Molly is branded as an eccentric and a nuisance when she reports Trevor Lang to the RSPCA for the neglect of his dog. Vince and Carol Glover are the new owners of the Valley Hotel. Vince spends all his time at the club, spending what's left of their savings, while Carol, a hypochondriac, makes repeat visit to the clinic convinced she has cancer. Steve Morton, a travelling drug salesman, tries to convince Carol to leave her husband and run away with him, it appears he is also contributing to the cache of pills Carol can't do without. The General is suspected of having strangles, a deadly equine disease. Brendan gets into sausage making.