The town must decide whether to upgrade the library (Mitch's idea) or erect a statue of Tama (everyone else's idea). Lisa learns she may have a genetic link to the Crawdon Hooker.

Mitch decides to get CCTV at the dairy, with embarrassing results. Lisa has a TV interview with Tama in the big smoke (Auckland) and seeks advice from Carol and Susan.

Dave discovers an unexpected visitor in his backyard, to the town's delight. Mitch gets a big opportunity to submit an article to the News Without Pictures magazine.