Survivors The Dumping Ground

DEVICES ALL BEEP

Right, everyone. We are going out for the day.

Yeah, where to?

-Green Acres fun park.

-Yes!

Is this a rubbish attempt to take our minds off Mike getting sacked?

-Mike has not been sacked.

-Yeah, not yet.

Mike would still be here if we had a decent forum rep.

It's not in the Children In Care's Council forum's remit.

Look, I raised it but they said it's down to Mike's bosses.

Yeah, it's not Tyler's fault Mike got suspended.

It's someone's.

One rubbish rollercoaster.

With height restrictions.

Hey, Finn!

I'm going to sit at the front.

OK, yeah.

-You can come on the Camomile Tea Cup with us.

-Yay!

It's not that bad, is it?

It's boring. What?

Well, only boring people get bored.

-As Mike always says.

-I wish he was here.

Yeah, he wouldn't be dragging us to the worst theme park...in the world.

-Yeah!

-Aw, girls.

-Harry's really not up for coming. He's throwing up and that.

-What?

Looks like we have to do this another day, then.

No, it's fine. I'll just stay and I'll look after him.

No, no. That's not a problem. I can stay.

Um, should we phone Shana? See if she's around?

-Yeah, that's not a bad idea, actually.

-I'm staying. It's fine.

-Will you two please...just...!

-It's not a problem.

Thank you.

Right, Kaz. I will give the office a call and see if Shana's around. Hi.

So is the trip off, then?

Er, no. I'm trying to find a relief care worker.

I can't have another day of you lot moping around the house

screaming and... Hello, hi. Hi, yes. Shona can. Brilliant.

May-Li! Jeff can look after Harry.

Aw, thank you. Now put your seatbelt on.

Right. Shona's going to be here in about ten minutes.

This lot are going to kill each other

-if I keep them waiting any longer.

-OK, that's fine. You go.

-Yeah, but I'm staying. So...

-No, I am.

-What, you both are?

Well, I can't just leave one of you.

So it's either both, or none.

Right, here you go.

-Kaz, you got everything?

-Yep.

All right. OK, so, ring me if you have any problems, OK? Bye!

Harry?

I've told May-Li you're sick.

So she's going to let me stay with you.

-If you come out, we'll have a kick about in the garden, yeah?

-Go away.

-What's up with you, mate?

-Just go away!

All right.

THEY SING TEN GREEN BOTTLES

Are you OK?

Yeah, just struggling to programme this.

Someone's changed the settings and the language.

Tyler!

Yeah, I did do that. But it was a bit broken anyway.

Mike said he was going to get a new one.

Looks like we're just going to have to go old school!

What is that?

-It's an atlas.

-An at-a-las?

It's what we had before sat navs.

Ha, before sat navs?

Stop singing, please.

-I'll sit with Finn.

-Thank you.

Which means you can...

navigate!

Shona's just called.

She had an emergency call to another care home,

but she said she'd be here in like an hour.

Harry, I've got Jeff out here.

Floss said to leave him behind for you.

Just leave him there and go away. Both of you.

Harry, what's up?

Isn't it obvious?

No.

Mike's gone, and I want him back.

I want Mike back.

THE GIRLS SING

-Right?

-No, look, it's left.

You've got it upside down, Tyler.

-Are we lost?

-No!

-Yes, we are.

-No, no, no.

# So, we tell them... #

Girls, please!

Stop singing for two minutes, yeah?

Right.

I spy with my beady little eye...

I don't want to play I-spy.

..something beginning with...

Something beginning with...

-I don't want to play!

-CAR HORN BLARES

-Something beginning with C.

-Car.

No.

No, no, there's a car right behind us.

Oh, May-Li!

May-Li! There's a car!

THEY ALL SHOUT

Hurry up!

Please, turn!

HORN BEEPS

Dude, what's wrong with you?!

-I'm hungry!

-Me and all.

Don't eat your packed lunches yet.

Give it a break, Kazima.

Harry, I've made you a banana milkshake.

He doesn't like banana milkshakes.

Why are you here?

Excuse me?

It's me and Harry that are mates, not you.

I mean, why didn't you go on that trip?

Me and Harry are mates, too.

Harry, Jeff's still out here.

He is getting a bit lonely.

MUSIC: Shake It Off by Taylor Swift

BRAKES SQUEAL

What was that noise? THEY ALL SIGH

Sorry about that, guys.

Mike said it needed a service.

Is everyone all right in the back?

Told you you should have saved your pack lunches.

No, but seriously, what was that noise?

-May-Li!

-May-Li!

I spilt my food.

Can I have a baby wipe?

THEY ALL SHOUT

It's only flat at the bottom.

I should never have suggested this.

No, you shouldn't of.

Hey.

You're up to something, you.

What are you talking about?

Well, I'm not stupid. I know you.

I mean, normally you'd be stretched out on the sofa painting your nails,

or meditating, or something.

And instead, you're spending time trying to get Harry out of his room.

I don't get it.

Jeff's gone.

Harry?

Harry?

He's gone.

We got a puncture the last time we were out.

Yeah, well, Mike changed it easy enough.

I wish he was here now.

-To change the wheel?

-He?

That's sexist, that.

Women can change wheels just as easy as men can.

If they can find the spare.

And they can.

Ta-dah!

Woo!

-Snap.

-Oh.

Mike would have fixed it.

Can we all stop saying how great Mike is please?

I mean, if he was really that great,

he would have had this repaired, wouldn't he?

I'm sorry, I shouldn't. You know, it's just...

Well, you're not the only one missing him.

Carmen! I've checked the attic, the bathroom, and I can't find him.

Ryan, he's gone.

Look, his bike's gone, he could be anywhere.

We've got to call someone.

Who?

Mike?

Well, he is the reason Harry's disappeared.

You're not keeping up with this, are you?

-You have realised that Mike's not here?

-Shut up.

Yeah, not answering.

Right, we're going to have to call breakdown services.

For you, or for the bus?

Ha-ha-ha(!)

Don't worry, we will soon be back on the road.

How are you going to call them? Do you have any signal?

Because none of us do.

OK. Um...

I could walk down that lane, see if anybody...

Oh, no, no, don't worry. I'll do it.

You know, just keep an eye on this lot.

I'll come with you. You might need my help.

You know, with the technology and stuff.

-Yeah, OK.

-Hold on, why did you put her in charge?

Oh, don't worry. It will be someone else next time.

Uh, May-Li. Um, this is all my fault.

Oh, no. Don't be daft.

Keep this lot amused. I won't be long, OK.

Come on, Mo.

I should never have suggested this trip.

Oh, you're joking?

Harry, it's me again.

Just give us a bell back.

Let me know you're OK, yeah? Bye.

Ryan, I think we should call May-Li.

She's just going to tell the police.

And then Harry will be in for it.

PHONE RINGS

I don't...

Hello, Ashdene Ridge?

Yeah.

Who is it?

It's Shona.

Yeah, no worries.

Oh, yeah. Harry's tonnes better.

We're all going to go to the park for the afternoon.

Yep. See you, then. Bye.

Nicely done.

-Let's go.

-Ready?

-Let's get off the road.

-Where are we going?

-Probably to find the robot of death.

-Robot? Of death?

Yeah.

You know about the massive robot of death that landed out here, right?

No?

Well, way, way back, in the 1990s,

scientists saw something burning through space.

And it crashed somewhere over there.

Robots?

Sent from another galaxy to wipe out the human race.

Ten metres high and made from metal.

He stalks the earth, searching for people.

If you hear his clanking metal limbs,

or see its bright yellow flashing eyes,

it's the last thing you'll ever hear, or even see.

-Cos it will zap you!

-HE CHUCKLES

-Who wants to play rounders?

-No, that's boring.

Kaz, I'm hungry.

You should have saved your packed lunch, then.

-I'm quite peckish, too.

-Me, too.

So, why don't we just go to that burger place that we saw on the way?

Or we can stay here until May-Li comes back.

-If she comes back.

-Of course she will.

If she's alive.

Plenty of danger out in the wild.

Crocodiles, snakes.

Robots of death.

Those things don't exist in Newcastle.

Except snakes.

May-Li will be perfectly fine.

Well, I'm not going to sit here and wait to die, so I'm gone.

-Who's with me?

-Me!

-Me!

-But we have to stick together!

But what about May-Li?

Just leave a note.

Just come with us.

Harry!

-He's not in the skate park.

-No, he's not in the playground, either.

Stupid. We shouldn't have left him.

I should have made him go on that stupid trip.

It's all my fault. I'm so stupid.

No, Ryan.

It's not your fault.

No, it's actually mine.

-If I hadn't told the police that my file was missing...

-You...?

Maybe Mike wouldn't have got suspended,

and maybe Harry would still be...

You told the police?

Do you want me to carry it for a bit, Kaz?

No, it's OK. Thanks, Jodie.

What's in it, anyway?

Oh, the atlas, and other than that I've no idea.

I just didn't want to leave it behind in case it has

something valuable inside.

HE SNEEZES

Are you OK?

Hay fever.

You all right?

It's electrified.

We'll have to go round it.

-It might not be on.

-But it might be.

-Finn, you touch it.

-No. No way.

-I'll touch it.

-No!

No, Bailey, that's really dangerous.

Bailey, don't do it! Don't! No!

THEY SCREAM

It's switched off!

That was stupid, Bailey. You could have been really hurt.

Come on, guys, let's go.

If we passed the burger bar on the road,

wouldn't it make sense to go back along the road?

This is a short cut.

-I don't think we should.

-Just trust me.

Come on, guys.

I don't.

When I found out that my file was one of the things that got taken,

I just...

..I just freaked out.

I just kind of felt like that...

..that a part of me had been taken.

You know, it was everything about me.

My whole life story.

There was a letter in there.

The one letter I got from my mum.

There was photographs.

Photographs of me and her.

SHE SNIFFS

I thought you hated your mum.

SHE SIGHS

Oh, I do.

She's still my mum, though.

SOFT GROWLING

Bailey, you don't know where we are.

Yeah, of course I do. It's just up there.

No, it's not. Enough! Let's go back to the minibus.

You're a right little dictator, aren't you?

May-Li put ME in charge.

Just come on.

Oh, OK. Fine. Do what you want.

But I'm not taking another step. I'm going back there.

OK.

GROWLING

Carmen.

So Mike was OK about you telling the police?

Yeah, but I still feel so bad.

-It must have been a relief, though. Him being OK and that.

-Yeah.

It's good to get everything out in the open.

Get things off your mind.

Yeah, I suppose.

Carm...

You know, you should probably tell everyone.

It'd be good. They'd appreciate it.

Probably respect you for it as well.

I mean, if Mike can understand, I'm sure the others will.

Yeah.

Have a think about it, yeah?

ANGRY SHOUTING

We've been walking for ages.

Look, we're nearly there, I swear.

I just hope Kaz is all right.

Well, why don't we ask her? There she is!

-What?

-Eh?

-Listen...

-Tired!

-Go on, off you get.

-We're walking in circles.

Take us home, Kaz!

Think. What does he want? What does Harry want?

Well, Mike, obviously.

Of course! Why didn't we think of that sooner?

-Ryan, we've already tried calling him, like, a million times.

-No.

We haven't been to his house yet.

SOFT GROWLING

Yeah, we're still lost,

and there's still no signal.

OK. Does anyone know how we know we're going in the right direction?

Find a tree, and what do we look for in a tree?

A compass.

Moss. Moss grows where there's no sunlight.

North. So if we have north,

-we have south, east and west.

-What's the point

if we don't even know what direction we should be going?

I checked where the sun was before we set off.

We're not at the minibus, Kazima.

But we can't be far away.

My feet are killing me!

And mine.

OK. Let's set up base camp here.

We can build a shelter.

-Shelter?

-HE LAUGHS

And then I'll go and look for May-Li.

A-choo!

I came down here once on a trip somewhere,

and he pointed his house out to me and Harry,

but I don't know what number it is.

I do.

Come on.

Three kings.

-Cheat.

-Oh, man! Busted.

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

How do you know this is strong enough?

Like this.

OK, guys, we need some more grass and more leaves.

Whatever we can find to cover it and make it more waterproof.

It's great, but...

I just wish we had something to eat.

Yeah.

May-Li's rucksack?

What?

-Hey! We...

-Shhhhh.

Think about it.

Food...

or...

death.

What are you doing?

Um, nothing. We're just testing the inside of our, um...den.

Mm.

Right.

Sours, anyone?

OK. It's a secret and it remains secret.

RUMBLING

BIRDS SQUAWK

Here you go.

-Cheers, Mike.

-Thanks.

-Thank you.

I tried to call May-Li to let her know Harry was here,

but it went to voicemail.

Same, we tried calling you.

Oh, I must have left my phone in the kitchen. Sorry.

He had a meeting with the union rep.

And what did he say?

She. But, you know...

It's an ongoing thing.

Will you come back? Ever?

I don't know.

Stupid suspension.

I shouldn't have had confidential files in my car.

I hate whoever broke in and stole them.

They've ruined everything.

I'll keep running away until you come back.

You'll just get me into even more trouble then. And May-Li.

All of us. You never solve anything by running away.

Just got to carry on. We all do.

Carry on and hope that it all turns out OK in the end.

And what if it doesn't?

-I'm so hungry I could eat me head.

-And me.

If only we had something. A bag of crisps.

Chocolate.

Why are we doing this again?

-Just a sandwich.

-To blend into the woods.

Hide into the undergrowth undetected.

Ham, or cheese, or egg,

or chicken, or anything!

Oh, please, someone give us something to eat!

I've got a sandwich in my bag.

-It's not much, but if you're hungry. Please.

-Thanks.

There's food in May-Li's bag.

I'm sorry, I couldn't hold it in any longer.

BOTH: Whoa!

Crisps!

THEY ALL CHATTER EXCITEDLY

You saved us, Kazima!

-Thanks, Mike.

-Ach, you're welcome.

-Can I have a word?

-Sure.

-What's up?

-I, um...

I think I'm going to tell Harry that I told the police.

-I...

-I'm not so sure that's a good idea.

Why not?

You don't want everyone in there finding out.

They may not be so enlightened.

-Shona's here.

-Hi, Shona.

See you soon?

Yeah.

-See you, Mike.

-See you.

I miss you.

And you, fella.

I miss all of you.

Hey, just think of it

as me being in a different room, yeah?

Come on.

Take care of him.

Till you come back.

I will.

Shouldn't we save some?

-For tomorrow?

-For May-Li and Mo.

May-Li's never coming back.

She's been got.

By the robot of death.

HORN BLARES

What was that?!

BLARING CONTINUES

Go back inside and stay there!

You go check it out.

No, why are you asking me to go? You check it out.

-What, you scared?

-I'm not scared, I'm...

I just want to chill here, all right?

You go check it out if that's the case.

HORN BLARES

What was that?

BLARING GETS CLOSER

SHRIEKING

Stay inside! And don't come out until I say it's safe.

Oh, they're there! They're there!

You can come out!

Get Mo! Get in!

THEY SHOUT AND CHATTER

I've decided I'm not going to tell people I told the police.

So do me a favour and keep it under your hat, yeah?

Do not want that getting out.

Yeah.

Your secret's safe with me.

Cheers.

And thanks for everything you've done today.

I like your style.

Thank you!

You did good, you know.

Oi, that was for an emergency!

And this IS an emergency.

OK, guys. Green Acres or home?

ALL: Home!

OK, all right. Come on.

THEY SING

We nearly died. Like, loads of times.

Yeah, it was a laugh, though.

Yeah, and Kazima built a really cool shelter.

-Feeling better, Harry?

-Tonnes, yeah.

Who wants to play a game of rounders?

ALL: Yeah!

May-Li, I want to say thank you for today.

Oh, no, no, no.

Thank YOU.

There wouldn't have been a day if it wasn't for you.

You're a hero.

Come on.

-Ready, Kazima?

-Ready.

THEY SHOUT AND CHEER

MUSIC: The Wolf by Mumford & Sons

Ryan, why don't you come and join us?

-No.

-You sure?

-Yeah.

CHEERING

-Yes!

-Ohhh!

CHEERING

Winner!

THEY CHEER