Alice discovers she has a secret admirer, a young medical student from her block of flats. Gil sets off to an ill-judged sexual encounter when he attends a court case.

Alice's and Gil's luck may be about to change. Has an erotic dream and a chance meeting at a party brought them love at last?

Alice is summoned to a mysterious hotel room meeting with her predatory regional manager, Catherine Sumpter. Meanwhile, Cleo struggles to cope with a scathing review of her performance in bed, and Milly finds that she is strangely turned on by a man's shadow.