As the feud between Havelock,Gerard Findlay's school,and Waterloo Road continues Findlay posts twenty-five year old press cuttings around the school describing how the young Michael Byrne attacked his father and left him for dead. The two heads confront each other and Findlay slips whilst trying to hit Michael,who later confesses to Sian that he had only been defending his mother against his violent father. Tariq grows more despairing about his handicap and engineers a fight between ex-Havelock pupil Angus Hancock and Phoenix,to create a diversion during which he slips away and tries to drown himself. He is rescued bu Michael who gives him self worth and he returns to Waterloo Road to stop the fight. Things worsen between Christine and Connor with only Audrey suspecting that Christine is trying to scapegoat the boy for her own shortcomings.
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