Firestarter Tracy Beaker Returns

Slowly. Girls, come on.

-Is this a drill?

-It wasn't at Burnywood.

-All our stuff's up there.

-Over there, come on.

-This had better be a joke.

-I didn't do nothing!

Just go on, go on!

Right!

Who set off the fire alarm?

Me. I just thought I should let you know that the attic's on fire.

Where's Harry?

He has a den in the attic!

It's happening again.

Harry!

Harry!

Harry!

Harry!

-Here he is.

-Oh, where were you?

He was in the garden.

-Have we got everybody?

-Yeah.

-Where's Gus?

-Where's Tracy?

He was there!

Wait there!

My notebook! My notebook! My notebook!

No, it's not safe!

-Get off me!

-Just let him go!

Gus, just calm down, it's all right!

Ah!

You shouldn't have grabbed him like that!

Why? You'd have just let him burn?

-Harry! I thought you were up there.

-I was.

-But all our stuff's up there.

-Get back!

-Ow!

-What happened?

-He pushed me.

-You all right?

-Yeah.

I didn't touch her! Silly girl slipped in the mud.

It's been raining all night, what do you expect?

Oh, no! What a mess!

No matter how bad the fire is,

there's always something left behind.

See this sawdust?

Mr Hamster's bedding?

It looks like someone's thrown a match in it.

What, you think it might be arson?

It could have been an accident, maybe they thought they put it out,

but with fuel like this it could smoulder away.

Wouldn't even notice it at first,

but then eventually, of course, burst into flames.

A decent smoke alarm would have alerted you a lot sooner.

It's a new system. We replaced all the alarms a few months back.

-That's good, but even a new system won't work without batteries.

-What?

I told you. You should never have let the young people come up here.

Wait a minute. Who's to say this is our kids' fault?

Who else is it going to be?

Your lot are completely out of control!

Why do you think I've been doing overnights all week?

-Oh, look here.

-What's that?

Burnt out Joss sticks.

It wasn't my fault.

Harry, we're not angry, OK?

We just want to know where you got them from.

Saff used to burn them.

Did you get them from her room when she left?

-They smell like Sapphire.

-OK, he's admitted it.

Hold on a minute, he didn't say that, he's...

-Did you burn these?

-Yes, but then I put them out.

Harry doesn't tell lies. Plus he wasn't at Burnywood, was he?

So?

Well, two fires in two care homes in less than a week,

don't you think there's a connection?

There is. They're both full of care kids!

My mum bought me a new dress every birthday. I kept them all.

It's like I've lost another part of her.

-KNOCK AT DOOR

-Come in!

Are you OK?

I want to help.

Trust me, you can't mend them.

They're absolutely wrecked.

Well, I suppose you can't make them any worse.

That's sad.

-Hey, guys, how are you doing?

-All right?

-Frank, it's your shot.

-Come on, ten minutes till Dennis kicks us out.

-It won't take long.

Look, I'm sorry to ask, but I really need to borrow some cash.

No. Hey, you're right, it didn't take long.

Please. My mum's supposed to be getting out of hospital,

and I've run out of credit on my mobile.

-Then use the cash you nicked from Johnny.

-That wasn't me.

Frank, it's your shot.

You believe me, don't you, Frank?

Yeah. You didn't end up calling us up.

Thanks, Frank. I owe you a big one.

See you later.

-What are you doing? You're meant to be a scammer, not a mark.

-I know.

Seriously, she's a user, mate, bad news!

She's all right.

My notebooks.

I'm sorry. This is all I could save. Do you want to keep them?

No. They're not the same. Throw them away.

OK.

What's all this?

I'm investigating the fires.

Do you think they were both started by the same person?

It seems logical.

So, what have you found out about the Burnywood fire so far?

What, the fire at Burnywood?

-The big fire?

-Don't remember much about it.

-I do. It was well cool.

First I knew about it, I got woken up by the fire alarm.

Must have been, like, four in the morning.

Smoke everywhere.

-The whole place went up.

-The firemen had to get us out in ladders.

Don't ask me. Couldn't tell you how it started.

In the lounge. Yeah, that's what the firemen said.

Basically, we don't know how the Burnywood fire started,

and it could have been any one of them.

-Or more than one.

-Good point.

OK, what do we know about our fire?

Breakfast finished at 8:57am. Everyone was present.

The fire alarm went off at 10:31am.

So we need to know where everyone was between nine and half ten.

-8:57, 10:31am, yeah.

-OK, let's go.

-I was with Tee.

-Yeah, all morning. Then we phoned Lily.

I was probably in my bedroom. Who wants to know?

Who, me? I was with Frank.

-Yes!

-What were you doing?

-We were just talking.

-About what?

-Nothing.

Er, I was in my room.

Yes, by myself! The way I like it.

Is that illegal or something?

We were in the attic, and then we were in the garden.

Anyway, as I was saying, I came out when I smelled smoke.

FIRE ALARM RINGS

Then the fire alarm went off. It wasn't my fault.

What's your problem? Why am I always suspect number one?

You're not, they're asking everyone.

-He was here, with me, the whole time.

-See?

So, Rick was with Tyler the whole time.

Carmen was with Tee and Lily, and Lizanne was with Frank.

So they say.

Tyler had a secret box of fireworks, and a lighter.

He could be a pyromaniac.

A pyromaniac is someone who likes to start fires for fun.

I know that.

Then Elektra took the lighter, and she was alone,

so she had no witnesses to corroborate her alibi.

Yeah, but she set off the alarm. She wouldn't have started the fire.

She might have done. It's called hero syndrome.

People with hero syndrome like attention,

so they cause an accident on purpose and pretend to help.

-KNOCK AT DOOR

-Come in.

-How's the investigation going?

-Take a look.

-Lizanne reckons she was with Frank?

-Frank confirmed it.

-Right.

-Do you know something?

-Even if I did, I wouldn't grass.

-If you know something, you'd better tell us now.

-Well...

I don't.

And so...

..she's been in and out of hospital lots since I was little.

Lizanne, can I borrow your phone? I need to make a call.

-You want a favour from me?

-Frank, can I use the credit you paid for?

-Mate, don't make me take sides.

-We won't. Just take it.

What are you doing?

-I thought your mum was getting out of hospital.

-She is.

Then why haven't you called her?

-Why have you made those of calls to someone called Romeo?

-My brother.

-He's picking her up.

-Course he is(!)

-You really want to know?

My mum IS getting out of hospital.

The psychiatric ward.

-She's been sectioned again.

-Why didn't you say that before?

Being a care kid's bad enough.

I don't want to be the care kid with a mental mum.

-You buying any of this?

-Leave her alone!

-Frank!

-It's OK.

So, now you know the truth, do you still like me?

Lizanne could be lying, but so could Tyler and Rick, or anyone.

We've got no proof of anything.

We need to conduct a forensic investigation.

Which means we need to get into the attic.

Bet they don't have this trouble on CSI.

Yeah, I was going to do that.

You keep a lookout.

No.

Oh, I could do with some new straighteners!

Why don't you get them?

I can't afford it. All the allowance goes towards helping my mum.

-Really?

-Most of it.

OK, some of it. I just really need new straighteners.

Here. Go and get the straighteners.

Are they looking at us?

They're looking at you.

Good.

Thank you, bye!

Thanks. So, what do you guys do for fun around here?

How about I buy you lunch?

# Blue sky thinking. #

-You're actually quite a good scammer.

-Takes one to know one.

Shut up!

Look, I'm just saying, you can drop the act.

You don't have to lie to me.

-You really don't trust me, do you?

-No.

Why do you hang around with me, then?

Because I like you.

I like you too.

Thanks.

# Make my blue sky dream

# Come true. #

You all right, Kitty?

Wow! That's so cool.

The patches are all my old clothes that got burned in the fire.

All my memories.

Thanks, Kitty.

I'm sorry. I get it.

Tracy, look at this.

Cigarette butt?

Granthams.

Look, there's more.

Someone's been using this place as a secret smoking spot.

< Who's up there?!

Gus, its OK, don't panic, it's all right.

Aaah!

Aaaaaaah!

Gus!

Gus, are you all right? What did you do?

-Is he all right?

-What happened?

-It's all right, Tracy.

-I can forgive your incompetence, Stacey.

-Tracy!

After all, you're only young,

but Gus Carmichael could have been killed today!

Reviewing your record over the past two years,

I can't believe you've kept your job this long!

Tracy's a good care worker.

Well, obviously you think so. You've been covering for her from day one!

Look, all we were trying to do was...

I'm not interested in your excuses.

Out! We're busy!

We were investigating, and we found the forensic evidence.

-What's he going on about?

-These. We found these in the attic.

The sack of sawdust was full of them.

"Cigarette butts can smoulder for hours."

So that's what happened. Harry didn't start the fire at all.

It was a smoker up there. This changes everything.

It changes nothing.

The issue is that you are a danger to young people.

So you don't care who started the fire?

Of course I do! I'm going to search this place from top to bottom

till I find the smoker!

But it's no longer your problem.

ID.

Keys.

Now go and get the rest of your things together.

I want you gone within the hour.

Well, I guess this is goodbye.

Nah, you'll be back. You always are.

I don't know. I've really messed up this time.

Come on, you've done worse than that.

Thanks, guys. Glad to know you're all on my side.

Don't worry, I'm going.

-You'll come back to visit, right?

-Of course I will.

Visits will need to be pre-approved by the head careworker.

And your social workers.

-I didn't do it, Tracy.

-I know.

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

Bye, guys.

ALL: Bye, Tracy.

Ow!

Granthams full strength?

What? Hey! I told you to get out!

-Rick!

-Tracy!

-Rick!

-What?

-Yours, I believe.

Someone just chucked these out of your window.

Granthams full strength. The attic smoker's choice.

-What's going on?

-Nothing, it's OK.

-Kitty, do you know anything about these?

-I found them in my room.

Someone put them there. Kitty gave them to me and I threw them out.

You admit it. Kitty had cigarettes and you helped her hide them.

-No, that's not what I said.

-Shh! Give me those.

You're both on sanctions.

You don't leave the house until further notice,

and I'll be passing these on to the fire investigators.

-Dennis!

-Hang on, Mike. We'll talk in my office. You, get out.

The rest of you go to your rooms.

Dennis!

Tracy!

I need to talk to you.

Like I said, I'm not a grass, but she's pushed it too far this time.

Who has?

Tyler can look after himself, so can I.

But framing Kitty? That's just wrong.

Who framed Kitty? What are you trying to tell me?

The morning of the Burnywood fire, I woke up early,

'almost like I knew something was going to happen.

'Lizanne was carrying something, and whatever it was, it was on fire.'

It was none of my business, so I went back to bed.

Didn't think any more about it, till the fire alarm went off.

Thanks for telling me.

You all really liked her, didn't you?

Fancy sneaking out, going into town?

Not right now.

-Come on, we'll go diving for burgers, cheer us up.

-We've already done that.

-You did our scam? With her?

-She's my girlfriend.

And you think she won't dump you when someone better comes along?

Never thought you were such a mug.

-Liam. You can't let Frank get ripped off and hurt.

-What can I do?

-Scam her.

-How?

-I thought you were supposed to be the expert.

Lizanne, can I borrow your new straighteners, please?

-Get your own.

-We're not all as rich as Liam, you know.

What do you mean? Liam's not rich.

That's what he makes out, but his uncle's totally minted.

He's always buying stuff for Liam. Gives him cash every month.

It's true, he's like a total zillionaire!

-Right.

-You all right, girls?

GIRLS: Hey, Liam. LIZANNE: Hey, Liam!

-Anyway, we'd better... See you!

-See you later.

So, how's it going with your new boyfriend?

If you mean Frank, he's not my boyfriend.

That's not what he said when he called you his girlfriend.

Frank's really sweet, but we're not exclusive or anything.

Does that mean you're open to other offers?

Maybe.

Liam!

Frank, wait!

-Lizanne.

-What?

-Where were you when the Burnywood fire started?

I know what it looked like, but you've got to believe me,

I did it for you, I don't even like her.

-I was trying to show you...

-I know.

-What do you mean, you know?

Look, I don't need protecting.

-I know exactly what she's like, but I like her.

-Then you're crazy.

Look what she did to Johnny, she stole his money and broke his heart.

-We don't know she stole the money!

-Oh, come on, who else could it be?

She'll mess you up big time, Frank.

I can handle it.

Really?

Look me in the eye and tell me you trust her.

-Seriously, mate, you can do better.

-Can I?

Don't be a muppet!

There's a billion girls who want more than

just your wallet. Trust me.

I don't know about the fire at Burnywood. Why is everyone

always having a go at me?

Drop the act, Lizanne. You were seen. Just tell us what happened.

It was an accident, OK?

The night before the fire, I was straightening my hair.

Early the next morning,

I woke up and realised I'd left the straighteners on.

I chucked them in the garden, and by the time I got back,

the fire had spread.

< Lizanne. Lizanne!

Dennis!

This isn't over.

Phone call for you in the office. It's the hospital.

Great, Lizanne must have told him I was here.

Let me know when he's gone.

-He's coming this way.

-Look!

-Grantham full strength.

-I know. Listen!

KNOCK AT DOOR

-Frank?

-What?

Mum's got out of hospital! She's coming to get me!

I'm leaving, I'm going home!

-I just wanted to say goodbye.

-Goodbye.

I'm sorry about... You know.

You're a good guy, you deserve better than me.

So why did you kiss him?

They scammed me. They told me he was rich.

So, are we good?

Just tell me one thing.

-What?

-Did you take Johnny's money?

No.

Right.

-We could move it to Tuesday.

-No, because look what's happened...

KNOCK AT WINDOW

-Stop it!

-Tracy! You're not supposed to be here!

-Never mind that.

Look! Watch this.

Well?

OK, I felt pressured. I had the odd cigarette. Oooh(!)

Er, I think you did a bit more than that.

You were on overnight duty.

Why do you think I'm doing overnights all week?

-And it was raining last night.

-What do you expect?

It's been raining all night.

'You couldn't be bothered to go outside,

'so you decided to go up to the attic instead.'

'You knew you were safe - you'd taken the batteries

'out of the fire alarm. You'd smoked there before.'

'You put the cigarette end in the sawdust.'

'But you hadn't put it out properly.'

'By the morning, it was too late.'

While everyone was blaming Harry, you thought you were safe.

And then we found the cigarette butts.

'So you had to pin the blame on someone else.

'Kitty seemed like a soft target. You framed her.'

'She found the cigarettes before you could pretend to find them.'

OK, look, I know the fire was an accident,

and one lie led to another, but Kitty's vulnerable.

How could you do that to her?

Do what? You've got no evidence whatsoever.

We'll let the police decide that, yeah?

Or you could take a seat...

and write your letter of resignation.

SHE CHUCKLES

So, what's it going to be?

Nice to meet you, and good luck, OK?

Take good care of your mum. And behave yourself!

Bye!

-Look, I was just trying to look out for a mate.

-I know.

Look, look! I found it! It was in my room, and it's all there!

-Do you know something about this?

-Haven't a clue, mate.

-Stacey. Tracy, sorry.

-What?

Do you know if Mike...

Would he tell anybody about what we discussed?

No. Mike won't say a word. He's a decent bloke.

Right.

Kitty really does need specialist care, but there's no money.

An incident like this might actually have helped her get it.

You just keep telling yourself that.

I was like you once.

# Good morning freedom

# Gotta break away Gotta break away, gotta break away

# Yeah, yeah

# Good morning freedom

# It's another day It's another day, it's another day

# Yeah, yeah

# Good morning freedom. #

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