Charlie's gambling addiction leads him into the clutches of loan sharks and into temptation. Charlie can't lose, he's on a roll. So he borrows ten grand from loan sharks. And loses the lot in one bet. Meanwhile, Maxine is convinced to lie for a pregnant thirteen-year-old Muslim girl, and it looks like it all might work out until her father comes asking for a special bit of evidence.

Adi Asimovic knocks on Maxine's door in the middle of the night. His daughter Vildana has not returned home and he is frantic, hoping she is staying with Simone at Maxine's house. Realising both daughters are missing, Maxine plays a phone message back and hears an hysterical cry for help.