- Josh's war memorabilia threatens an explosive end to the Germany trip, Mrs. Monroe treats her class on her last day, Martha decides she can't quit the U.S., and Justine and Maria leave their school days behind.
- Still in Germany for the choir competition, Jessica starts the day with an almighty hangover, and Maria and Josh offer to customize Rosa's boring car. Jodie suggests a football match against the locals to help bridge the nationalist mistrust she witnessed. Back at home, Mrs. Monroe Year 11's have a leaving present for her, and she is full of melancholy. Her class are dismayed when she announces that her treat for her class is a trip to an exhibition of photos of Elizabethan costumes. In Germany, Martha's planning to cross the border and travel into Poland to find the castle where her parents met. Josh is also planning a trip into Poland - to a market Uli knows, where he might get war memorabilia, and to where he can sell some of his sought-after western gear. Josh sets up his market stall - but he's almost immediately scammed by a local girl who gives him the old East Germany money - she suggests, in broken English, that she uses her local knowledge to work with him, and split the money 50-50. At home, Mrs. Monroe leads her depressed Year 11 crew down the High Street, like a modern day Pied Piper, but she's conned them - she takes them to a restaurant. Jacko finally realizes that Becky is someone special for him. Mrs. Monroe opens her leaving card, and admires the scarf they bought, and tells her class that she'll miss them. There's a few absences when it comes to the choir setting themselves up for a rehearsal - Anna is convinced Martha has been kidnapped, and there's also Josh missing. Mr. Robson decides to go after Martha: he's told he can't hire a car, but Rosa offers him a lift, in her newly customized vehicle. At the market stall, Josh admires his new military cap in the mirror... and then asks if there's anything else on sale - he makes an explosive gesture with his arms, and in return for all his money, and rucksack, is given a mysterious cardboard box. Mr. Robson scoots off in the dilapidated car, driven by Rosa and it's not long before they come across Josh. Then, they reach Martha's castle - the shell of a formerly grand building is all that remains, and Mr. Robson finally gets to ask the big question - will she stay in England with him, rather than go back to the States. In a jocular mood the four head back to Germany - Mr. Robson admires Josh's cap, and asks him if he has anything else - an AK45 perhaps? He's not expecting a positive reply, but thinking about customs, Josh shows the cardboard box. Inside is a wartime hand grenade. There's a mad dash out of the car, all except for Josh who exits slowly. Mr. Robson tells Josh to leave the hand grenade on the seat, then the four crouch some distance away, while the acting Head decides what to do. "I want everyone to know that if I get killed, then Josh gets expelled," says Mr. Robson as he gingerly creeps back towards the explosive device and throws it into the lake. In the nick of time, Mr. Robson, Martha and Josh return and the choir is complete and can give its performance... Back at school, Mrs. Monroe sadly looks at the empty classroom in silence. Her reverie is broken by Justine's appearance. The performance over, Richard presents some flowers to Maria - a peace offering, and the two are mates again (but no more than that). Martha takes one more look at the Polish castle with Mr. Robson - she tells him that she can't leave her homeland... The coach comes back to Grange Hill, and Martha says goodbye to Justine, who will be making her own trip to the U.S soon. Maria greets Justine, "The years we've spent here, finally over," she says. "We're all grown up, eh?" replies Justine... and the two walk home. Anna's left in the playground, a tear running down her cheek, looking wistfully at the coach...—Geffers
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