Bob Whitely returns from the Gulf after being away for four months. Mavis admits to Emily that she's taken with classmate Victor Pendlebury but is too shy to find out if he's married or not. Bob thinks that No.9 is a bit pokey. Bet is taken with Bob and flirts with him. Eddie is interested in Geoff Siddall's business: bringing cars over from the continent and selling them for vast profits.