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Sparks fly when Tee recruits Jody to help her and Carmen win a street dance competition. But who's more out of their depth - Carmen, or Jody?

Kazima gets news from her father in Denmark - he's living there and wants Kazima to join him. The decision is easy for Kazima to make as she enthusiastically prepares to leave.

Johnny and Tee have very different reactions when their mum arrives at the Dumping Ground.

Kazima's kindness is put to the test when she meets a troubled homeless teenager. After a bump to the head, Floss believes she has magical powers.

Tee gets a taste of what life outside care might be like when she goes for her first college interview, but her day does not go according to plan.

There is a shock in store for Ryan when his sister Chloe comes to the Dumping Ground. They share a traumatic secret in their past.

A very long night ensues when two opposing Dumping Ground teams take up a bizarre telly challenge.

Things start disappearing on Carmen and Tee's last day at the Dumping Ground. Some of the residents decide to track down the thief - but they're not the ones who catch them.

When Frank finds himself in need of help, will the Dumping Ground residents come to the rescue?

The DG residents are excited about the prospect of going camping, so why is Ryan so anxious to sabotage it? Chloe stands by her brother, but soon discovers that she and Ryan have quite different ideas about loyalty.

When Johnny tackles a mugger, he discovers hidden talents that point to a possible new future for him.

Floss meets some prospective parents and Rick and Carmen's friendship might reach breaking point...

A moment in the limelight beckons for Floss when she wins a part in a commercial. However, acting with her on-screen mother scares her and stage fright sets in. The YP begin to pressure Mike into wanting to use their birthday money now rather than wait. Mike isn't keen to comply so instead sets a Dragons' Den-style challenge to propose ideas to invest, with him and Finn acting as dragons.

Sasha and Bailey ally to save Dexter. Bailey is given a life-changing choice.

New boy Sammy starts to get on people's nerves, and Tyler steps in to defend him. Grateful Sammy is determined to impress his new friend.

Lily has some news that she must break to Carmen - but she knows it will test their friendship to the core.

Mo is the Dumping Ground’s new eccentric resident and everyone thinks he’s a bit strange, especially Tyler - who has to share a room with him. Tee takes pity on him and helps him with his arty creations, but poor Mo has never had a real friend before and it’s not long before Tee starts to feel suffocated. Mo can’t take a hint and pushes Tee right to her limit, with dangerous consequences.

Jody finds out that following your heart can lead to danger - will her friends be able to save her? Meanwhile, Ryan confesses his darkest secret.

"Home Alone" is the first episode of the first series of the British children's television series, The Dumping Ground. It originally aired as a two-part episode on CBBC in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2013. It aired with "Liberty in the DG" resulting in the joint episode episode being titled "Freedom". The episode was written by Elly Brewer, who has previously written episodes for the previous series, Tracy Beaker Returns. The episode was directed by Craig Lines and Louise Sutton served as the producer.

Mo's convinced that there are aliens in the neighbourhood - and when he finds a prime suspect, he's determined to prove his sceptical friends wrong.

Dexter is in deep trouble. Can Bailey and Sasha find a way to help him out? Bailey faces a life-changing choice and the Dumping Ground discover first impressions do matter when they meet the neighbours from hell.

Kazima is shocked when Alex returns desperate for help. Kazima's reluctant to help at first sees that George is ill so she agrees to take him in and hides him in the attic.

After getting bad exam results Frank denounces school and gets a job in the local café. He develops a full-blown crush on the waitress, Jade, and when she introduces him to a psychic medium it seems like Frank has finally found some answers about his future. But his Dumping Ground friends worry that he’s been taken for a ride.

It's the Dumping Ground annual trip out and the Young People finds themselves living like Edwardians for the day in the country estate, to learn about history by experiencing it. Resentment and tensions build as they split off into servants and masters, and soon boundaries between real life and make-believe become very blurred. A class war begins between the slaves and the Earl, Johnny, who begins to take his power way too seriously. Meanwhile, Elektra knows a secret...

Election fever strikes the Dumping Ground as Tyler and Floss battle it out over a place on a forum for children in care.

When the police turn up at Elm Tree House looking for Faith, wicked whispers fly. But Faith won’t give anything away, preferring to focus on her training for a charity run. The Young People are shocked to learn the brutal truth and rally round to support Faith, while the new girl in the house, Floss, wonders where on Earth she’s been dumped.

Upset by a surprise her mum springs on her, Sasha asks to be put up for fostering - but she's shocked when she learns a couple want to adopt her. Are they the fit she's hoping for?

Sasha turns P.I. when a parcel disappears but the quest for justice uncovers unpleasant truths.

Kazima, Ryan, and Joseph are tasked with staying behind to exchange an old wardrobe for a new one. When the wardrobe is delivered, they soon get more than they bargained for.

Dexter's desire to be with Bailey puts him at odds with Sasha and a former Football Academy rival, Roddy.

Mike is still away, Gina is in hospital and now food and money is in short supply, and the Young People start to turn on each other. Elektra is convinced Mike wants to get rid of her and so has created an escape route out of the Dumping Ground for herself. To protect her plan Elektra tries to capitalise on the fractures within the group and when Johnny crosses her she is forced to take drastic action.

A classic Tyler practical joke backfires, causing irreparable damage and Tyler is forced to re-evaluate himself; maybe it’s time he grew up. Without his comedy to fall back on, he finds himself in a dark and scary place. It’s up to his friends to try their best to convince him to be himself but will they succeed? Lily, Carmen and Tee fall out at an unsupervised sleepover at Lily’s flat.

When young Bailey Wharton is found living on his own, he is summarily placed in the Dumping Ground where his arrival has quite an impact on the rest of the residents.

Bailey's dreaming big with his pet care business, and when he joins forces with a friendly rival in a Young Entrepreneur competition, he thinks his chances of success will increase. But business and pleasure don't necessarily mix.

Tyler discovers his dreams don't match reality when he has a work experience day at a radio station. Hoping to uncover crime, Tyler finds he's nothing more than an office dogsbody. But his nagging wins out and he plunges into a murky world of dodgy developers, bullying and broken gnomes, but he learns a harsh lesson not to jump to judgement about a story before he hears both sides. Back at Ashdene Ridge, Finn has an encounter with a 'hobgoblin' and Chloe unwittingly puts herself forward to speak at a local meeting to save the skate park. Her opposition? The DG's nightmare neighbour, Mr Umbleby.

Jody is back with her family and on the surface all seems well, but when she turns up at the Dumping Ground with a bag full of swag it’s clear that her brother, Kingsley, has been out stealing. When Kingsley comes to collect her, terrified Jody is forced to return home. So it’s up to a worried Carmen to mount a rescue mission for her friend.