Billy's new job and May's condition makes Iris think that they are the talk of the street. Mrs. Quirke, the midwife, refuses to help May when her time comes and Richard reveals to Ruby that he and Madeleine offered to adopt the baby. Ruby confronts her and May reveals that that was what Madeleine wanted all along. May initially, is happy with her son, but following a row with Dadda, takes Madeleine up on her offer to adopt the baby. Richard Brazendale stops May signing the papers, knowing that Madeleine has manipulated her decision. He persuades her to make her own decision and - aided by her sisters - she does. Father Melia visits Iris, wanting to apologise for his behaviour. The bishop, confused by a letter from Iris, requesting a reference she should be able to get from her priest, sends Canon Kenan for an explanation. Father Melia admits he has feelings for Iris and is sent to Ireland on retreat but discovers that she is not joining a convent after all. She is shocked by the convent's request of a dowry of 300 guineas and a pair of silver candlesticks. Dadda goes home to find the pianola gone and that the Brazendales were adopting the baby. Dadda objects but Billy says it's nothing to do with him. Seeing his daughters return with the baby and shaken by recent events, Dadda takes the temperance pledge again and registers his grandson's birth, naming him Victor William Moss. He also asks if he can come home. His children welcome him back.