If love is a drug, then Loretta is tempted; and Van faces a threat to all he holds most dear.

There is a whole bag of trouble when Cheryl doubts Pascalle, and Judd finds that old is the new young.

Van wrestles with being a rat and finds an angel, as Loretta seeks a lab rat and finds a lover.

Van needs a very big plan to save Munter, and Loretta needs to thwart the most unholy alliance.

The slings, arrows and infomercials of outrageous fortune cause Cheryl to doubt her offspring, with potentially tragic results.

Cheryl is forced to let go, Loretta is forced to take hold and the Mighty Munt is put to the test.

Munter is making final preparations before he goes to jail. Van feels desperate, but Gerard is offering no quarter unless Van lives up to his bargain to inform on Nicky. Van is even more upset when Munter wants to sort car custody, because he can’t co-parent with a nark. So they decide to divide the Valiant parts between them. But when they visit Aaron’s garage to do this, they find that Aaron has built the car. No way can they split up such a thing of beauty, so they now decide it must be sold.

Pascalle is in peril as Sheree moves to strike, and Loretta finds that trees can also be dangerous.

Grandpa and Ngaire play for very high stakes, and Loretta's secret lover is no secret anymore.

Van has decided once and for all to quit being a nark. Gerard appears to accept this and Van has other important matters to deal with, like showing Cheryl his house. She’s just got the all clear on the pregnancy front, and is as nice as she can be, but how can he afford this? And she still feels strange about Van leaving home. She never thought the day would come!

The Wests are stung; catastrophe abounds and no one is safe from a woman on the warpath.

While Pascalle strives to achieve the beautiful positive, Cheryl finds that Jethro has been messing with her knickers.

Pascalle is channelling her grief into visiting Grandpa, who must be miserable. He disagrees and claims to be enjoying the peace and quiet. But in the exercise yard, he meets an angry Dane Harris – only to be rescued by none other than Sparky. So much for peace and quiet. Pascalle rarks up Jethro about Grandpa’s appeal, and then finds Jethro isn’t taking one because Grandpa has given no instructions. But Pascalle isn’t about to give up. Judd is surprised when Ngaire again appears for dinner and Cheryl suffers her abuse. Judd finds that this is yet another West Code: crime wives are entitled to free meals from their associates. Judd fears it will do bad things to Cheryl’s blood pressure, so visits Grandpa to suggest he plead guilty to get it over with. Grandpa, on principle, refuses. Sparky has slightly insane plans to break out of jail and insists he will take Grandpa with him.

Judd, Cheryl and Munter are on their way to pick up Van. Munter feels sure that Judd’s old man will be a true koro – as they find two wastrels on a couch with a sign saying ‘you toot we drink’. It’s Van with Judd’s Dad, Ray.

Van is called upon to bestow the greatest gift, while Pascalle and Loretta most emphatically refuse to share.

Cheryl takes the offensive against fashion crimes and a son called Jethro, while Judd fights for family.

Cheryl seeks solace from an unlikely quarter, and Pascalle decides that Judd may actually be a saint.

Grandpa has a disturbing visit from Eric, aka The Angel of Death, with a message that Grandpa will die in jail. Yes, this is a nightmare, but Grandpa believes the message. So he asks Jethro to make his will.

All’s fair in love and war. Cheryl demands a high price for Jane, and Pascalle is also much wanted . . .