With America now in the war, her soldiers are in London and visiting the Royal Oak. Despite risking discovery of his imaginary life, when a racist American corporal tries to ban the black soldiers from the pub, Gary takes drastic action. Meanwhile, in 1996 Ron badgers Gary to get the parts he needs to build his own jeep, and Yvonne starts to see potential in Gary's memorabilia shop.

Gary's double lives start to run parallel as both Yvonne and Phoebe want to move home, but moving is the least of Gary's worries when both women have bigger news to tell him.

About to be a father in two different eras, Gary is feeling under pressure and starts smoking 1940s cigarettes in Yvonne's presence. Meanwhile, in 1942 Gary is accused of being a fence after her places an advert in the Times saying he would like to buy Swiss watches.