Mary seems strangely calm when told that Rab's benefits have been suspended.

Rab is spending a lot of time at his newly acquired allotment, which causes Mary to look for her own excitement with an old boyfriend.

After a visit to the doctor, Rab is diagnosed with a cancerous growth and has to undergo chemotherapy treatment.

Rab is in the hospital cancer ward and the constant attention of the hospital reverend is starting to get on his nerves.

Rab joins Jamesie's trip to Amsterdam to supposedly see the bulbfields but on arrival, Rab finds out that Jamesie is only interested in the red lights there.

Rab and Jamesie take Gash out on a traditional three day drinking binge before he gets married.