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Typical Matron! Why must she be so strict?

My cold's practically gone, I've only sneezed once this morning.

I'm sorry.

Nothing gets past Matron.

Another day cooped up in here.

I was so looking forward to the trip and seeing Felicity.

Felicity!

Please, Mary-Lou, I feel fine!

I'm sure I can still go to the theatre!

You heard Matron, straight to bed.

I'll bring you a blanket.

SNIFFING The cold's got you too?

It's rotten timing.

I'm sorry you can't go to the theatre with the rest of the school.

There'll be other trips.

I wish I could help more.

Feel better soon, girls.

At least we're all here together...

Perhaps we can have some fun.

How much fun can we have in the San?

Matron will be back any minute.

Don't worry...

I'll think of something.

Miss Grayling, I thought I could stay back with the girls.

I'm happy to look after them.

Wonderful.

Matron will be delighted to attend the theatre.

I'll tell her "Miss Linnet" is in charge...

Thank you, Miss Grayling.

I won't let you down.

SHE SCREAMS

We are Malory Towers!

Everyone's gone.

Now we just need a Matron decoy...

Surprise! June, why are you out of bed?

She was getting me some water.

Did you forget something?

Change of plans! Miss Grayling has entrusted me to stay behind.

So it'll just be the four of us in the school?

Don't worry. I'll only be in the Art room and I'll come

and check on you every hour.

Don't feel you need to take care of us.

We'll be good as gold. Yes.

Sleeping like babies!

Rest up.

I have an art project to finish, but I'll pop by at 3 o'clock.

Hurrah! I'll take Miss Linnet baby-sitting over Matron's any day!

I'm going to the stables.

Really? We only have an hour before Mary-Lou comes back.

I'll be back before then.

I promise.

This calls for a feast, some tuck to feed your cold!

Don't let Mary-Lou see you. You're supposed to be

recovering from a fever!

Hello, boy, I've missed you so much.

I missed you too.

Fred, I was talking to Merrylegs!

I know. It has been a while, though.

I've not been very well.

This is the first time in a week I've seen the outside...

..and my darling boy!

Sorry to hear that. You look good, though.

You don't look poorly, I mean.

I'm pretty much better.

Plus riding is the best medicine.

Yeah. Nothing beats riding.

What if we go together? We can take turns on Merrylegs.

Oh, no, I didn't mean...

Come on! What's the point of mucking out if you can't ride?

That's the best bit!

Um...

You're first! I insist.

All right... If you say so.

Come on, boy.

Merrylegs, off we go, nice and easy.

Here, Fred, you take him.

Whoa! Steady, boy, steady! Merrylegs!

Merrylegs!

What happened?!

Right... I've always wanted to but I've never

actually sat on a pony before. You should've said.

There's a beginner's trick.

Try again, I'll lift this leg up.

Three, two, one!

I'm up!

All set?

Yeah.

Walk, Merrylegs!

BUMPING AND BANGING

Hello?

Who's that?

Are you all right?

Wait!

"Good afternoon, girls.

"I'm your new form tutor, Miss Linnet."

"Good afternoon, girls.

"I am your new form tutor, Miss Linnet."

Hmm...

"Miss Linnet..."

What are you doing?

Look, I snaffled these jam buns from the post-trip tea!

There was another girl here just now.

Huh? Who?

I couldn't see her face,

but she ran away like I'd caught her doing something wrong.

No-one is here apart from Clarissa or Mary-Lou.

Maybe it was one of them?

She had blonde hair, a bit like Clarissa's,

but...she was taller, probably a sixth-former.

Maybe you're delirious?

I'm not that ill! I really think she was up to something.

Let's go and look for her.

All right. Mystery girl, we're coming to find you.

Perhaps she's in the classroom?

No. Not here.

School is so spooky when it's empty.

She has to be here somewhere.

Dorms, common rooms, classrooms...

What have we missed?

Boo! What if it was a ghost you saw?

A Malory Towers girl...

..stuck here forever and ever...

Woo!

Well, she ran out the door, she didn't walk through it!

We have half an hour before Mary-Lou comes back.

What about the changing rooms?

Come on, boy, walk on.

Easy, isn't it? Like riding a bike, except hairy and slow.

Does he go any faster?

Sounds like you're ready to trot.

Tighten your reins and squeeze him with your legs.

All right...

Tighten and squeeze.

Go on, boy!

Hold on!

It might be a little bit... Whoa!

..bouncy!

My teeth are going to fall out!

Stand up and down in your saddle! Match his rhythm!

Er, I'm doing it!

Um, how do I stop?!

Hold on, Fred! Pull on his reins.

Whoa.

That's it!

Stop, Merrylegs!

Whoa, boy.

I thought I was a goner! I might take a little break...

Erm, how do I...

Maybe I'll just stay up here.

Lean forwards, lift that leg over,

and let yourself down.

I should probably be getting back.

It's getting late. Want to split? You can have half if you want.

It's cheese and pickle.

All I've had for days is chicken soup.

Yes, please.

HORSE SNORTS Stop, Merrylegs!

Ten minutes till we have to be back in the San.

This is fun, but I've already been trapped for days,

the last thing I want is detention. BUMPING

What was that sound?

I'm not falling for it!

No, I'm serious. I heard something.

It's her!

It's just Mary-Lou.

Mary-Lou!

BUMPING

Hello?

Is anyone there?

Miss Linnet, you are imagining things.

That was too close.

We have to get back. Now.

BUMPING

Quick or she'll see us!

That was not Mary-Lou. Hurry or we'll never catch her.

Where did she go?

Miss Grayling's study.

It's locked.

Let's try the other door.

This one's locked too.

I can see her!

Who are you?

She's snooping around, looking for something!

You were right.

It's not your imagination, it's not Clarissa or Mary-Lou.

Well, who is it, then? I can't tell.

She's trying to get into the cabinet.

Wait here!

THEY GIGGLE

Ron always makes fun of me for not knowing how to ride.

Older brothers are the worst.

Teddy's always teasing me.

You just have to get 'em back.

I tease Ron for his crush on Gwen.

Ron likes Gwen?!

He's always talking about her.

Fred...

..are you sweet on anyone?

Me? Er, no...

Are you?

No! Definitely not.

I should be getting back.

Mary-Lou will be checking up on us soon.

Please could you take Merrylegs back to the stables?

Course. Thanks for the lesson.

We can do it again, practice makes perfect.

Come on, Merrylegs, let's ride back.

HORSE WHINNIES

Argh!

Merrylegs! Merrylegs, come back!

Merrylegs, I've got some sweet green grass for you!

I can't tell her I've lost you!

What am I going to do now?

June, Clarissa, Felicity?

Ginger biscuits, my great-granny's cure for a...cold.

I should've known. MUSIC PLAYS

CLICKS FINGERS

SWITCHES OFF MUSIC

Come on!

If I can just push the key...

It worked!

She was right here a minute ago.

The window. We were so close!

She must have something bad to hide if she climbed out of the window.

What? Worse than sneaking into Miss Grayling's study?

What do you think she wants?

Quick! We might still find her outside.

Clarissa!

Mary-Lou...

Were you out at the stables when you have a cold?

You were under orders to stay in bed.

I wasn't riding...

I trusted you.

I'm sorry, Mary-Lou.

I was really desperate to see Merrylegs.

At least you're not hurt or lost.

Where are June and Felicity?

I left them in the San.

I'm the only one who sneaked out.

I saw the empty beds.

Be honest.

I can overlook this, I just need you all back in the San now.

I really don't know where they are.

Well, I need to find them, then, before everyone gets back!

I can help you look. It's my responsibility.

You're to stay in the San.

And no more Merrylegs, do you understand?

Yes, Mary-Lou...

So she came out of the window here...

Which way do you think she went?

Clarissa?

What are you doing here? Boys aren't allowed in school!

What if Mary-Lou sees you?

It's an emergency! I'm so sorry...

Merrylegs, he ran away!

What? I tried to ride him again and I fell off. He escaped,

I couldn't catch him up!

Are you hurt?

I'm fine! I just need help getting him back.

Merrylegs always thinks with his stomach.

He's probably in the orchard.

Come on.

Felicity! June!

Clarissa!

I see how it is!

Felicity Rivers and June Johns!

Mary-Lou! We can explain! I don't want to hear it!

I'm so disappointed in all of you.

Back to the San. Right now.

You don't understand... Someone else stayed behind...

She broke into Miss Grayling's study! I said back to the...

What?! What about Miss Grayling's study?

We saw her in there, she had locked the doors...

When she heard us coming in, she escaped through the window.

You were in Miss Grayling's study? Oh, no, no, no, no...

We were only trying to catch her!

Someone bunked off the trip! Another girl I need to find!

And a potential thief?! Think.

What would Miss Linnet do?

I saw her trying to get into this cabinet.

This drawer's been opened.

What if she was looking for the key?

Don't look inside.

These are Miss Grayling's private things.

Come on.

Or maybe she was trying to get into the cabinet,

but she ran out of time because she heard...

SNEEZES

This isn't funny! If this is a prank, tell me now!

We shouldn't even be in here!

It's not a prank.

She was here.

So this girl, you first saw her in the San...

What was she doing?

Felicity was the one who saw her. I was out getting jam buns.

Jam buns?

Er, I didn't pop out for long, I had to brighten up our day somehow.

Disobeying orders, sneaking off and stealing food

when you're supposed to be recovering...

I didn't steal anything, I just...

..got ours early...

Making up stories and leading me on a wild goose chase!

We're not fibbing about the girl, there really was someone in there.

Well, clearly, I'm just a laughing stock! A failure of a teacher!

Mary-Lou, that's not true. Of course you're not.

Look, the bus will be returning soon.

I need to round up Clarissa.

Just go.

Merrylegs! Merrylegs!

Look, hoof prints.

This isn't right!

He wouldn't just run away, something must have spooked him!

This is all my fault.

I just wish you did what I asked...

Leave me alone, Fred.

What did you say?

HORSE SNORTS

Merrylegs! Where have you been, boy?

He's blowing...

..and his coat's all shiny, like someone's ridden him.

It wasn't me, I...

I fell off.

Someone's ridden you...

But who?

Right. I need to head back to the San.

Can I trust him with you, Fred?

Of course. I'm so sorry, I never meant for any of this.

Clarissa Carter.

I would never have expected this from you.

Merrylegs went missing! I had to go look for him!

Riding again right after you promised you wouldn't.

Nobody listens to Miss Linnet.

But I didn't ride Merrylegs anywhere...

I saw a girl in Malory Towers uniform galloping into the woods.

I'm not a complete fool.

So someone did ride him! But, Mary-Lou, it wasn't me, I swear.

She's telling the truth.

And it was my fault she had to go looking for Merrylegs

in the first place.

I know what I saw, I...

Clarissa, come with me.

Thanks for having my back.

Maybe I can make it up to you?

We could go for ice cream at the weekend?

Clarissa, I mean it!

Maybe.

If I'm not in lifelong detention.

I didn't recognise her...

Well, I didn't see her face.

She was a lot taller than the rest of the sixth form, though.

Clarissa!

Mary-Lou.

We were just going to bed.

The bus will be here any minute.

I will tell Miss Grayling about the mystery girl,

and she can decide what to make of it.

Thank you. Please don't tell her about me sneaking out

to get the buns...

We're really sorry about today.

Yes. I'm sorry too.

But please stay in your beds from now on.

We will.

Someone was riding Merrylegs!

A Malory Towers girl, but I don't know who.

Our mystery girl!

Everything appears to be in order.

No signs of forced entry...

..and I very well may have left the window open.

What do you think, Mary-Lou?

It could be a tall tale, a trick on Miss Linnet,

but, at the same time, I...

Yes?

An "intruder",

a break-in - it's a bit extreme for a prank or a cover story.

It certainly isn't one I've heard before...

Then there's the girl riding Clarissa's pony...

I can't make sense of it.

They said they saw the girl trying to get into that cabinet.

That cabinet?

This year's exam papers, my personal post

and my grandfather's chess set.

Everything is just as I left it.

Maybe they really were pulling my leg.

I'll get Matron to have a word.

I'm sorry to have wasted your time today.

I've let myself down and I've let you down.

No, no. You were right to inform me.

SHE SNEEZES

I think I'm coming down with that cold...

..and I still have an Art project to finish.

I find, Miss Linnet, after a day in charge of unruly girls,

a cup of cocoa and an early night sets things right for us teachers.

Something doesn't add up.

Right here is where I saw her.

This hanger falling, it could be what woke me up.

So she got a dress from that railing outside

and then she came in here to get changed?

That's the least strange thing I've heard all day.

Wait...

She ran out that door...

..but what if she came in through that door?

From outside?

Yes.

What if she didn't just sneak into Miss Grayling's study,

she sneaked into the school?

Stole a dress as a disguise!

Because she's not a Malory Towers girl!

She's just pretending to be one!

But why would a stranger break into our school?

And take a ride on Merrylegs? What might they be after?

I don't know, but she knew we were onto her.

She ran away before she could get whatever it is she wants.

Which means,

she might come back.