Treasure Hunt/Transcript

(Scene shows the garage. Ginger enters in a swimsuit and armbands.)

Ginger: (shouts) It's finally summer! I want to see who can climb a tree the highest without getting scared, and ride a rollercoaster with my hands up, and do a cannonball! Lots to do, chop-chop!

Hank: You heard the man, let's get choppin'!

(Tom and Ben are busy sorting their paperwork. Several cardboard boxes are stacked in the garage.)

Tom: Guys, we can't go. We have to update all our company files. It's going to take forever.

Ginger: What? No! Don't do that on the first day of summer!

Tom: Hmm...

Ben: (cuts off Tom) No way. We've been down that road.

Tom: (sighs) This has been a long time comin'. Sorry, Ginger.

Ginger: Fine, then I'll have summer fun some other way! (throws armband, leaves, slams door)

Angela: Wow. Ginger gave up easier than usual.

Hank: Well, the kid knows a lost cause when he sees one.

Ben: Oh, cheer up! Today could bring our company big money! (hands boxes to Angela) We could find plans for an app we forgot, or an old receipt, or even phone numbers!

(Angela falls over from carrying the stack of boxes.)

Tom: (sarcastically) Yeah, Ben. This is really exciting. (looks through files) Old paper. Old bill. Treasure map. Old receipt... (stops) wait, treasure map?! (Angela gasps.)

Hank: Ooh!

(Diamonds appear in Hank's eyes.)

(Theme song plays)

(The treasure map shows a park scene.)

Angela: Why was a treasure map mixed in with your company’s old files?

Tom: I don’t know why it’s here! I mean, these files were here before we even moved in.

Hank: Well, you know what they say about treasure maps. “Where there’s treasure maps, there’s treasure!”

(Tom looks at the treasure map, pointing to various locations. He taps Ben's nose.)

Ben: Oh, no, you don’t! (grabs map) You’re not postponing our company organisation day.

(Tom grabs the treasure map.)

Tom: Look, we’re only going through all these files to get money. Well, let’s just find a big pile of it buried in the ground somewhere, right? (realizes) Wait, you’re not trying to take the map for yourself, are you?

Ben: No, I’m just saying we don’t even know if the map is real! But, if you did have a treasure adventure, you’d include me, of course, right?

Tom: Yeah, I'd better keep you close, so I can keep my eyes on you.

Ben: Oh, really.

(Tom and Ben start fighting over the map.)

Angela: (gasps) Hey! Hmm...

(Angela joins in and tries to take the map.)

Hank: Ooh! The treasure is already making you paranoid! (realizes) No one cheat me out of my share!

(Hank starts fighting over the map.)

Ginger: (enters) Sorry, I dropped one of my floaties- (gasps)

Hank: Um...

Ginger: Is that a treasure map?

Tom: Uh...

Ginger: Oh, you kicked me out of here to do work when really, you were all going on a treasure quest!

Tom: Uh, Ben?

Ben: (rolls eyes) Fine. We'll all go.

Ginger: (kicks over box) Yay!

Tom: Okay, everybody. Let's do this.

(The friends continue fighting over the map.)

Hank: (murmurs) My treasure.

(Scene cuts to the park near the tree depicted in the map.)

Ben: I'd say the map is telling us to check the top of this tree.

Angela: That was easy.

Ginger: Let's get up there! Yay! (runs to tree)