Pauline has a crisis about her age and role in life. Trying to cheer her up; Dot throws a surprise birthday party for the two of them. Jim warns Dot against telling Pauline about Chloe but once the two of them are talking Dot eventually tells her. Upset that everyone knew but her, Pauline tells Dot off or keeping it from her. Pauline leaves Dot's promising she won't tell Sonia that she knows about Chloe. An unidentified man makes a call at Pat's house. With no one home, he doesn't leave a message. Chrissie is unnerved when she goes to the barrel store and hears something moving, but nobody seems to be there.