Tricked into marriage with the wrong woman, John strugglrs with his private life. Meanwhile the property development business is growing fast and demands much of his time. On his "honeymoon" in New York, he discovers a new method of building which he is determined to bring back to England. On his hurried return, he attempts to sort out his father-in-laws gambling problems - an attemot which leads to tragedy. Contains sexually descriptive material.

John begins to develop his businesses with Sammie and Sarah, despite their mutual antipathy. Soon they are doing well enough for him to enter the comoany full-time. He also starts to get closer to Alison. Although their relationship started badly, they find they need each other´s help in this next stage of their lives. Meanwhile he relaises that Rosie is the person he really loves, but that is not a simple affair.