Adventure Boyz

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This magnificent castle is now officially a crime scene.

50 extremely rare and highly valuable diamonds that have

been in the Hurst family for generations have been stolen

from this high security tower right here behind me.

Police are appealing for any information that could lead towards

the arrest of these criminals or criminal involved

in this despicable crime.

Lady Hurst was unavailable for comment,

but those close to her say that she is devastated

by the loss of these gems that were handed down

to her as a child by her late mother.

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- Are your arms broken? - No.

Are your legs broken?

No.

Are you alive?

Yes.

Then let's go.

Somehow Daddy was always

there to pick us up and dust us off.

It wasn’t always like this.

- Let me give you some context. -

It was that summer when the green turned to golden brown.

We actually live in Glen Close.

It's the same name as some American movie actress,

apparently quite talented.

We've won the lottery of life' Dad says.

He says there are people starving, no water in the tap'

let alone England's greenest hills and beautiful views.

There's a saying, "You've don't

know what you've got till it's gone."

Well, I was soon going to understand what that meant.

You don't know me yet, but my name is Sam.

- - This is my brother, Jake.

Cute, they all say.

These guys are the reasons our parents

invented neighborhood watch, dodgy.

This guy, I've got a four letter word for him.

Actually, it's five letters.

I was never that good at spelling.

We'll come back to them. You yell if you see them around.

This is my mom,

that's my school.

My mom is the sensible one.

That's a good quality for a mommy.

Daddy, however, is a bit different.

He's a speedway racer.

Mommy thinks he should stop' but he loves it too much.

You know, these speedway bikes don't even have brakes.

The only breaks are your bones, Mom says.

He used to be a champ,

but that was long before we came along.

It's been so long since he's won,

his trophies are gathering dust.

Something happened with Mommy and Daddy.

I don't know what exactly, but grownups are funny.

Everything is a military operation to him.

He even cuts the hedge like he's on a mission.

He has a machine in the garage,

but he insists on using these big green scissors.

He treats everything as exercise and a test of precision.

He's got this crazy American car.

- - He loves that car.

Mom says he loves it more than her.

Dad seems obsessed with America.

He met Mom there and they drove

around America in this big old car.

Apparently, I was made in the back seat or something,

but I really don't want to talk about that.

Apparently it's the exact car that was used

in some American movie, staring Clive Eastman or something,

but I can't quite remember its name.

It's Clint, Clint Eastwood,

and he's the finest movie star who ever lived.

And because of his movies, he'll always live.

It's so precious, he won't even drive it.

He's a bit of a joker.

He used to set traps with string and stuff like that.

- Seriously? - Hmm.

One Halloween' he pulled this gag.

Why don't we go to the park?

Oh, Jake, I'm sorry.

It's just a silly mask, okay?

- Just a silly mask. -

I'm so sorry.

Jake cried for hours.

That morning before it all happened'

a bird circled the house.

I should have known it was a sign.

Apparently these signs are everywhere'

if only we knew where to look.

So, Mom's off back to America.

Oh, bye, boys.

- You be good for Daddy, okay? - Okay.

This is the moment Daddy should have stopped

Mommy leaving, but he didn't.

I love you guys.

- Come on. - They think we don't notice

the looks they give each other behind our backs,

but we do.

I've become something of a lip reading expert.

A skill I had no ambition to acquire'

but it was going to prove more of a lifesaver

than I ever could have imagined.

So, it's Dad's big race in less than a week.

Mom normally does all the kid stuff,

so she thinks leaving us with him

will stop Dad practicing for his race.

But I don't think she knows that man as well as she thinks.

Ladies and gentlemen,

good afternoon and welcome to Arlington Stadium.

An afternoon of fun, thrills and speedway.

But of course, we have to welcome our resident champion,

the one and only Kevin Jenkins!

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Everyone loved this new champ, but I think

he loved himself just a little too much.

Come on. Come on!

And as usual, he won again.

Dad says it's just about the taking part.

But I could see something was breaking his heart.

Shouldn't you be at home changing diapers

or whatever it is daddies do?

I came second, didn't I?

You think second is winning, huh?

What is your problem?

It's a young man's game.

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Go and do something important, Daddy.

My dad used to have sponsors.

There was interviews on TV and everything,

but guess who gets all that now?

Look at all of these landscapes,

and America is so huge, you know, England would fit

into one of these states and there are 50 of them.

Can you imagine the biking we could do?

You know that man at the stadium?

Yeah.

Why was he being mean to you?

Ah, don't worry about him.

Some people are just like that.

Why didn't you do anything?

Like what, hit him?

Mm.

You can't just go around hitting people.

Violence is almost never the answer,

unless we're talking about an absolute bully.

Are you allowed to hit a bully?

Well, not officially.

I mean... don't tell your mom I ever said this,

definitely don't tell any teachers,

but if there's a really nasty piece of work

and you've tried everything else,

there's really only one way to stop them.

But you have to do it right.

Tell us.

Right there, straight on those nose

with everything you've got.

It doesn't matter how big you are,

a whack to the nose and you're down.

But I didn't tell you that.

Goodnight, boys.

- - Come on' it's the finals, Lucy,

you know that.

But it's so dangerous.

I miss you.

Same here, okay?

I miss you, too, but I need to race on Saturday.

It's what I've been building up to.

Besides, it's good for the boys

to see some healthy competition.

Healthy?

It's noisy and it stinks!