Marlene is worried about Tyler being in a deep depression, and on what appears to be a starvation diet. He is withdrawn, and spends every hour painting gloomy pictures. Things become so bad that she calls for the help of her mother, Dora. And it is Dora who solves the mystery, and puts a smile back on her grandson's face.

Boycie and Marlene drive Tyler back to his old university where his band, Puddle of Agony, is about to perform its very first gig. The staff, left alone to look after the Grange, decide to help a couple of ghost-hunters who have arrived in the area seeking phantoms and ghouls. While Tyler's career seems to be slipping downhill, Bryan, Jed and Mrs Cakeworthy appear to be in seventh heaven.

Having decided to write his autobiography and leave it to the nation as a legacy for future generations, Boycie drifts back to old times and old friends and adventures in Peckham. He finds that the memories of the old days and of his new life on his Shropshire farm prove surprisingly enlightening, both for himself and Marlene.