kitchen!

What's...this?

A poster.

You can't be putting our young people's personal details up

-all over the street.

-Why not?

Got it. And a piece of paper with numbers on.

Go on, I've got the key.

ALARM BLARES

Mo, the car! It's back!

-The neighbours are here, the neighbours are here!

-Oh, no.

All right don't panic. Ryan, you're going to have to distract them.

-Why me?

-Cos you can chat rubbish for England.

I'm bursting!

-Hold on, what about my broken video?

-Show me.

Mr and Mrs Bagshaw. Erm, no, don't get out.

There's something dead on the front of your car.

Let me get it for you, OK?

Oh, what a lovely lad.

There we are. Can I have a screwdriver?

How come you know how to do that?

We always had an old video for when the DVD player got pawned.

It chewed up tapes all the time.

Come on, I can't hold them for much longer.

-I'm done.

-Hurry up. Come on.

Come on. It's your last night.

Yeah, last night of freedom.

I'd rather be sleeping on the streets than be locked up.

We won't tell if you make a run for it.

I don't want to go on the run.

And I don't want to go to the secure home either.

So what do you want to do, then?

I want to stay here.

I don't know, Sasha.

Look, you've got yourself into more trouble in three days

-than most kids manage in a year.

-Hey, give her a chance.

We already have.

But she was set up. Someone hid the printing ink on purpose.

Cos I was probably a right pain.

I started all wrong. But I promise I'll be good now.

We could give her a trial.

What? Even if it means you'd have to share with Jody for longer?

Yeah.

We can't make any allowances.

You have to stick to the same rules as everyone else. Yeah?

No lying, no stealing...

And no leaving without permission.

-If you've got a problem, then come to us.

-I swear.

I won't let you down.

Then I'll talk to your social worker,

find out if we can put a hold on the secure home place for a week.

Yeah?

LETTERBOX CLATTERS

You've got a letter.

"To the helpful young men who looked after..."

Cash reward!

A voucher for Junior Gardener day?

"Bring a packed lunch and wellies."

Wicked! Junior Gardner Day.

I'm just going out the front. Is that OK?

That's absolutely fine. You asked for permission.

-Sasha?

-Dexter?!

-I'm here to rescue you.

-What?

Mum said the nasty social worker came again.

No. Look, it's not like the other times. I'm properly in care now.

I have to stay here.

Then I can stay too.

You can't. You'll get me into trouble.

-That was quick.

-Um... Yeah, changed my mind.

Have you changed it on the photo board, though?

-You haven't done it.

-What?

Don't tell me you're forgetting the rules already?

No! Will you do it for me?

Oh, well, since I'm here, but only this once.

You have to come home. Me and Murphy need you.

I live here now.

Or I will if I don't blow it. So you've got to go.