Patrica confronts Amber about ratting her out to Nina. The Alfie gets his blood test results back from the hospital which Fabian and Nina read when they sneak into Victor's office. It turns out that the elixir was really just an herbal concoction. Mara and Jerome become closer and start to hang out more. Jerome starts to hang out with Mara more than Alfie and it is revealed that he has a crush on her, even nominating Mara to become the school representative. Fabian loses a puzzle piece when he shoves his bag away when he thinks there will be a bag search.

Amber decides to compete against Mara in the school elections. Mara begins focusing her attention on Mick - much to the frustration of Jerome. Sibuna decides to return to the cellar in order to collect a sample of the elixir, with Alfie insisting that he should go alone to prove himself. While down there, he has a terrifying flashback to the night he was trapped. Victor is suspicious when he discovers the gang were helped in their school play research by a woman called Sarah. He finds a clue in the signing out book which leads him to the old people's home and comes face to face with Sarah. Alfie tells the gang he remembered the teachers' spooky rituals from the cellar, and they discover the next clue hidden inside a fake phonograph cylinder in the attic.