Sally tells Steve her teacher says she can do her project on sea monsters if she gets some proof, so asks when she can go out on the boat, he shouts at her for being stupid and tells her she can't, she runs off upset. Helen suggests to Tam that she and the rest of the kids put on a concert to drum up trade for the Youth centre. Sally follows Steve to work and sneaks on board the boat. Carol gives Tam an ultimatum it's either Vinnie or her, Tam chooses Carol and goes to break it off with Vinnie, only she sees him getting a hard time from his dad, they have a talk and Tam offers some advice, Vinnie gets angry but tells her they are still going out, Tam realises she quite likes him and goes to tell Carol but she doesn't want to know. Steve's boss Roger finds Sally on the boat and is furious, then he has an attack, the boat is drifting into a riptide and they are all trapped on the boat. Helen goes to see Tam looking for Sally, they head to the docks, where they learn Steve's boa