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SHE SINGS TO HERSELF

To guide us...

No! What happened? Look.

My pen. What happened? Did you step on it? No! I...

I, I came in to get my things and I...

But I...

I know I put it in my desk yesterday after class.

Well, then someone must have taken it out last night or this morning

and... What a mean trick.

That's a nice bit of spite for you.

Oh, Mary-Lou, I'm so sorry. Somebody wanted to hurt you, Mary-Lou.

It can't have been deliberate.

I'm afraid it was.

That's the pattern on the bottom of our plimsolls.

Somebody stamped on it. But who would do that?

Anyone could have come into the classroom.

We'll never find out for sure. Oh, yes, we will.

Whoever it is will have violet ink on their shoes. You're right.

Find the others and tell everyone to meet in the changing rooms.

We need to get to the bottom of this straight away.

PIANO KEYS CLASH

Sorry. Oh!

Give that back, nosey parker. What a stupid place to ride a bicycle. Oh!

How to cast a cloud over the last day of term.

Until all of this, I didn't even want to go home.

At least you can.

Betty's people can't have me these holidays,

I'm stuck with Matron all summer. Then come visit.

Mother said I could invite a special friend. Seriously?

That would be ace.

Are we all here?

I've just heard the summons. What's going on?

Gracious, Mary-Lou, isn't that your special pen?

Someone stamped in it. What a beastly thing to do.

What girl here would behave like that?

Well, that's exactly what we're going to find out.

We're going to have to examine everyone's shoes.

Check mine first if you like.

Thanks, but it's the plimsolls we need.

Let's check your cubby first.

You're clear, Gwen. Let's see the rest.

Thanks, Emily.

Darrell!

Here's the proof.

I don't believe it. Let me see those.

Darrell Rivers.

What? Well, well.

Who would have guessed it was our straightforward Darrell?

But it wasn't me.

Honestly, girls, Matron's waiting in the dorm.

Your trunk should have been packed by now.

What are you doing hiding in here?

Alicia.

Alicia!

Why did she walk away? She's meant to be my friend.

She'll stand by you.

I know you would never do something like this.

Someone has framed you.

And we're going to find out who.

MATRON SNORES

Gwen, you've got a...

..a cobweb in your hair. What?

Ugh! Is it gone? Yes.

Poor Gwen.

Matron? Wah!

Really?

The girls need their confiscated tuck.

Not that they deserve it.

Oh, my hamper. We stole back all the tuck for the feast.

She's going to make my summer unbearable

when she finds the basket empty.

There you are. We've decided.

We're going to hold a class court at lunch

and take a vote on how to proceed.

Music. We're supposed to be practising for the final assembly.

Mary-Lou...

Please, you must believe me. You know I would never do this to you.

Stop bullying poor Mary-Lou. I'm not.

We're friends. You don't know what friendship is.

Come with me, Mary-Lou.

Oh, my stars.

What happened with all that tuck, Matron? Gone.

Mice? Girls.

One in particular

by the name of Alicia Johns.

Isn't she staying with us all summer?

Mary-Lou. Your solo.

Come on, it's your moment.

Mary-Lou.

Hm?

One, two, three.

I...

Oh, I can't sing when I'm upset, I just can't.

WHISPERS: Whoever destroyed her pen destroyed her confidence too.

Can't we give the solo to someone else, Irene?

Emily's got the range. EMILY COUGHS

You can't let this pen business get in the way of her new-found

confidence.

Oh! Emily can't sing.

She's... She's got a sore throat. EMILY COUGHS

Courage. We need you.

Mary-Lou, buck up, you know you can do it.

You're such a bully, Darrell Rivers.

Piling the pressure on poor Mary-Lou.

She's clearly not up to it.

Thanks, Gwen. Now what?

You know whoever smashed the pen,

it's not really Mary-Lou they're after.

It's you. But who and why?

Gwen. She's had it in for you the whole term.

She's the only who's really doing the blaming.

Even if you're right, it's my word against hers,

and my plimsolls are covered in ink.

But we know you didn't smash the pen.

So the real shoes that smashed it must still be somewhere.

BIRDSONG

Yes!

Everyone, quiet down. We have an hour before final assembly.

The plimsolls in Gwen's locker, they weren't hers. Look.

Josie Lucas.

Oh, I know her.

COUGHS

HOARSELY: She's... She's a third year.

I lost my plimsolls weeks ago.

I borrowed them from lost property. We've all done it.

I'm afraid these don't prove anything.

THEY ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER

Order. Silence.

Who's speaking first? I will.

Mary-Lou's too scared.

And I don't blame her. Scared of what? You.

And your beastly temper.

This pen smashing is all part of a campaign Darrell's

been waging for quite some time.

Of course it's not.

Campaign for what?

The spiders is Mary-Lou's desk, her tennis racket strings cut.

Her clothes put in a filthy bucket of water.

You hated it when Mary-Lou rescued you from drowning.

It made you look a fool. This is your revenge.

Darrell's not the sort to take revenge. No, but she is a hot head.

She's fiery, not scheming.

We all know what you're like. You pushed a teacher down the stairs.

That's not fair! It wasn't like that. You slapped me at the pool,

just like you'd love to now. You should be in a remedial school.

It's not true! It's not true! See?

The Rivers temper strikes again.

True colours revealed.

The truth is, I'm scared of you too, Darrell Rivers.

I don't feel safe in a school with you in it.

And I know I'm not the only one.

CHATTERING OUTSIDE

We can prove Gwen's swimming pool story isn't true.

Explain how we planned the rescue to give her confidence.

Alicia will back you up.

Then Mary-Lou will know it's a sham.

It would destroy her confidence even more.

I am not going to do that to her.

Come on, where's your temper when we need it? Keep fighting.

DARRELL SIGHS

You all right, Darrell?

Smile.

It might never happen. But it has happened.

My father's going to be so disappointed in me.

I've messed everything up and...

And I think I'm about to be asked to leave.

What did you do? Nothing this time but...

..I can't prove I didn't do any of the things they've accused me of

and nearly all the people that I thought were my friends

believe the other girl, not me. Then they're idiots. I'm the idiot.

I keep making the same mistakes and now no-one trusts me.

Which girl is it?

Pointing the finger?

Gwen.

The one who was horrid before.

Blonde, pretty, hates sport, water and... Spiders.

What? She made me catch a spider for her.

A couple of weeks back.

Ron, thank you. That's more helpful than you'll ever know.

Darrell. There you are. We were waiting.

Everything Gwen's accused me of I didn't do, but I know who did.

Gwendoline herself.

But I'm Mary-Lou's best friend.

Well, then, why put a spider in her desk? That was you.

Revenge for smashing your picture frame.

Don't lie.

Ron told me he caught that spider for you. I hate spiders.

I couldn't bear a cobweb in my hair.

You know I could never have put a spider anywhere.

Tell them. Enough!

We've run out of time and we've heard both sides of the story.

Now we vote.

Mary-Lou, stand up here, please.

Mary-Lou.

Mary-Lou?

Those who think that Darrell is guilty,

stand on this side of the room, please.

Those who think she's innocent...

..stand on this side of the room, please.

Sorry, Darrell, but you do have a temper

and it is your shoe.

Ron!

Ron!

Ron? Oh!

Sorry. Sorry, sorry.

I thought you wanted to see me. I did, I just...

Look at this.

Gwen, the girl who caught the spider,

was she out here again this morning? Yeah.

She and her kit bag sent me flying. Her kit bag? Oh, my word.

Could you possibly tell me whereabouts she found that spider?

Come on.

It's even. Alicia...

..where do you stand?

You're meant to be my friend.

The evidence is there.

And I'm starting to believe you're capable of anything

when you're angry.

I'm sorry.

That's three for Darrell, but four against.

Darrell, come with me to Miss Grayling's office.

And Gwen, you'd better come along too.

Do you think she'll be expelled? I hope so.

Anyone with a temper like that doesn't deserve to

be at Malory Towers. You know what?

If you all think I'm as mean as that, maybe I want to leave anyway.

Spiders galore.

What size are you looking for?

Big? Little?

About a size three.

Plimsolls. Ron?

I'm going to get in trouble if I don't get on.

It's all right, you go.

MARY-LOU SHRIEKS LOUDLY

Come in.

So sorry, Miss Grayling, we need an urgent word

before we start assembly. One moment.

Look! Look!

Look what I found.

They're Gwen's.

So, Gwen's the pen smasher.

She hid her shoes and borrowed Josie's to cover up.

Don't we still just have two pairs of shoes with ink on them?

There's still two possible culprits.

Hang on a tick, the shoes tell the story.

Emily, I thought you'd lost your voice.

Yes, and I'll lose it again right after this.

Someone has poured ink over the sole upside-down.

The ink drips up - that couldn't possibly happen

if you stamp on something.

Look here, this shoe has stamped on something.

You can tell by the ink splashes.

You kept those skills quiet.

It's her name.

Are you sure they're Gwen's?

Gwendoline Mary Lacey.

Katherine! Katherine!

We've uncovered new evidence. It's a bit late for that.

This changes everything.

The pen smasher isn't Darrell.

No, it's Gwendoline.

What? It's not.

Really?

The only person who deserves to be expelled for this is you.

Goodness, girls, shouldn't you all be in the dining hall?

Gwendoline, what has happened? I'm so sorry, Miss Grayling,

we've had a rather unfortunate end-of-term drama...

And we thought we needed your help

but we've sorted it out ourselves, and we're sorry if we bothered you.

Happy end of term, Miss Grayling.

ALL OVER EACH OTHER: Happy end of term, Miss Grayling.

Happy end of term, girls.

See you at assembly.

Gwendoline, how could you have been so deceitful?

I'm so sorry, Darrell. Me too.

And me.

And...me.

It's all right.

I suppose the evidence did point to me for a while.

How could you let her off the hook like that?

Everyone deserves a second chance.

Malory Towers gave me one.

Being upset is punishment enough.

But Gwen, you'll have to find a way to make it up to Mary-Lou.

Emily? Mm?

You do the solo.

You don't have to fake a sore throat for me.

I don't want to sing - you have a much better voice.

No, I don't. Yes, you do.

See, everyone else knows it. Please sing.

Please?

Darrell, I'm sorry about earlier.

No hard feelings?

The invitation's still open for the holidays if you'd like to join.

Would I ever! Wait a minute, where's Gwen?

Gwen?

Have any of you seen Gwen?

Thank you.

Quick.

You'll miss final assembly. Miss Potts will have a fit.

I can't face them all.

Of course you can.

We're all giving each other a second chance.

You just have to work out why you do all those mean things.

All I want is a best friend.

I've been so good to Mary-Lou.

But it's you she adores.

I don't want to be adored.

Friends are people that know you, who you can speak honestly to.

You're not a bad sort, really, you just...

You just sometimes let vanity get in the way. That's what my father says.

But my looks are really all I've got.

That's not true.

Put in as much into your work as you do your appearance

and you'll be brilliant.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Quick, we're late.

APPLAUSE

Four tall towers that train by esteem

Of the cliff corner view of the school of our dreams

Four tall towers

Teach us how to strive

To be women the world can lean on

Women who will thrive

They gave...

Ah! Young lady.

I have a bone to pick with you. Go on.

I don't... You and I have a long summer together, so...

..happy belated birthday, Alicia.

Oh. Thank you so much.

Ah...

That's enough now.

Get on with you.

Mary-Lou.

This is yours now. But isn't that your special hair brush?

Shouldn't you... Please. It's not a pen.

But 100 strokes a night gives me courage.

I hope it helps you too.

Thank you.

Next term, let's put this all behind us? Start afresh?

Pax?

Pax.

All aboard the coach.

Bye.

Aren't you coming on the coach?

Mother's bringing in the car because of my appendix.

Oh, I'd hoped to talk. We'll write.

Write? You'll have to visit.

Really? I so hoped you'd ask.

But I heard you invited Alicia.

Yes, Alicia's coming but you can visit too.

You're the one I can count on.

You're the best.

Bye, Darrell.

Come here, Mary-Lou. My brave little soldier.

Thanks for believing in me.

Have a great summer. Bye, Sally. Bye.

ENGINE STARTS

Four tall towers

That train by esteem...

I can't believe it's summer already.

Don't worry, there's always next year.

Four tall towers teach us how to strive

To be women the world can lean on

Women who will thrive

The games of a girl, they will stand in good stead

The lessons we learn today will forge our lives ahead

We came here as girls

To be women of the world

And we'll do so in prosperity!

ALL: Woo!