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Get off!

He's been camping in the boiler room for weeks.

Where are you staying?

Sardinia House. It's cool, though. It's like a place of my own.

You can't live like that. I manage all right.

No, this is stupid. Grab your stuff. You can come and stay with me.

I think you act up to fit in.

It wasn't a mistake.

I'm just trying to get my head around things, is all.

A grand is a lot of money, Danny, and it weren't yours to take.

He wants it back, all right?

Vinnie tried to play nice, sending your mum.

Another time!

Now. You could be looking at attempted murder.

A thug comes into our school and now they're acting like

Danny is the criminal.

Oi! What you doing? Get off him! Sami! Danny had a knife.

I wish you'd spoken to me, Danny.

You're angry.

You have got every right to feel that,

but you have to step aside.

RADIO: Good morning wherever you're listening.

If you're a parent today, you're probably celebrating because

it's the first day back of the new term. Sorry, kids.

Here's a bit of Georgia Smith for you, though.

Come on. Hurry up.

First day at school and you're going to be late. Sort your tie out.

He had my footy boots. No, you had my footy boots.

What have I told you both umpteen times?

Pack your bags the night before. Yeah?

Couldn't find my planner. Same goes for you.

Ooh, all right!

Come on. Let's go.

Can we put the thing on?

No chance. Oh, come on. Put it on for him.

No. Not on the school run.

No, come on. Just till we get out the street.

Come on. Hey? Come on.

Come on.

CHANTING: Put it on. Put it on.

Put it on. Put it on.

Right. If it's to shut you two up, then yeah.

All right.

Whoo! Yes. Here we go. Now we can start the day.

Come on, then. Boys in blue.

You've got to be kidding me, mate.

All right, come on. Come on, cos you're going to be late.

You're not going to wish Mike good luck on his first day?

No chance.

Dwayne. What's up with him?

Good luck.

Cheers, Zayne.

Here. You're going to need it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You'll come with me. Come on. Let's go. Chop chop.

Hey, seriously, if it does get a bit much today,

you are on your own, all right?

All right. Come on, you. Get in.

Get inside. Get in there.

Right. In a line, please.

There's one single line, and have your bags ready to be searched.

Hey. Look, the only dodgy thing you're finding on me, yeah, Miss, is my dirty undies.

McManus. Miss, yeah? I'm not going through.

Like, sorry. What, all students carry knives now, is that it?

Everyone has to go through.

Well, we shouldn't.

So, you're not happy arresting us on the streets?

You thought you'd come in here as well?

Quiet, now! Aw, move it along.

God's sake.

Did you know about this? He sprung it on me last night, innit.

Why didn't you say anything?

What am I supposed to say? They don't listen, do they?

All right. I was just asking.

As if it wasn't bad enough with Joel here.

Now I've got Mike in full uniform driving us to school in a cop car.

I'm a deputy head's kid, I'm a fed's kid.

It's like there's this target on me back.

Yo. Is it always like this, then, or what?

Mate, this is absolutely nothing.

Are you new, yeah?

Yeah, Myles. Yes, man.

By the way, just to let you know, I do have metal on me.

We know you guys have got no business being in here.

We're just students. We're not suspects. You know that?

None of you have got anything to hide, anyway.

Whoa.

Hey, hey. This ain't on, is it, people?

So, Danny Lewis is sat at home on bail and they're here?

Yes. What, after the way they treated him? How's that work, then?

Kelly... Tell me how that works! Enough. Dwayne. Whoa.

Come through. Come on.

Oh, I see how it is, huh? The fed's kid don't get searched.

Oi, everyone. Watch out for this one, yeah? Watch out for him.

He might go grass you up to his good ol' daddy cop.

Ain't that right, fella? What you going to do?

Dwayne. Get off me. Dwayne. Leave me alone, Mike.

Use force on him like you did Danny Lewis, yeah?

GIRL: Free Danny Lewis.

THEY CHANT: Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis!

All right, that's enough.

At this rate, we're going to have another riot on our hands.

Well, perhaps we shouldn't have gone out of our way to provoke one.

Move out the way. Move, Dwayne.

Get out.

Oh! Dwayne Jackson, what do you think you're doing?

I am so sorry, Miss Campbell.

New term excitement, hey?

Did I say that I wanted an audience? Move along, please.

Right. Get all of this cleaned up.

No, Anne, let him do it.

What is up with you today?

THEY CHANT: Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis!

Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis!

Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis!

Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis!

All right, all of you. Quiet now.

Enough!

I will remind you that the police are here as a direct

consequence of a violent act, and they will be respected and

obeyed exactly the same as you would do every other member of staff.

Do you understand? Yeah, but they don't treat us with respect!

You are not acting in a way that deserves respect.

Danny Lewis was the victim but he's been treated like a criminal.

Yeah, and now they're treating us exactly the same.

Oh, my God.

OK. You should know that the blade that was used in the attack

may not have been found, but several other weapons were found on-site,

and that is why we are in this situation.

End of.

All right. Everybody inside. Come on.

Good. That's much better.

See what happens when you do this quickly...

Miss, you do know that Vinnie came in to attack Danny, right?

Yeah. Yeah. You're right.

An adult came into the school with an intent to harm a pupil,

and I take full responsibility for failing to protect that pupil, and others.

And I could've walked away, but I didn't.

I stayed to try and make sure that it didn't happen again, but

the pupil in question had a knife.

All right?

So I believe that these measures are necessary

to protect my staff, and you.

The police are on your side.

Mm. But believe that, Miss, and you'll believe anything, right?

There we go. Can be done. Here you are, PC.

Take me bag. Beep-beepity beep!

DOOR OPENS

Hi there. Would you like to come through?

We all know how serious knife crime is.

So, we have had no choice but to cooperate with the police

in trying to keep weapons out of this school.

Now, it didn't go down too well with the students this morning,

but we are lucky enough to have Mike, who has family in this school,

so understands that it's not just about security.

It's about winning hearts and minds.

Thank you, Kim.

That's why we're organising a charity football game at lunch time.

The kids are going to be playing alongside the police.

That's why we want to, you know, show this idea we're all part of

the same community.

And guess who's volunteered to ref it?

And we are very thankful.

OK. Well, have a great first day, and thank you.

So, your case should come to trial in a matter of weeks.

And surely all Danny has to prove is that it was self-defence?

It's not that straightforward.

He would have to show he was in fear of losing his life.

Well, he was. That he didn't use excessive force, and even then,

he was carrying a knife. That's intent. No, that's fear.

That's not how the law sees it, I'm afraid.

Danny's one hope is that a weapon hasn't yet been found.

Yeah, but it will get found, won't it?

If they were going to find it, they probably would've done by now.

They won't be able to charge you with possession if they can't

prove there was a weapon.

But Vinnie's got a stab wound.

You say you can't remember.

You don't know what happened.

The trauma of the attack.

Will that get him off?

It could still go either way.

But he's going to tell them what happened.

He's just out of hospital, and the police will interview him this week.

Yes, a lot depends on his testimony.

He could admit responsibility, for instance.

Yeah, but he won't.

You have to stay hopeful.

None of this was your fault.

You're not going down for it.

It's not right.

I don't know.

Have you heard from him? No, not a word.

I just don't get why he's ghosting us.

It's not you.

He really likes you. You know that, don't you?

Yeah. We're just friends.

I'm sorry. I'm overcompensating for my nonexistent love life.

What happened to the guy who stood you up?

He tried to call a couple times and I ignored him.

Anyways, I saw him today and I was like, "Oh, my God.

"He's so much hotter than I remembered. What've I done?"

Who is he, anyway?

No-one you know.

Well, if you think you've messed up, you should tell him.

I can't face him. OK. So, write it down.

A letter.

We're not in the 17th century, babe.

Well, texts can be misunderstood,

and who doesn't like getting a letter? They're so romantic.

If someone wrote me one, I'd be like, "Take me now."

Really? Bring me my quill! Oh, I can't deal with you!

Miss. I've got a lot to organise before the football show.

Sorry. Look, I didn't want to kick off earlier,

but I can't believe we have police in school.

It's to make everyone feel safer.

It doesn't make ME feel safe.

You know, she's got a point.

Some of these kids, that uniform doesn't stand for security.

It risks damaging all the trust YOU built up.

You're talking to me about trust?

My job was dangling by a thread because of what you did.

The LEA and the governors wanted to show the parents

they were making some visible changes, so maybe, if I'd have had

the backing of a loyal deputy,

I might've been able to say no, Lindon.

Hi. Hi. Hi.

Sorry. That was Erica.

She's sending over a representative

from Schools Against Knife Crime this afternoon.

Today? Seriously? Wow.

Thank you, LEA. Thank you!

Oh, and, um...

Yep.

BELL RINGS

So, you'll be pleased to hear that we're not doing any

experiments today.

Instead, you are here for exam practice.

Sir, it's literally the first day back.

Exactly. What better time to get started? Timed essay, starting now.

Cell membranes and their functions. Discuss.

Dear Preston, this is just a short note to say that,

as unlikely as it sounds, I may have messed up.

I'm writing this letter to get everything off my chest,

and explain why I've been blanking you.

BELL RINGS

So, what's the standard of footy here like, then?

I mean, we've got a kickabout against t'police at lunch

if you really want to find out. Yeah?

I say a kickabout, though, yeah?

We are going to kick 'em off the pitch, man. Yeah, I might come down.

Standard is pretty high, you know?

Mate, I've been in the academy since I was seven.

It'll be all right. What? Yo, is that like United, yeah?

Mate, what you doing in a dump like this for, then?

Well, they wouldn't play me in the right position. They weren't getting

the best out of me, so now I'm just

waiting for other offers. You mean you were thrown out?

Mate, come on.

Who even are you? You're just a daddy's boy, innit?

See you around, kid.

Why didn't you just ignore him?

Who cares what an idiot like that thinks?

What, star player? Everyone cares what an idiot like him thinks.

It shouldn't be you that's getting in trouble.

You weren't the one in the wrong.

Spoken like a kid who's never been in care.

Hey, I've got Val for you.

Sorry, I couldn't get that knife crime thing moved.

Ugh. Um, OK, yeah.

Don't worry about it. Thank you for trying.

Can you get Joe to come and see me when he gets a sec? Sure.

Thank you.

How's he doing? It didn't help

knowing his friends were coming back in today and he wasn't,

but I've come to tell you the good news.

The solicitor thinks there's a chance he might walk free.

Well, what about possession? There's no proof

he even had a knife. The police haven't found anything.

Yeah, but we both know what he's done.

Well, he's not sure himself.

All right, Val, listen.

Whatever story his solicitor has told him to stick to,

he knows, I know.

You know, that knife's not going to be hidden forever.

If they were going to find anything, they'd have found it by now.

I just don't see how he can walk away from this.

The investigation is still ongoing,

and this isn't just a kid pulling a blade on another kid.

This is a victim of organised crime.

No, I know that, and my heart breaks for him,

but he's got to take responsibility for what he's done.

All Danny's got to do is say nothing.

He doesn't remember.

End of. He's going to walk free, he's going to come back to school,

and he's going to make something of himself.

So, you're saying, as a teacher,

a kid can carry a knife in school as long as they can get away with it.

I'm not talking as a teacher.

I'm talking as the closest thing he's got to a parent.

BELL RINGS, CHATTER

All right, boys. Ey! Yes!

Listen, yeah? Everyone look at me right now.

This is where we focus, yeah?

So everyone on your toes. On your toes. Nice and easy.

On your toes. Right, lads, listen in. Oi!

Who does this kid think he is?

Just get on with it, man. Tempo up. Clap.

That's it, that's it, that's it.

Come back into me. Higher tempo.

Lift it! Right, boys. Ready?

Three, two, one, come on in. Go, to me. Go.

Everyone in a circle on your toes.

We're going to jump up, we're going to head that ball.

Go. Jump up. One more.

One, two, three, jump. All right, lads. Good warm up.

Well in. Oi, a few of you might actually stand a chance

of keeping up with me. All right. Let's go, let's go.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Either that's shrunk in the wash, sir,

or you used to be a lot lighter. Oh! LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY

Dissent. Off! What? We're not even on the pitch yet.

Yes. Well, you've got to set the tone early. We didn't have

any messing around in the Wigan and District League back in '95.

1895, by the looks of THAT outfit.

Are you joking me, sir?

Hey, I thought this was supposed to be a friendly, ref.

You know what? Stick that up your VAR, you!

Hey. Just in case you missed lunch.

Ah. Cheers. That's all right.

You can take me somewhere super posh to say thanks.

Oh, really? You do know posh for me is like putting red sauce

on your bacon butty, don't you? Oh. You're like Bridgerton, you!

I'll see you later! See you. What? Don't give me that!

Oi, Casey. What do you reckon?

Oh! Yeah.

Blue. Great.

Everything seems to be running smoothly out there.

Good atmosphere. Yeah. Let's hope it calms the students down a bit.

They're saying that the police used force against Danny Lewis,

and, well... And so I'm worried that Danny's becoming a hero

and you are all becoming the villains.

Well, I wish I had a magic wand for that, Miss Campbell, but I don't.

Mm. I suppose that's why we do all this hearts and mind stuff, innit?

But as we know, it is a long road. Shall we?

CHUCKLING

Oh, stop! Oh, my days. Stop.

He does not know what he's doing.

That's it. Nice. Nice. Should we even be looking at that?

We can see everything. To one side. It's good for your back, this.

You don't want anyone getting hurt, I suppose, so, you know.

Touch your toes. I can touch... Just give us a minute.

He's literally an old man.

Jogging on the spot. Carry on.

Dwayne, over here.

How's life down there, kid, huh?

Oi, Massey!

Yeah. You got a problem with me and my brother?

Stay away from us. Or what, hmm?

You'll get one of your gay dads onto me?

Yeah, it must be quite hard thinking who you're going to go

crying to first, eh? The sheriff or the deputy.

We can go right now if you want.

It's just me and you. Come on, new kid.

Yeah?

Nah, you're not worth my time.

Let's settle it on the pitch.

Lads, you're on the green team, all right? Nice one.

You have a good holiday? Yeah.

Look, I'm really sorry I haven't replied to any of your texts.

I've started seeing someone.

So, don't worry, I won't be hassling you. I've moved on.

Can you imagine me...?!

Aw, look at him!

It's just the warm-up!

You all right there, mate? Where's me whistle?

Don't know. I've not seen it.

Well, how am I supposed to officiate without my whistle?

Well, you know, you've just got to ask yourself,

what would Pierluigi Collina do?

Hey.

Aww! You're tight!

Sh!

KIM: OK, I know that you are all really keen to get going,

so I'm not going to keep you for very long,

but I just wanted to say how lucky we are to have an event like today.

The first of many, I hope.

And I'm sure that you all want to join me

in saying a big thank you to Sergeant Mike Rutherford for making

it happen, and you are now going to tell us a little bit more about it.

So, it's going to be 20 minutes each way.

We are going to be mixing up the teams, so it's going to be

police AND pupils, not police VERSUS pupils cos I'm sure none of you

were hoping to kick the police team off the pitch now, were you?

Let's hope it's a good, clean game.

It's a chance for us to get to know each other, have a laugh,

and hopefully you'll be able to see that we're no different from you.

Let's just hope the ref can keep up, though, eh? Right.

Come on, you lot. Over we go. Thank you.

Go on, Waterloo Road!

It's just you and me. You and me.

Right, lads. Let's have a nice clean game, yes?

Yep.

And whistle!

What?

Ref, that is the most stupid thing I've ever seen.

OK.

Are you for real? Changing rooms.

See you later, lad!

What a muppet.

Whistle! What do you want me to do?

Just go.

The letter...

Get it, Dwayne.

All yours, Dwayne. Woo!

See, that one there is my son.

He's good, isn't he?

That's it, that's my boy! Go on!

SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Whistle! Yes! 1-0 Greens, come on.

Miss Campbell.

Oh, Mr Choudhry. Hi.

Oh, it's good to see one of the governors here. Thank you.

Well, I actually came to watch Samia play, but I haven't seen her yet.

She'll probably just be making her way over. What do you think

of the event, then? Oh, it's great. Yeah, really good.

I'm just glad we managed to move so quickly on the security.

Yeah, but it is only a temporary measure.

We need to make sure that we don't lose

the character of the school through all of this.

Don't care about the character of the school.

As long as me daughter's safe, wherever she is.

Danny.

Well, I didn't skip school to stand on the step.

Bring it in. Bring it in. Bring it in.

Right, you ready?

What was that?! Referee, yellow card!

Go on. Off you go.

Whistle! You know what colour it is?

Do you?

Consider yourself lucky.

Go.

Get after him, Dwayne.

You're not in the wrestling ring, son.

Man on. Ref! You're a big lad. You're putting yourself about, son.

I get that. You're putting yourself about a little bit TOO much.

You're... Behave! No, I am not.

Good ball, Dwayne. Skill out a bit, Dwayne. All right.

You do that again and I'll have you. Bring it on.

So, our Debs is watching me every move.

Latest is I'm "using all the hot water"!

Honestly, I'll have to ask her permission to use the loo next.

What, you think she's going to chuck you out? Ha!

No, I think she wants more money.

Whistle! Whistle! Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Keep it clean. How many times, huh? Free kick, Green.

Can always stay at ours if you get stuck.

What? Got a shed in the garden, ain't I?

Aw. Thanks! What a nice offer!

What?

Do you fancy him or something?

Tonya!

Face up. Right. Wall.

Here, please. Ten yards.

Thank you very much.

Wait for my whistle. Go on, Myles.

Set.

Whistle.

Whistle. What the hell are you doing, Sharif? Deliberate handball.

Oops. Sorry, everyone. That's your second card.

You're off. Keep moving. Come on.

Wipe your feet on the way out.

Yes...

Looking for this?

What it is is I had, like, a total block in my biology essay,

and I had to make it look like I was writing something, so all this rubbish came out,

and someone put it in your blazer. You gave Danny the knife.

Why didn't you just tell me instead of ghosting me?

Val thinks I'm going to get off, but she's kidding herself.

She says you've got a chance.

I had a knife, Samia.

Look, I don't expect you or no-one else to hold my hand through it.

I don't want to bring you all down with me.

That's stupid.

People are worried about you.

I've got nothing, Sam.

It's not true.

You've got me.

That's a joke! Carry on play.

Have you got eyes? Contact sport, son.

Calm it down, Dwayne. Square it.

Come on. How did you miss that?

Get in, Green.

Have it!

BONE CRUNCHES, MYLES ROARS IN PAIN

Get up.

Man, is his ankle meant to be hanging off like that?

Myles! Dwayne, just move back. I played the ball.

God! What've I done, though?

If you've broken anything!

Everyone needs to calm down.

Oh...

Neil, call an ambulance.

Miss, I'm telling you, I didn't do anything.

I want you off the pitch. He went for me!

I said move it! Dwayne, go!

Get off me!

Whoa! Dwayne!

Dwayne.

I'm sorry. Maybe I should've told you straight away.

It's OK.

I know it's not always easy.

It's not just what it's done to Danny.

It's like, am I an accessory? The knife's not been found.

And when it does, will it come back to me?

I can't talk to anyone about it. I can't focus.

I can't be bothered to look fabulous, so you know it's serious.

I just stay wide awake all night thinking,

"Why did I give it back to him?"

You were trying to help your mate.

Saying no would've been more helpful. It's not on you.

In fact,

I'm mad with myself, too. Why?

I should've turned up when I said I would.

I just had some stuff going on.

So you keep saying, but never what...

Unless you're traumatised about locking lips with me.

Well, I'm here now.

Sorry for getting you wrapped up into all of this.

You probably hate me.

No.

Too bad you're seeing someone else.

I'm not.

Well, I didn't want to look like the sad one, did I?

But now you've sent me a 300 page letter, well...

I know some kid had his legs done in and all of that, yeah?

Sort of ruined his career.

And obviously copper got hit, yeah? Ruined the game.

But, do not understand why we couldn't just carry on.

A bit daft, innit?

He was saying I went for Massey's legs.

It was the other way around. It's not my fault he broke it.

It's not an excuse to hit a police officer, though, is it?

I have never seen you lose your temper like that.

If you hadn't come to school, maybe you never would've.

What's that supposed to mean? Do you actually think

I feel good being fostered by a fed? Do you get that? Do you get it?

I didn't make you hit a police officer! One of my colleagues!

You could be looking at charges, Dwayne.

Can't you just put in a word or something?

You act however you want and just get you off the hook just like that?

Yeah, but he... Yeah, but nothing!

You've put me in a really difficult position here.

You're going to calm down and you're going to go

and you're going to get a shower.

Right? And then you're going to come back here

and you're going to start talking.

What language am I speaking, Dwayne? Go!

Surely, he won't be charged.

In front of everyone, Joe?

They're not just going to let that slide.

Right. Well, Dwayne was clearly being antagonised by Myles.

Yeah, of course he was.

Keisha said Dwayne had a pop at him before the game.

Why do you think that is?

Cos of us. Mm. Me especially.

So it's not going to be easy for the lads.

We knew that it wouldn't be. Yeah, and I've just made it

ten times harder by taking a job at the school.

Mike, you're doing your best.

He's just smacked an officer in the face.

You don't have to be a flaming psychologist to know

what he's trying to say there, do you?

Right. So what? That makes us bad parents? No, but...

But what?

Joe, are we the right parents?

What? Are we really the best people for those boys?

Mike, we were talking about adoption.

You were talking about adoption.

No, don't... You never said you were against it.

Mike, they've been moved from place to place for eight years.

They need stability.

What if a white copper and a white teacher just can't understand

what those boys are going through?

What have they said?

Dwayne!

I can't believe you punched a policeman.

It was that Massey's fault, getting me all wound up.

Look, I never touched him. And I told you, didn't I?

I told you no-one would believe me over him. I believe you.

Yeah, but you're not the one that's

going to send me and Zayne back to the home.

What are you talking about?

I punched one of Mike's police mates. I did it in Joe's school.

You think they're going to forget that? No, but...

You think they want the hassle of me getting charged?

The embarrassment of it?

What, I'm going to be allowed back into their house, yeah?

It was bad enough with one of them working here, watching me.

Now it's both of them.

Just give them a chance to calm down.

My mum's always saying she's going to throw me out.

She never does.

She can't, Tonya. They can.

Dwayne...

Where are you going?!

Look, maybe if I'm not around, they'll let Zayne stay.

"Not around"? What?

Zayne likes being with Joe and Mike.

He wants it to be for real, like adopted,

and I just... I can't be the reason that he isn't.

They're not going to change their mind over one little thing.

Do you know how many foster families we've been with

since we got taken away from Mum?

Four, Tonya.

You know how many times it were my fault we were kicked out?

Well, where do you think you're going, then?

Look, I've got a cousin in Birmingham.

I'll stay with him.

Dwayne, it is stupid.

You just don't tell anyone!

All right? Promise me!

Perhaps we can't understand them, not really...

..but we can be there for them.

We can support 'em.

They need permanence.

It's why we started talking adoption.

We don't know what we're doing.

What parent does?

Come on!

Kids, they need consistency, they need commitment,

someone who won't quit.

You know, if I know one thing about you, you...

..you're not a quitter.

BELL RINGS

Anya Kaites? Here, Miss.

Elena Chambers? Here.

Samia Choudhry?

Samia Choudhry?

WHISPERING AND MUTTERING

Danny?

CREAKING

GIGGLING

There is no GCSE in THAT, Samia Choudhry!

I want you both dressed and downstairs in one minute!

Everything's fine.

We just need to know if you've seen Dwayne.

I thought he was with you.

Zayne, did he say anything about going off?

Is he OK?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Sure, he's absolutely fine. Come on, let's get you back into class.

Thank you. Is there anyone else that he knocks about with?

I think we just need to speak to Kim. We'll, erm...

Yeah, follow me down.

Look, Val, I'm so sorry.

You zip it.

It's a bit late for that.

Don't you dare make light of this, Danny Lewis.

You are in so much trouble.

You're still going to be grounded

when you've got children of your own...

..which I hope isn't nine months from now.

Miss!

I don't think you understand how serious this is.

You are truanting.

You are breaking the rules of my house.

I'm not sure which is worse.

We're dead sorry, Miss. It weren't planned.

Car, now.

I'll text you.

Car, Miss Choudhry!

I have put my reputation on the line for you

and this is what I catch you doing?

I'll deal with you later.

Just get on with your worksheets.

I don't think I'll be able to concentrate after that.

I don't want to hear it.

PHONE RINGS

Where are you?

On a coach.

How come it's dark?

Don't worry. I'm fine.

I'm just hot is all.

Should've got a drink.

Can you stop being stupid? Come back.

Mr Casey and Rutherford are looking for you.

I can't, Tonya.

You've got a family. I thought that's what you wanted.

They don't want me. Not really.

They want a little kid.

They want Zayne.

You're still a kid, you doughnut.

I really should've brought that drink.

Don't they have water on the coach?

Not where I am.

Where are you, exactly?

Listen, my battery's low.

I've got to go.

No, Dwayne...

Well, of all the pupils, I did not expect this from you, Samia.

I'm sorry, I...

I was just...

Helping him with his worksheets.

Is this right? You've been seeing Danny Lewis?

Danny Lewis who stuck a knife in someone?

He's my friend...

..and needs support. Are you kidding me?

Look, I know that you are angry about Danny,

but you cannot use that as an excuse for poor work and poor behaviour.

Do you understand? Yes, Miss.

Miss Chambers will give you a suitably long detention, OK?

And you can forget about seeing Danny Lewis again.

You don't even know him.

You can't just stop me from seeing him.

Samia, you are done. Do you understand me? No, Dad.

No way. OK, I think it's time that you went back to class.

And if he was still in school, I wouldn't have had to sneak out.

Sami!

Well, where were the police when he needed help?

I was there.

I saw how they treated him.

Samia... Class.

I know what they're like.

And I'm not the only one.

Not by a long shot.

Samia.

Er...

Can we have a word?

BELL RINGS

So I've got another pupil missing?

I thought that the football was supposed to improve relationships.

Dwayne did hit PC Blainey.

And I'm not defending that,

but it was completely out of character for Dwayne.

Kim, can we put this on hold?

Dwayne's still missing.

Yeah.

Kim, I've got Schools Against Knife Crime.

Ugh... No.

Just tell them that I'm busy. I need to reschedule.

This is their representative, Andrew Treneman.

Kim.

Can you tell Andrew Treneman that he can go and jump off a cliff?

MUSIC: Going by Skripture

PHONE CHIMES

DOORBELL RINGS

He's in a sports kit, as far as we know.

Could be a school uniform, maroon jumper.

Sir...

Tonya, unless it's an emergency... It's Dwayne.

Just a little social call, see how you're doing.

Get stressful, home on bail.

Hard to stop thinking about what's going to happen.

Where you're going to end up.

I could make this whole thing go away.

All I need from you is a little favour.

Dispatch, we've located the 13:45 from Manchester to Birmingham,

southbound on the A556. SIREN WAILS

Copy that. CCTV did show him near the coach station around that time.

We're pulling him over now.

Can I get an ambulance en route just in case?

Open up your luggage compartment.

Dwayne! Dwayne!

A luggage compartment?

He's unconscious on his way to hospital.

OK, go.

I'm sorry... Go.

Yeah. Cheers, Kim.

EXHALES

Fingers crossed.

I'm sensing hostility.

The last time I saw you was at the end-of-term party.

The one with the fireworks, where you were all,

"Oh, I just can't leave."

Do you remember that? Yes.

And then you left anyway. Straight back to Rwanda.

I did ask you to come.

And you knew that I couldn't come.

Then next thing I know, you turn up in Salford.

Head of St Henry's.

I...wondered if you knew that I was...

Of course I knew.

So, yeah, hostility.

So now what? You're here to... dispense some wisdom, are you?

To offer help.

I've got a student body that think a kid with a knife is some

kind of martyr and the probability that other students are now

going to start carrying knives, but do you know what I don't need?

I don't need any advice from you, so thank you so much for calling in.

You'll remember I never knew when to shut up.

One thing I've learned in years of doing this is how much

of it is about who the people see as a positive role model and why.

If I was giving advice - which I'm not...

..that's what I'd suggest you focus on.

Yo, Sami, you messing?

No phones in schools.

No, I don't know what shocked me more, yeah?

You bunking off... Oi! Phone off.

Oh...

Er, hang on a minute.

Mrs Upside-Downy face is boring on at me, yeah?

No, one sec, one sec.

Yeah? Right, where are you meant to be?

The BU, innit? But got a mate in a crisis, so...

If you're in the BU, you shouldn't be in the main building.

What's it to do with you?

BU, now.

Yo, don't touch me.

I'm not touching you.

I'm telling you to put your phone away

and get to where you're meant to be. 'kay.

Yo, don't touch me! You shouldn't be here.

Yo, what are you trying to do, push me down the stairs?

You know, you guys make out that Danny Lewis is the threat.

It's not Danny Lewis, it's you. Yeah?

Come on, then.

Free Danny Lewis, yeah?

Free Danny Lewis!

STUDENTS CHANT: Free Danny Lewis!

Get to your class.

Go!

Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis!

All right, all right, all right! That is enough!

Silence, please.

CHANTING CONTINUES

I said, silence!

Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis! Free Danny Lewis!

LETTERBOX RATTLES

You're popular today, eh?

Can I come in? Sure.

So, you're here to tell me off about Sami?

No, that's now why I'm here.

You've become a bit of a celebrity at school, do you know that?

But for all of the wrong reasons.

And I am worried that you are being given advice that's based on

emotions rather than facts, because the fact is, you did what you did.

You don't understand.

It's not going to court.

Right.

Look, Val means well, but whatever she's saying...

It's not.

What are you not telling me?

Vinnie said that he's not going to tell the police what happened.

That he's just going to tell them that he forgot.

Why? Why would he say that?

Danny.

Danny, whatever he is offering you, you have to say no.

What if I could just walk away?

You can't walk away. Not ever.

Once he realises he's got power over you,

where do you think that's going to end? Well, I really don't care.

I just don't want to go to youth offenders.

If you go down that route,

you are just going to get in deeper and deeper.

You know, Miss, you're really starting to sound like

you actually want me to go down.

I want you to do the right thing, not the easy thing.

BEEPING

Mike.

Joe.

Zayne, he's OK, he's OK.

Is he? He's fine. Heat exhaustion.

Come on.

Dwayne!

You all right?

DWAYNE SOBS

It's all right. Hey, hey, it's all right.

It's all right.

I'm so sorry.

Dwayne, I'm sorry I scared you,

but PC Blainey, he's not going to take it any further.

I've had... I've had a word.

It's a school matter.

Whatever happens, change is nothing for us.

Good or bad, we will still be here.

I don't know what you're doing here,

but I hope you're sweating it over what he's done.

We're just trying to mind our own business.

My Myles is in X-ray, like we need one, to know his ankle's broken.

That could be the end of his career.

What career? All right, Zayne.

Mrs Massey, look, we're sorry Myles is injured.

You will be... when he's charged with assault.

I don't care how far over your head I have to go.

I'll be suing the school too.

No, you won't.

Don't you tell me what I will and won't do.

Myles was the aggressor, not Dwayne.

You calling me a liar?

Are you calling my boy a liar?

I'm saying my boy is telling the truth.

A family of scumbags.

ZAYNE: At least we're a family.

Yeah.

Right, and, erm...

..we were thinking about making that permanent.

How would you feel about us adopting you?

Yeah? Yeah? Yeah?

Come here.

Hey.

I just wanted to put something out there.

First...

..thanks for all the support you've given me.

It means a lot and I know everyone's behind me.

You've all been amazing.

But I don't deserve it.

I did something really stupid.

I carried a blade.

Cos of that, I messed everything up.

I had a future.

I had a chance at school.

I had friends...

..even if I didn't realise at times.

And I'm telling you this...

..because I'm no hero.

I'm an idiot.

I threw my life away in a second.

I was to blame.

Me...

..and only me.

And I carried it...

..because I was a coward.

Not a hero.

And I've got to learn to live with that.

No...

I can't pretend that I didn't do it...

..cos I did.

I did it.

No... That's why...

..I'm going to the police and I'm admitting everything.

Why?

And whatever I get, it's cos I deserve it, so please...

..don't fight for me.

Don't be like me.

Thanks.

BELL RINGS

Hi, Mike. Hope everything's all right with Dwayne. Erm...

Listen, the pupils don't trust the uniform,

so what's to say that we even have to have the uniform?

I know the governors...

How could you do that to Danny?

Val, listen.

He was going to walk away!

Yeah, just to get himself into an even bigger hole.

At least this way, he has a chance.

So it's not purely to justify what you've done to this school?

That is not fair.

I did the right thing for Danny.

The only thing.

You keep telling yourself that.

And I carried it...

..because I was a coward.

Not a hero.

And I've got to learn to live with that.

I can't pretend that I didn't do it...cos I did.

I did it.

What are you doing, forwarding it onto Erica?

That's why.

I suppose you've already told her

how well the police presence worked with Dwayne.

My concern was you being forced into a situation you don't want.

Well, like I said, it...

And you do have a deputy who has your back.

You were right - the pupils don't trust the uniform.

No easy answers.

And you were right about needing to keep them safe.

The kids don't trust the police,

but I think that they might be able to learn to trust Mike.

Yeah.

If I decide that I don't want the uniforms and that I don't

want the knife arches and I don't want the kids feeling like suspects

before they even come through the door, but I do like the

relationship-building and the education,

all the rest of it, what would you...?

Then I'll be right behind you when you tell the governors.

Andrew?

I just wanted to say...I'm sorry.

I should've warned you in advance. That wasn't fair.

No.

I can't blame you for responding the way that you did.

After all these years...

I'd like the chance to apologise properly.

What, and ten years hasn't been enough for you?

I'm here now.

Yeah. Yeah, for consultancy rates.

Thank you for your professional insight.

You've absolutely earned your money. Well done. That's not why I'm here.

Yeah, well, save yourself the hand-wringing.

I don't need an apology from you to have a working relationship.

I was hoping we could... at least be friends.

I don't need any more friends.

You want to help my school...

I do. ..then that's fine.

Let's keep on talking.

But anything else...

..it's too late.

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