Diane visits hungover Louise, filling her in on the events from the evening before. Louise is shocked that she has finished things with Mack, wondering what he did to provoke it. Diane confesses that if she continues the relationship he may break her heart and she is not willing to set herself up for such a fall. Louise is confused by her friend's logic. Later in The Woolpack, Diane is uneasy as Mack enters and heads over to join Angie. As Angie tells lurid holiday stories, Diane is haunted by Mack's laughter. Rodney presents Diane with a draft partnership agreement for The Woolpack. Faced with the reality of their partnership in black and white, she begins to get cold feet.