BIRDSONG
DISTORTED CACKLING
GROUP LAUGHTER
SHOUTING, CHATTER
OVERLAPPING VOICES GIRL: Stop pushing!
SHOUTING, COMMOTION
What's your problem?!
SHOUTING
DISTORTED VOICES
GASPING, RUNNING
HIGH-PITCHED SCREAM
SCHOOL BELL RINGS
STUDENTS CHATTER
Roll up, roll up, all aboard the adventure of a lifetime!
Oh, Tyler. Don't usually see you this early.
Lunch-time, if we're lucky. Yeah, yeah!
Chloe, loving the new hair. Very Doja Cat.
It's absolutely not, Miss, but OK.
All right. Well, it looks great.
Go on.
Morning, Mrs Oxley. What time are you off?
We're already late. Who's not here, Ms Clarke?
Who do you think? Zac and Sienna.
How many more chances do we have to give that girl?
I think you'll be impressed by her work this term, Sir.
Hmm... Well, have a good week.
Not too good, you understand?
I can't believe you roped me into this. Oh, Bel, you're gonna love it.
Nothing beats abseiling down a vertical cliff
at 8:30 in the morning. No-one said I'd have to take part!
Check it again, please.
STUDENTS CHATTER
GIRL: Yeah, right!
Tim!
Hey. What's up?
I didn't get the chance to say goodbye.
I've written everything down.
Just make sure Stan gets his homework done.
Yeah, I know.
Might be good, some father/son time.
Oh, we'll be good. Enjoy!
Good morning, Mrs Oxley.
Good morning. Morning, Matt, are you set?
Set? He's been up since half six, packed and ready to go.
Dead excited, aren't you, son? Eh?
Matt, I'm going to get your seat!
What you doing? Oi, shotgun backseats.
How are you?
Never better. Oh, good.
Oh, wait. Two secs. Yeah, I'll be on the bus.
SCHOOL BELL RINGS
DOOR OPENS
Thought I might find you here.
Can I see?
That is beautiful.
Are you all right, Miss?
When I was in care, drawing - art - was my escape too.
My way out.
It's good. It's really good.
Did you pay for me?
No, the school did.
Like I'm a bloody charity!
Sienna, this is an opportunity, to just get away.
Forget all the shit and just...
Oh, God.
I think I might need it as much as you do.
Come on!
It'll be fun. Come on! SIENNA GIGGLES
All right. OK, go, go, go.
You're gonna miss it. I'm going!
All right?
Come on, bro, I want deets. I saw you together.
I'll give you some tips, bro.
Sorry we're late.
You'd never leave without me, would you, Miss?
Chance'd be a fine thing! Saving the best till last.
Don't forget your bag. Yeah. Err...
Love you.
THEY MOCKINGLY CHEER
No, don't, Mum. I'm here, everyone. You can chill out, I'm here!
THEY CHEER
All right? Hiya.
Let's smash the shit out of this school trip?
BOYS ON BUS: Yeah, let's do it! Yes, bro! Come on.
Dani?
Do you know what happened between him and Matt?
No.
Pretending he's not buzzing for this trip.
All "cool for school" and shit.
LAUGHTER, CHATTER
They fell out, but he won't tell me what about,
which isn't like Zac.
Well, maybe I can have a word...
Yeah. But don't tell him I said anything. Oh, don't be daft.
OK. Thanks.
Is that everyone?
Finally. OK. Let's go.
I'll sit there, love.
You do know normal teachers hate school trips.
Are you saying I'm not normal?
Well...
OK, which lovely ladies are joining me on the back seat?
I shotgunned it. It's just me on my own back there.
Jog on!
CHATTER CONTINUES
Stick on the tunes!
LAUGHTER
Oh, he's keen! Wow, look at this. Not bad, eh?
In there. It'll be freezing!
Look at the trees at the top there.
Matt, see, look at this.
Yes, Sir, you were right. Well done (!)
GIRL: Eurgh. Miss, it stinks here.
BOY: No, that's just you, Chloe!
I am dying for a piss. Is it just like lakes and stuff?
CHATTER CONTINUES
You are mad if you think I'm sleeping bottom bunk.
Oh, they better have WIFI here.
Right, rules are in place to keep you safe.
Ignore them at your peril.
I'm trying to be serious here.
Oh, is that what you're doing? OK.
If you see a sign telling you not to do something...
Do it!
Oh, but Zac can't read.
Maybe make him a special sign or something?
Yes, thank you, Matt. This is for your benefit, not mine.
This is Shane. He's the team leader here,
and we will all do as he says.
Are you gonna tell 'em or shall I?
No alcohol. No vapes.
And the hardest rule of all...
BOTH: No phones.
STUDENTS: What?! Sorry.
Are they gonna cope? No.
We're gonna be in serious trouble. Right, come on.
I've been looking forward to this.
We haven't spent time together in ages.
And what a beautiful place to be.
It's like a painting, look at it!
You could draw that, right? Well, yeah, I've brought my stuff.
I'm gonna try and grab five minutes. Show me.
When you've done it, show me. I will. Oh, I will.
LAUGHING: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Oh, shit!
Oh, my God. What the hell! Why were you so quick then?
Hey, do you know what's happened between Matt and Zac?
What do you mean?
Nina said they've had some sort of falling out.
I dunno.
Fucking hell!
Whoa! Don't fall in, Zac, whatever you do.
Steady on, Zac! No-one would give a shit.
Matt?!
Matt! Don't, son, not there.
BOY: He's all right.
Hey, mate...
Away from the edge. Come on, don't want you falling in.
I was trying to help. Leave him alone.
CHATTER
Oh, all right, motherfuckers. Who wants some marshmallows?
Yeah. You've very welcome.
Yeah, I don't know when things started to change between us.
Life changes. Just got to look at me and Tim.
We used to go out for drinks all the time.
We even went on holiday to Ibiza.
He was so different back then. Yeah.
Still a selfish bastard.
Didn't say that to his face.
I can't remember the last time we had fun together.
I try to arrange stuff, a concert, a weekend away, but...
This is what happens when you reach 40,
you start to take stock and look at your life, and you just...
You think, "Is this it?"
Oh... You know what I mean?
Is that what happened to you and Becky?
LAUGHTER, CHATTER
Oi! I shotgunned top bunk.
Yeah, you shotgun everything, mate. Out!
Matt, fuck off, will ya?!
THEY SHOUT AND TEASE
Give it back!
Chill out, mate. It's a fucking joke.
Fucking hell.
Right.
We should go skinny dipping.
Bit cold for that, no?
Haven't you got something to hide? BOY: I'm awesome, Chloe. Wanna see?!
No, I don't, but probably Zac does!
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!
All right. All right. Stop it now.
Er, what are you two doing in here?
Come to see me, of course!
In your dreams, son.
We were just saying good night.
Good night.
Hey, come on, behave yourself. Come on.
What, like you do?
What happens on the school trip stays on the school trip.
BOYS LAUGH
So who's on pussy patrol with me later?
Hey. Fancy a little night cap?
I'm gonna have to confiscate that.
Gonna have to get it off me first. THEY LAUGH
Here you are.
Ta.
Thanks.
Yeah, I get it.
I can see why you love it here.
Thank you. Eh?
For listening.
I'm here.
No, I can't. Not again.
I know.
I'm sorry.
BRANCH BREAKS
Shit! What?
No. Ssh! What is it?
BIRDSONG, CROWS CAW
EXHALES
CHATTER
All right, guys. Come on, breakfast over.
Grab these ropes and the planks outside,
and let's get going.
Hey. All right? Need a hand?
Here you are. Here you are, son. Just put it down there, mate.
How'd you sleep?
Like a plank.
CHUCKLES
Listen, about last night...
Hey. Didn't happen. End of.
You all right?
OK. Follow me, everyone. Let's get down here.
Two groups of four.
Two planks per group, two pieces of rope per person.
So, er... Are we... We building something, Miss?
Yes, Matt, we are building ourselves a team.
Oh, and er, how do you build a team with stupid wood?
Hey, don't be cheeky.
Er, if anyone needs a hand with the knots, let me know.
I'm not bad with knots.
I can't stop thinking about last night.
I can't do this to Tim.
This is not about Tim.
It's about me and you.
Listen, I'll be, er, cleaning the boathouse later,
if you need me.
What do we do now, Miss? Hmm?
Right, are we ready?
Where's Matt and Zac?
What the fuck are you doing? Just looking.
No, not the fucking kayak, you dickhead.
Just leave Sienna alone.
I didn't fucking touch her, mate.
Mate, you are always fucking... What's going on?
Nothing.
Sorry, Miss. Yeah. Just messing about.
Come on, Zac.
Zac?
Yeah?
You and Matt...
I can see something's happened between you.
It's... It's cool.
Let's find some time later, yeah?
When we going out in the kayaks, Miss?
This afternoon.
Come on! Come on, then, who's on my team?
This is so stupid.
Well, they do this in the army, Matt. It's harder than it looks.
MOCKS: They do this in the army... Just give it a go.
Guys, wrap it around your hands tight.
Winner gets left-over marshmallows. Or a gold star on their knob.
Are we ready? Yay!
On your marks.
Born ready. Get set...
Go! Right, up!
Left up!
THEY ALL SHOUT
See, harder than it looks, isn't it?
TEXT ALERT
Tyler, get your legs up!
Come on!
STUDENTS SHOUT AND LAUGH
Hey, that's cheating! Right, up!
Yes! Crossed it! Crossed it! Winner!
Fucking cheater. Yes, winner!
TEXT ALERT
Winner! Cheat. Didn't cheat. Chill out!
You cheat!
Bosh! Bosh! You fucking cheated, mate.
What you fucking doing? Chill out!
Total wanker.
GIRL: Relax.
What are you on about? What's his problem?
STUDENTS CONTINUE ARGUING
Chill out. It's a game.
Oi, Miss. No phones, remember!
ZAC: You're a cheater!
I need to nip to the loo.
Just use the bushes. I did.
Matt, you're in charge.
Ha! Oi, you, sin bin now! Off.
Hey, hey!
Stop being a pussy, Zac.
Oh, what are you doing?
You and I can't happen.
No?
So why are you here, then?
GROANING
GROANS
CHATTER
Bel? Have you seen my group?
Weren't you with them?
I was, I just...
CHEERING IN DISTANCE
Matt?!
Chloe?! Zac?!
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS, CHEERING
If I look fat in these photos, I'm gonna kill ya.
More wrist action, Matt, more thrust.
PING
CHEERING You're a fucking ledge!
Fucking bosh!
What the hell are you doing? Get off there now!
I told you to wait where I left you.
Yeah. We got bored waiting.
Yeah, you were gone ages. Hand over the vapes.
No kayaking for either of you this afternoon.
Come on, that's a bit... And no phones, remember.
Grab your things and head back to the centre. Where's Zac?
I don't know. He didn't come with us.
I can see that. Anyone know where he is?
He went off that way, towards the hill.
Right, go. And try not to get lost.
JIMMY: 'Hey.'
Yeah. My group are heading back now. Have you seen Zac?
'No, no. No, he's not up here.'
Make sure they get back to the centre. 'Yeah, will do.'
Zac?
Zac?!
Zac?!!
I've checked the dorms. He's not in the centre.
So, where the hell is he?
Matt? When did you last see Zac? Down on the field.
By the kayaks, you looked like you were arguing.
No, we weren't.
Dad, why... Why's she saying that?
She's not blaming you.
Bloody sounds like it.
I mean, you were the one who said you'd be gone a few minutes
and then went off, I don't know where... Matt.
Matt, just come on. Go and get some lunch. Go on, son.
He's probably gone off for a spliff or something.
What, you've seen him smoking before?
No, but students mess about. It's not your fault.
No-one's saying it is.
Miss!
Yeah. What is it?
He had a knife. I saw it.
You can't tell anyone. Chloe, I...
Promise me. I know he'd never have used it.
All right. Leave it with me.
Kayaks.
Zac?!
Nine. Count them.
There were ten kayaks for my group here this afternoon.
Yeah, there's nine.
He kept asking me when are we going out on the kayaks.
I should have been here.
It's not your fault, Dan, stop saying that.
Oh, God...
What's up? What is it?
I'll get Shane.
ZAC!
Zac?! Zac?!
Is he a good swimmer?
Yes, he is. Nina takes him.
Oh, God. I should call her.
No, don't worry her, we'll find him.
I bet he's watching us from somewhere, laughing. Please, Bel...
Oh, God no. Zac!
SCREAMS
Where'd he go, do you reckon?
SIGHS
What happened to Miss fucking O? That's what I wanna know.
She was gone ages.
Yeah, that's a long shit.
THEY LAUGH For fuck's sake!
BACKGROUND CHATTER
Looks like they found him.
CHATTER STOPS
How?
I don't understand.
It was just... just an accident.
I'm sorry.
Zac! No!
No, no, no, Dani!
Zac!
SOBBING: Zac!
SOBBING
DANI SOBBING
What happened, Miss?
Yeah, where... Where's Zac?
I'm sorry.
Was he out on the water?
How d'you know that? Cos she's fucking soaking wet!
Was he, Miss?
JIMMY: Zac...
..drowned in the lake.
No!
No.... What happened to him?
We don't know. We don't know the circumstances yet.
BEL: It looks like he took out a kayak and fell out.
No, no, why... Why would...? He wouldn't have done that!
Matt, it's OK. It's OK, son.
The... the...
The coach is on its way,
and we will be telling your parents and guardians to pick you up.
SOBBING
The fuck is going on?!
Can I have my phone, please, Miss?
I think it's probably better that we keep the phones, just for now.
Just until, you know, the police inform Zac's mum.
I'm calling Nina.
No, don't. Don't.
Let the police do it.
They'll tell her in person, she needs that.
Chloe said Zac had a knife.
Eh?
Oh, shit, what am I gonna tell the police?
What, Chloe said he had a knife?
About us. What we were doing.
SIGHS I don't know.
The truth, probably.
I don't know. I don't know..
POLICE RADIO CHATTER
Just tell me, Mrs Oxley,
in your own words, what happened when Zac went missing?
Where you were, where the rest of the group were.
Well, according to this, you were in the field near the river
doing a team-building exercise.
And then?
I told them to wait while I quickly went to the toilet.
I see. And, er...
..you were gone for how long?
I...
ECHOED GROANING
I don't know. Not long.
I ran back, they'd all gone.
I found them in the woods, messing about.
And is that standard?
Leaving a group like that?
I mean, wouldn't you usually call another teacher or...?
It was a few minutes. They're 15, 16...
No, I'm not here to blame you, I just... I need to understand.
At what point did you notice that Zac went missing?
I, er...
His bag. We looked around but...
Did you notice that one of the kayaks was missing?
Not at first.
Later.
We counted them and realised...
Be assured, Miss Oxley,
you are absolutely not to blame.
We'll find out what happened.
SOBBING
Don't worry, sweetie.
You had a legitimate reason.
Well, I still feel guilty, Tim. Wouldn't you?
Not if I'd done nothing wrong.
It's OK.
Are you sure you wanna go in today, love?
Course he's sure. Aren't you, son?
Are you going in? Yeah, of course.
The students need the support.
I love you, Mum.
Oh, I love you.
Thanks.
Anything from the head?
I'm in at 11,
meeting with him and the chair of governors.
What are you gonna tell them? The truth.
I went to the toilet. I was away for a few minutes.
Where was Jimmy?
What?
When Zac went missing, where was he?
What's Jimmy got to do with this?
Dad? Hmm. Yeah.
Let's go.
JIMMY: 'Hello.' Where are you?
'Er, I'm here. I'm at school. Just arrived.'
I didn't tell them.
That I was with you. Whilst Zac was drowning, we...
Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. It's all right. No, please don't.
SNIFFS
Oh, God, what's wrong with me? I'm so selfish.
Dani.
Zac's death was an accident.
You keep saying that. It's bull. I should've been there.
That moment...
..when I...
It goes round and round.
SOBS
Tim.
He was asking about you.
Dan, I know it's difficult, right, for the both of us,
but we need to tell the truth.
Dani, a boy has died.
The truth will come out eventually,
We... We should tell the police.
I can't, Jimmy. Please.
I can't do this to Tim or Stan.
OK.
OK, all right.
Yeah. We keep it between us.
STUDENTS CHATTER
We had to walk on these wooden planks,
you know, with like ropes and that,
pretend they were skis.
She put me in charge
and said she'd be a couple of minutes,
but she was gone ages.
Roughly how long?
Dunno for sure, but at least like 20 minutes.
I understand you've been friends with Zac since pre-school.
Anything else you can tell me about Zac?
Chloe?
It was just a weird vibe before Mrs Oxley left.
What do you mean?
Everyone arguing and that.
It was uncomfortable.
It got really tense.
Anything else?
I was in the other group.
Mrs Oxley came looking for him, but nobody had seen him.
SIENNA'S FATHER: Where was Miss O when Zac went missing?
Hey. Should you be in here?
Miss said I could.
Hmm...
Ah, Tim. Fully recovered?
You called in sick. Er, migraines. I keep getting migraines.
How's Dani?
It's been tough, but you know Dani, bearing up, as always.
We're having a meeting for some of the students who were there,
if you're around?
Sure. Good.
The students are gonna need all the support we can give 'em. Of course.
Yeah. OK. OK.
Dani!
How the hell... Who was watching the kayaks?!
What... I-I-I don't know... I don't understand.
Why did no-one...? Oh, Dani.
I know. I know.
SOBBING
They told me you were with him.
Yeah, I was.
I just, I... I wanna hold him. I just... I just, erm...
I just wanna be with him.
I mean, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
I'm so glad that it was, erm...
it was you, that was with him.
Yeah, but if I'd been there sooner...
No. Don't... Don't blame yourself.
You love these kids.
SHE SOBS
HE SOBS
I'm so sorry, Dani.
Yeah...
THUD IN BACK ROOM
Hey, how are you doing?
I know how close you were to Zac.
Don't talk about him.
OK, well, when you do wanna talk...
SHE SOBS
Hey...
I-I should have been with him.
No, listen to me.
You know what Zac was like.
He was his own person, he did what he wanted,
regardless of what you or I...
When I was your age,
I used to blame myself for everything too.
But it had nothing to do with me.
This has got nothing to do with you.
We'll get through this together.
We will.
Come on.
Come on then!
BOYS SHOUT WHILE PLAYING
PHONES PING
What's going on, Miss?
I don't know.
PHONES PINGING
WHISPERING
What the fuck?
Have you seen this? Yeah, yeah. Is this the same photo?
Look at the comments.
You've got a nerve.
Is this you, Miss?
SIENNA'S PHONE PINGS
You and Mr Spencer were fucking while Zac was drowning?
Zac's dead because of you.
Matt?