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(whimsical tone)

(gentle music)

(waves crashing)

(humming)

- [Fisherman] All right Ms Blue,

what have you got for us today?

Cool, I have some thing.

Oh, that's a monster fish.

(waves crash) (suspenseful music)

Come on, you beast. (groans)

(suspenseful music intensifies)

(splash)

(enthusiastic music)

(alarm rings) (gentle music)

(door knock)

- Lily, come on.

It must be the fifth time your alarm's gone off.

- Someone can't count, it was four.

- Can we lose the attitude today, please?

Come on, get up.

- Told you so.

- Get out!

(gentle music)

- Morning.

- Morning.

I thought you said you were gonna try

and take things a bit easier.

- This is me taking it easy.

How long's your shift today?

- 12 hours.

- Ouch.

- But the overtime is certainly gonna come in handy.

Oh, and what about this little one, hey?

Is she gonna have some breakfast too?

- Yes, she is. - Yeah? (chuckles)

- Do you think the baby will want to play with her?

- She might do.

- The baby will have their own toys as well.

- I don't mind sharing.

(Lily yawns loudly)

- Oh, it's alive.

- Barely.

- Lily, do you have to do the teenage years quite so hard?

- It's a pleasure.

- Hmm, and I think that's my cue to hit the road.

I will see you tonight.

- See you later.

- Bye, have a nice day. - Bye honey.

- Oh.

Hey.

- Packed lunch?

- I don't think our bank account

can quite handle your purchases at the burger van.

Busted!

What would I do without you, hey?

I'll see you later.

- Have a good day.

- You should be nicer to Jason.

- What, me?

I am nice.

- You don't smile.

- What are you on about?

- Smile?

See, one of these.

- I know what a smile is, Soph.

- [Sophie] You don't do it as much as you used to.

- Yeah I do.

(gentle music)

- Do you wanna watch, "The Little Mermaid" with me tonight?

- Didn't you watch it like two night ago?

- She'd love to.

- All righty, okay.

- You ready, poppet?

- I am.

- I'm dropping Sophie off at Jasmine's today

and I'll be back around five-ish.

So if you could tidy up around the place, that'd be great.

- You got it.

- Oh, and Jason's doing overtime,

so you'll have to pick up Sophie.

- Mm-hm.

- Oh, and I'm gonna be cutting your allowance.

- Okay.

Wait, what?

- You've always got your face buried in your phone.

- What, like you didn't.

- Look, can't you see what you're missing out there?

- Please, can I just talk to my friends?

- Your friends in London?

But we are here now.

Isn't it time to make new, local friends

who you can actually hang out with in person?

Sophie has.

- You had to say that, didn't you?

- Makes sense.

- Right, can you not?

I am so sorry, mum,

that I can't just pretend like you can, okay?

I'm really, really sorry as well

that I can't just act

like this has been our life forever, okay?

I'm sorry, I can't do that.

- We'll talk about this later, okay?

(door bangs)

(gentle music)

(waves crashing)

- Cat got your tongue?

- What?

- It's an expression.

- [Shane] Yeah.

- Right.

- Sorry, it's just, normally people

don't tend to start conversations with me.

- Really?

Can't know why?

Sorry, my mum sent me down here to try and make friends.

Kind of regretting that now.

- You're with that family that moved up there, right?

- Okay, it's really nice meeting you.

- No, no, I just mean that...

Well, not many new people come to this town

and gossip gets around fast, and my, my dad says...

- Yeah, mate, I was just trying to make a joke.

- Oh yeah, good one.

- God, please tell me not everyone in this town is like you.

Forget I asked.

(waves crashing)

- I, I'm Shane.

- Okay.

- What's your name?

- I'm Lily.

- Lily, that's a nice name.

- So do you talk to many people or...

- Every day.

- [Lily] Really?

- Yeah.

My mum, my dad, my sisters.

- Right.

So what were you doing over there?

- Taking photographs.

- Of what?

- The sea.

- It's blue and it's wet.

It's not really got much else going for it, so...

- No, I'm doing work experience for a local news website.

Taken me on as photographer

- [Lily] Oh, okay.

- Yeah, you know, it's a slice of life type stuff,

that kind of thing.

- Yeah, but I'm pretty sure

not much really goes on around here.

- Oh, I think you'd be pretty surprised, actually.

It can get pretty crazy in these parts.

I'm kidding, it's actually really quiet.

- So what, this newspaper took you on

to take photos of the sea?

- No, not exactly.

Yesterday, a local fisherman got pulled into the sea

by a really large fish.

- Right.

Okay, this might comes a shock to you, yeah?

But fish kind of tend to live in the sea, so...

- Yeah, but not like this apparently.

That's why I'm out here anyway,

I'm trying to get a sighting of it.

- Cool, okay, so what did it look like?

- Yeah, he can't quite remember, actually.

So you're going to go swimming?

- Mm-hm.

You know of any quiet places?

- Oh, you want to be alone?

- You got it.

- Well, there's a place I like just over there.

Not many people ever go there.

- Thanks, err... - Shane.

- Shane, good luck with your news thingy.

- Just be careful, not many people go up that way.

(waves crashing) (gentle music)

(motors roaring)

(door knock)

- Yes?

Ah, Claire, smashing.

Is that the latest environmental reports?

- Yes, sir.

- Have you read them?

- Oh, no, I haven't had the chance yet, sir.

- Oh, lovely.

Well, can you drop them on the desk for me there, please?

You know, I have to say, Claire, in the, what is it?

Eight weeks since you started working with us,

you've become absolutely indispensable.

- Oh, thank you, sir.

- I could see you with an office like this one day.

- I don't think I could handle the stress.

- Come on, you've got kids.

Running a town is not too dissimilar at all.

- I suppose it isn't.

Mr. Knapp is waiting for you, sir.

- Oh, really?

Wonderful.

- [Clair] Is everything all right?

- Yeah, everything's fine.

It's, it's just, just show him in, would you?

(door knock)

- Mr. Knapp for you, mayor.

- Martin.

- George.

Shall we?

- Let's go.

(waves crashing)

What kind of beach is this, uh?

- What are you?

(ethereal music)

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Stop.

No.

Get off of me!

(suspenseful music intensifies)

What's happening?

It's fine, it's fine, it's a dream, it's a dream.

It's not happening, it's not happening, it's not happening.

(chuckles) (ethereal music)

(gentle music)

I'm a mermaid!

This is amazing!

It's magic!

(waves crashing)

Okay, that was fun.

All right, can I turn back, please?

That was really great and fun but yeah...

I'd like to turn back now.

(waves crashing) (gentle music)

Err, yeah, that's natural.

(alarm rings)

(gentle music)

- I thought you'd forgotten about me.

- As if that could happen.

How was Jasmine's?

- Good?

- Yeah?

Come on then, let's get you home.

Come on, let's go.

- Mummy said I'd be allowed to go

on the beach clean-up with Jasmine.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

She said she would go, but with the baby coming,

she doesn't want to spend too long on her feet.

Are you excited for a baby sister?

- What?

- You really don't listen do you?

When I'm a teenager, I will always listen.

- Soph, look, I've got a...

- Did you hear what I asked you?

- Yeah, of course I did.

- Well, are you excited?

- I've seen Mum pregnant before.

With you, silly.

- Oh! Were you excited for me?

- Yeah.

- You know, mum said that I have too many cuddly toys,

do you think she's right?

- No, maybe, yes, I don't know, come on.

- All 57 of them.

- You've actually counted how many you have?

- And their names.

If, if I had too many,

I would forget all their names, but I haven't.

- Right.

- I love my cuddlies.

- I know.

Soph, wait!

- Why are you doing that?

- Doing what?

- Looking at Maisy the Mermaid like she's evil.

- I'm not looking at Maisy the Mermaid like she's evil.

- Mummy!

- Fancy seeing you here.

- What are you doing home?

- Hey honey.

- [Sophie] Mummy!

- Oh, hey Sweetheart.

- You two are back early.

- Yeah, the Mayor gave us the afternoon off.

- Yeah, Mr. Knapp gave us the afternoon off too.

- Oh really?

- They had a meeting earlier today.

The Mayor came out smiling, said we could finish early.

- Same with Mr. Knapp.

- It must be the factory.

He must have got the go ahead to expand.

- I guess so.

Says he wants to have a word with me tomorrow.

- You don't think he wants you to run it, do you?

- Maybe.

- Darling, that's brilliant.

- Can we get a takeaway tonight to celebrate?

- Ah, I don't see why not. (chuckles)

(whimsical music)

- The unicorn, it's here!

- Everything all right?

- Yeah, I'm just going to go FaceTime Shane.

- You made a friend.

- Mum!

- Just saying.

- Well, don't.

- Yeah, well, mummy said you should make more friends.

- Did she now?

- Yeah, also, said...

- Sophie.

Well, who is he?

- He's, um, local.

- Is he good looking?

- Sophie?

(door bangs)

(thud)

(gentle music)

- Okay.

Okay.

Images.

What?

The mermaid scale.

Activate with salt water.

Hmm, salt water.

Right, salt water it is.

- He's real and he's mine.

- How can it be real?

- Magic.

(TV mumbles)

- Lily?

- Mum, it's the best bit.

- I was just getting a glass of water.

(suspenseful music)

- Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

(comical music)

Any moment now would be great.

No.

I must be going out of my mind.

(ethereal music)

Whoa! (bang)

(TV mumbles)

(suspenseful music)

- Lily?

Lily, what on earth are you doing?

- Mum, I'm having a bath, get out!

- Sorry, I just came to check if you're okay.

- I'm fine.

- Well, don't be too long in here.

- Yes, okay.

- You're missing family night.

- Go!

- Sorry.

- I'm a mermaid!

(door knock)

- Lily!

(gentle music)

(waves crashing)

(camera clicks)

- Wow! Grandad.

- So hopefully after I've seen Mr. Knapp,

I'll have some good news later.

- Fingers crossed.

- Fingers crossed.

- Morning.

- Morning.

Sorry, I just saw... Morning!

- Okay.

- See you later.

- Love you.

- Mummy!

Mommy!

- Hey Sophie, can you run down to the beach quickly

and see if Lily's down there?

I need to get to work.

(ominous music)

(muffled scream)

(waves crashing)

- [Sophie] Did you see it, did you see it, Lily?

- Hey you, see what?

- Lily, did you see it?

- See what?

- The mermaid.

- The what?

- Tell me you saw it.

- I didn't see anything.

I didn't see anything, all right?

Look, I'm going to get my stuff together

and then we're going to go, okay?

- You didn't see it.

Maybe it wanted to be hidden.

- Sophie, there is nothing in that sea, all right?

Apart from fish, nothing.

What are you doing here anyway?

- Mummy sent me down here to get you.

She has to go to work.

- Right.

- We should stay down here today, just in case.

- Sophie, we're not staying here, okay?

We're going.

- We can camp out, some mermaids come out at night.

- Sophie, there is no mermaid.

- There was!

- Sophie, there is no mermaid!

- How do you know that?

- Because mermaids don't exist, okay?

They're stories, just kids' stories.

You need to grow up.

- Sophie, I'm sorry, okay?

Sophie!

- Sophie, did you find her?

- Yeah.

- Sophie.

What have you said to her?

- Nothing.

- Okay, well why is she upset then?

Do you know what frustrates me the most about you sometimes?

- What?

- The fact is, you're a good, decent kid with a kind heart.

So it's even more sad when you're being hurtful.

- Come on, that's not fair.

- Lily, I...

- No, I thought you liked living in London,

so I really don't get why we had to come here.

- We talked about why we were moving here.

- Yeah, Jason.

- That's not fair.

- How?

We've literally just had to accept him,

so you are telling me that that's fair?

- He's a good man, Lily.

- What about my dad?

- Your dad was a good man.

- Was.

- It's been five years, and I never thought...

Jason loves us and he's trying really hard with you.

Your dad would've wanted you to give him that chance.

- I'm going inside.

- Sophie, you in there, poppet?

Soph?

I'm making some food, do you want any?

- [Sophie] No.

- It's pancakes, your favorite.

No? You sure?

- [Sophie] Go away!

(gentle music)

- Sophie, I'm sorry, really sorry.

What was that?

- Maisy the Mermaid says that Lily's really sorry

and that you should forgive her.

(Sophie grunts)

(waves crash) (seagulls caw)

- Grandad!

Grandad!

Grandad!

- All right then, what's got you so excited

and spoiling me tea?

I've seen one, they're real.

- Come in lad, come aboard.

(gentle music)

(Lily sobs)

- That's weird.

Stacey?

- Yeah?

- I'm trying to find that environmental report

that Martin had me run for him.

- Yeah, that's weird.

May I just...

- Hmm, go ahead.

- You did put it on the central system?

- Yeah, that's where I pulled it from

after the environmental team uploaded it.

- Yeah, it's odd.

- What's the Mayor doing today?

- Oh, he's got appointments all afternoon in town.

- Okay.

Can you try to find the contact details

for the team who carried out the inspection?

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

- But she couldn't find anything else

from the environmental team,

not even their contact details.

It's so bizarre.

- You know what else is strange?

- [Claire] Mm?

- Mr. Knapp came to the factory today

and gave us all a 5% pay rise.

- What?

- Yeah, I mean, that's good, right?

- That's brilliant. - Yeah.

Said it's all down to our hard work.

That it's finally paying off.

- It just doesn't add up.

- Okay.

- Well, I mean, you work for a small textile factory.

There can't be that much industry in this town.

- And seaside towns are always seasonal

and heavily reliant on tourism and fishing.

This town seems to do well all year round.

- Exactly.

- I'll be honest, it's, well, it all seems a little fishy.

What do you ladies think?

- Hmm?

- What's that?

- All right, what's happened?

- Nothing.

- [Jason] Come on, you can tell us.

- Doesn't matter.

- Sophie, don't even think about it.

- I thought I saw a mermaid

and Lily says I was just being stupid.

- Lily.

- I didn't say, stupid.

I didn't.

- Sweetie, I'm sure what Lily meant was...

- Well, what time of the day was it?

- It was the morning.

- Okay, well,

I'm not sure if it was a mermaid, but...

It seems like you weren't the only one.

- That was it.

- What? - What?!

- [Jason] Pretty neat, huh?

- Pretty neat.

(waves crashing)

(door knock)

- Hello there.

- Mr. Mayor?

- Yes, that's me.

- I'm Lily, I'm a friend of Shane's.

- Okay, hi Lily.

- Hi, I was wondering if he was in, actually,

I just wanted to talk to him about something.

- I'm sorry, he's actually popped out.

I, I'm not entirely sure of his movements,

but I can ask him to call you when he gets back.

- Oh, no, it's fine.

It was actually sort of an in person kind of thing.

- Yeah, I'm sorry Lily,

I wish there was something more I could do.

Is there something I can do to help?

- Yeah, actually, do you mind if I come in and ask you,

ask you something quickly?

- Err, yes, that's absolutely fine, actually.

It's lovely to meet the neighbors,

especially if they're friends of Shane's.

Please.

- Thank you.

- So then Lily, what can I do for you?

- I was wondering what you thought about this.

- Ah, let me have a look.

Ah, you've read one of mine and Shane's articles.

- Sorry, you said yours and Shane's?

- Yes, absolutely, we collaborate every so often.

- I thought that you were just the Mayor.

I mean, no disrespect or anything.

- Oh, absolutely non taken.

I mean, I am the Mayor, but I'm not just the Mayor.

I mean, this is a bit of a sideline, really.

Something of a hobby, if you will.

And it brings me and Shane together.

Have you heard of cryptozoology?

- Crypto Zoo?

- Cryptozoology.

- No, no, no, I haven't, what?

- So it's the study of mythical animals.

It's legends, folklore, things like mermaids, you know?

Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti, that sort of thing.

- You believe that that's all true?

- Absolutely, it's definitely a thing.

What's the problem, Lily?

Well, usually people just laugh at me

when I tell then all about this.

Brush me off as some kind of old lunatic.

You look genuinely disturbed.

- Me?

- Yes.

- No, no, no, no, not me.

My sister, you see, she, my little sister, she,

she thought she saw something.

- Oh, really, your sister saw something?

- No, I know she didn't say anything.

She was very much, very much mistaken.

- How could you be so sure?

- Because I was there.

- [Martin] You were there?

- Yes, I, we, actually, what we saw, it was just a whale.

- A whale?

- [Lily] Yes, it was just a whale.

- I very much doubt it.

- Well, doubt away because that's, that's what we saw.

So what you and Shane need to do is tell your newspaper-

- So the website?

- The website, exactly, yes.

That you actually got it wrong.

So you need to reprint a...

- You wish us to issue a correction?

- Yeah.

- [Martin] An erratum?

- Yeah, that, that's it, yeah, please.

- I could do, of course.

I don't know if this brings you any solace though, Lily.

I mean, Shane and I have the princely sum

of eight followers online.

One of those is my father,

and I'm fairly sure he's going blind.

It really doesn't matter, Lily.

- Sorry, did you say eight? - Yes, unfortunately so.

- It's just my stepfather said that he saw the article.

- Oh, he did?

- Yeah.

- How splendid.

Perhaps our readership is growing after all.

- So if you don't mind me asking,

what was it that actually sparked her interest in all this?

- It was my father, Shane's grandfather.

- What about him?

- He, he saw one.

- Saw one?

- Yeah, a mermaid.

In fact, just give me a second.

Where is it?

Aha, that's the one, it's somewhere in here.

That's the problem with getting old, you see Lily.

Aha, there it is.

Take a look.

They all called him crazy at first, of course.

I mean, it almost ruined his reputation.

I thought about changing my surname.

You know, put some distance between him and me.

But the whole thing was rather a pity.

And I'm thoroughly ashamed of myself now, so...

- Sorry, am I keeping you?

- Absolutely not, I, if there's anything else

you need to ask, please, go ahead.

- No, honestly, it's all good.

Yeah.

- You've seen something.

- Seen something?

- Hmm, you've got the look.

- The look?

- That look right there.

It's kind of halfway between excitement and terror.

Exactly the same look my father used to have.

- Well, I would absolutely love to stay in chat to you

about this, Mr. Mayor.

But I really, actually, I should be going.

- I completely understand, Lily.

- Thanks again.

- No problem at all, have a lovely evening.

- Thank you, you too.

(Sophie stomps her feet)

- Sophie, it's early!

- There's people at the beach.

- Yeah, it's a beach.

- They're here to see the mermaid.

- What?

What's everyone doing here?

- Looking for Shane's mystical mermaid.

- Hey.

- Shane?

- Quite a turnout, right?

Although I'm pretty sure most are here to make fun of me.

- What have you done?

- Shared it to the main news website.

- You are not allowed to do that.

How can you do that?

- I'm Sophie.

- I'm Shane.

- How have you done this, okay?

What if people...

- What?

What have I got to lose?

- Oh, I'm gonna regret this.

Shane, I need you to watch Sophie.

- What?

Okay, Sophie, look at me, yeah?

I'm going to be back in five minutes, okay?

Both of you, five minutes, stay there, okay?

I'm going to be back.

Stay there.

(gentle music) (waves crashing)

- Looks like another fake story, Shane.

(suspenseful music)

- Wait, what is that?

- What?

(gentle music)

(muffled scream)

- [Lily] Help!

(suspenseful music)

(Lily coughs)

- You're the mermaid!

- Surprise.

- You can't be, you lied!

- Hey, I'm sorry, sorry, sorry.

Sophie, I'm sorry.

- You said I was being silly.

- Sophie.

Sophie!

Sophie, I'm sorry.

- There's a pipe, mum.

- [Claire] What?

- A pipe, mum, I saw it.

Leading from?

- The factory, I'm guessing.

- A pipe?

I'm not sure how that would be possible.

- [Claire] What is it?

- There's a delivery every couple of weeks, goods, supplies,

but it always goes to a restricted area in the factory.

- And you've never seen what it is?

- A few of us have questioned it,

and that's when they offered the pay rise.

- Do you think it's got something to do with this pipe?

Where did you see this?

- Underwater.

- You were swimming?

- Yeah.

- Lily, did you see the mermaid?

- Jason?

- Honey, I'm just asking.

Well?

- What?

Oh, no.

- Sophie, did you see it?

- Nothing.

- [Claire] Sophie?

(door bangs)

- Don't look at me.

I didn't have anything to do with that.

- We need to find a way to bring this up.

- You believe me?

- Of course I do, sweetheart, why wouldn't I?

- There are records.

- Where?

- I got a pass key to the manager's office.

There's a whole section, delivery notes, records.

- I'll come with you.

- Honey, come on, I'm not sure that's a good idea

in your current position.

- Jason, I'm pregnant, I'm not that fragile.

- Okay, point taken.

- I've got this meeting tonight with Knapp and the Mayor.

I should be there to keep tabs on what's going on.

- Good, then it's settled, I'll get the records.

- [Claire] Be careful.

- Wait, I can help.

- No, you stay here and look after your sister.

- Mum...

- It's not a request, Lily.

- I know, but I want to help.

- Lily, come on, your mum's right.

- Fine.

- There is one thing though, assuming there is evidence,

how are we going to get the information out there?

- I think I have an idea.

Shane. - Shane.

- Soph, are you in there?

I'm going to go down to the beach if you want to join me.

Got something to show you.

(waves crashing) (gentle music)

- Sophie, I'm sorry.

Hey, look at me.

I never meant to break our special bond, you know that.

You saved me, all right, out there.

When I was trapped in that net, yeah?

You really are the bravest most special little girl ever.

- Really?

- Really.

- With out you,

I don't think I would've understood what was happening.

I didn't mean what I said, okay?

About you having to grow up.

I love you so much, so much.

And I'd do anything for you.

- Then make me a mermaid too.

- No.

- Like what happened to you, we're sisters,

surely I can be one too.

- Sophie, look, it... it's not that simple, yeah?

It might be a curse.

I mean, your life could be changed forever.

It will be changed forever.

- But we'd be together, sisters against the world.

- It's not that simple, okay?

The ocean is a really dangerous place.

- I'm brave enough.

- The things I've seen.

Not just the pollution, the shady business men,

there's so much damage.

I got trapped in that net.

- And I saved you.

- I know you did.

- But I have to warn people

that what they're doing is wrong, yeah?

I can't risk you being in danger.

- I'll help you save the ocean.

You can't do it alone, we can do this together.

(waves crash) (gentle music)

- What are you doing?

- If I'm right, okay? And I usually am.

Then I'm not alone.

(ethereal music)

- Wow!

- Sisters?

- Sisters.

(ominous music) (eerie sound)

What?

- Shane and Jason, they're in trouble.

- How do you know that?

- I just have this feeling that they need help.

Stay there.

- I'm coming with you.

- Sophie?

- You need my help.

- Come on then.

- I've been watching mermaid films since I was four

I know what to do.

(waves crashing) (seagulls cawing)

(suspenseful music)

(ominous music) (clock ticking)

- What are they all involved in, George?

- Well, it's all sorts of factors

that we need to take into account, obviously.

So I can't give you an answer right now.

Previous things have gone well,

so there's no other reason to...

- Well, yeah, but things go well

and then, you know, the next time you try them,

they go terribly wrong, don't they?

(owl hoots)

(waves crashing)

(suspenseful music)

- Shane keep up.

- You sure you needed me here for this?

- I need you on lookout.

- Yeah, but...

- Besides, you are a journalist, right?

You guys love a good news story.

- I mean, I'm on work experience, there's a big difference.

- Come on.

Okay, let's start here.

- Then it's settled then.

We'll finish the Mercy Beach Shopping Center,

and in return... - I'm sorry.

- Yes?

- It feels like you're acting

more like you are the Mayor here.

- Really?

What do you say to that, Martin?

- Well, I...

- I want to see those environmental reports.

- Excuse me?

- Claire?

- I'm serious.

- Under what authorization?

- As a member of the public.

As a matter of record,

those reports should be made available

to the general public.

- Claire?

- Mr. Knapp may have brought extra business into this town,

but at what cost?

- I see.

- Now, those reports?

- Martin, I believe your assistant

is asking too many questions.

- Claire, why don't you take the rest of the evening off?

Leave this with me.

- You are asking me to leave?

- Please, Claire.

- Then consider this my resignation.

(suspenseful music)

- [Jason] Hold the torch.

- So you think he's dumping toxic fuel?

- I dunno what he's doing, but he's doing something,

that's for sure.

It's gotta be in here somewhere.

Hold on...

I think this is it, we've got it.

- I'm not gonna lie, I find this pretty exciting.

- Come on, let's get out of here.

- Maybe this is what it's like to...

- Barry!

(suspenseful music)

- [Jason] Guys, come on,

listen, you're making a big mistake.

- [Guard] Quiet!

This way.

- I'm the mayor's son.

- [Guard] We don't care.

We only take orders of Mr. Knapp.

- [Shane] Ah, you are hurting me.

- [Jason] Leave him alone, he's just a kid.

- [Guard] You ain't seen nothing yet.

- What are they going to do with us?

- We're not going fishing, that's for sure.

- [Guard] Move it!

- This is a very dangerous place.

The rip tide can take people way out.

(both chuckle)

- Shane, get behind me.

Come on guys, let him go, he has nothing to do with this.

(splash)

- Did you just...

- Yeah.

- Shall we...?

- Yeah.

(waves crash) (seagulls cawing)

- [Community Members angry] Boo!

- You suck!

What's going on here? [booing]

- Go home!

- Now if you can all please just listen to me for a moment.

- What about the reports of the guards assaulting your son?

- No, please!

- It's Mr. Knapp!

- [Community Members] Boo!

Go home, get out of here!

- Ladies and gentlemen,

I am so glad you can make it to this press conference.

- Press conference?

You've broken the law.

- Yeah!

- Broken the law?

How?

Two thieves broke into my premises illegally.

- And the documents they produced?

- Forged.

- He's going to get away with this.

- How though? We've published everything we got.

- He'll find a way.

- That's not fair though.

- I know sweetie.

- Firstly, let's test this out.

If the water is as toxic as they say, Ms. Fields here

from the Environmental Agency will test a sample,

right here, right now.

- They've been planning this.

- What, where you going?

(waves crashing)

Sorry, what are you doing?

- You followed me?

- Yeah, I just wanted to make sure you're okay.

- Well, try not to freak out.

- Freak out?

(uplifting music)

Wow, wow!

(suspenseful music)

- Here she comes.

- It's going be rigged.

- So Ms. Fields?

- This sample is as clean as a whistle.

(community members gasp)

(suspenseful music)

- As you can see, this has just been an attempt

to smear my name.

- [Sophie] Lily, Lily!

- He's been dumping toxic waste into the ocean.

This piece of metal is from an outlet

that leads directly to his factory.

- [Mr. Knapp] Another character assassination.

- I'm telling you, if you tested it...

- George!

She's right.

Mr. Knapp here has been paying the council

to turn a blind eye to the dumping of chemicals.

- [Community Members] Boo!

Get out of here, go home!

- You disgusting man.

- [Community Members] Boo!

- So?

- I'm a mermaid.

(gentle music)

- [Baby] Mermaid.

- Yeah, do you want some strawberries?

- [Sophie] They're nice.

- You are looking rather dashing, Mr. Manager.

- Well, thank you.

Looking so bad yourself, Mrs. Mayor.

Oh, I'd better be making tracks.

Where's, where's Lily?

- She's out with Shane.

- Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

- [Shane] Hey Granddad, can we talk to you?

- Oh, young man, what can I help you with?

Not much older than you when I saw it, you know?

Out with my dad I was. He was below deck.

Oh, the sea was rough that night, real rough.

A huge wave came over the boat

and splash, I was in the sea.

I thought for certain that was it, I'd be dead.

Until she came swimming out of the darkness towards me.

Scales and tail shimmering.

She scooped her arms underneath mine

and helped me to the surface.

Next thing I know,

my dad was helping me back on board the boat.

My dad, either he didn't see it

or he wished he hadn't seen it,

but I knew what it was.

Everyone just knew me as the crazy man

that saw a mermaid once.

- You never saw another one again?

- No, you hear glimpses of them, stories, stuff like that.

Just like that, you don't hear from them again.

- Why?

- Well, it's the sea, isn't it?

You think of what we've been doing to the oceans

for all of these years,

the pollution, plastic waste.

It's getting worse and worse.

- So you think that-

- They've got nowhere to go, love.

Where can they go if all their homes are being destroyed?

If it were you and I

and our homes were being destroyed everywhere,

where could you go?

I might be a simple fisherman,

but I know what I saw with my own two eyes.

- So you think they're still out there?

(chuckles)

About two weeks ago, I took one of my scales from my tail

and I gave it to my mum.

- You did?

- Yeah, I did.

- All right, well, what happened?

- Nothing.

That was what was really weird,

I was expecting something to happen

and you know, it just didn't.

- Oh.

- You know that I had a biological dad,

the one who passed away?

- Yeah.

- So he was originally from a fishing town,

but he moved to London to marry my mum.

- Okay.

- Ironically, he hated the sea and water.

- Wait, are you saying that?

- Well, I think he was from...

- From the sea?

- Yeah.

- I think I'm... - Half mermaid.

Sophie too.

- Yeah.

When you and Jason were in danger, I knew I had to save you.

It's like I got the feeling you were in trouble

and just knew what to do.

- What, like some sixth sense?

- Yeah.

- Okay, so what are you planning to do?

- I'm going to go out there.

You know, see how far I can go.

- Out there?

- I have to, you know?

Shane, I have to try and tell people about the pollution

and the damage to the ocean. I have to try.

- Okay.

- I'll be back! Yeah?

And who knows, maybe I'll be back with others.

We've got to try and put a stop to it.

But I'll be back.

- I will be waiting.

(waves crashing) (triumphant music)

(gentle music)

(upbeat music)

(triumphant music)