Lauren has forbidden Bob to eat meat, so he goes out for a long, liquid lunch, during which he tries to impress an attractive fellow diner by bad-mouthing his colleagues and department. When she later turns up at his office, conceited Bob thinks she has followed him back. Instead she turns out to be the company assessor.

Bob is introduced to Lauren's parents. Not having any of his own, he is nervous and makes a shocking first impression. Unrepentant, he returns to work boasting about having insulted them. Lauren is delighted; she thinks she has found someone who loves her for herself.

Adrenalin-junkie Bob has left it to the last minute to write his half of a make-or-break marketing presentation. With two hours to go, an increasingly frantic Vaughan watches Bob take a coffee break and feng shui his office, Maggie is hoping that finally Bob's arrogance and laziness will be exposed.

It's company charity week, and the marketing director holds Bob responsible for ensuring their department wins the fund-raising prize. So, Bob, one again comes into trouble, but in the end of the episode he is winner again.

Head-hunted by a rival company, the long-suffering Maggie jumps at the chance to escape Bob. But, Bob is in big pressure because he must convince her to stay.

Vaughan gets dumped by his girlfriend, Briony, and he does not cares for nothing anymore. Bob tries to cheer him up by saying him that Maggie is in love with him.