Maddie and Malcolm pay an impromptu visit to Gordon's firm, but he is out with a client, which irritates Malcolm. Maddie questions Miss Pettifer, Gordon's secretary, about her romantic relationship with her employer. Gordon meets with client Simon Antsey, who wants him to bend the law in a land deal. After Gordon agrees, the two celebrate at a local restaurant where they are spotted by Maddie and Malcolm, and a very tense, ugly scene ensues between father and son.