The Missing

You asked for strawberry.

I wanted chocolate.

Please!

Please!

Please, Mummy!

Mummy, please!

- But you said! - How old are you?

13.

Sorry. I have a son his age.

No, no. It's fine.

Hi, there, I can't come to the phone,

but please leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can.

It's me.

I hope you're well.

Well, I heard the news, so...I suppose you are.

Er...I came back.

Same room, everything.

TV still doesn't work.

Anyway, I'm here.

I thought you should know why.

I've found something.

The players are arriving on the pitch

for this new World Cup game between France and Brazil.

Let us hope that our team does as well as it did in 1998. Whoo!

We remember the two goals scored by Zidane,

-Barthez jumping over Ronaldo... -Hi, how's it going?

...and the famous song: Et un, et deux, et trois-zéro.

And tonight, we're hoping for the same result on the football pitch.

What are you drawing, Olly?

- It's Daddy! - Shall we show him?

No, not again!

Why do you always draw me with such big ears? I don't have big ears, do I?

It's you. It's Daddy Big Ears!

My ears aren't really that big, are they?

Huge.

Already?

I'll be quick.

I know, I know.

No work this side of the Channel. Deal?

Deal.

Try again?

How long...

How long for the car?

- Uh... - One hour?

No, a day or two.

One day, maybe two.

Oh, bloody hell!

Erm...bit of a change of plan.

Come and help me with the bags.

Is there a hotel around here?

A hotel...

The closest hotel is Hôtel l'Eden.

First floor, second door on your left.

Have a nice stay. Goodbye.

Hello...

Hello. Erm...do you speak English?

Yes, hello.

Have you got any rooms?

- We have one room... - Great, we'll take it.

The television does not work, I'm afraid.

Oh, that's fine.

I would prefer it if you said you must have one so I could give you this one.

What are you saying?

The World Cup is all he thinks about.

Fancy your chances?

- Er...what? - France against Brazil. France?

Ah, yes, good. Good.

Don't be late for your appointment.

Say hello to Mr Foxy!

These are the keys, please, Mr Fox.

- Thank you. - That's a nice little fox.

I'll bring the fold-out bed for the little one a bit later.

What's the number, Olly?

- Seven! - Seven.

I've found it!

- Yeah! - O-ho!

Wow!

Ooh, it's very big. It's quite a big room.

Good, yeah, I'll get the bags.

Have you seen this boy? This young person?

No, I haven't.

Can I ask you if you've seen this young person?

-No. -Have you seen this young man?

-Have you seen this young man? -No.

Another one of those, please.

Excuse me! Have you seen this young man?

Hi. Let me show you this here. No?

Get off! Let go!

Have you seen this boy here?

Look at the photo, will you?

Mr Hughes?

Laurence!

It's a been a long time. Last time I saw you was...

Tony...we have had some calls about you.

- Look... - Complaints.

You are bothering people, you understand?

We have to address these things. And you being here, it's not...

No, I understand. You're doing your job.

Will you stop this?

No, OK, yeah. I'll stop.

Show me this picture.

That's the scarf Olly was wearing when he went missing.

This boy was in Châlons. Do you recognise him?

No.

I'm sorry, I...

You should go home, Tony.

Yeah, I know, I will.

Ohh!

- How are they? - The colony is well under weight.

I was off on the flow. They need syrup and water.

You should never have built that hive.

You're not a carpenter, my love.

Hello? This is Julien Baptiste.

Laurence! How's it going?

Right.

Thanks for letting me know. Goodbye.

Tony Hughes has gone back to Châlons du Bois.

Why?

He thinks he's found something.

Laurence says he's being a nuisance, a drunk.

Nobody wants him there.

I can't imagine why.

My honey bees will only survive the winter if they think there is still a nectar flow.

To live through this cold, they must believe the world outside the hive is warm,

that there is food, that nothing has changed.

Tony is in Châlons du Bois because there, he can believe that his son is not gone,

and that somewhere he is now 13 years old and...

..playing football and starting to think about girls.

You're not thinking about seeing him, are you?

Hey.

Don't worry.

What's happening to you?

Give me a "bise".

I'm ready.

Mmm!

It's that one! That's the one, 100 per cent.

No!

- The expensive one's the other one? - Correct.

You liar, you're just being a cheapskate!

Yeah, cos 15 grand's not enough to spend on your day?

We'll just have to blindfold all our guests.

Hm, interesting!

Oh, look, I found your phone.

Oh, my hero.

Fell into one of the boxes.

It's me. I hope you're well.

Well, I heard the news, so...I suppose you are.

I came back.

Same room, everything.

TV still doesn't work.

Anyway, I'm here.

I thought you should know why.

I've found something.

So er...

Sorry, what, the car is...fixed?

Fixé?

France is facing Brazil in the World Cup.

OK. Thank you.

Let us hope that our team does as well as it did in 1998.

We remember the two goals scored by Zidane...

And that one is, "I want to swim..."

All done. Car's fixed.

Great. What was it?

He explained it mostly in French but I wouldn't have understood it in English.

- Swimming tomorrow, Olly. - Swimming now!

- Where? - Now?

It's a bit late, love, it's way past your bedtime.

Ooh, there is a pool there.

Please?

But we'd have to go all the way back to the hotel to get your trunks. There's plenty of holiday left.

Ple-ease!

Ple-ease.

- Swimming it is, sir. - Yay!

All right, absolutely no longer than half an hour, you two.

All right?

I'm sinking. Isn't it brilliant?

- One more, one more! - One more, last one.

One, two...

Whoa!

You all right?

I'm thirsty.

"Oh, I'm thirsty!

Oh, I'm thirsty!" Come on, we'll get you out.

What would you like to drink?

I think a cup of...

Hm, I know, some hot butter?

No!

It's delicious, I'm telling you.

- What about some frogs' legs? - No!

Stop being silly, Daddy!

Gah!

Give me your hand.

Handy, handy. Need your hand.

Another replay of Zidane's rainbow kick!

Another great performance!

One beer, one lemonade.

...Henry picks up the ball, side-foots it,

and then... Goal!

Olly?

Olly?