 Robbie Wright comes to school with his ear pierced. After the asbestos discovery, everyone s crammed like sardines into the Lower School building. There are simultaneous classes taking place in the hall, and Mr. Bronson s stress level increases by the minute, not helped by the late arrival of Ant Jones. Julia tries to be nice to Mr. Bronson, and gets to the root of his neck plaster: she finds out that it was a parrot bite. Georgina starts giving Ant Jones meaningful looks, but he doesn t notice, and Ronnie Birtles also has an interest. Mr. Kennedy gives his class the project of writing a letter to celebrities. At the lunchtime disco, Ronnie and Georgina are both waiting for Ant Jones, but Mr. Baxter intercepts him, and Ronnie leaves in tears...