Clarkes
Des demands that Mrs Mangel tells them what they've got against Mike. Mrs Mangel doesn't want to say it out loud and just drags Jane off saying "ask him about that other poor girl"

Mike is bemused - he's only ever gone out with Nikky and that wasn't serious. The only other girl was a fling at a swimming gala.

Mrs Mangel's
Jane is trying to drag the information about Mike out of Mrs Mangel.

MRS MANGEL: You're so young, you don't know men.
JANE: We haven't done anything!

Mrs Mangel tells Jane to keep away from Mike for her own good. She'll shut Jane away for her own protection if necessary.

The Pub
Clive is mopping the floor and chatting to Madge about his date with Edna. Madge says that Edna has scarcely spoken about anything else since! Madge is worried though - Dan is now saying that he'll give Edna a quickie divorce so she can go her own way!

School
Sue sees Jane eating her sandwiches on her own. She sympathises with Jane and tells her that guys just con you half the time and carry on behind your back. Jane tells her she's fed up of people thinking they can run her life because they're older than her. She tells Sue about the situation with Mike - Mrs Mangel is in the headmasters office right now telling him to keep her and Mike apart. Sue advises Jane to give Mike the flick just in case he really has done something wrong.

Jane ignores the school bell and goes off to "do something".

Clarkes
Des answers the phone to the headmaster who tells him that Mrs Mangel has complained about Mike. Des decides to go to the school to try to sort things out.

The School
Jane is waiting outside for Mrs Mangel to find out what she said to the headmaster. She tells Mrs Mangel that she's got Mike into trouble for nothing but Mrs Mangel says that she can't let Jane ruin herself. Jane says she doesn't need a good name if she'll just end up like Mrs Mangel.

JANE: I hate you, Nan.

The Pub
A man comes in and tells Madge that he's just finished his jail sentence. Madge looks worried, but the man is talking about his divorce. Madge is not impressed and is even less impressed when he pinches her bottom.

The School
Des has spoken to Mr Muir the headmaster. Apparently Mrs Mangel only made vauge accusations so the headmaster has no quarrel with Mike. Des says that Mike should cool it for a bit with Jane anyway, until the situation blows over. Mike tells Des that he's as bad as the rest of them and stalks off.

The Pub
Mrs Mangel comes into the pub to see Clive, who is playing darts. They go outside for a chat.

Outside the pub
Mrs Mangel tells Clive about the situation with Mike and Jane. He tells her that she's being very unfair in not giving Mike a chance to defend himself. She says she can't reveal what she knows about Mike because the police have already cautioned her for malicious gossip once in the past. She tells Clive about the anonymous letter. Clive wants to see it saying that he knows that Mrs Mangel would never slander anyone deliberately.

MRS MANGEL: I knew I could trust you, doctor.

She gives Clive the letter.

Clive reads the letter and says it's sick. He says, "Poor old Mike."

The Coffee Shop
Clive is telling Des and Daphne about the letter and its contents. He shows them the letter but doesn't think Mrs Mangel is all bad - she's only trying to protect Jane in her own way.

Mike comes in and Des asks him carefully about how he's treated girls in the past. They show him the letter and Mike reads it. He is incredulous, saying it's all lies. He can't understand who'd right such horrible things about him.

The Pub
The man celebrating his divorce is rather drunk and Clive tells him that it's time for him to ease up on the drinking. Madge tells him off for being drunk. The bloke (Ray) says that he isn't - he's actually a rich self-made man. Madge confiscates his car keys until he's fit to drive! Ray gets angry and says that he'll get Paul Robinson to sort her out. But Clive thinks Madge has done the right thing.

Mrs Mangel's
Jane is trying to work out how soon she can save up the money to leave home. Mrs Mangel says she might send Jane away to her other grandmother in the country.

Mrs Mangel opens the door to Mike. He tells her that he's seen the contents of the letter and wants to talk to her. She reluctantly lets him in.

In the sitting room, Mike shows Jane the letter, much to Mrs Mangel's horror. Jane can't believe that Mrs Mangel believed the contents of the letter. But Mrs Mangel says that she can't take Mike on trust - she knows that Mike had a fling with a girl at Manley. Mike says that's all it was, a fling, but Jane goes off to her room, upset.