Ted struggles with feelings of worthlessness when, returning home from a movie, he and Chel are attacked by a gang of teenage girls. Ashamed he couldn't protect Chel and feeling marginalised by the world, Ted begins to retreat into himself. Melissa discovers that someone has been using her toothbrush. Already feeling marginalised in the house full of men and lacking in privacy, this is the last straw. Carbo's Internet fame jumps to a new level when he begins to receive sexy gifts from a secret admirer. Meanwhile, Ted and Julie become concerned at the quiet absence of neighbour Mrs Luscombe.