Binary Z — John Rankine

F. S. Hartley was making the best of a bad job. The rebuilding programme at his school was drawing on all his skills in crisis management. Today, the digger had just cut the main power line--again, the School Inspector was threatening the whole future with talk of 'comprehensive education' and 'mergers' with rival schools, the boiler room was filling up with water, and then, as ever, there was the distraction of Mrs Gleave. And, it was only 10:30 in the morning. But today was not going to be just a typical day in the life of Wellington Mixed Secondary School. Today, the workmen unearthed something...