When his old teacher invites himself to stay, Will must confront some awful memories.

Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location Kate has fallen for Marlowe.

The women in Will's life are not impressed with his play about a strong woman humiliated.

London is full of anti-immigrant rioting. Will looks forward to an age when such sentiments are long-gone, but in the meantime he and the players plan to do their bit to help those worse off than themselves with a fund-raising charity gala night. “Inflated Pig's Bladder Day” is a triumph.

When Kate stands in for Sue at the masked ball she accidentally sets off a chain of events that leaves Sue humiliated by the other local teenagers and Will needs to come up with a ruse to turn the tables on the bullies. Meanwhile in all the confusion Hamnet has gone missing.

As Will wrestles with temptation a bigger threat to his family lurks in the wings.