The setting for this story is, The Institute For Addictive Behaviour. We witness the arrival of two new inmates, Burns and Mathews. They are met at the door by the head nurse, who takes them to meet matron. They are issued with their uniforms, which consists of a medical robe that fastens at the back, and underwear.
They are then both subjected to a medical examination, culminating in an intimate, and humiliating cavity search, to make sure they are not bringing any drugs into the institute. When the search has been completed, they are told that they must follow the rules, and any infraction of the rules, will lead to severe punishment.
To illustrate what she means, Matron administers a sound spanking to both girls by way of a welcome, but warns them that they can expect much worse should they get caught. She also tells them that they must instantly obey all members of staff, and should they hear the word Inspection, no matter where they are, they must instantly stop whatever they are doing, hold the back of their gowns open so they can be inspected.
Both girls are of a rebellious nature, and soon get into argument with the nurse, who they attack. The nurse reports them to matron, who administers a sound strapping. You would think that a strapping might have taught the girls a lesson, but it doesnt, and they are soon in trouble again. This time they have managed to smuggle some cannabis into the institute, and are caught smoking a joint.
Matron takes a very dim view of this, and sentences them to a public caning. They are taken to the outside punishment block, where they are secured onto the caning posts. Their gowns are pinned up, and their knickers are lowered. They are left there to contemplate their impending punishment, which is to be carried out in front of all the inmates.
Matron arrives, and sensing that Burns is the ringleader she decides to make an example of her. She begins, by administering eighteen hard strokes of the cane. She then moves onto Matthews, who also receives eighteen strokes. Both girls are very distressed, but that doesnt stop matron from finishing off the punishment, by giving Burns a further twenty four strokes.