Nathan decides to give up university to become an artist. Beth worries that Tom prefers being at the factory to spending time with her. Kate decides to marry her boyfriend.
Beth is fed up with Tom being too overprotective. Anna is torn between saving the factory and remaining loyal to her friends. Luke returns home from hospital, but his attitude towards David has changed.
Nathan and Joe discover that Alice has been two-timing them. An accusation by the wife of a man who suffered severe burns puts Billy and Sally's marriage under strain.
Ozias suffers from a cerebral aneurysm, but, before being admitted to hospital, he tries to ruin the factory once and for all. Beth takes the local widows on an excursion, but her waters break half-way through the journey.