01x01 - Endurance

[bunniefuu]

Welcome back to The Diving Rose,

coming to you from our little slice

of paradise, Cape Mercy.

If you're new to my channel, I'm Lauren,

and these are my friends.

Hi!

We're ready to hunt for treasure.

Are you guys coming?

Let's go!

[jaunty sea-faring music]

[laughing]

[hooting]

[dream-like music]

-What a find!

-Woo!

Open it! Open it!

Cool.

Typical of the Victorian era.

This is so you can keep loved ones close

as you travel.

-Careful! Hey!

- It survived a hundred years underwater.

-Let's hope it survives Stevie!

-Ha.

I bet this is worth some coin!

[growls]

Hey, hey, hey.

We return lost items, not sell them.

Now, I think the current's dragged in

from the Cape Mercy shipwrecks.

Now, that would be a dive.

Sure, if you like shark-infested waters.

-We are never doing that dive.

-No shark-infested waters.

Never say 'never'.

I wonder who she was.

[thunder rumbling]

-That's coming in fast.

-We better go. Now!

Quick, put the mainsail out.

Ahoy, Sea Dog!

Why weren't you lot in earlier?

Sorry, Grandad.

The weather was clear this morning.

It suddenly turned on us.

[thunder rumbling]

[grandad] This is no summer squall.

This is gonna be a big one!

Better get her into the cove.

[music intensifies]

Tighter!

Here, let me.

I got it.

Got it.

[grunts]

There you go.

Oh! My phone!

I left it in the boat.

You guys just, just go.

My mother will have expected me home

hours ago. I better go.

Time to batten the hatches.

But what about Lauren?

Oh, it's fine, really. Go.

-I'll wait, it's

-No, no, it's OK.

Ok.

[siren wailing]

[dramatic music]

Yes!

[thunder cracking]

[gasping]

[siren wailing]

[music intensifies]

[screaming]

[panting]

[theme music]

[gentle acoustic guitar]

[birds singing]

[distant chatter]

[hammer banging]

Deep in the ocean

High on the sea ♪

Treasure long forgotten waits for thee ♪

Clouds will thicken

and the moon will hide ♪

Look for the omens within the tide ♪

Hi-h*, hi-h* ♪

Clouds will thicken

and the moon will hide ♪

Hi-h*, hi-h* ♪

Look for the omens within the tide ♪

Hi-h*, hi-h* ♪

Waters run dark when

she comes to the shore ♪

Hi-h*, hi-h* ♪

Till her mighty ship rides

the waves no more. ♪♪

[man] But we'll continue to

search until Lauren is found safely

Hey, Chief.

Stevie, you'll know

as soon as we find anything.

I know, but you've gotta let us help,

Chief. We can be useful.

No, not again.

What if we take one of the cruisers out?

Huh? Fresh eyes.

If you wanna help, Lauren,

leave it to the professionals!

What if she never took the boat out.

She could be lost on land.

Keep putting up the posters, OK?

OK.

[sighs]

They're looking in the wrong place.

Lauren knows better than to sail

the 'Indy' headfirst into a cyclone.

Exactly - why would Lauren help

pack the skiff, drag it onto the sand

just to unpack it and haul it

back out ten minutes later?

[helicopter whirring]

She wouldn't.

[girl] [squealing]

[nervous giggling]

[man on radio] Cape Mercy Tower,

helicopter 727, 10 north-west, in-bound.

[girl] That's a capsized boat down there.

[man] A cyclone'll do that.

Your specialty, my nightmare.

Give your dad a chance, kiddo.

You can't have all your best holidays

with Mum.

Fine.

But, as long as I get to

keep my feet dry.

Yeah, we'll see.

[woman on radio]

Cleared for landing, 727.

We're representing a town in crisis,

not attending a French film festival,

Anna.

The Chief is going out again this morning,

isn't he?

Where do you think they'll be looking?

The northern coastline?

I'm sure they'll be very thorough.

Well, if they find the 'Indy'

and the mast is down,

that proves she couldn't

have been sailing it.

We've spoken about this.

We just really don't think she took

the boat out, Mother.

Lauren was last seen at the boat,

you said so yourselves.

She just went to get her phone.

And did you see her come back?

[helicopter whirring]

And now the boat is gone.

Dr. John Martin, engineer.

And my daughter Izzie.

Renee Volkov, mayor.

And this is my daughter Anna.

Unfortunately, the hotel

has no hot water,

so you'll be staying in our

guest accommodation for the time being.

-I trust that's suitable.

-That's very kind, thank you.

Well, there's a lot to survey

before the town meeting.

We best get started.

Anna, settle Izzie in

and show her around.

[quietly] Actually, I thought I'd

Anna is a gracious host.

I'm sure you'll have

a wonderful time together.

Town meeting, six o'clock.

I love your necklace, it's super vintage.

Oh, it's OK.

You don't have to do that.

I've done this a lot

and some poor person always gets

roped into showing around the new girl.

Well, I'm the mayor's daughter

and that comes with certain obligations.

I don't mind.

You can ride a bike, can't you?

[orchestral music swelling]

[orchestral music continues faintly]

[clock ticking]

[door creaks open]

-[sighs]

-Who's this?

That is my great-grandmother.

The heroine of Cape Mercy.

[orchestral music intensifying]

[music stops]

We're the last remaining descendants

of the shipwreck.

[woman] Anna?

Um, you can put your stuff in the guest

bedroom, I won't be long.

-And then I'll show you around.

-Sure.

Hey, but Anna.

[women converse in Russian]

[conversation continues in Russian]

Stevie! The table!

The last time we

saw Lauren, she was here.

- Right where we parked the 'Indy'.

-Right.

We find the boat,

they'll see that the mast is down.

No-one can pilot a boat without a mast.

They'll have to accept the storm

washed it out to sea.

-And then they'll start a land search.

-Exactly.

She probably got caught out riding home.

You know, we'll find Lauren at the bottom

of a landslide with a broken leg,

furious we didn't find her sooner.

We'll be back in this booth having

lodestar burgers by Wednesday.

[chuckling]

Can I help you?

Yeah, hi, I'm Izzie.

[Anna] She's just arrived.

The engineer's daughter.

-I'm Maddie.

-Hi.

-This is a private meeting.

-Stevie!

What?! It is!

Isn't it, Anna?

Usually, yes, but I'm showing her

I'm not here to intrude.

I'll just

Just wait here.

So a regular tide wouldn't have washed

the 'Indy' from shore.

But a cyclone

It totally could've

dragged it up the northern coastline

and anyone on board.

I know, but this is a

big stretch of coastline,

a small boat won't be easy to find.

[Anna] She's right.

A thorough search could take days.

Not if we commandeer a boat.

I saw a boat.

When we flew in.

Was the mast still intact?

-I couldn't tell it had overturned.

-[sighs]

Do you think you could locate it again?

Yeah, I think so.

[Izzie] Sorry, but who's Lauren?

-[Anna] She's our friend.

-Oh.

And she's missing.

[snoring]

'Yacht's All Folks'? No.

'Seas the Day'?

Eugh!

'Usain Boat'.

OK, that's actually pretty funny.

-[Maddie] Stevie! Hurry!

Careful.

[faint chatter]

Mm. Smashing.

[music builds]

-Stevie!

-[grunts]

-Come on.

-Come on, Izzie!

-[Maddie] Izzie! Jump!

-[snorting]

[grandad] Oi!

[exclaims]

Where are we going?

Stevie Harrison, you have

that back in one piece!

[grandad] Not a scratch now!

[dramatic music]

[Anna] That is not the 'Indy'.

Might be something worth checking out.

[Stevie] What do you think?

Shall we?

But you don't know what's down there.

I guess we'll find out.

[Maddie] It's OK, Izzie, we never know

what's down there.

That's the fun part.

Doing OK, little buddy?

Yeah! Why wouldn't I be?

[Izzie] I'm in the middle of the ocean

with three complete strangers on a stolen

boat.

[sighs]

[Izzie] So how long

has your friend been missing?

Three days.

Oh.

We don't think she took the boat out.

We're just trying

to convince everyone else.

Medical deliveries.

Must have got lost

overboard during the cyclone.

Ha! We’re all gonna be in Grandma’s

good books today, girls.

-It's her heart medication.

-[chuckles]

You look like you need a hand.

Welcome back, man!

Why didn't you call?

I would have come to visit.

Juvie is not the sort of place

you wanna visit.

Trust me.

Well, we were all thinking about you.

How'd you go?

Er

It turns out my sense of humor

Not really a big hit

with the other inmates.

I’ll never end up back there again,

Henry.

If there's anything I can do

to make that happen,

let me know and I’ll do it.

You won't have to.

I’m gonna turn things around.

I'm gonna pay off the stupid fine.

I'm gonna go back to school

And I'm gonna get

Stevie back.

Have you seen her yet?

Nah.

She still mad?

Well, you stole a boat,

then you sunk it,

and then you landed yourself

three months in prison.

- So yeah.

-[both] She's still mad.

Yeah.

[chuckles]

When did you get in?

First ferry I could get on.

Man, this storm has done

a real number on this place.

You haven’t heard.

Heard what?

Lauren’s missing.

What?!

No-one's seen her

since the storm and

The 'Indy' is gone too.

That doesn’t make any sense.

They’ve had search parties

out and everything.

I’m headed out there now.

Are you OK?

Yeah. She’ll turn up.

Yeah. Of course she will.

Look, I gotta go help

with the search but

It's really good to

have you back, man.

It's good to see you too.

[bell tolls]

-Just in time, vnuchka!

-Babushka!

You should be off your feet, resting.

[scoffs]

Please don’t fuss, dear Anna.

I like the cool air.

Reminds me of our

ancestors back in Mother Russia.

Ah, Madeline, Stephanie,

you look like you

could do with something sweet.

-Thank you!

- Thanks Grandma Reg.

You must be Isabelle. Welcome.

[laughs]

-I've got you something.

-Oh.

Oh. My heart medication!

You clever things.

[kissing]

Ah.

I may look robust,

but beneath this spritely exterior,

I am a very tired woman.

-Come along.

-Oh.

[mayor] Good evening.

First and foremost,

thank you to everyone in the community

for your continued clean-up efforts.

Our town is finally starting

to look like itself again.

I'm sorry we didn't find your boat.

Better than finding it with the mast up

and no Lauren.

-[mayor] The island's power

-There's still hope.

[mayor] infrastructure has been

significantly damaged.

For the foreseeable future,

we will experience rolling blackouts.

I know most of you have

personal generators.

So please use them.

In other good news, renowned structural

engineer Dr. John Martin has arrived.

[applause]

Alongside the Emergency Management Team,

Dr. Martin will work with the local

council to get Cape Mercy up and running

again

in time to continue our oldest tradition,

the annual Salvation Day Festival.

[applause and cheering]

Yes.

-Anyone seen Henry?

-Mm-mm.

[Anna] Chief doesn’t look so good.

Who’s Chief?

Chief of Police.

-Lauren’s dad.

-Oh.

As you all know, one of our precious

daughters, Lauren Rose, is still missing.

As mayor, I can assure you

that the search-and-rescue efforts

will continue until

[townspeople moan]

As mayor, I can assure you that the

search-and-rescue efforts will continue

[tense music]

[music intensifies]

Easy, Henry! Easy.

Bring it in, Henry.

[dramatic music]

[Maddie] The mast

The mast is up.

[music intensifies]

[theme music]