Tim meets up with Jennifer, a girl from his past. Muriel is eager to play cupid and arranges a meeting for them. Mother attempts to scupper their plans.

Timothy attends an assertiveness training programme, and asserts himself with his mother; the results are rather surprising.

Mother makes Tim promise not to marry once she's dead. He does not believe she will die before he marries, so agrees. But shortly afterwards she appears to have committed suicide.