 Roly s taking bets on the participants of the sponsored walk. Stewpot asks Pogo to chat up Christine so can talk to Claire on her own, but it seems to be a lost cause. Jackie s walking with Zammo, but only just avoids meeting Gluxo. McClaren steals a butcher s boy s bike - but the owner is in hot pursuit - and it s Gripper Stebson, no less! The bike seems to come with a black and white dog that follows McClaren incessantly. Claire has a talk with Fay about the rumour of her having a crush on Miss Gordon, and to put her at her ease talks about the time she used to write secret diaries. Pogo runs off during the middle of the walk when he spies his St. Mary s girlfriend, Lucinda. He takes her to a café, but she is more interested in eating cream cakes than talking to him. Roland doggedly finishes the course - he needs the money he s been sponsored to pay off all the bets. The school walk comes to an end, but Kilvert, the favourite, pulls a muscle, and is out of the running. Zammo and Jackie come across a depressed Roland, and then McClaren turns up, hotly pursued by an angry Gripper. Gripper points out damage to his bike, and the missing meat ("That s  M   E   E   T  - Meet", he spells out), and demands compensation. Everyone goes their separate ways - including McClaren, who has a black and white dog on his trail...