0:00:05 > 0:00:08My name is Tracy Beaker, and these are my survival files.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Your essential guide to the ups and downs of growing up.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- Tracy!- Tracy!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17'Life in the Dumping Ground has taught me a lot about stuff.'
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Tracy Beaker!- 'Scary stuff.'
0:00:20 > 0:00:22SCREAMING
0:00:22 > 0:00:26'Complicated stuff. Stuff that can make you want to scream.'
0:00:26 > 0:00:28SCREAMING
0:00:28 > 0:00:31'If you can cope with the stuff that goes down in this place,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33'you can cope with pretty much anything.'
0:00:33 > 0:00:35I've spent most of my life here.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38First when I was a kid, and now it's where I work.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42'I've learnt a lot about friends.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44'About enemies.'
0:00:47 > 0:00:49'About what life can throw at you.'
0:00:52 > 0:00:57'It's not always been pretty, but it's made me who I am today.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02'And now I'm passing on my wisdom to you guys in a video blog.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Pay attention. I've lived through all this so you don't have to.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11'On The Tracy Beaker Survival Files this time - doing the right thing.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15'How to cope when the right way to act is also the hardest way.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18'It can be a dilemma, but I'm here to help.'
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Life is full of decisions.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28As we grow up, we learn that some decisions are right,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30and some decisions are just wrong.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33For example, it's right to be kind and tactful,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35and it's wrong to hurt people's feelings.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Ta-da!
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Ugh! Looks like an explosion in a bogie factory.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45'It took me a little while to get to grips with that.'
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Tracy, wait. Do you not want to hear the welcome speech?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Not the way you say it, you're pants!
0:01:50 > 0:01:52'Quite a while, actually.'
0:01:52 > 0:01:56You look like a right loser, you do. Not rich and glamorous at all.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59They're smart, writers are. Really smart,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01with posh hair and swanky clothes, and loads of make up.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05And loads and loads. And loads and loads and loads.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Yeah, all right.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Sparing people's feelings is not one of my many natural talents.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11It's something I had to learn.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Luckily, I had people around to show me how.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Here's a textbook demonstration from Duke.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Tell me the truth.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Am I a humourless grump?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23A-ha-ha!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26No. Come on, this is serious. Tell me.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30You've had a very heavy workload recently
0:02:30 > 0:02:32A master at work.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35But dodging questions like that takes a lot of brains -
0:02:35 > 0:02:36or a lot of hard work.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39It's not easy. And that's my point.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Doing the right thing can be pretty difficult.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44'Once, Lol and Justine were making a film
0:02:44 > 0:02:46'about life in the Dumping Ground.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49'The plan was to put it into a time capsule.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54'Everyone was really excited about it.'
0:02:56 > 0:02:58He always hogs the video camera!
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Oh, whinge, whinge, whinge!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- 'But they needed my help.' - Stop filming!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05It's for the time capsule.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07'Without my magic touch,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11'their dreams of screen immortality were never going to come true.'
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Hi, I'm Lol, the Ground's dashing young soccer star.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20- Ah!- Sorry.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22GIRLS LAUGH
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I want that re-filming.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27'They were desperate for some of my flair.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28'But could I be bothered?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31'To be honest, I was in a right mood.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33'Boy trouble - don't ask.'
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Oh, hi, Tracy. Do you want to help us make our film?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Go on! Let it, it looks fun.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Like you said, this stupid project is only for saddo anoraks.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Stay cool, and stay out of it. Go on, tell 'em how it is.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55'So I was torn. Lend a hand or put the boot in?'
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I wouldn't want to join in to your dumb project
0:03:59 > 0:04:01if you paid me a million quid. It's for dorks.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And when someone picks your pathetic rubbish in the future,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07they'll die of boredom
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Yeah, I know.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Like I said, it took me a long time
0:04:10 > 0:04:13to figure out the "sparing people's feelings" thing.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Even now, I often feel like there's a battle going on
0:04:16 > 0:04:17between Good Me and Bad Me.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19But doesn't everyone feel like that sometimes?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Let's see.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Sometimes when I feel the red mist coming down, I think to myself,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27"Don't lose it. Don't lose it."
0:04:27 > 0:04:30But then the anger just jumps up and flicks a switch.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32And I'm off.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34When I'm, like, really tired,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36and Poppy and Rosie ask me to read them a story
0:04:36 > 0:04:40for the millionth time, I just feel like saying,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42"Why don't you read ME a story for a change?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45"When's somebody going to look after me?"
0:04:45 > 0:04:46I guess do I know right from wrong
0:04:46 > 0:04:49and I try to do the right thing most of the time.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50But you get tempted.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Like with the money.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54We can go to Disneyland, we can go quad biking.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55The sheep.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- What's her name?- Balronica Belanie Bybibulous Saphiebum The First.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02The tree.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Ah!- Look, Tracy! Look how high I've got.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07No! That tree's dangerous!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10But I'm doing what you did, just like you told me.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Not this, you're not allowed!
0:05:12 > 0:05:14But you did it.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19See? Even Tee has her off days. We all do.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22No-one can be perfect all the time, Even me.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24And, going back to the day of the time capsule,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27it was definitely 1-0 to Bad Tracy.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Ask Jackie for the ketchup.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32No. I'm not talking to Jackie. Or Justine.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35First they nick my camera, then they make me look like a right dweeb.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40Crash, old buddy, pass the ketchup, please.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44'Could they finish the film without my help?'
0:05:44 > 0:05:46EXCLAMATIONS AND SHOUTING
0:05:46 > 0:05:50'They couldn't even finish their tea without my help.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52'I had a decision to make.'
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Let them fight. You're well out of it.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00They need you to take over and sort everything out.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04'Should I let the chaos continue? Or sort out the shambles?'
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Right! That's enough.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09It's obvious you can't do this without my help,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12so I'm going to have to step in and take charge.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Excuse me, I thought you said it was for dorks.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Your time capsule will be rubbish.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19As I live here, I don't want my name associated with dross.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22So, Jackie, you can be my right-hand girl.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Justine, go finish your film, pronto.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26You go make another collage.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Make it good. I'll help Haley find her photo,
0:06:29 > 0:06:31and the rest of you can dig a hole for the time capsule. OK?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36They needed me to take charge, and I did. And you know what?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39As soon as I began to knock that bunch into shape,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I felt so much better.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It just shows that doing the right thing
0:06:43 > 0:06:44doesn't have to be a pain.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47In fact, it can feel totally brilliant.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Isn't that right, Elektra?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Doing the right thing can feel good?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Wouldn't know.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56It can, trust me. But maybe not if someone's encouraging you
0:06:56 > 0:06:59to do all sorts of bad stuff instead. Ring any bells?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02I have no idea what you're on about.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06'Hmm. Let's remind ourselves of what happened when Elektra first arrived.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08'She made friends very quickly.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10'And Carmen and Tee liked her so much,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13'they wanted to look just like their new mate.'
0:07:13 > 0:07:16# Lead us not into temptation... #
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- These are amazing.- I know, I want loads of them.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23We should start a secret girls club and call it "The SGC".
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Wow! I've never been in a secret club before!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Ohhh.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Ah, how sweet. A secret club. Bless.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35And you can't have enough blue hair about the place, can you?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37That was an interesting new look.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I'd always thought you were more of a Pretty In Pink type.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Why would you think that?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44It was brilliant, having a secret girls' gang.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Everyone wanted to join. Even the boys.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Hey, shall we ask Frank to join the SGC?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53What's SGC?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55It's the Secret Girls' Club.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57No.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58But we could make it
0:07:58 > 0:08:02the, um, Secret Girls' Club And Frank.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Yeah.- Good idea.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Oh, sorry. You'll probably have to ask Liam first.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10He's not my boss. I'm in.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Liam was NOT happy.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16What are they doing here?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18They're my friends.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19All of you, out!
0:08:19 > 0:08:25Hang on. How's that fair? We're with Frank, and this is his place, too.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- This is between me and him. Tell them to leave.- No!
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Frankie boy had lost the plot completely,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38choosing that blue-haired freak over his best mate.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41That must have been tough,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43having to pick between Liam and the others.
0:08:43 > 0:08:49Yeah, it was. But he could have chosen to stay.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50I loved it at first.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Secret meetings, curry in the attic. It was so cool.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58But then, Johnny found out. And, of course, he started stressing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I knew you were starting a gang.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Leave Tee out. I don't want her getting in trouble.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It's not a gang,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06it's a, em, club.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Hang on, Tee. Johnny's only looking after you. Why don't you join us?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Like I'm going to do that.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13We don't have any rules yet, so if you join,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17you can write some down, then Tee won't get into trouble.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I was worried about Tee. What had she got herself into this time?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I decided to join so I could keep an eye on her from the inside,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and make sure she didn't get into trouble.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Johnny reckons he was doing it for me.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31But I just think he wanted to be in a secret gang.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Right. From now on, we're SETA - Secret Elm Tree Army.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39ALL: SETA. SETA!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Right. Who wants to be an official member?
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Oh. I thought we were all official members already.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Not until you've done your initiation.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Gang Initiation? Didn't like the sound of that.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56But everyone else was up for it.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58And I had to make sure Tee was OK.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59So, I went along with it.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It all started out as a bit of a laugh.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Frank went first. I thought his prank was genius.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Yeah, I was quite proud of that one.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Congratulations, Frank. You're our first full member.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Johnny. You're next.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Frank had set the bar high.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28No way could I wuss out after that.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31So I just went for it. Frank went for water,
0:10:31 > 0:10:32I went for dirt.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43'None of this was what you could exactly call good behaviour.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47'I don't think it was meant harmfully, though.'
0:10:47 > 0:10:49SETA thanks you for your generous gift,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51and you're now an official member.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54But the dares got bigger and bigger,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56like getting hold of a chunk of Gina's hair.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59That's quite a good one, actually.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Anyway, Tee rose to the challenge.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Kind of.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I told you to cut OFF a lock of her hair
0:11:13 > 0:11:15You didn't specifically say "cut it off," did you?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19You're going to have to do it again, because this doesn't count.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Why not? They're Gina's hair extensions, they go in Gina's hair.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25That's quite clever, Tee.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Thank you, Frank.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32Well, it's not really what you were SUPPOSED to do, but I'll accept it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Right. Who's next?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Then the dares started getting really serious.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Elektra was setting worse tasks
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and it wasn't really a laugh anymore.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Let's raise the game. Toby.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48SETA demands of you a member of staff's watch,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52and, Carmen, one £20 note from the office.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54That's stealing.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57We're not keeping them. It's just part of the test.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58Yeah, we're going to give them back.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05'With every new dare, it got harder to say no,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07'because they were all in it together.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10'Everyone knew what they were doing was wrong,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12'but that didn't seem to matter anymore.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15'After all, everyone else had done it.'
0:12:24 > 0:12:26I didn't want to steal. I hate thieves.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30When my stuff got nicked at Burneywood, I was gutted.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32I didn't want to put anyone else through that.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35But Elektra said we was going to give it all back.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38So, I suppose I just went along with it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54'Next morning, Gina and Mike were not happy.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57'A lost watch and missing money.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00'Something weird was going on.'
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Can you lend us 20 quid?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Elektra arrives. At the same time,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07a load of thefts just happened to hit the Dumping Ground.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Co-incidence? I didn't think so.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Nor did Mike and Gina.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Someone must know something.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Elektra. Is there something you're not telling us?
0:13:21 > 0:13:22I'm new, so you just pick on me?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Look, we all do stupid things.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28If you don't own up, you'll end up doing even more stupid stuff.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Search me, if you like.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I didn't do it.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Ask them, if you don't believe me.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37They were with me all day.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40The tough choices just kept coming.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Elektra had lied, and she obviously had no intention
0:13:43 > 0:13:45of handing the stuff back.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47So what should the others do? Grass her up?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Or back her up with more lies?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I hate snitching, but Elektra had tricked us.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I just didn't know what to do.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I knew we'd end up in trouble.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57I'd said it all along.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Someone had to say something.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01Tell them!
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Yeah. She was with us.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Sorry, Frankie boy, but that's rubbish.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Trouble is, they were well out of their depth.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16You criticise me?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I've only been here two days and I've already got them
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- nicking stuff for me. - Am I supposed to be impressed?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Yeah, it was the 20 quid and I'm going to get more
0:14:24 > 0:14:26once I've sold that watch.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27What have you done?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30First of all, I've just tricked you into confessing.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Let's go and see Mike, Elektra.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I was joking.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36I just heard you.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38OK, I don't want to be a snitch,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40but I was just covering for Toby and Carmen.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Oh! Sorry, Elektra, but it's over.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47So, how do you feel about the gang stuff now?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Look, stuff just happens. It's over.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Forget it.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54So you don't regret leading the others on a robbing spree?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57It's not like I forced them to do it. They went along with it.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59They could have said "no" at any time,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01and it was their choice.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Give me strength.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07'So, what have we learned so far about doing the right thing
0:15:07 > 0:15:09'to put into my Survival Files?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12'Pretty much every minute of every day,
0:15:12 > 0:15:13'we have to make choices.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18'Most choices are small, but some are bigger and much harder to call.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20'And often the hardest decisions
0:15:20 > 0:15:23'come when we know, deep down, the right thing to do.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27'But the right choice is more difficult than the wrong one.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30'That's especially true in a group situation.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32'Sometimes, the way we choose to act can be influenced
0:15:32 > 0:15:35'by not wanting to lose face with others.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38'And we all like to feel that we are in with the in crowd.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40'But sometimes you just have to take a stand
0:15:40 > 0:15:42'and choose to do the right thing,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45'even if it might make you unpopular for a while.'
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Elektra's gang had caused a lot of trouble for the other kids.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55But it's funny how things turn out.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Soon afterwards, the tables were turned
0:15:57 > 0:16:00and Elektra was the one facing gang trouble.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03And she would have to make some big decisions of her own.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07'It all started when an old friend of Elektra's, called Kali,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10'turned up. They had been in a gang together called the Cobras.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13'They'd done a lot of seriously dodgy stuff.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16'But this Kali insisted she was a reformed character.'
0:16:16 > 0:16:19# Baby, we were born to run... #
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- So you seen any of the others? - No, the old gang's history, now.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25That's good to know.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27What are you doing here?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Just passing. I'm Tracy, and you are?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33None of your business. She works at my care home.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35So, in a way, it is my business.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Oh, nice earring.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Matching pair. Snakes, aren't they?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I'm Kali. Old friend of Lex.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48"Lex"? Ooh, I like it. Can I call you "Lex"?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51No. Go away. Or am I going to be sanctioned for having friends?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Depends on who they are.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Didn't you used to be in a gang called The Cobras, Lex?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Go away!
0:16:58 > 0:16:59She's only doing her job.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02We were roommates in our old care home.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Best mates, too.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07That was before the gang stuff.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10That was my fault. I got Lex into a lot of trouble.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- You didn't.- I did.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Just done six months in youth detention.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18I came to tell Lex that I've changed.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21She doesn't have to worry about me anymore
0:17:23 > 0:17:25We had to decide - did we believe her?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Again, we decided to give her the benefit of the doubt.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Yeah, I know. Big mistake.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Soon enough, Elektra was sneaking out of the Dumping Ground
0:17:33 > 0:17:35to meet Kali's new gang mates.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Cobras?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39This is the famous Lex.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Ziggy, Dutch and...
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Zizelle. Kali's best mate. Where have you been, then?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49Kali was inside for six months. You didn't phone her once.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50What would you know?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Just saying. You weren't there for her.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Oh, you're just saying. Is that what you do, just say things?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56No, I don't.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I don't have to SAY things to Kali.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I'm there when it matters, like she is for me. Get it?
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- Yeah, well...- I said, do you get it?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Whatever.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09KALI LAUGHS
0:18:09 > 0:18:12You've still got it, girl.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Admit it, Lex, you got the buzz, didn't you?
0:18:16 > 0:18:20What were you thinking of, "Lex"? We trusted you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22You were really stupid back then, weren't you?
0:18:22 > 0:18:26We thought you were settling down. You were making new friends.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Yeah, boring ones.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Sorry to be harsh, but I need a bit of buzz.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33A bit of excitement.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38MUSIC: "Typical Girls" by The Slits
0:18:41 > 0:18:44'Elektra got her excitement spending loads of cash
0:18:44 > 0:18:47'with Kali and the girls, no questions asked.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53'It was just like old times for Elektra.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56'And now that Kali was back on the scene,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58'there was a difficult decision to be made.'
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Come back with us.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08I need to think about it.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10What's to think about?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Spending life in care with a bunch of losers
0:19:13 > 0:19:16or splashing the cash with your mates?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18You said I was like your sister.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22It's the same for me, too. We're family, Lex. Come on.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25It's not the same without you.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28I'll meet you in an hour.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33'Just a few weeks before, Elektra had used peer pressure
0:19:33 > 0:19:36'to force the other kids into doing the wrong thing.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39'Now she was being pressured, herself.'
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Elektra had to choose. Who did she want to be?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46The dangerous, thrill-seeking Lex of The Cobras?
0:19:46 > 0:19:47Or the new, grown-up Elektra,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49who was gradually sorting herself out
0:19:49 > 0:19:51in the safety of the Dumping Ground?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53The decision was a no-brainer.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00'She chose the Cobras.'
0:20:00 > 0:20:02What are you doing?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04You can't tell anyone about this.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06It's that girl, isn't it?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08That girl is like family to me.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12What about us?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I don't fit in here.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Kali gets me.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I'd rather be with her.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22I'm sorry, but I'm going.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29'And now it was Toby's turn to make a tough decision.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32'The easy option would have been just to let her go.'
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Elektra!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37I'll catch you guys up.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42'But Toby wasn't going to give up without a fight.'
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- What you doing?- Stopping you!
0:20:47 > 0:20:49You're being stupid. Don't go with them.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51You'll end up in prison. Like Kali.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53You're wrong. Just leave it.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54No!
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Get off me!
0:20:55 > 0:20:58And forget about me. It's not like we're friends, or anything.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Go home.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Toby wouldn't leave it alone.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09He was determined to save Elektra from herself.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12He did the right thing, but he had to pay a very high price.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Where are the others?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17They'll catch us up.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18TOBY YELLS
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Come on, then.- Give us all you got!
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Come on! What else you got, then, eh?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31What's that? You want to give us your watch, too?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Isn't that nice?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- What else you got?! - What else you got?!
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Take his trainers.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Oi! Want to pick on someone? Try me.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Give him his stuff back.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47Now!
0:21:47 > 0:21:50'Toby got robbed because he tried to help a mate.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54'But because of what he did, everything changed for Elektra.'
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Toby, go home. Go!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58My mistake. Your friend. Won't happen again.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01It shouldn't have happened in the first place.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Don't get worked up. They picked the wrong kid, it's just business.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06It's wrong.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Seemed pretty happy splashing the cash earlier.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Where did you think we got it from?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I didn't want to think about where it came from.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Maybe I missed my old friend so much
0:22:15 > 0:22:17I didn't want to think she was conning me.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22You've still got your old friend. I'm still here. I ain't changed.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Maybe you haven't changed, but I have.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Don't make me look bad, Lex.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33What you waiting for?
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Come on!
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Who's first?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37You? You?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Or how about you?
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Thought so.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50You made a brave choice, when you stood up to Kali and her mates.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51Yeah. Whatever.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55You didn't want to get involved with mugging little kids.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56You did the right thing.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Those girls were losers, anyway.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01So what made you realise that?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Well, Toby was my mate. And they were disrespectful.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08So they made the decision for me.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Elektra did well.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12It was tough turning her back on her old life for good
0:23:12 > 0:23:14but at least she knew what she was doing.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Sometimes, though, it can be even harder
0:23:16 > 0:23:19to choose the right thing because you don't know
0:23:19 > 0:23:20where your decisions will lead you.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24'For instance, my old mate Crash had to choose
0:23:24 > 0:23:29'whether or not to forgive his dad and let him back into his life.'
0:23:29 > 0:23:30You got a letter.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34It's from your dad.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40'Crash's dad had been a disaster.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44'He used to get really angry, and treat Crash very badly.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47'Eventually, he ended up in prison.'
0:23:49 > 0:23:52'Even thinking about his dad made Crash angry.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54'So the thought of actually seeing him
0:23:54 > 0:23:56'got him into a right state.'
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Can I come in?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04'Crash wanted to be able to forgive his dad.'
0:24:04 > 0:24:06You going to see him?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08'But what if they both got angry?'
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Dunno.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12'And the whole thing started all over again?'
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Elaine says he having anger management classes.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Well, that's a good thing, isn't it?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Too little, too late.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21He might just want to say he's sorry.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24People like him always say they're sorry.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25They just never mean it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30'Crash decided to take the risk. He agreed to meet his dad.'
0:24:31 > 0:24:33'They hadn't seen each other for years.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36'It had been a really tough decision for Crash
0:24:36 > 0:24:38'to go through with the meeting at all.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40'They had to put years of pain and betrayal behind them
0:24:40 > 0:24:43'if they were ever going to sort out their relationship.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46'So what did they do? Yep. That's right.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49'Had a kick about. Men!'
0:24:52 > 0:24:54'But finally, once they had re-enacted
0:24:54 > 0:24:57'the whole of that year's Cup Final, twice,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00'they knew they couldn't put it off any longer.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02'The two blokes had to do the most difficult thing -
0:25:02 > 0:25:04'talk to each other.'
0:25:04 > 0:25:06You hurt me.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10I'm really sorry.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14If I didn't love you,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I might have got over what you did to me.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20But I haven't.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I'm still angry with the whole world.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26And it's your fault.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27I know.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33And I wouldn't blame you if you never forgave me.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36I didn't say "never".
0:25:39 > 0:25:41And once he'd told his dad how he felt,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43they were able to move on.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44They're good mates now, those two.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47And all because Crash took the difficult option.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49He did the brave thing, and the right thing.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58'So what can I tell you about doing the right thing
0:25:58 > 0:26:01'to upload into my survival files?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04'Well, deep down we all can usually tell
0:26:04 > 0:26:06'whether something is the right thing to do or not.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08'But life's never that simple.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12'There can be all sorts of pressures to stop you doing the right thing.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15'For instance, if all your mates are up to something
0:26:15 > 0:26:18'you know is dodgy, it can be hard not to go along with them
0:26:18 > 0:26:21'in case you end up seeming like a goody-goody.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24'That's what happened with Elektra's secret club.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26'And no-one was strong enough to be the one to say
0:26:26 > 0:26:29'the pranks and the thefts had to stop.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31'It takes guts to stand up and be the one to say
0:26:31 > 0:26:32'"enough is enough."
0:26:32 > 0:26:34'But it can be done.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37'Elektra herself is proof of that.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39'She realized that she couldn't stand by while the Cobras
0:26:39 > 0:26:41'were stealing and bullying.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44'She did the right thing even though it wasn't easy.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48'Sometimes, though, it can get even more complicated.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50'It was hard for Crash to tell exactly
0:26:50 > 0:26:52'what was the right thing to do
0:26:52 > 0:26:54'when it came to meeting up with his dad.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56'It would have been easy to run away,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00'but he went for the harder option, and faced the problem head on.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01'And facing up to your problems,
0:27:01 > 0:27:03'rather than trying to ignore them,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06'is always a good thing to do.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09'So that's the Beaker guide to doing the right thing
0:27:09 > 0:27:12'safely uploaded to the Tracy Beaker Survival Files.'
0:27:12 > 0:27:15# Temptation... #
0:27:15 > 0:27:18More gems of wisdom from my experiences next time.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21And not missing that is an easy decision to make.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Remember, I've been through all this so you don't have to.
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