Ann decides to go to Africa for 8 weeks to help after a flood, so her ex-husband Jimmy agrees to move into the former marital home to look after their children. However, Diana also moves in as she has no trust in Jimmy. Jimmy gets annoyed when he discovers Ann has gone to Africa with her boss and boyfriend Dr Howard Banks, then gets a parking ticket and finally gets home to discover that Molly, who has pulled a sickie, is nowhere to be seen. This makes Jimmy and Diana realize that Molly and Alex need both of them.