14x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

You are dead. Dead.

Fighting? Are you trying to look
cool in front of everyone

before they find out you're the
Head's son?

Daddy's boy!

You may as well top yourself now...

Every time that you see me coming,
you will wish you were dead.

I know Schuey can be out of order
sometimes,

stop making it so easy for him.

You better start standing up
for yourself,

otherwise they will never stop!

Boz. Please... I am sorry.

Billy, he's dead.
You said I needed to fight back.

Get your stuff and get in the car.

This afternoon a body was
found in the canal.

They were identified
as Brian Osbourne.

Well, it looks like he came off his
bike and landed in some bushes.

How's he end up in the canal?

Might not have been an accident.

I know everything they know
and the one thing the police

are not thinking about right now,
is Billy Savage.

They know about the bullying,
they were asking about Boz.

Why did you have to put Boz
in the canal?

You just made everything worse.

I did it for you.

There's two of us in this now.

Dad, what have you done?

An opportunity came up
and I took it.

Can you explain why these
were in your locker?

They're not mine.

Schuey would have ended up in prison
anyway.

We've got a chance here, mate.
A fresh start.

You didn't k*ll him.

You don't know what it feels like.

I want to call Kim Campbell.

MAN: I woke up expecting to make
breakfast for my wife.

Yeah, sorry, sorry, I meant to say,

er, I'm having breakfast,
in town, with a mate.

Oh, yeah.

Lady of leisure, me, remember?

So, like after court,
what's going to happen to him?

I don't know.

Remanded in custody, probably.

Look, I know it's not nice...
Yeah. He's innocent, Dad.

All right, well, let's just paint
him as Saint Schuey!

Forget what he put you through,
week in, week out.

In my school.

I know it's been awful
this past few weeks...

..but we've got to learn to put
it behind us.

Life goes on.
It don't for Schuey and Boz.

No...no.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

That was weird.

I've spoken to the kids
in the signing choir

and we've agreed to postpone
the performance.

We'll hold a memorial to Boz
instead.

Boz was one of our own
and he deserves a proper send-off.

Yeah, I've been talking a lot about
Boz in my class.

Especially now with the
Schuey thing...

Apparently, he's being charged,

to the surprise of absolutely
no-one.

And there are a lot of kids,
with a lot of feelings,

with nowhere to vent them.

What do you think, Steve?

Well, I think it's a great idea.

Erm, in a perfect world,
we'd have a grief counsellor

come in of course, but that's just
going to take a little bit of time.

Which is why I suggest

we all make the time in our lessons
today to talk.

Just explore the idea of grief.

And encourage the kids to share....

Schumacher Weever,
you face an indictment containing

a single count of the m*rder
of Brian Osbourne

in which you've entered a plea
of not guilty.

A trial date will be fixed
in due course.

In light of the allegations
against you,

only a remand to youth detention
accommodation would be adequate.

Take him down.

Miss. Miss, I didn't do it.

I swear, I didn't do it!

Hey. Have you seen Nicky?

She's sorting a delivery, she's
left us in charge of cake making.

I thought Preston didn't want
a fuss for his birthday.

Well, what Nicky wants,
Nicky gets. Are you sure...?

No! You're not supposed to be
in here!

I've just caught Noel trying
to hide a load of party poppers

in his guitar case and now you're
trying to hide a cake,

I think, behind Tonya's backside.

I do know it's my birthday.

So, come on,

where's the pressies?

Oh, Mum said were not allowed
to celebrate

until you've got this
entrance exam out the way.

Just how I want to spend
my 18th, that,

stuck in an exam hall all day.

Well, you're the boffin
that wants to go to Oxford.

Still dead set on that, are you?
Yeah.

Well, I guess we'll have to
wait and see

what the birthday fairy
brings you, eh.

Come on, birthday boy,
leave them to it.

Should it look like that? No.

BUZZER

I didn't think you'd come.

Well, I came because you asked me
to, but...

..obviously, I don't...I don't know
why I'm here.

Because I'm innocent!

All right. I am.

Of course you don't believe me.
Why would you?

You know, everyone thinks I belong
in this place.

Doesn't matter if I did it or not.

Schuey, this is not about
what people think.

This is the police, this is court.

None of this happens without
good reason. Miss, I was set up.

Right, maybe we should
talk about what happens next?

How I can support you going forward?

Look at you. You can't even pretend
to be surprised that I'm in here.

Miss, I know I'm scum.

I've done a million things.

Bad things...

..but I haven't done this.

I haven't...

I swear down, I didn't do this.

You know other than Portia,
Boz was really my only family.

Why would I k*ll him?

Just don't make any sense.

OK.

From the beginning.

I can manage.
HE SIGHS

Come on, Nick, can't we just put
all this behind us?

I hate this.

Well, you should have thought
about that before you went

all early man on your boss, then,
shouldn't you?

SHE SIGHS

This isn't just about me and you,
Donte.

The kids can't have us falling out

like a pair of teenagers
every five minutes.

They need stability.

What do you think I'm doing
all this exam stuff for? Yeah.

But if we can't hold things
together properly,

then what's the point in us
being engaged?

Are you serious?

After everything, you just want
to walk away, over this?

I don't know.

OK.

Fine, well...

..when you figure it out,
you let me know.

Cos I've got an exam to do.

SHE EXHALES SHARPLY

I wasn't even at the towpath.

I was nowhere near it.

So, why would Mr Savage
tell the police that he saw you?

Loads of lads look like me.

That or he's lying.

He's a head teacher,
I don't think so.

Every kid thinks that it's personal
when they get dragged into

the head teacher's office,
but for us, it never is.

It is, with him.

I've had loads of run-ins
with his boy. Run-ins, how?

Me and him, we've had a few scraps.

And after that, Savage'll
do anything to get rid of me.

Over a bit of name-calling?

SHE SIGHS

So you bullied him, which is
horrible, but I don't buy it.

He's a teacher.

And someone planted stuff in
my locker.

Savage could have done that!
Oh, Schuey...

Miss, please.

You've got to help me.

You promised.

And I haven't got no-one else.

OK, so if you weren't
at the towpath, where were you?

BUZZER

MAN: All right, wrap it up!

I was at Portia's.

She didn't see me, though.

She was with her posh family,
new house...

Why does she need me there
if she's got all that?

I don't know why Savage said that
to the cops...

..but I wasn't there, Miss.

I wasn't there.

All right I...I still don't know
what to think,

but if there is a chance that
there's been a mistake, then...

..then I want to know about it.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Pres!

Thanks, guys.
Happy birthday, cuz!

Look at your cute face.
Oh, get off!

Yeah, right, well, er,
I've not got you a card or anything.

Cos it's only your birthday!

Right, so it's, not worth, you know,

planning anything or doing
anything for your birthday.

It's literally just a birthday
so why would I do that?

All right, thank you.

I...I'd love to chill and that,

but I've got to study for this
entry exam, so....

What? It's a balloon, right,
I like 'em, it's not a thing.

Right, anyway, let's leave
the brainbox alone, yeah?

We'll celebrate later.

Not that I've planned anything!

Happy birthday, Sir.

Yeah. Right, come on.

Oi, my, erm...

..my mum was telling me
how snooty Oxford is.

Is it true?

Well, I...I don't know.

Guess I won't find out
unless I get in, will I?

Yeah.

Hey, but look at all this prep, man.

Why didn't you tell us?

Yeah, well, I didn't think I had
a chance, but I've got the grades

and Mr Casey reckons
it's worth a shot, so...

So, it wasn't your idea?
HE EXHALES SHARPLY

Well, whatever you do, yeah,
just make sure, like,

I don't know, like you actually want
to do it, you know? Yeah?

Cool.

Anyway, this looks boring.

I'm off, but love ya.
Happy Birthday!

This is when you say,
"Love you too, my favourite cousin."

Love you too, my favourite cousin.
Bye.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

This really is just a chance
to talk, that's all.

Just the concept of somebody dying.

Someone being here with us
in the world one minute

and then not the next...

It's more than that. It's...

Go on, mate.

I interrupted...

No, there's no interrupting here.

We're just... We're just talking so,
please go on.

Whatever's on your mind, Billy.

I suppose, erm, I felt angry...

..when Mum died.

Like, why did it have to happen?

I still needed her.

I still need her now.

I mean, I honestly felt like...

..there was nothing I couldn't talk
to her about,

that there was nothing that she
couldn't make better.

You know, nothing that she
couldn't fix.

But I guess I was wrong, wasn't I?

It looks like you're doing really
great work in here.

I just wanted to remind you all
about Boz's memorial later. OK.

HE SNIFFLES

You OK? Yeah.

Two hours until the exam, you're
still making the same daft mistakes

when you're subtracting
your fractions.

Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.

Do you want one of us to help him,
Miss? He looks well confused.

Well, for someone who's only just
mastered the six times table,

I'd keep your opinion to yourself
if I were you.

Right. Common denominator, that's
all you need to remember, yeah.

What, I had it down, I swear...

At least I won't have to come back
to school when I'm 50.

Let's see about that, shall we?

Yeah, and I'm not 50, either!

Actually, I think you're well fit.
SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Right. Out you go class,
quickly and quietly, please!

ANIMATED CHATTER

I know. I am sorry.

It's just, my head's all over
the place.

Right, just...just pause for
a second, yeah?

Your head needs to be in
Venn diagrams and the

surface area of a cylinder, not the
latest dramas in Donte's love life.

You've worked hard for this.

Do not give up now.

Ooh, hey! Kim. Kim Campbell.

Kim Campbell. Ah! Kim Campbell.

Hey, I was absolutely chuffed
when you said you where stopping by.

Let me just... Oh!

How is little Joe coming along?

Yeah, he-slash-she
is doing really great.

But you do know we're not actually
going to call him that, don't you?

Oh! Heartbreaker! Come...

It so good to see you. You too.

And this place. I know, yeah.

Er, remind me why you said you
were stopping by again?

I just thought it would be really
good to catch up with everyone,

before I'm knee-deep in nappies.

Right. Well, I hate to be that guy,

but we don't usually encourage

people to just wander in off
the street.

Plus, everyone is teaching.

And you knew that.

OK, yes, er, you have got me.

It's not quite a social call.

OK...

I have been offered a job,

er, with the Trust,
Head of Innovations to be precise.

Hmm. Sounds fancy.

And so Serena Michelle said that
I could come by here and see

how you are faring as an academy,
before I sign on the dotted line.

I've got a...I've got a class.

Do you want to come and watch me
educate some yute?

HE CLEARS THROAT

Teach. Teach. I meant teach.

I'd love to. Yeah?

Yeah, love to. Good Thank you.

How's everything going?

I presume that Steve Savage is
running a tight ship.

Oh, sorry I'm late, year ten,
but you've got a visitor.

Remember me?
Miss Campbell, you're...

..you're up the duff!

Ah, nothing gets past you,
does it, Tonya?

Aren't you a bit old for all that,
though!

Shola! Mortified!

It's fine, it's all right.

I thought the same to be honest,
but life has a way of surprising us.

And somebody has to be the oldest
mum at the gates, don't they?

Can I...?
Yeah. Yeah. Course you can.

Am I all right to sit here?

Right. So, were going over some
revision, to remind ourselves

some linking words of prepositions
we looked at in year nine.

You know words like,
'apre, avent, avec'.

Look, I, erm...

I need to say sorry,
for the other day.

It should be me that's saying sorry.

Shouldn't have dragged you into mine
and Donte's domestic dramas.

Well, it's not the first time
someone's had a swing at me.

Usually cos you've done something to
deserve it, though, eh.

HE CHUCKLES

Look, Donte's got a job here for as
long as he wants one.

SHE SIGHS

Thanks, Steve.

Oh, honestly, one thing after
another at the minute.

Yeah. Well, you've just got to deal
with whatever life throws at you.

Keep your eyes on the prize.

Oh, yeah, what's that?

Your kids.

Tonya, Preston.

Billy.

SHE SIGHS

I just feel like I'm failing
at everything.

Past relationships.

The bankruptcy...

Hey.

You're doing your best.

You've got nothing to be ashamed of.

Hey, you're not counting you

and Donte as one of your failures,
are you?

I just don't know if it's worth it.

If you love someone,
you fight to keep them.

End of.

When I spoke to Schuey,

he said that he wasn't at the
towpath the night that Boz died.

He said that he came to see you
instead.

Yeah, he said, but I didn't see him.

Typical Schuey, doesn't make it
easy on himself, does he?

Do you...

..do you think he could have done
something like this?

It doesn't make any sense.

He liked Boz. Why would he k*ll him?

Sometimes things happen, and...

..they don't make sense.

He's been so much worse this term...

The things he done to Billy Savage
were well out of order.

Billy Savage as in...

..Mr Savage's son?

It doesn't matter
if he k*lled Boz or not.

He's Schuey Weever.

They're going to blame him anyway.

It's like he's always doing
bad stuff,

so no-one's ever thought, "What if
he actually didn't do this?"

OK, seems to be a lot of talking

and not a lot of learning going on,
down here.

And as fascinating as
Miss Campbell is,

I don't think she's going to help
you with French prepositions,

so could you scoot over there,
please?

Can I borrow you for a second?

Er, Portia, thank you.

Hey, hey, hey. Pen.

Sorry, the, erm...

Serena Michelle just said that
I should just speak to

some of the students, you know,
to see how it's all.. Yeah.

Do you want to drop
the Serena Michelle thing

and just tell me what's going on,
yeah?

INDISTINCT CHATTER

If you don't know it by now...

Oh, you know the funny thing is,
all this was to prove to your mum,

that I could be more than
a caretaker, OK only now...

Only now, you and her
have split up.

Or you're about to.

Can't figure out which.

Hang on, have you been listening at
doors or something?

Well, I don't have to!

I know all the signs.

I've seen it all before, remember?

Sleeping on sofas.

Oh, Preston. I'm sorry, mate.

OK, and for what it's worth,
this is not what I want, all right.

Right, come on, then, you lot.

Remember, you're all sitting
different papers

so there is no point in copying.

Your future awaits...

..or not in some cases.

You were bending Portia's ear

back there like it was going out of
fashion.

Plus, nobody needs to look round
a school five minutes

before they go on maternity leave...

You told me that everything was
going great under Steve.

And I now know for a fact
that bullying's worse than ever.

Yes. We are aware of a problem,
we've made changes

so that it doesn't happen again.

I'm not checking in because I want
to gloat when things go badly.

I want to help.

If you'd have said something,
I could have helped, Joe.

How have things really been going
these past few weeks? Truth, please.

You mean, since a pupil died?

It's been bad, Kim.

It's been absolutely awful.

Ah, Kim Campbell!
I wasn't expecting to see you today.

See you're off the c*ck
for a while. Yeah.

Er, long time, no see.

I'm sorry for barging in,

Serena Michelle has got me
considering a job at the Trust.

And so I thought that I would
come in,

see how things are panning out,
before I commit.

Yeah, well, I've got to say,
turning this place into an Academy

has been nothing but good news.

So thank you for all the work
that you did setting that up.

I mean, there have been
one or two issues.

Yeah, well, I can hardly blame
the Trust for that now, can I?

None of us are to blame either.

I was just... Kim, I was just going
to show you out.

But I'm not saying that anybody is
to blame, not for one second.

It's just...

I went to go see Schuey.

I didn't realise yous two were
such good buddies.

He is adamant that he didn't do it.

Criminal claiming he's innocent.

It's hardly shock of the century,
now, is it? Of course, but...

..are you absolutely convinced that
he is the one

that you saw on the towpath,
it couldn't have been...?

Joe, can you give us a minute,
please?

Shall we have this conversation
in private.

Er, do you mind if I...?

Oh.

I wouldn't have made a statement,
if I wasn't sure.

Which is exactly what I said
to Schuey.

That boy is a c*ck.

And he's been on a one-way ticket
to youth offenders for years.

Even so, the idea that someone
could do that to him.

I mean, I wouldn't blame you, after
everything that happened with Billy.

Listen, I'm really sorry.

I didn't intend to come here
and have a go.

No. No. I get it.

I get it, he's a troubled soul,
and that's your specialist subject.

You know, when I first came
to this school,

discipline, it was nonexistent.

And yet you come in here
and you lecture me

on how to handle boy like
Schuey Weever?

I am not lecturing you, Steve!

Why are you being so defensive?

Did it ever occur to you, that maybe
he could have got over

some of his hardships if you'd have
got him back into school earlier?

Truancy was tolerated in this
school for years.

So if you're looking for a reason
why that boy's behind bars,

maybe you should have a little
look in the mirror.

I have no idea why you are being
so angry?

I have asked you one very
reasonable question.

I think it's time you went.

Kim, come on,
I'll get you signed out.

Well, like I said,
I am here on Trust business.

Good to see you, Steve. Likewise.

I feel for Schuey as much as anyone,
but what he's done,

it's...it's next level.

Er, if he's done it.
Oh, right, right, OK. Let me guess.

He's, what,
someone's setting him up?

Well, I know how it sounds, Joe.

It's... Yeah, sounds mad.
Mad and very unlikely.

Yeah, which is why I made
absolutely no promises.

I said that I was going to come
here, and I would have a word,

and then I would go back to my very
lovely life,

knowing that I've done my best

and that Schuey is exactly where
he deserves to be.

But the more I hear about what
happened,

the more I'm thinking that there
is, there's something wrong.

Oh, Kim, please.
Look, before you came in,

I swear Steve was...
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

..two seconds away from dragging me
out of the room himself.

All I'd done, was ask...
DISTANT THUD

..if he would accept the vague
possibility

that one kid in a hoodie
looks just like another one.

He knows what he saw.

He kicked right off.
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

It's not normal.

He's not being straight with us
about all this.

So you are really saying that you
believe Schuey's word...

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

..over the head?

I know that Steve is not your
cup of tea, but he is a good man.

And you coming in here like this,
it...it...it's just not on.

I just, I made a promise to Schuey.

And then I walked away.

And he hasn't got anybody.

You know, everyone is either
banged up or they've left him.

Even Portia...even Portia has
managed to get out

and he's just...he's left behind.

And...

..it makes me think about Danny.

And it makes me think about all
the other kids

that have fallen through the cracks.

I know but Danny was... Danny was
a good kid in a bad situation.

And Schuey is just a bad kid.

Go home, Kim.

Enjoy that little bundle of joy,
when they arrive.

You have given enough of yourself
to this place.

ANIMATED CHATTER

All right, keep it down, you lot!

I heard a rumour you were back...
Hi!

Lovely to see you!

We're having a memorial for Boz,
the boy who died.

Yeah. No, yeah, yeah, Joe said.

It's terrible. You should stay.

Yeah. After that, home, yeah.

OK. Lead the way.

CAR HORN BEEPS

SHE EXHALES SHARPLY

CAR HORN BEEPS

HORN BEEPS

We're under exam conditions.
Get back to your seat.

Preston.

Preston? Sh!

Amazing!

Preston?

Sorry, Miss. It's not personal.

Good luck!

Mr Charles?

DOOR OPENS

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Is he all right?

Probably just nerves.

That's Billy, Steve's lad.

Everyone, take a seat.

Quickly, please.

What we meant to do about Boz?
You all right, Billy?

Billy!

You're on another planet there,
aren't you! No, I'm not.

All right, then.

Billy? Are you OK?

This memorial is supposed to be
about helping people cope.

I'm sure Miss Chambers wouldn't want

you to going up there
if you were struggling.

I'm not struggling! I'm just...

Who are you?

Sorry, erm, I'm Miss Campbell,
I'm Schuey's old head.

I actually saw him this morning.
He told me everything.

You all right?

Sorry.

Thank you all so much for coming.

As you know,
we're here to remember Boz.

Bit far from Berlin, aren't you?

Where's Samia?

She's gone to find Kelly Jo.

You know, you're not
meant to know we're here.

We're on a top-secret mission.

Oh, you mean, the surprise party

Noel's spent the last three
weeks planning?

He said you were clueless!

He's been practising the chords for
Happy Birthday in rehearsal.

And, also, he's been telling me

that he's not planning a party
every five minutes!

I mean, I'd have to be pretty stupid
not to figure it out.

And you're not stupid.

Sort of pretty in the right light,
though.

SHE GIGGLES
Oh, my God!

Hands! Wait, I can't believe Noel
actually got you

to come to the party!

Where have you been, man?

You leave me
on read far too much these days.

Come here.

I've been busy!

Studying and boys.

You know me.

Hang on, have you got a new fella?

I'm keeping my options open.

What about you?

Well, erm, I might actually have an
apprenticeship sorted.

SHE GASPS
No way!

Yeah, yeah, I'm going to be working
in the community,

helping people like me.

Not everybody knows yet, but it's
going to be goodbye, Waterloo Road.

Where is everyone?

They're at the memorial
thing for Boz.

He was a bit of a headcase,

but no-one deserves that.

Some of these photos, though...

I can't believe all
the stuff you've done!

What can I say? I'm amazing,

globe-trotting,

gorgeous, obviously.

Oh, and I speak a bit of German now,
too, you know.

Guten Tag.

I can go on but...
Yeah.

I've shown you mine.
Time to show me yours.

There's nothing to see.

Come on,
I must have missed something.

I've been away ages!

Yeah, and all I've done is
mess about on guitars with Noel.

Getting banged up as a m*rder
suspect, though,

that actually makes top of the list.

It's not funny.
Oh, come on, it is!

Er, yeah, maybe a tiny bit.

I've just walked out on the only
chance I had of getting into Oxford.

I'm not even bothered.

When I saw you out...out
that window...

..it's the happiest
I've been in months.

You're what I want, Kai.

I'm being serious! I...

I...I'm 18,
I've got my whole life ahead of me.

And, if I've got you with me,
then everything...everything else

can just sort itself out.

You've met someone,
haven't you?

Some...some fit-as German.

Shut up, Preston.

Shut up. Well, I don't
know. You could've done.

Happy birthday, babe.

You know Noel's going to go mad,
that you spoilt his big surprise.

Oh, well, I guess I'll just
have to keep you to myself

for a bit, then, won't I?

It'd be easy to forget about Boz.

He never had anyone to stick up for
him when he was alive,

and he still doesn't now.
But he was a person.

He mattered,
and we won't forget him.

Thank you, Shola.
That was really lovely.

Billy? I believe you wanted
to say something.

God, I thought Steve was
edgy before I met his son.

You haven't been sticking your nose
in again, have you?

Relax. All right, I've done
everything I can for Schuey.

I'll just wait for this to be over
and I'll be off. Yes.

Me and Boz...weren't...

Me and Boz weren't friends.

Sorry, I...I...I can't...

MURMURING

What's up with him? He looks like
he's going to chunder.

There's definitely something
wrong with him!
HE COUGHS

All right, all right,
settle down, please!

Hey! Right, ask me
about Venn diagrams.

Go on - anything you like!

Ha-ha! Someone's buzzing.

Or similar triangles,
or the law of indices. Anything!

Hey, you know when the adrenaline
leaves your body,

you're going to be all curled up in
the corner like a little baby goat.

THEY LAUGH

Hey, you could, erm,
take me to the pub.

Celebrate. Oh, yeah?

What, buying you free drinks
all night? Yes!

Look, I...I'd love to, but er,

I just don't think I'd be
much company today.

But thanks, OK? For everything.

OK. See you later.
See you later.

I think one of you should read this.

Billy went to the trouble
of writing it.

Yeah, Mog, what about you?

Me and Boz weren't friends.

Apart from Schuey,
I'm not really sure anyone here

knew him that well.

But, since he died,
he's all I've thought about.

And the funny thing is, I hated him.

I hated him so much.

All I ever wanted was for him
to leave me alone,

for it to stop somehow.

But it hasn't stopped...

..cos he's in my head for good.

MURMURING

THUD

He's where?

Billy!

Billy!

Can you see him?

See who? Boz.

He's right here.

He's been following me, Dad.

There's no-one up here, son.

Well, he...he was.
I promise you, he was right here.

I've k*lled him.
I've k*lled him again.

It's all right.
Will you please stop saying that?

Just...just come away.
Just...take a step towards me.

I think...I think he's going
to keep following me.

I think I'm going to... I'm going
to keep seeing him for ever.

Even if Schuey gets the blame,
I'll always know what I've done.

I'm always going to know, Dad.

Come here, just grab my hand, OK?

Just grab my hand.
We've got to leave,

go somewhere new. We can go
anywhere. Anywhere you want.

Look, I know it's been a nightmare.
All this, the last few years,

just the horrible things,
after horrible things, OK?

But...we can still...

We can still get out of here, OK?

We can still get out of all this and
we'll be all right, just me and you.

OK? A fresh start.

Just take my hand, OK?

No! No!

No, Billy!

You're fine. Come on.

Come on, just...just sit down here.
Just take a second, take a second.

Dad, we've got to go!
We've not got time for this.

Is this for real?
What he said up there - is it true?

I wish it wasn't.

What, he k*lled Boz?

It was an accident.

So why didn't he go to the police,
Steve?

Cos he did what I told him
to do, OK?

You get in trouble
and you ring me.

You'd do the same for your kids.

What were you talking about?

So...so you knew?

Why didn't you say anything, Steve?

He was already dead
when I got there.

I tried.

There was nothing I could do
to save him.

S-so you covered it up?

WHISPERS: I don't believe this.

You picked up a kid
and just dumped him in the canal?

I...I was protecting my son!

You've been lying for weeks, coming
into work, talking to the kids

about what happened to Boz,

when the whole time,
you knew what had happened!

I had to keep him out of prison.

What would you do
if it was one of your kids, eh?

Don't. No, what would you do?

You know you would do exactly
the same thing.

OK, now, look, I get it.

OK? We're not exactly best mates,
OK?

A kid has died, Steve.

A family's grieving.

Boz didn't... He didn't have
any family.

What, and you think that makes
it any better?

No, of course not...

I just...

He made a stupid mistake, OK?

And all I'm doing is,
I'm trying to make sure

that he doesn't throw away
the rest of his life because of it.

What about Schuey?

You planted evidence in his locker.

This whole time, you knew
he was innocent.

Schuey wasn't innocent.
He didn't do this!

OK, Donte, please,
I am begging you.

His already lost his mum.
I'm...

I'm all he's got.

I swore to my wife
that I would protect our son,

no matter what he did,
no matter what it took.

He made a stupid mistake.

And I know you know
what that's like.

I would never set anyone up!

No. But I'll...I'll fix that, OK?

I'll fix it. I'll speak to the
police

and I will clear Schuey's name, OK?

Just give me long enough
to get him away. Please.

Please. Look, I...I...I don't
think I can do that.

You don't have to do anything,
do you?

Just don't say anything,
don't do anything.

We'll go.

You'll never have to see us again.

And you think that's what's
best for Billy?

He needs help.
I'll get him help!

I promise. Just please, from...from
one father to another, just....

Just let me do
what's best for my son.

Give me long enough to...to get my
son away.

WHISPERS: Please, please.

Boz was just...

..lost, I guess.

Like with me,
I have my mum and my brother.

But Boz didn't have a family.

I think he went his whole life
without one single person

thinking that he actually mattered.

It's really sad.

That'll do for today.

You've all been fantastic.

Hey, have you...
Have you seen Nicky?

Er, no.
I've not seen her in a while.

Er, Donte.
I'll be two minutes.

I was hoping I would see you.
Did you just catch Tonya then?

Yeah.
Oh, right, that's it, is it?

Not going to say anything?
Nothing about surprise pregnancies,

being too old?

Sorry, yeah, yeah,
congratulations, yeah.

Just having one of those days,
you know? Yeah, tell me about it.

I spent this morning in Crown Court.

Schuey?

How is he? Well, he used
his only phone call on me,

which speaks volumes.

Yeah, he, er,
he claims that he's innocent.

And, to be honest, I believed him.

I thought I could save him but
then Joe has convinced me

that I'm on the wrong side.

So, it looks like Schuey's just

another lost boy
that can't be saved.

Are you all right?

Hmm?

Yeah.
Yeah, it's just, er...

WHISPERS: I said that I wouldn't
say anything.

If it was me, I'd probably
do the same thing.

If what was you?

Donte, if what was you?

Schuey's getting locked up for
something that he didn't do, Kim.

How do you know he didn't do it?

Has somebody said
something to you?

Donte...

It was Steve Savage's kid.

Billy.

Billy did it!

Come with me.

Right, come on, just keep going.
Get your stuff, we've got to go.

Hey, we've got to go!
We've got to go!

I can't believe this.
And you're sure it was Billy?

OK, we can be surprised later.
It's my fault, this.

Now's not the time, right? They're
going to try and leave the country,

OK? So if we want to help Billy,
we need to make sure

that they don't leave the school,
OK? Right.

So what do we do? First one who
finds them sounds the alarm?

Yeah, pretty much.
I'll head to the car park.

Yeah, and I'll check upstairs.
OK.

It looks like Steve's already
taken most of his gear.

He could be anywhere by now.

There's no sign of them out here
but his car's still here.

They must be inside somewhere.

Let's get a cab instead.

Steve, listen, I...

I've got no time for this, Joe.
Not the way we do things. Move.

I'm only gonna say it once.
Just calm down. No, they can't...!

HE WHIMPERS AND GASPS IN PAIN

Joe, what's happened?!
I'm all right. I'm all right.

They've gone down that way.

Right, call the police!

Yeah, Kim, Kim!
You need to be careful!

Call the police! No...

Steve?! What are you doing?!

Billy, Billy, come on, get up!
Get up, son!

Steve, what are you doing?! Argh!

You are fighting
to keep this lie going.

But look at him, look at him,
look at him, Steve.

I don't think it's worth it!

I would have done anything
to save my Dexter, my son.

Now don't you lecture me about loss!

I'm not! I am just saying

I understand.

All right?

We would lay down in traffic
for our kids. And we would...

We would give our lives for 'em.

In a heartbeat!

But this is NOT that situation,
all right?

This... This is when we have to do
what is best for our kids.

When it might be the last thing in
the world that we want to do. Yeah?

What, you think sending him
to prison's the best thing, do ya?

What is the alternative?

A life sentence,
trying to cover all of this up.

I know you think
that you are saving him,

but a life on the run
is no life at all.

The best example that you can
set for your son, right now...

SIRENS APPROACH

Hey, Steve, Steve.

..is just to tell the truth.

There are mitigating circumstances.

You are a good man.

You are an outstanding, amazing dad.

All right?

So I think, right, I think
when Billy called you that day,

he did it because he knew that
you would do the right thing.

Didn't you, Billy?

Hey...
So just, do the right thing, Steve.

What do you want to do, son?

We can still...
we can still make a run for it.

We can still get out of
this No, no. Somehow!

I want to tell the truth.

OK. I'm sorry.

No! No, don't you...

Don't YOU be sorry!

Cos this was me! I did this to us!

Just after I lost your mum and I...

SOBBING: I just wanted to protect
you, keep you safe and I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that I've
messed it all up. No, no.

You didn't mess it up, Dad.

Everything's going to be OK.

It's gonna be all right.

Billy Savage, I'm arresting
you on suspicion of m*rder.

You do not have to say anything.

But it may harm your defence if you
do not mention when questioned

something which you
later rely on in court.

I'm so sorry.

Anything you do say
may be given in evidence.

STEVE SOBS
I'm sorry...

Steve? Steve? What's happened?

SIRENS WAIL

Am I having an episode
or did our illustrious leader

just get carted off
by the boys in blue?

It's a long story.

I thought what I'd do
if it was Tommy or Izzy, you know?

So I let 'em go.

It wasn't right, Nick.
I had to tell someone.

You do know that those boys tortured
poor Billy, don't you?

Look, even a bad kid like Schuey
doesn't deserve to

spend his life in prison,
for no reason. Right.

So now Billy's behind bars.
And Steve.

That was HIS choice.
He's a good man!

You could have just let 'em run off,
let 'em have a life.

What difference would it
have made to you? It wasn't right.

SHE SIGHS

I guess, we are just never going
to agree on this one, are we?

Yeah, we'll just add it to
the long list of other things

that we don't agree on.

At least you know I'm not going
to go off with him now, eh?

That has got nothing to do with it
and you know it.

Do you really think I'd do that?

No, course not.

They've been going
through this for weeks.

I just wish he'd said something.
Hey.

There was nothing you could do.

No-one could.

No.

I do really about care about you.

Yeah.

Me too.

Please can we still be friends?

Yeah. Yeah, course we can.
SHE SNIFFLES

It's just,
cos I can't bear the thought of us

having to duck under tables
to avoid each other.

SHE SNIFFLES

Well, with my dodgy back
and your dodgy knees?

No chance.

Uh-oh.

Busted.

It's been nice seeing you all.

Chilling out, my eye.

You just can't help yourself when it
comes to this place, can you?

What's happened?

Nothing?

I mean, a million things but...

..nothing.

Let's go home.

You think it was bad
working here before?

Well, wait till word
gets round about this.

I know today hasn't been
this school's finest hour,

but we get a lot right.

There are kids who arrive here
with all kinds of problems,

or go through some huge crisis,

but one day they blossom
into the most amazing young adults.

ALL SHOUT: Surprise!

Oh, fine!
Happy birthday!

Happy birthday, Pres!
Oh, thank you.

I was here for your eighth,

so I couldn't exactly
miss your eighteenth, could I?

Come here, Cuz! Happy birthday!

Aww, thank you!

It's a surprise party, yeah?!

Look, I have bossed it, right?

I have really, look, mate...

Surprise!

All the way from Berlin!

Hi! Come here!

Coming, coming!

ALL CHANT: Happy Birthday!

I need to take you to your cell now.
Yeah.

And, Billy, you're going
to have to come with me.

I have organised
an appropriate adult for Billy.

Hope that's OK.
Yeah.

Don't worry, Steve,
I'll... I'll look after him.

Yeah, thanks, Joe.

And, erm...

You know I am sorry.

Hey.

You just tell the truth and

everything'll be all right,
I promise.

OK. It's OK.

I've got to go, mate.
I've got to go.

Love ya, OK?

CELL DOOR BANGS SHUT, ECHOES

RACKING SOBS

I still can't believe
you came all the way here

and I didn't even know about it.
Yeah, yeah.

I'm a mystery wrapped in a surprise,
wrapped in the latest fash-on!

And it's all thanks to Noel!

You did that.

Look guys, come on. Please will you
just tell him now, this is a joke.

SHE GIGGLES

What? Did you know about him
all along?

Yeah. Sorry, mate.

Noel, it doesn't matter.

No. No. H-he's right, i-it doesn't.
No, it's the thought that counts.

Right, do you know that
him being here

is the greatest gift
I could have asked for? Right?

And you did that.

You. My best mate.

All right.

So, are you two...?

Yeah.

Look, I...

I-I still don't know
where I'm gonna end up...

..but I know it's got to be
with Kai.

And I've got an unconditional
offer at university in London.

That's amazing, Kai!
Thanks, Babe.

Yeah, and I'm going with him.
Well, I'll miss you, mate,

but we'll get the band back
together in the future.

Hey, with the right people
by our side, we can do...anything.

Aww, you're making me feel
all warm inside!

Right, Stace...
Can you get the guitars, please?

Who do you think I am?
The manager?

Oh, wait, don't sing, man!
Do you have to?

No, look, I beg.
Please don't sing...

Mate, our public have spoken!
They love it!

Ready! Three, two, one...

THEY PLAY "Not Nineteen Forever"
BY The Courteneers

# Said would I like to go

# For tea and toast

ALL JOIN IN: # Get your hand
off my thigh

# In the car, she turned to me
and said

# "You're not nineteen forever,
pull yourselves together

ALL WHOOP

# I know it seems strange
but things they change

# Older woman and
an ever so slightly younger man

# God bless the band

# They're doing all they can... #