It's Vanessa's third and last chance to pass her annual exam, after she failed miserably 2 times before. And THIS time Headmaster Tom is in no mood for joking, as Vanessa figures out when he entered the room with 2 paddles in his hand! So this time there are only 2 options for Vanessa, either leaving the room with a smile and a certificate in her hand... or leaving the room in tears with a thrashed bottom! And of course, as was expected, she failed again! No smile and no certificate for Vanessa, but a corporal punishment, unexpectedly severe and unexpectedly long!