Joyce is furious after Sammy's disastrous performance in Neptune's and soon discovers that Monty has given him a Solana contract. Mateo is petrified at the prospect of having to go on another cruise with Crystal Hennessy-Vass until Joyce gets him off the hook with an ingenious plan to send Sammy instead! Meanwhile, Pauline finishes her book in lightning-quick time and Doreen jumps the gun by sending Pauline's novel to some publishers. Will Pauline land a book deal and start a new career?