Laura feels elated after her first therapy session with the enigmatic Dr. Fitzgerald and feels back in control of her life. However, during a work assignment she gets emotionally over involved with a homeless man.

Katie tries to win her daughter's affections by getting a puppy but it doesn't quite go as planned. Alison's nervous about dinner with Martin's parents and in a bid to take the heat off her, she persuades Laura and Katie to come along. Things get very messy very quickly and Alison makes a big decision about her relationship with Martin.

Laura bumps into her first love and thinks he might want to rekindle their relationship when he asks her out for a drink. After overhearing her colleagues discussing Kieran and Samara she decides to tell Kieran's wife about the affair. Katie has officially started dating again and although at first it seems the charismatic Sean might be winning her over, things take a turn for the worse after a romantic gesture backfires. Alison gets dragged into Martin's plan to ask his parents for money towards the wedding, but Alison thwarts the plan when she makes a discovery about her pregnancy.