Saved By the Bell The Dumping Ground

-I'd like us to be a family.

-We'd like that too, wouldn't we?

-I can't, Mum.

-Who are you trying to impress?

No-one, just shut up!

Jody, no, don't do that.

Why doesn't Jody come with me to the gym?

You can burn off some of that attitude.

If I lose Grant, I'll never forgive you.

You can rot here till they kick you out.

-Time's up.

-Already?

Yeah, we've been here ages.

I've got to go back to work.

-You're supposed to be grounded.

-I took her. It was my call.

Get some water, Jody.

I thought if she could release some tension first thing...

-Do you think that's wise?

-Yeah, I do.

It's a controlled way of channelling your aggression.

What, by teaching her how to hit things?

I've seen it turn kids like Jody around.

But the girl has serious anger issues.

Talking about me again?

And I don't. For your information, my problem is you!

You're on my case all the time, and you're trying...

..to cure me!

-Jody, I'm not.

-Stuff your boxing, and just leave me alone!

Psst, hey.

I thought you were going to ditch me,

that I wouldn't be your daughter any more.

I didn't mean nothing by it.

Fighting's normal, families do it all the time.

Yeah, cos you're the expert on families.

Phoned your social worker.

-Really?

-Yeah. But Grant keeps stressing about you being gone,

so I couldn't really talk.

He even made me phone your friend's mums, bless him.

You don't know my friends.

I was pretending, duh!

So he's agreed to wait till two o'clock.

-What for?

-To phone the police and report you missing,

so you've got until then to make me a very happy mum.

Right?

See you at home.

LAUGHTER

Nice photo, Candy Rose.

I never wanted to see that far up your nose.

Yeah, you look like a gremlin.

How can you even do that?

You showed them my ugly pic?

That was private!

But you're queen of the ugly.

It was too good not to share.

It's funny, a joke.

Where's your sense of humour?

I'm never going to be able to trust you again.

Oh!

What are you doing now?

Stop bugging me.

I don't get it. I mean, first you nick Chloe's jacket,

then you spend 75 quid on a really horrible dress,

and now you're binning it.

Unless you nicked the dress as well.

-Yeah, I didn't.

-So, why?

Just tell me.

PHONE RINGS

Hey, Mum. Scraping wallpaper?

I don't know.

Can you send me a photo?

The wallpaper.

Yeah, all right.

Bye.

-Get out!

-Not until you explain this.

-That's mine!

-One, you don't like ballet.

Two, this is way more cash than you've got.

Three, the ticket's whole, so you didn't even go.

Who got it for you?

-Fine, I'll just get Mike to ask.

-No!

I'll tell you, but Mike stays out of it, promise?

Promise.

My mum's boyfriend.

I've been seeing them both outside of proper contact.

Why?

Just cos.

She hasn't told him about me being in care yet.

-What?

-He wouldn't get it.

He's so nice and normal.

So she's making you pretend to be someone you're not.

-No.

-That's why you've been taking everyone's clothes!

-No.

-She's just using you to show what a great mum she is.

Shut up. You can't diss my mum!

How long has this been going on?

-A month.

-A month? And you still haven't stood up to her?

-Shut up.

-It's none of your business.

-I thought you were better than this.

I thought you had self-respect.

Yeah, well I don't care what you think!

I wish I'd never told you, so get out.

KNOCKING

I said, get out!

Ow!

Just lean forward. Yeah, breathe through your mouth.

-She could have broken his nose.

-It was an accident, OK?

-She kicked the door in his face. How is that an accident?

-Yeah,

an accident's like when Taz fell

down my potato hole and I buried her.

Ease off, people.

I called a house meeting so we could deal with this calmly.

I didn't know Archie was there. I thought it was Sasha.

So you meant to hurt Sasha? That's brilliant, then.

-No.

-You're being really horrible with us all.

-Yeah, and you nicked my jacket.

-And you stole my necklace.

-You lied about swimming.

-And you were rude to Mike and May-Li.

You think you can do what you want.

Yeah, we're all sick of it.

If you're in a bad mood, don't take it out on us.

There's 13 people living here.

-It's inconsiderate.

-And I'm sick of looking at your grumpy face

-every meal time.

-Jody, have you got something to say?

-No.

-When I first came here, you were really nice.

Where's the real Jody gone?

Nowhere. Just leave it. None of you understand.

You think it's so great living here, that we're this great big happy

family. Well, it's a lie. They don't give a stuff.

Jody, that's unfair.

No, what's unfair is this.

You dragging me here and treating me like a kid.

I'm not putting up with this rubbish any more!

SHE ROARS, THEY SCREAM

-Argh!

-Jody, Jody... Office, now.

Jody, I've had it.

Whatever you are struggling with at the moment, we are trying to help,

but you're not interested.

Mike's right. Your behaviour's unmanageable.

-You're out of control!

-Yeah, I'll just leave, then, shall I?

Last chance. Either you tell us what's going on,

or I call your social worker to discuss your position here.

Right. Suit yourself.

Please go to your room and stay there.

Have you lost something, Chloe?

Give it back.

Give what back?

My phone. Don't try and be funny.

But you like funny.

Where's your sense of humour?

It's my property. It's got all my stuff on it.

Like a really horrible picture of me that you sent to everyone without my

permission?

Has it gone walkies?

What a terrible shame.

Don't be so pathetic.

Give it back. Right now.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I'll tell Mike you're a thief, then.

Yeah, go snitching to Mike.

Like you always do.

Poor crybaby Chloe.

What was that all about?

You only had to apologise to Archie.

-They're idiots.

-They're your friends.

-You're making them hate you.

-Boo-hoo. Like I really care.

I don't even know you any more.

Don't you? How tragic.

Why don't you just go and get a life of your own?

You're the idiot. Stuff you, Jody!

If this is about your mum,

you've got to tell Mike.

Then she'd just get in loads more trouble with the social workers.

-I'm dealing with it.

-By having a tantrum?

-Like a kid?

-Like you'd understand.

You're going back to your mum, back to your perfect little family.

-Are you jealous?

-No.

You are. How sad is that?

You really are a patronising know-it-all.

You've got no right to tell me anything. You're no mate.

I don't even like you!

SHE ROARS

Hey. We have a meeting this afternoon about Jody.

What, that quick?

Normal sanctions aren't working.

Our job is to keep all the kids safe.

What, so smaller home, fewer YP, more staff?

Yes.

Her social worker's putting her feelers out as we speak.

Jody, I'm coming in.

Jody?

Have you seen Jody?

No.

Get out, or I'll tell Mike you're trespassing.

It's not technically trespassing unless someone breaks in.

Chloe sent you, I assume.

How is my ex-best mate?

Look, just give her back her phone.

No.

OK. I guess she'll just have to get a new one.

Shame she won't have her sim card.

Oh, she doesn't need that.

Everything's on the cloud.

All her contacts, all her photos.

In fact, your ugly pic's going to be there for ever and ever and ever.

Everyone's seen it now anyway.

Only us lot.

She could send it to her whole contact list

with just one little click.

Yes, Officer, I know that we reported her missing yesterday

and we've had serious concerns about her behaviour since then.

No...

Of course we've tried calling her phone.

PHONE BEEPS Yeah.

All right, thank you.

We'd really appreciate that.

Bye.

Carmen's not seen her. I'm still waiting on T.

-Well, where's my phone?

-Candy Rose came in.

-I couldn't look properly.

-Oh, so she's got it forever, then.

Well, not if you have something to bargain with.

-Like?

-Something Candy Rose can't live without.

Her make-up?

Who's the best brother in the world?

PHONE BEEPS

Right, it's not Dina's. Maybe it isn't birthdays.

She wouldn't have used mine, would she?

She has.

You're ten minutes late.

-I'll do it, I'll lie for you.

-Good.

Oh, Grant, Grant, she's back.

No, thank you for that, Officer.

I'm sorry for the confusion. Yep, bye.

I'm here, I'm home.

You don't need to report to me.

No, I just have,

and the police said you'd already been reported missing

by your children's home.

So, you've got the laptop.

What are you doing up in here?

Nothing.

I thought you lived here.

She visits.

And she's really trying to turn things around.

-What?

-She's had a lot of problems.

She used to stay out all night, steal, drive cars.

No, I didn't.

So she's getting expert advice from the social workers,

and they've put her in a special home for difficult kids.

I-I would never have guessed.

She hates people judging her.

It's OK, Jody. I'm glad I know the truth.

But it's not! I'm in care because she got put into prison.

-She makes stuff up.

-And my two big brothers.

-She's a compulsive liar.

-She used to leave me in the house

-for days on my own before the social workers found me.

-No, I didn't.

See? This is what I'm talking about.

-She's a compulsive liar.

-And then after prison, she got me back,

but she was useless. My big brother locked me in my bedroom,

-and she knew.

-What brother? There is no brother.

See? She makes stuff up.

Just stop your lying!

You're a terrible mum. I was there!

Shh, it's OK, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine.

It's all right. No-one is judging you.

Fine, I'll prove it.

Look.

Denise?

They're your kids, Mum, admit it.

Luke and Kingsley and me.

I suppose...

..they might be.

And is the rest of it true?

Did you go to prison?

Yes, all right.

I had three kids.

I was struggling.

And I was scared about what you might say.

That you wouldn't want us any more.

I could have gotten over it if you'd been honest.

But accusing your own daughter of lying?

How can you call yourself a mother?

Sorry.

OK, I made a mistake.

Yeah. Yeah, you did, Denise, because I can't see you any more.

Our relationship is over.

I hate you.

You spoilt, selfish, nasty...

-Mum...

-You've ruined my life.

Get out.

-Jody's gone.

-Yeah, and?

I hope she's happy with her new mates.

-What mates?

-It wasn't mates.

I sussed something was up, and I made her tell me.

She's been seeing her mum, and her mum's boyfriend, in secret.

-What?

-He doesn't know she's in care.

Her mum's a nightmare.

We had to bust Jody out the house last time she went back.

She should know better, then.

She loves her, you idiot.

Do you think she's gone there now?

Just tell Mike. I'm going out to look.

You're sure that she hasn't been there?

No, Denise, no, no, I'm not implying that you're lying.

It's just that you have been seeing Jody without permission, so...

All right, OK. Well, if you do see her, can you please call me?

-What about the boyfriend?

-Oh, Denise,

is there any chance that she's been over to your boyfriend's?

Oh, right.

I'm sorry. Sorry to hear that.

OK, well, I'll talk to you soon.

Bye.

She's definitely not been there. And the boyfriend's toast.

Come on, we'll go the opposite way to Tyler.

No, no, no. I never gave permission for that.

But it was my fault she went.

Because I was mean to her. Please.

OK, go on.

She'll be back when she's hungry.

I'm glad she's gone.

Yours.

Finally.

-Give me that.

-Oi, I'm using that.

-No.

-What?

No!

My whole life has been deleted.

I have no voice mail.

She'll be back. Who hasn't run away?

-My make-up!

-You deleted my photos.

My best lipstick...

They don't even make this colour any more!

Yeah, and I'm never going to get my photos back.

Actual photos of actual people.

My glitter eyeliner pencil.

That was my best friend.

How can a pencil be your best friend?

My whole life is in this bag.

It's make-up. Are you actually that shallow?

What's with all the racket?

What's with the graffiti?!

Candy Rose nicked Chloe's phone. Now Chloe's trashed her make-up.

All right, it's bad enough with Jody kicking off.

We don't need you two at it as well, please!

You're supposed to be best mates.

-I hate her!

-I hate her even more.

I wish she'd run away like Jody.

She's not coming back, is she?

Still no sign of her.

She's been missing all night!

Where did she sleep?

There's places if you look.

I thought you were going to find her.

-Cos it's that easy.

-Well, Tyler's gone out looking again.

Did she leave cos of us?

Cos we were so nasty to her?

Look, it's...more complicated than that.

We could do a missing poster.

Yeah, all we need is a picture.

Yeah, well, I can't help you with that one.

Shut up, both of you!

This is more important than your stupid rows.

I was thinking, maybe you could send me some of your photos?

-Of us?

-Yeah, I mean,

it was basically my whole photo stream anyway.

But us is over.

You said you wanted me to run away like Jody.

And if you did, I'd be the first one out looking for you.

-Really?

-Of course.

That's what...ex-best mates are for.

I'm still really mad at you about the photos, but if it was a choice

between them and you...

I was only trying to delete the ugly one.

The rest was an accident.

And I shouldn't have trashed your make-up.

Talk about petty.

I'll send you the photos.

As long as you give me your blue mascara,

bronzer and your bubble gum lip gloss.

You know you look fine without it.

Hey.

You need to keep hydrated.

You know that's really important.

Why don't we sit down? You know, I'll show you how to wrap up.

Putting your hand wraps on properly.

It took me years to learn.

I'm going to text Mike and let him know you're OK.

All right?

You can knock that on the head.

-May-Li's found her.

-Where?

-The boxing club.

-We didn't try there.

The last thing she told me was that she hated boxing.

I'll let Tyler know.

I just wish you'd told us your mum

-was putting you under all this pressure.

-Higher.

You've just got to find a better way of dealing with things.

I just...

I get mad.

I can feel it boiling up inside me, and I can't stop it.

Yeah, but you can learn to control it.

Hey, that's why I joined the boxing club.

Because you had a problem?

My dad wouldn't let me go to this party.

And I got so angry...

..I emptied the rubbish bin through the sunroof of his brand-new car.

You know, stopped my pocket money for six months,

had to pay for the cleaning,

and got me to join a boxing gym for my 16th birthday.

It's too late, though.

You and Mike want me out, and everyone's sick of me.

Jody, that is the last thing we want.

And, you know, they're not sick of you,

just the way you've been acting.

Come on, come home.

-Hey, Jody, are you OK?

-Yeah.

We'll have a chat later, but there's somebody here to see you first, OK?

Come on.

All right?

I acted really badly, and I'm sorry.

Meeting Grant...

..thinking about being a family...

..I went a bit mad.

-He was a really good bloke.

-Yeah, wrong for me though,

else I would have been honest.

I think I knew it would never work out.

I've still got you though, eh?

I mean, men come and go, but me and you, we're for keeps.

You said some horrible things.

I know.

You can't treat people like that, Mum.

Even if you're angry, you've got to learn to deal with it better.

Yeah, I know. And I will try.

Give us another chance?

To do what?

String me along and dump me again?

You don't do that to the people you love.

I think I'd best be going.

I do love you, babes.

I'll be in touch when I'm ready.

You OK?

Yeah.

You know what your mum's like.

-Why'd you go along with it?

-I just thought I might need her...

-..when I leave here.

-What?

I've never lived on my own.

I had my brothers, then all you lot.

But that wouldn't be for ages.

Mike's always on about it, though,

how we're going to have to be independent soon.

-HE SIGHS

-I'm sorry.

You're not going anywhere until you're ready.

And you won't be on your own.

Cos we'll have each other, you idiot.

You're here now,

we're good. We're talking.

Promise me something, Jody.

You will never shut us out again.

THEY CHEER

-THEY CHANT: Jody! Jody! Jody!

-The champion!

All right, come in, come in, come in. I want a good clean fight.

Nothing below the belt, keep it all above board.

Yep? Ready? One, two, three, box!