Maud decides to quit drinking for a week to prove to Gerard she can. Unfortunatly this makes her extremely cranky. Daan and Julia are practicing a magic act for school.
Daan start smoking because he thinks Julia will be impressed when he quits again. His late night smoking lead Gerard to install a alarm system, much to the detriments of everyones sleep.
Gerard has trouble keeping the household financially running. Because Daan and Julia are also running short of cash they take a job distributing advertising folders.
Gerard runs out of the house because he thinks no one is paying attention to him. When he is gone it becomes clear how important he is to the household.
Gerard wants to celebrate the fact that he and Maud have been married for seven years. Daan and Julia have to help with this, but Julia has her own party.