Ever determined to assist Alice in her quest for true love, Cleo and Milly have decided to health-screen every available man in the store by checking through their confidential prescription records at the store's pharmacy. Meanwhile, Alice's hands are full with a new addition to the sales team, the likeable but wayward Antonia.

Alice seems to be comfortably bedding in with out-of-work writer Douglas McVitie, in every sense. But is she ready for the pair to share an answering machine message?