Curly is tired of Vera interfering in his life. He refuses to go into work, taking his due holiday. Holdsworth tells Curly that Head Office want him to computerise Bettabuy, but Curly feels he has had enough of Holdsworth, the Taylors and Vera. Martin and Kevin encourage Curly to stand up for himself and Bet and Alec refuse to talk to each other. The McDonalds and Flick discover the kids have gone. Liz worries about the kids' safety when she discovers the big is gone too. Flick has to lie to her Dad and says that they have to look after the Kabin and refuses to inform the police. Steve and Joanne arrive in the Lake District and Liz discovers Steve has £20 from the house.