Following their inheritance of Swansea, Val searches for a new house for the family while Max dreams up elaborate plans to improve the city. After working alongside Iris, Max agrees to have dinner with her one night where he ends up pouring his heart out about Val's affair – information Iris is soon secretly retelling to a devious Stella who plans to use it to her to her advantage.

Sam tries to make amends with Max by introducing him to his new girlfriend, but Val soon learns she was just a ploy for Sam to get her back and so pays him a visit along with Myrtle and Bronwen who threaten to ruin Sam's career if he doesn't stay away from Val.

Meanwhile Gethin is delighted when he manages to land his future father-in-law as an account, and soon uncovers the secret business that Leo has been running under Max's name, as well as Leo's bank account of £30,000. Sensing an opportunity, Gethin tips off the police to search Leo's premises where they discover unlicensed tortoises on the property, l

After telling Maria he is going away for a course, Gethin's lies and true whereabouts are discovered by Danny, who spots him at the hospital holding a new born child. When a guilt-ridden Maria decides to break off her affair with Danny, he decides to confront his love rival about what he saw. Gethin soon confesses to the fact that he has a child from a one night-stand and that he is also in debt after having gambled away the money he stole from Leo. But Gethin isn't about to let his secret leak out to anyone else, prompting him to knock Danny out and hold him hostage while leading everyone else to believe that he has gone back to London.

Meanwhile Stella goads Val into spilling all the particulars about her affair with Sam to her and the girls. When Sam realises Val has been blabbing about their intimate details, he soon tells Max about his wife making the pair of them a laughing stock. A furious Max exiles Stella from Swansea for her part in the set-up, while also announcing his wife'