While Maisie is in hospital, she reveals to Brendan that she once had an affair with Joe Gilroy, Frank's father. Terence discovers Maisie may have stomach cancer but she has no intention of staying in hospital any longer. When her neighbour calls the Burrigan dog catcher to round up her dogs, Maisie takes her one remaining dog and is last seen walking out of town. News of Arnie's threats to file a slander lawsuit and block Molly's farmland from proceeding gets back to Bob who gives her the receipts that show Arnie had council pay him to drain the swamp, evidence she needs to support her corruption allegations. After Bob's manhandling of him in the club, Arnie deftly sidesteps the whole controversy by having council purchase the swamp land to turn it into an animal sanctuary with a possible connection to Molly's farmland project. Judy has a housewarming to show off her new "vibrant" pink apartment. As a thank-you gift to Simon and Vicky, Judy presents them with another copy of the awful "Stags at Bay" painting that Simon "accidentally" broke in the move.