After a Father's Evening at the Antenatal Clinic, Eddie and Bill strike up a bet: can Eddie last 24 hours without insulting his neighbour? It's going to take an awful lot of willpower, especially as Bill is going out of his way to provoke a verbal attack.

Eddie is taking no chances on getting Joan safely and rapidly to the maternity hospital when the big moment arrives. He has borrowed a car and learnt the route inside out. Nothing, but nothing, can possibly go wrong ... but it does.