Katherine is a civil servant working on strategies to help immigrants. When public sector cuts force her to move from London to a satellite office in Northampton, she soon finds that she too feels like a stranger in a strange land.

Jeffries reveals the real reason why she is in Northampton. Things don't go well for Katherine at the welcome drinks party as she makes a spectacle of herself. She and Danny try to come up with a plan to delay the presentation.

Martine, the Minister's aide, arrives from London, putting the team under pressure. As Katherine combines protecting Danny from himself and actually getting work done, Jenny receives some bad news and Martine takes a shine to Anthony.

As the team prepare to go to London for the big presentation, tensions between Jenny and Nathanial intensify. Danny goes AWOL, while Katherine and Anthony struggle to keep their relationship on a strictly professional footing.

It's the day of the big presentation to the Minister in London, but with Danny still MIA and Jeffries having her own problems, it's up to Katherine and Anthony to try and work together to pull off a performance of a lifetime.

A week after the presentation to the Minister, the staff await their fate. Fearing the worst, Katherine seriously contemplates her future when a visitor turns up for her. Meanwhile, Danny and Angela confide in each other a few home truths.