Sally's been living a comfortable but crushingly dull life with her partner of 10 years, David. When David makes a poorly timed and feebly executed attempt at a proposal, it sparks in her a personal crisis.

Sally attends David's father's funeral. Eleanor accuses Sally of flirting with recently divorced colleague Nigel. Emma lands a small part in Dan's film but things go badly on set until she makes an exciting offer to Dan.

Sally's in trouble with her boss Deborah, who thinks Emma's bad for her, but may have ulterior motives. David meets Sally to tell her he's found someone new. A session with their therapist leads Sally and Emma to make some major decisions.

It's the annual away day for Sally's marketing department. Emma doesn't want Sally to go, but she puts her foot down and joins her team at the hotel, where Deborah explains that she and Sally will have to share a room.