Colin has a mission. He wants to speak to the Queen about his brother Luke who has cancer. Cousin Alistair would like to help but stress brings on his dandruff. Colin takes the lock off the back door and heads out alone.

A young girl, Rowena, moves to a new country town and school. Although Rowena can hear, she is mute. Her widowed father has a penchant for satin cowboy shirts and embarrassing his daughter in public.

Shelley is embarrassed by her mother's work. Why can’t she get a decent job? At the pool, Ben is afraid of the water, but persists in hanging around the edge, and Tania in the wheelchair is organising a disco.