While at the beach, the children run off to go play a game of football, except for Carol.  Carol hasn't had an easy life, and upon seeing the fantastic life outside of her hometown, she make the decision that she won't be returning home with the school.  Carol heads down to the rocks to sit and watch the waves, but hasn't told anyone where she was going.  During the exciting game of football, the children notice that Carol isn't there to be their goalie.  Upon hearing this Mrs. Kay alerts Mr. Briggs to go search for her.  Mr. Briggs finds Carol standing on the cliffs, but orders her to immediately get down from the rocks and back to safety. Yet again another heated debate returns, but between Mr. Briggs and Carol, over why she doesn't want to return home.  Mr. Briggs eventually coaxes Carol to come down and return to safety, only after promising her that none of this will be mentioned to anyone else.  

Having returning Carol to her classmates, Mrs. Kay and the children go to the fair for a bit of enjoyment before having to finally return home.  Once back in Liverpool, the children slowly head towards their homes, all except for Carol, as she knows that abuse is waiting for her when she returns.  This scene was filled with an abundance of emotions.  Patrick Scully (Mr. Briggs) and Allison Schmidt (Carol) gave and outstanding live vocal performance.  

This winning performance although emotional, was able to overtake Minerva and Diana's plays, but it had been very close indeed.  Well done to all houses for their hard work and dedication.

Article by Tamara Paquin