Ramsays
Charlene is trying to clean up after Scott and Henry. They won't help her so she threatens them with strike action! Scott immediately lends a hand but Henry goes to get ready for his date with Sally. Charlene threatens to harm Bertha and Henry gives in!
Sally's Flat
Helen and Sally are having tea together. Sally is no closer to finding a flatmate; but she has a girl coming to look at the place in the morning. Beverly arrives in a fluster. She apologises to Sally for barging in but says she needs to speak to Helen. Beverly tells Helen that Jim is keeping everything bottled up inside, she is worried he maybe having a breakdown. She asks if Helen can be there for him as she feels Jim is missing her being at the house.
Robinsons
Lucy's bored and Jim isn't in the mood to entertain her. Jim tells her to do some extra maths homework, as her results were not very good. She says she can't as her calculator was stolen. Jim is furious and flies off the handle, telling Lucy he is not made of money and cannot afford a new calculator. Lucy says he shouldn't have brought her home for the holidays, as he clearly doesn't want her around. Jim apologises and tells her he wasn't shouting at her, he was shouting at the world - she just happened to get in the way.
Paul and Gails
Paul and Gail are having dinner and she's explaining how she tried to make things up with Gloria. Paul's not happy with her and says she behaved badly. Rob arrives and is furious. He realises Gail and Gloria have had an argument and tells Gail it is her fault. He tells her not to make him choose between she and Gloria and although he realises Gloria can be loud and crass it's Gail who has embarrassed him most. Rob says he's happy for the first time since her Mother died and hoped she would be happy for him. Paul tells Gail he's sorry but he approves of Rob and Gloria.
Paul and Rob taking the same side has an effect on Gail and she tells Rob she's sorry. She tries to explain how she's been feeling but says it doesn't matter, however she was feeling it didn't give her the right to try and run Rob's life. Rob tells her it's not him she should be apologising too.
Sally's Flat
Henry and Sally are having dinner. She's adamant they are not ready to move in together. She tells him she really cares for him but is not in love with him.
Ramsays
Charlene tells Henry he needed to be brought down to earth by Sally. It's not as easy living together as he thinks. Scott is looking through the paper for a job and voices his disappointment on his recent applications.
Sally's Flat
Helen and Sally are having tea when the applicant for the flat arrives - it's Melanie!
Outside Lassiters
Gloria is sunbathing when Gail arrives and asks if they can talk.
Sally's Flat
Melanie is filling Sally in on her life and tells her she knows Helen as she used to work with Paul. Sally is impressed and asks Melanie a list of questions. Melanie is the perfect student until she starts to laugh!
Paul and Gails
Gail apologises to Gloria and says she acted the way she did because she was jealous. She expected her to be like her mother and thought it would be like having her around again. Gail starts to cry and Gloria apologises for not being like her Mum. Gail tells her not to be silly and says she hasn't been fair in asking Gloria to live up to the idealistic picture she has of her mother. They make a deal to be friends and realise they have one thing in common; they both love Rob.
Sally's Flat
Henry arrives and is shocked to see Melanie. She doesn't seem to understand that Henry and Sally are an item and asks Henry to help her move in. They leave and Sally seems a bit put out.
Robinsons
Paul wants to help Jim get a job. Jim tells him he doesn't need his help. Paul leaves and Beverly tells Jim he was too hard on Paul. Helen arrives and asks Jim how he is. He flies off the handle and tells her he's fed up of being asked how he is.
Paul and Gails
Gloria is wearing a prospective wedding dress. Gail thinks she should remove some of the sequins! Gloria tells Gail she wants she and Paul to be witnesses at the wedding, Gail happily accepts. Paul and Rob arrive and Gloria runs off in a panic so that Rob doesn't see the dress.
Ramsays
Scott's cleaning the pool when Charlene calls him in for dinner. Madge and Harold are waiting and Henry is nowhere to be seen.
Sally's Flat
Henry is bringing in more of Melanie's belongings much to Sally's distress! Whilst Sally goes to clear out a cupboard, Melanie gives Henry a thank you kiss. It turns into a full on pash just as Sally enters the room!