Alison is forced to sell the mansion and suffers the added indignity of having to tell Nick she's moving out and can no longer afford to employ him. Sarah tries to sabotage Phil's impending marriage to Ciara, while Megan ends her relationship with Virginia and wastes no time in embarking on an amorous liaison with David : which proves to have fatal consequences. 

Charlotte's larcenous plan goes wrong and Virginia shocks everyone with a new look. On the romantic front, Sarah confronts her feelings for Phil as his wedding to Ciara goes ahead, and Alison agonises over whether to seek happiness with hunky gardener Nick, next-door neighbour Mike or husband David.