01x11 - The Spider

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French is proving very difficult.

And I need a friend to help me
with my French prep. So...

Come along.

Actually, I'm quite busy
reorganising Darrell's stockings.

How? They're all the same colour?

I'm matching them by thickness.

There's true friendship for you.

That's not friendship.

That's hero worship. Jealous?

She follows her around
wherever she goes.

She's practically her shadow. Leave
her alone, will you? She means well.

Spider!

Spider! Are you all right?

Spider! What's got into you?

I'm sorry, I... I'm so sorry.

You... You tore it!

That's a picture of my family.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

For heaven's sake, Mary-Lou,
it's tiny. Poor thing.

Just leave my things alone.

I was trying to help.
I'm terrified of spiders.

Well, if it keeps you out of my hair

maybe I should send more spiders
your way!

I'll buy you a new frame.
I'll save up. Just leave it!

Just keep away from my things!

Mary-Lou, wait.
Why be so harsh, Darrell?

Are you all right, Mary-Lou?

Mary-Lou?

Oh!

Mary-Lou?

Mary-Lou.

It's not your fault
you're afraid of spiders.

You can't help being a cowardly
custard any more than I can help

hating cold water. But it's no
excuse for Darrell to be so horrid.

It wasn't Darrell's fault.

I keep messing things up.

Why do you think that is?

Darrell and the others are always
belittling you.

It's no wonder
you're a bag of nerves.

Here. Use this to dry those tears.

You keep it.

This way, any time you're upset
you'll always remember

you have a friend.

Why are you being so nice to me?

Because I think you could
use a real friend.

Not someone who seems nice

but says mean things about you
behind your back.

Who says mean things about me
behind my back? Don't worry.

They're the same about me.

Which is why I think
we should stick together.

What do you think?

We could be friends.

Best friends, even.

Settle down, girls.

In our last lesson
we were discussing physical

and chemical changes.

Darrell, I really am so sorry.

No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have
snapped at you like that.

Indeed you shouldn't have.

Now watch carefully, girls.
Oh, that stench!

That odour is the result of adding
these two chemical compounds

together thus creating our...
Stink!

The answer I was
looking for is chemical change.

But, yes, it is quite pungent.

All right, girls, groups of three.
Mary-Lou, come join our group.

You just threatened her!
Why on Earth would she...?

Mary-Lou, what is it going to take

to show you that Darrell Rivers
is not your friend?

Come on, Mary-Lou.

Hurry up, Mary-Lou,

or we won't have time for this game.

The strings are broken.

Cut. Deliberately,
by the looks of things.

Who would do such a thing?
Could have been any one of them.

But my money's on D...
Darrell wouldn't.

She just... wouldn't.

Ooh.

Ah.

Oh. Oh.

Come on.

Is everything all right?

Don't you know it's rude
to sneak up on people?

What you up to? I'm...

I'm doing a project on spiders
and I need some...

subjects to study.
There's a big one right behind you.

Oh!

Why are you studying spiders
if you're so scared of them?

Perhaps you could help
instead of laughing at me.

Why do boys have to be so mean?

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean any harm.

I'll catch one for you,
if you like? Put it in here.

Urgh!

Hm. Very good.

I feel so much better. Ready to go
back to the dorm, I think.

Well, I'll decide when you're ready.

What do you two want? We're on
plant duty this week, matron.

Go on, then. Be quick.

Alicia. Darrell.

I'm never going to get out of here.
I am so bored.

Nothing ever happens. We'll get you
out somehow. I promise.

I'll set my mind to it.

We've done this one.
No, we haven't.

We did it right at the start.

No, remember,
we said we'd come back to it last?

I don't know why Gwen is suddenly
chumming up to Mary-Lou.

No-one else would have her.

Can't be easy trying to make friends

when you've been taught
by a governess your whole life.

That type usually finds it
easy to make friends.

Pretty. Blonde. Angelic.

Hard to believe she's so horrid
under it all.

By the way, Frank Sinatra's
way better than Bing Crosby.

Uh, no. Bing Crosby
has the best Christmas song.

Yeah, but Frank Sinatra's really
handsome and Bing Crosby's not.

Bien! Today we will be working
on our French grammar.

Take this down, s'il vous plait.

Mary-Lou, have you gone mad?!

Oh, Mam'zelle, there's a simply
gigantic spider in my desk!

And you scream like this?

Sit down.

Oh, I daren't! It might come out!

Oh, Mam'zelle, it's enormous.

I remember first form tricks.

We'll see if this spider exists.

You bad girl. So quiet and good.

And you tried to deceive me.

Oh, Mam'zelle, I promise,
there was a spider!

How strange. After you were
scared by a spider only yesterday.

It's almost as if
it's following you.

Mary-Lou, go straight to Miss Potts

and tell her all about
this invisible...

Spider!

Where is it?! Spider!

Get it off, get it off!

Mam'zelle.

What is all this commotion?

Running up my arm
and my neck and into my hair.

Go recover yourself, Mam'zelle.

No, no. I'm sure it's gone now.

Spider! Get it off!

Get it off!

Gwen!

Stand outside.

Has anyone seen my kit?

Um, is this it?

Oh, why on Earth
is it all the way over there?

I don't understand.
I left it on the peg.

I bet it was Alicia and Darrell.
We know they love a prank.

That's not a prank.

That's just horrid.
Your pranks are horrid.

I wouldn't be surprised
if they hid the spider, too.

You were in the class right before
it appeared. Just watering plants.

And Darrell said she'd like to
send more spiders her way.

Didn't she, Mary-Lou?

It wasn't us, it's not our style.
Cross my heart and hope to die.

Mary-Lou, we did not put
that spider in your desk.

Well, I don't know about you,
Mary-Lou,

but I don't trust them one inch.

Um... are you going to wear that?

I wish I had seen
the look on Mam'zelle's face.

It was something like,
"Ah, a spider!"

Oh, I really do hate
missing the fun.

Well, you'll be out of here in
no time. Do you think so? Yes.

On your way, Miss Rivers.

Oh, hello, Darrell.

Excuse me.

Matron?

Oh, it never ends.

SOMEONE put Mary-Lou's kit
in a filthy bucket of water.

And you wore it?
No wonder you caught a chill.

Wait there.

How do you know someone
put it there?

Uh...

Well, it can't have
walked there by itself.

Remember, your racket strings
were cut.

And after the spider incident, too,

someone's definitely
got it in for you.

Cod liver and malt tonic?

Open wide.

Oh. This excuses you from games
for a week.

Go and get some rest, silly girl.

Out!

Well.

Aren't you a beauty?

Mary-Lou needs to
stand up for herself.

Some chance.

I wish there was some way of helping
Mary-Lou find more confidence

and get out from under
Gwen's control. Hang on.

What? Mary-Lou's off games,
is that right?

So she'll be by the side of the pool
when everyone's swimming.

How about you pretend
you have a cramp in the water

and call to Mary-Lou for help?

So she'll toss me a life belt
and save me? That's a...

A terrible plan.

What about the lifeguard? She'll
save you long before Mary-Lou does.

Not if someone distracts
the lifeguard. Budge up.

How about a race at the other
side of the pool?

Maybe. But you know how
helpless Mary-Lou is.

What if she freezes
and can't save you?

You won't be giving her confidence,
you'll be destroying it.

Being stuck in the san
is addling your brain.

We really need to get you
out of here.

I'm hatching a little plan
that just might work.

Alicia is quite smart. She is.
But sometimes she's too smart.

She's forgotten something important.
What's that?

That it's you
Mary-Lou would be saving.

Alicia thinks she's weak but
she could be much more than that,

for the sake of someone
she cares for.

Ugh!

Yes, may I speak to Mr Rivers,
please?

Sally, hold your nose.

Oh... urgh.

Oof!

Oh!

Ah!

Ugh!

No-one will be staying in the san
any time soon.

If ever. Ta-da!

Why, what did you do?

I got Sally out. Just like I said.

But I'm already out.

What?

Darrell asked her father to send
a local doctor to come check on me.

And once he had given her the
all-clear, Matron had to let her go.

Girls, please stay calm.
I'm afraid we must evacuate.

Why, what's happened?

We have a suspected
chemical spillage in the san

and from the unholy stench,
it may be highly toxic.

Personally, I suspect foul play.

We'll know more once the police
conduct their full investigation.

Wait. Police?

Fear not, girls,

I'm sure they'll have the
culprit before the night is out.

It was a joke! It's not toxic!
Please don't tell the police!

Do you really think you're the
first girl to let off a stink b*mb

at Malory Towers?

So... the police aren't coming?
No need.

We've already caught our offender
and she's made a full confession.

Wait. You pranked me?

Indeed we did, Miss Johns.
Now, please, walk this way.

Really? So you're doing this?
I'm going to try.

Will you help or not? It's going to
backfire but, sure, I'll help.

Mary-Lou, can you throw pennies in
the deep end so I can dive for them?

I'd love to.
She's not your servant.

Who wants to have a swimming race?
Come on, follow me!

Gwen, you too,
you're not off games today, come on.

Urgh!

Barbara, we're having a race.
Will you be our judge?

OK, um, you two go behind.

Here.

You two switch.

Here comes a lucky one.

Well done! Again? Now wait
for my count. One, two...

No, no, Emily. No toes in the water.
Everybody, back a step.

Oh!

I have a cramp!

Mary-Lou! The life belt!

Help! Help! It's gone!

It's Darrell.

Is she OK?

Oh, my goodness! It's all right,
Darrell, I'll save you.

Jolly good!

Not much of a lifeguard. Not bad.

What is happening? Why are you
dragging her? What happened?

Mary-Lou, did you fall in?
She jumped in. To save Darrell.

Darrell had a cramp
and yelled for the life belt.

But Mary-Lou
just leapt straight in.

Well done, Mary-Lou!

You could have drowned yourself.

I don't understand why you didn't
just throw the belt.

It wasn't there. I...
It's... g-g-g-gone to be mended.

Didn't you know?

And you saved Darrell's life.

She's a hero. So brave.

Gwen, have you a shilling? We've all
chipped in to buy Mary-Lou a gift.

How lovely.

There you are.

This is to remind you of today
and how brave you really are.

It's beautiful.

I would have chosen a necklace.

But a pen's practical, I suppose.

Thank you. Thanks, all of you.

I'll cherish it forever.
Ron left this for you.

Oh! A present!

I've never seen Mary-Lou so bucked.
You did the right thing.

You suggested it.

Goes to show that the pair of us
make a pretty good team.

"Sorry for the other day."

"Thought this might make up for it.
Ron."

Mary-Lou's not the only one
with friends.

It's all right, Gwen. It's all
right. It's only... a spider.

I'll save you.