- A fashion show and baseball match bring the school year to a close. Ray's jacket becomes Ms. Janowitz's leaving present, and the Cigarette Gang get expelled.
- Natalie and Becky are upset that Natasha's had an invite to stay with their dad, and they haven't. The end of term Fashion Show gets underway. Ms Janowitz is troubled though - Jake doesn't seem to be taking his hearing difficulties seriously, but he promises he will go to the doctor. A rather bad view of the school's condition is broadcast on local radio. The fashion shows begins - clothes are exhibited by the Year Nine girls, and then auctioned. Boys' fashion is next, then there is an interval. Richard, who still hasn't bought Ms Janowitz a present with the collection money, asks Maria to hold on to the cash - putting it in a pencil case. Unfortunately they are overheard by the Cigarette Gang lads. The truth about Jake's deafness comes out - it happened after he hit his head in the wasteland gang fight. Chrissy confides in Mrs. Monroe that she hopes she can come back to school next year. As the Fashion Show ends, a raffle draw is done to find who will win the stunning white jacket - Ray is the winner. As the audience disperses, Maria forgets the pencil case with the money in it, and one of the watchful gang pick it up. Maria immediately realizes, but it's too late, and outside she and her friends try to work out what to do. They try to get Ray to give the jacket he won, but he won't listen to their pleas. Alice and Becky, dolled up in their tarty fashion gear walk home, but are shouted at by a couple of kerb crawlers, who mistake them for ladies of the night. They run, and bump into Natasha who takes charge. Chrissy talks to her mum about trying to get some qualifications, but it seems impossible with no-one to look after the baby. Ray catches the Cigarette Gang in the tobacconist with a suspiciously large amount of money to spend on smokes and beer. They leave Ray with a packet of cigars, which he refunds and uses the money to buy a leaving card. The next morning, Natasha confides to a sympathetic Richard that her father did not turn up for their agreed meeting. Ray spreads the news about seeing Mick and Grimbo spending their hard-earned cash - he donates the jacket won in the Fashion Show to become the present from them all to Ms. Janowitz. Jake, with cousin Robyn comes clean about his injury to Mr. Brisley. He feels he needs to reveal what really happened, because the staff think he's being hit at home. They explain that he fell while watching the gang fight. Meanwhile, another fight is brewing, with Ray and his friends itching to go up against the Mick and Grimbo's lot for their stolen £20. Justine throws up her hands in disbelief - after all she's said about gang warfare! She tells Mr. Robson. Out in the playground, there are some old scores to be settled, and a mass of boys advances on the bike sheds to confront the Cigarette Gang - but Mr. Robson comes out and calls everyone back inside. However, they're not in the clear - the staff, aware of the smoking and drinking, take the boys to Mrs. Keele's office. The theft of the money cannot be proven, but they are all expelled and told to immediately leave the premises. There's a final end of term surprise - Ms. Janowitz with Piers and Luke have arranged a friendly baseball match at their school. There's a rather sad figure among the spectators - Mr. Griffiths - no-one seems to have remembered to buy him a retirement gift. The school year is over, and Justine and Ray say their goodbyes to Ms. Janowitz. Ray says she could always come back next year - they will all still be there....—Geffers
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