When Andrew invites some friends to the house for an evening of serious card games, Peggy becomes determined to join in the fun.

Andrew is caught in the middle of a dispute between Peggy and Richard. Trying to take her mind off the argument, Andrew asks Peggy to look after a colleague's budgerigar.

In an effort to reconcile Peggy with her long-distant sister Marjorie, Andrew invites his aunt to stay. He soon finds out why the sisters don't get on, and why having Marjorie in the house is such a bad idea.