When Em's pompous father and stepmother come over for a family BBQ, Greg attempts to ask them for money while Em stokes the fires of familial conflict to generate material for her book.

Greg's task for the day is to wait at home for the NBN technician but he is tempted away from his post by a once-in-a-lifetime Aldi special buy, and his absence means that all the family's problems fall in Em's lap.

After a sobering cyber-safety information night, Greg and Em decide to install a secret surveillance app on Sophie's phone and are shocked to discover her sexting with a boy from school.