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Let's try it again. Smile and you won't be flat, all right?

I'll count you in.

Five, six, seven, eight.

The eggs and the ham and the strawberry jam

And the rollicking bun and the gay Sally Lunn...

Come on, Jo.

The eggs and the ham and the strawberry jam

And the rollicking bun and the gay Sally Lunn...

Please don't! I really don't want to make a big fuss.

But you can't let this sort of mean behaviour go unchallenged.

The rollicking bun and the gay Sally Lunn...

Thank you. That's enough now, Irene.

Silence, please.

PIANO FALLS SILENT

Gather around.

I have an extremely important announcement to make.

Josephine and I have been on the receiving end

of some utterly dreadful letters. I'm sorry to say,

but there is a poison pen letter writer in our midst.

That's dreadful. Who would even do that? What's a poison pen letter?

It's an anonymous letter designed to hurt.

I received two.

"You're a dictator, not a director."

Mary-Lou, I didn't tell you to read it out loud.

Oh, sorry.

What did they write to Jo?

Poor Jo received,

"I don't mean to be horrid, but you need to change."

Oh, Jo, that's terrible. I wouldn't believe any of you would write that

about anyone. I hope you know it's not me. Quiet, please!

Rehearsals are cancelled.

ALL: What?!

And if the perpetrator does not come forward, the show might be, too.

Why don't we give the culprit

a chance to do the right thing and own up?

You're turning into a jolly good head, Mary-Lou.

I'd like you all to conduct your own private investigations.

I need all of the cast back here by half-past four.

If nobody is able to confess by then,

I'll have to go to Miss Grayling.

Whoever did this deserves to be expelled.

Poor you! Who would say such horrid things?

I mean...

..I don't know how to say this...

..but Felicity.

What?

I mean, those were your exact words.

"Not a director, a dictator."

Maybe I said it, but it's what we were all thinking.

Gwen has been pretty tough on you.

You'd have a good reason to be angry.

I'd never write nasty anonymous letters.

It MUST be a coincidence.

Well, it might be...

..but we need to clear our names with Gwen.

We'd better hold a search.

Meet back here at break time.

Felicity did say those words.

I know it's serious for Jo,

but I've been thinking about the poem from Mr Murray's tent.

I'm sure it's the key to finding the missing chamber.

Come on, I'll explain.

Read it out.

"Legend has it buried deep.

"Most shining gold shall rise from sleep.

"Here wealth for all to share his keep".

SHE SIGHS

What do you think it means?

That somewhere sleeps shiny gold treasure waiting to be found?

What if the shining gold isn't just treasure,

but it has a double meaning?

What rises?

Bread? In the oven?

LAUGHING: That's silly.

What rises and shines?

The sun! So, if it's talking about the chamber,

it could mean that it's facing the east, facing the rising sun!

Ahem. What's going on here?

Oh, we were looking for a map which covers the school grounds.

Since when were you such keen geographers?

Since we found a clue to where the chamber entrance might be.

You know how the ancients used to build chambers by the sun?

Indeed, I do. Their mathematical brilliance was astonishing.

Well, we think ours might face the rays of the rising sun,

and a map will help us find out where on the grounds that might be.

You'll need more than a map. You'll need to find the solar azimuth.

TOGETHER: The solar azimuth?

You need to measure the angle of the sun.

Then you draw a sun path diagram

and match it to the geographical area of the map.

I was obsessed as a boy.

Beautiful things.

How do we do that?

With a sextant.

I'm afraid we don't have one of those.

Oh, please, could you keep it up?

Can I copy it? Not now.

We have grammar, which you need far more than a sextant.

Take your seat, please. Class is about to start.

Oh, let me clean the board for you, Mr Parker.

Then you can organise your grammar books.

Thank you, Susan.

That's very thoughtful of you.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Can you believe it?

I forgot my grammar book.

JOSEPHINE CHUCKLES

Got it!

What's keeping you? Mr Parker WILL be waiting.

I...

Uh, well...

..I've just had a little bit of a tough morning.

Um...

Oh, Jo! That poison pen letter has really upset you, hasn't it?

Come on, let's go to class together.

They'll catch whoever did it, I'm sure.

BELL RINGS

Keep your trunks open, everyone, so I can see inside, please.

SHE SIGHS

Sorry to make everyone do this.

Oh, what's that?

Oh, it's the sextant we've made

to help Mr Murray look for the chamber.

Lucky Gwen didn't see this.

She'd probably think it was very suspicious.

Hold on a moment, Mary-Lou.

I need to check something out.

We said they could investigate themselves. Yes, I know that.

But if it's one of them, they can't be trusted.

Gwen!

Oh, my.

This was the magazine that I was reading.

Right, then, put your things away.

As I thought, it was none of us.

Never, in all of my life,

have I ever been so shocked and...disappointed.

Mary-Lou and I have found the magazine

that was used to make the letters.

And we know the identity of the poison pen writer, don't we?

Felicity Rivers.

What? Your name is right here.

It's my magazine, fine, but anyone could have taken it.

She's right, Gwen.

I didn't do it, I simply wouldn't.

Really?

What's this then?

These letters look awfully similar to me.

Jo, could you look under Felicity's bed?

Nothing. Under the mattress.

Pass it here.

You are so ungrateful. After everything I've done for you!

It's not mine!

This is all starting to make horrible sense to me now.

What does it say? Don't pretend like you don't know!

Read this one out loud.

"Do not report these letters, or else."

I'll have you expelled for that.

Gwen, I never wrote that!

I don't know how it got under my mattress.

Someone must have put it there to frame me.

Is there anything else under there? Come on, help me!

Gwen, please! I didn't do it!

Ah-ha!

Look, everybody. Glue!

Felicity, you're STILL going to deny it?

Yes!

You all believe me, don't you?

You know I'm not that sort of person.

GWEN SCOFFS

You're all as bad as each other.

Poor Jo, having YOU as classmates.

Where is Jo?

Probably in a corner, crying somewhere.

It's what I feel like doing.

I'm afraid I am going to have to cancel the play.

Don't do that, Gwen. You CAN'T cancel the show!

I love the play.

I didn't do it. I'm innocent.

Where do you think you're going?

To tell Miss Grayling.

You can't just go around making accusations like this.

GWEN SCOFFS

I don't think so.

Felicity!

Stop!

Do not try and wriggle out of this.

Your sister has always had it in for me and - clearly - you do too.

I don't have it in for anyone! I just want to clear my name. Mm.

KNOCKS ON DOOR

I'm in the middle of something, girls.

Miss Grayling, when you are ready,

please could I be the one to be seen first? It's about Felicity.

That's not fair! You'll both have to wait.

Gwen and Felicity? Indeed.

Do they have something to do with these anonymous letters?

Gwen thinks it's Felicity who wrote the letters...

..but I know it's not.

Ah. And how do you know this?

I know the girl who did it.

And who might that be?

I can't tell tales...

..but I do know that she's really sorry,

and she'll NEVER do it again.

You mustn't protect someone who behaves like this.

Let's hear what Gwen and Felicity have to say about it.

I can't bear all this waiting.

What do you think has happened?

It can't be Felicity. It can't.

What is that?

It's a sun map.

To try and pin down the location of the chamber.

How can you two concentrate on anything else at a time like this?

DOOR OPENS

So, you see, Miss Grayling, Jo and I have been most grievously wronged,

and I'm afraid all of the evidence is pointing to Felicity here.

She really just should be expelled!

Well, it certainly is very serious.

It wasn't me, I promise.

You can't expel her! You mustn't!

I KNOW it wasn't her.

How could you possibly know that?

Because it was me.

YOU wrote those horrid letters?

No. No, I don't believe that.

What about the one that was written about you?

I came to deliver it to you, but you caught me before I could and...

..I'm so terribly sorry.

Why?

Because Gwen was being so horrid.

You said that you wished that someone could talk to her

to make her understand the way that all of us felt.

I didn't mean like this!

Why didn't you just speak to Gwendoline

and tell her how the cast were feeling?

I tried!

But you didn't listen.

You...can be quite scary.

Just nonsense.

This is just...completely unfair,

after I've poured my heart and soul into this play!

I trusted you.

We were a team.

I'm sorry, Miss Grayling.

Please, could I have a minute to gather myself?

Yes, of course. Thank you.

Miss Grayling, this was never MEANT to happen.

I tried to help Felicity and warn Gwen at the same time.

SHE SIGHS

Do you see now how this was

very much the wrong way to go about things?

You've hurt many people, Josephine.

And you will need to work hard to regain their trust

and hope that they can forgive you.

Please don't expel me.

I need to consider what to do.

Both of you, back to your form.

I need to find Gwendoline.

SHE SIGHS

There you are. Stay.

I'll join you.

Oh, I used to love sitting here as a girl.

It's an excellent place to take stock.

Have you been reflecting, Gwen?

It's a dreadful affair. Mm.

It seems that I've been somewhat overbearing. Mm.

But I had to be, otherwise the play wouldn't go on.

Well, you must take some responsibility, Gwen,

for how the girls are feeling.

Felicity must hate me.

Oh, hate is a strong word.

And while the girls are as upset as you are,

as their director, they will be looking to you.

I don't know if I can direct the play any more, Miss Grayling.

Mm, well, the performance is tomorrow.

We need the play back on track.

GWEN SIGHS

And it's a challenge, but one I believe you can rise to.

But what about Jo? How could I work with her again? Hm.

What she did was truly dreadful.

What Josephine did was very grave...

..but she has confessed and apologised from the heart.

Will she not be punished?

I'm considering the situation.

Are YOU prepared to give her a second chance?

What happens to her next is up to me?

Think carefully.

These steps are good for that.

Mr Murray's gone!

And keep an eye out - we don't want to be caught here without permission.

Right, let's see if this works.

Wait. There's a problem.

How many days in a year?

365.

366 each leap year.

Exactly. The sun moves.

What we measure now will be right for today,

but every day is different.

Well, then we have to find out what day the ancients used.

But how?

Maybe there's a clue in the poem?

What are you doing here?

I came to apologise again.

I am so, so sorry.

I'm not sure sorry is enough, Jo...

..after all you've put me through.

I'll work really, really hard to make up for it.

It's too late for that now.

Fortunately, Miss Grayling has left the decision

of what is to be done with you in my hands.

What are you going to do?

APPROACHING CHATTER

Jo, what are you doing?

I wanted to apologise to you all.

Especially you, Felicity.

I am so sorry for all the trouble I've caused.

What's happened?

Gwen's expelled me.

Fifth-formers don't have the right to expel anyone.

Gwen does.

Miss Grayling put my fate in her hands.

Jo, that's terrible.

I suppose I deserve it.

I wish I could stay.

I've changed schools so many times, and I've never minded...

..but it's different with you girls and Malory Towers.

Goodbye, all.

I'll miss you.

Don't forget me too soon, will you?

This feels all wrong.

If Gwen has a say in this, surely we should too?

I think we should fight for Jo to stay.

Did Miss Grayling make a decision about Jo?

She left it up to me.

Jo must be so relieved.

KNOCKING ON DOOR

Gwen, we seconds think you've gone too far, punishing Jo like this.

It's not fair. What have you done, Gwen?

I told her she was being...expelled.

But, Gwen, don't you think she deserves a second chance?

She behaved appallingly.

Excuse us, one moment.

Look, it's no worse than some of the things you've done.

What about when you stamped on my courage pen?

Or you stole all our special things?

You could have been asked to leave, but we gave you a second chance.

Gwen, if you don't change your mind,

our whole dorm is going to Miss Grayling to appeal.

You are all overreacting. No, we're not.

And you still haven't apologised yet for wrongly accusing me.

Look, I'm sorry for blaming you, that goes without saying,

but this has all been blown utterly out of proportion here.

Josephine, are you all right?

Why do you have your night case?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

There's nothing to worry about, Miss Grayling.

There's been a misunderstanding.

I'm going to clear it all up.

Aren't you all meant to be at a play rehearsal?

Not me.

I've been expelled.

Gwendoline, I was asking you to consider Josephine's future

as your assistant director, not her position in the school.

I-I knew that. I knew that.

Of course, you haven't been expelled.

I just... I just said that she deserved to be expelled,

but I was always going to give you a second chance, really.

I've decided to forgive you and to be lenient...

..and keep you as my assistant director.

Thank you. Oh, thank you, thank you!

Thanks, Gwen. Well done.

No need for all that, you silly girl.

I believe this is a fair-minded and generous decision.

You'll be so happy you did this.

Josephine, I believe you are working hard to make up for it,

but your peers need to know they can trust you.

I know you can do it.

Now, there's a play to put on!

Off you go.

"Most shining gold shall rise."

WHISPERS: "Most shining gold."

I don't know. We're not going to find it after all, are we?

Susan, I've got it!

The clue is in the word most. What day do you get the most sun?

The longest day of the year. Exactly. The summer solstice.

Isn't that...the day after tomorrow? Exactly!

So, we can judge from today's sun.

It will barely change between now and then.

I just need to line it up correctly.

And then...it must be somewhere over this way!

Up here.

Careful. Don't slip.

Ow! Watch out - nettles.

What's that?

Some kind of... Stone mound!

Oh, my goodness!

Ruth! Ruth, quick, look! What?

What have you found?

It's another of the washing stones.

Exactly the same markings!

This must have been their original spot,

before the washerwomen moved them!

Perhaps there's a door somewhere.

Oh, Susan, do you think we've found the chamber?

It must be here.

We have to find a way in!

SHE SIGHS

BELL RINGS DISTANTLY

Oh, that's the bell for tea. We have to go

or Matron will send out a search party.

Let's come back tomorrow, as soon as we can!

Not a word to anyone.

Imagine - we could be the first people to step inside

for over a thousand years.

How amazing! Come on.

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