The daughter of a wealthy Jewish businessman and her boyfriend plan to murder a member of the neo-Nazi opposition. They are successful in killing a 17-year-old skinhead at a demonstration, yet when Mark, the boyfriend, is arrested, he claims the killing was an accident. Meanwhile, the Kavanagh's home life is abruptly ruffled by the news that Kate, an undergraduate at Cambridge, is having an affair with her married tutor.

卡瓦纳发现自己正在为一名被指控在抗议游行中刺伤光头党的左翼抗议者辩护。被告声称这完全是他的错，但当他听说他的上层中产阶级女友把他送到了警察局时，他改变了说法，说他只是出于骑士精神，是他的女友刺伤了他。卡瓦纳一家继续着他们的通勤婚姻，丽兹在斯特拉斯堡工作，这对他们来说都是一个挑战。凯特去了剑桥，丽兹很高兴地听说她的导师是她儿时最亲密的朋友的丈夫。当她得知自己的女儿和导师有染时，她就不那么高兴了。杰里米终于找到真爱了吗？