Martin and Louisa go on a date, but his usual bluntness ruins a romantic moment, and Louisa ends the struggling relationship.

However, a friend of Louisa’s visiting from the City, Holly, injures her back on the beach, and is forced to remain in Portween. Martin has to treat her at Louisa’s house, while at the same time trying to overcome his own distraction at Louisa’s dismissal of him.