Reeling from his breakup with Gina, Bellamy becomes obsessed with bringing a car dealer's cocky son to justice when he witnesses him fleeing from the scene of a robbery, but his personal vendetta has horrifying consequences for the angry officer when he finds himself on an assault charge. Meanwhile, Vernon wins a car in a poker game and decides to open a taxi service, leading to big trouble when he accidentally tells an abusive convict the whereabouts of his estranged wife and his stashed loot from a robbery, whilst Bernie is asked to organise a funeral for a man who isn't even dead.

The Ashfordly officers undertake a surveillance operation against a nobility suspected of being a drug trafficker, who also turns out to be the new love interest of Lord Ashfordly's alcoholic sister Patricia. Meanwhile, Jackie and Mike are left holding the baby when Jackie receives a visit from her old friend Caroline, who is struggling to cope with motherhood. Elsewhere, Vernon takes advantage of a postal strike by setting up his own courier service at Bernie's garage.