Paul Jackson saw his sixteen-year-old daughter's form teacher, Miss Foster, sitting in the coffee shop and so he decided to go in and discuss with her the fact that his daughter, Emma, had been given a double detention. It would mean Emma not just sitting the detention but having to go into the headmistress's study and be caned. Paul's main problem was that it was his fault that they had stayed longer than anticipated in...

Paul was nervous as he walked into the school and along the corridor to Miss Foster's office. He wasn't sure why she had sent him a note requesting that he attend her study at exactly 4 pm. However, he thought it better to be there and on time. After all, his daughter, Emma, was sixteen and still at the school and Miss Foster was the headmistress. As he got into the outer office and looked first at the secretary, Miss Mye...