When Marian is implicated in the theft of Mrs Church's computer, he must track down the real culprits and clear his name. A snooping Abbie ends up bound and gagged.
The holidays are about to begin and the feral community are packing up to leave. Marian is humiliated by his report card and is only too happy to be going. Abby is hurt by his attitude and dismissal of their friendship.
Spike and Marian start up their own canteen in protest at the school tuck shop prices, but their business venture nearly ends in disaster. Pia's desire for a school uniform takes her to the lost property room.
When Abby is bitten by a funnel web spider at the school's annual Year 6 Family Camp-Out, Kizzy applies her bush medicine knowledge and saves Abby's life.
Abby's mother wants her to come home but Abby is happy living with Gwen. Rachel learns something about her daughter when she watches a video Abby made with Marian, Spike, and Pia for their school project on the subject of survival.