As Chris struggles with his grief over his failed relationship with Hudson, and Rhiannon wrestles with the dilemma of the new life a job with Paul offers, Sheila is frustrated by her inability to get through to either of them. She does, however, provide a useful piece of insight to Lou, who comes to realise that just as Sheila says – sometimes meddling in your kids' lives lets them know you care.

Kate is shattered after her run-in with Georgia over Gem, but when she tries to fix things with Georgia they wind up in a mutual slinging match. Kyle starts to feel on the outer as Georgia pours all her time and energy into Gem. After seeing how upset Kate is, Kyle tries to talk Georgia around, arousing Gem's suspicions about the nature of his friendship with Kate.