It's the annual press awards, the Oscars of the newspaper industry, and both Laura and Katie are nominated. Laura is convincing nobody that she doesn't care about winning, least of all Dr. F who makes a small breakthrough in Laura's therapy session. Laura decides she's going to write about her therapy under a pseudonym and is left reeling after another encounter with Kieran and Samara, the new columnist at the paper.

Alison and Martin start making wedding plans, but Alison's reservations are soon eclipsed when she finds out some life changing news. When Katie learns that her daughter feels sorry for her, she decides to start dating again. A new romance might be brewing sooner than she expected.

Katie has last minute unexpected problems with the launch of her photography exhibition. It seems Sean is the only person who can save the day but he's the last person Katie wants to see, leaving her in a difficult position. Laura responds badly to criticism at work and decides to take a sickie. While looking after and almost losing her nephew, she bumps into James, her nephew's godfather and invites him to Katie's exhibition. When he lets her down she turns to Kieran, which leads Laura to making a drastic decision. At a fertility MOT Alison doesn't react well to Martin's results and she begins to question not just their wedding but the entire relationship.