The Snows battle on with life, knowing it will never be the same again without Peggy, but at least a little light relief is on the horizon in the form of the school production of The Wizard of Oz. Meanwhile, Dick and Cheryl finally get through to adopted son Oscar, who has been more of a handful than they ever expected.

The threatened closure of Goddard's following the outbreak of a virus among the children of Skelthwaite prompts Vic to speculate on the real source of the contamination. Meanwhile, Simon and Anna have relationship problems.