 Mr. Hargreaves has a plan to sell a piece of land that belongs to the school - thinking it unused. Justine gives the acting Head an interview for the school newspaper - except that he won t actually let her ask the questions. When she does finally ask a pertinent question about the trainers ban, he can t give a plausible response - and lifts the ban for older students. After she s gone she calls in Ms Janowitz and asks her a favour... Meanwhile, there s a general rebellion with all manner of footwear being worn in protest. Shoes and feet seem to be turning up everywhere - Mrs. Monroe is conned into believing that the biology lesson that she s standing in for is working on feet. In the lesson, Mrs. Monroe is asked for a list of the things that go wrong with feet. The resulting set of complaints come in handy for excuses as to why trainers have to be worn - with mixed degrees of success. Maria and Richard show Ray their glossy, but homemade, pamphlet describing the fancy American trainers they hope to sell to him. He agrees to buy, and makes a down-payment. Stuck at home, Chrissy is upset when Justine reneges on her agreed morning visit. As Justine sits working on her taped interview for the newspaper, Natalie talks to her about Chrissy, and Justine decides she needs to go and talk to her old friend. She finds the school phones out of order and goes outside. On the way she bumps into a smartly-dressed Ted who says he s going for an interview for the job in Southampton. As she reaches the phone box, she realizes she s left her bag at her desk, and goes back. Meanwhile, Ms. Janowitz, acting under orders from Mr. Hargreaves, listens to Justine s interview tape. Alice and Becky go exploring outside, and find the piece of unused land which they are determined to make their own little garden. They aren t alone in this secret place - the Cigarette gang are inside the shed, where Barry Timpson turns up with a packet of fags, hoping to ingratiate himself with them. Overhearing the cigarette gang bullying a first year, Ray takes out his reporter s notebook and gets to work. Ray excitedly goes back to report on his findings, and encounters the American teacher, not noticing her squirm as she sits at Justine s desk. When Justine comes in, she pretends to be watching over the girl s belongings. As the school day ends, it dawns on Mrs. Monroe why there was such interest in the biology of the human foot, and that she has been taken for a ride. Justine leaves school with Liam - worried that she s still not called Chrissy. Alice and Becky take another look in "their" garden, but as they crouch down, there s an unexpected hand on Alice s shoulder...