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High class escort Mel finds herself challenged by Johnny Lake, a rock star client with a huge ego and some damaging sexual problems. Seeking out her elusive lover Tim, who suggests she come away with him, Mel is tempted by the security of someone she knows and loves.

Heather and Ally decide they want a baby, using Allys goofy friend Gary. However Garys new partner Edie doesnt want him to help out and brings in lawyers. Heather ends up devising a unusual solution which leaves Ally confused.

Tippi realises that theirs no room for Aiden in her life. Alex offers some support to pregnant Heather. Nick helps Mel with a legal matter.

Tippi embarks on an unusual adventure with a long term client. Mel finds a significant amount of money mysteriously deposited in her bank account and is further perplexed when shes faced with Nicks shady past.

News that 232 is on the market inspires Lauren to lobby the girls to form a syndicate and as Nick prepares to set up house with Mel, an unexpected visitor from his past changes the course of Nicks life.

A new client forces Heather to realise that beneath her liberal facade she does have certain boundaries. Spurred on by a car salesman client and looking for some adventure, Lauren buys herself a new car and becomes a lead foot. Tippi takes on Martin, a client who made Chloe distinctly uncomfortable, and whilst working at 232 fixing the sound-system, Josh is confronted by the reality of Chloes work. Sensing hes troubled, Tippis on hand to distract him.

Haunted by her encounter with Martin, Tippi becomes involved with a sexually dysfunctional client, Zoron, who invites her away for the weekend. Tippi sees it as an opportunity for them both to forget their troubles; but the outcome couldnt be further from the truth. Chloe is relieved when Josh stops working at 232, while Laurens ex-husband Phil threatens to tell their kids about her sex-work. Sean confesses to Mel he is now a sex-worker, leaving her furious with Nat.

While Mels life seems to be unraveling, the arrival of her mother, Gillian, only adds to her distress. When Gillian discovers Sean is now on the game, she offers him money to start a new career — something she never did for Mel. Laurens job with Terence is becoming increasingly complicated, while Heather meets a married couple — Jack and Eloise — who want a threesome. Its the first time Heathers ever been paid to have sex with a woman.

Trying to avoid connection to Terence and ordered by Fiona to stay away from 232, Lauren is lying low but realises her greatest fear is her children finding out she is a sex-worker. She decides it is time to tell them what she does and books a trip to LA. Rattled by her strong sexual connection to Jack, Heather sets out to confirm that her lesbian tendencies are still firmly in place. Chloe questions her relationship with Josh as he returns from the tour.

With Seans intentions now out in the open, fantasy and reality are blurring for Nat. Provoked by a particularly intimate gesture from Sean, Nat realises she needs to make a step towards a real human connection. Mark refuses to accept that, given particular circumstances, things are over with Mel, while Chloe is missing Bonnie more than ever and discovers her daughter is feeling the same. Meanwhile, after returning home into the eye of a media storm, Lauren is introduced into high society by Mel - and she is treated like a star.

Nat offers Tess, a good looking advertising PA, a job but Tess thinks shes joking but aside from that, shes happily ensconced where she is. Assistant and mistress to Daniel, CEO of the advertising agency, Tess isnt looking to move on; even though she has a niggling sense Daniel will never be hers exclusively. Shes forced to confront her future however when Daniels commitments to his family take priority over her needs. She finds her way back into 232 where a conversation with Lauren piques her interest in sex-work. Shes picked up men in bars so shes comfortable having sex with strangers. She decides to give it a go. Amy continues to be a thorn in Laurens side. Lauren decides to ignore her, but it just incites Amy further, making her even bolder in her attempts to grab attention.

A memory from the past, coupled with the growing health worries, see Mels uncertainty about her future begin to manifest in the most unusual ways. But then she is made an offer to run a brothel in Abu Dhabi. Sean has a client whose husband likes to watch her have sex. Its disturbing to Sean and when he and Nat argue about the weirdness of the situation, it further highlights their sexual differences.

Seans out on his own with some friends: Alice, Steve and client-come-friend, Jemima. He lets his guard down more than usual, drinking, drugging and partying into the wee hours and wakes up the next day, remembering very little — but knowing they had some pretty wild sex. Feeling angry at Sean and realising their differences are insurmountable, Nat manipulates a situation with Bernie which sees Sean bust in on their session. But it opens the way for honest discussion about the state of their relationship and the restrictions it places on both of them.

A turn of events at work for Bernie and the subsequent therapy forced upon him by his boss sees Nat grow curious about the origins of her own fetish. This leads her to track down her mother, Loretta. Its an uneasy reunion for Nat, who finds the situation more confronting than she ever imagined it would be. Though Sean initially continues to struggle with the detritus of what happened with Alice, support from Nat and a particularly satisfying session with a client sees him charged with a determination to get over the incident once and for all. Laurens relationship with John goes from strength to strength but the pull of her children sees her leave him behind when she heads off on a holiday to meet up with her daughter Kate in Hawaii.

Laurens drinking is taking an alarming turn. A blackout sees her arrive home drunk in the back of the cab. When the police arrive on her doorstep with the news her car was found abandoned and smashed, she finds herself inadvertently withholding information which results in the police thinking her car was stolen. What Lauren comes to remember is quite different — and damaging. She got drunk, drove her car, careened it into a public place and travelled home passed out in a taxi. Mel lands back at 232 with a huge surprise. Shes adopted a baby. Something which has happened swiftly and, judging from her nervousness, a role shes not all together convinced shes ready for. Sean however discovers he has a natural instinct with the baby and so, well aware of Mels insecurities, offers to venture back to Abu Dhabi to help her settle into motherhood.