Darrell Rivers, Sally Hope and Gwendoline Mary Lacey arrive at Malory Towers at the beginning of a new term. Darrell is hopeful to leave her past behind her, feeling she has a fresh start at this new school.
Gwen is determined to find out the truth about Darrell's old school and sneaks off campus to the village to find a telephone box to ring her cousin who attends St. Hilda's. Darrell runs after her trying to save the form from Matron.
Darrell starts helping Alicia to play pranks in class, whilst a mysterious red hand print appears on the door of the dormitory-could it be from the ghost of Lady Jane Malory? BBC description.
Sally falls ill, her tummy problems beginning. Darrell is brought into fill in for the big lacrosse match against her old school, St.Hilda's where she faces off with her old teacher, who is secretly abusing old classmate, Penelope.
The girls have their first midnight feast but when Matron nearly catches them, they seek refuge in Miss Grayling's office finding the exam paper answers. Gwen sneaks behind the others backs to read the paper jeopardizing the exam.
It's open day for Malory Towers, Darrell is still confused about Sally. Gwen drags Mary-Lou into afternoon tea with her mother. Gwen's family relationships come to light.
When Sally is taken seriously ill, Darrell blames herself and resorts to desperate measures to find a doctor. Meanwhile, Alicia inspires anarchy in the dorm. (BBC)
Sally's family secrets are about to be revealed when her mother arrives at Malory Towers. Meanwhile, Darrell's meddling causes problems for Miss Potts. (BBC)
Sally and Darrell hatch a plan to make Mary-Lou braver than she could ever imagine, whilst Gwen is determined to keep her best friend at any cost. (BBC)
Darrell and Sally are determined to solve the mystery of the Malory ghost, but discover the truth is far more complex than they could ever have imagined. (BBC)
Someone stomped on Mary Lou's expensive pen. All the clues point to Darrell, but Sally doesn't believe it. Sally sets out to find the real bully before the bus comes to take them to the train.
