After Xavier tells how he broke up with Ruby and Romeo how he made up with Jai by arranging for Annie to join him on Japanese exchange, both lonely knaves team up. They accept some girls' dare to check out the abandoned Becket home, where the youngest son, still missing, may have murdered the rest of the family. Geoff succumbs to temptress Ruby by kissing her. Inside, they find a shivering Indonesian boy. After a bitter electoral campaign, Palmer wins the seat.
—KGF Vissers