Henry and Lance are happy together but after they take part in a disastrous date night, life will never be the same again. Henry finds himself being drawn to the enigmatic Freddie Baxter while Lance meets newcomer, Daniel and both new friendships are set on a course to explode.

Henry begins his new life, but Freddie marks out the battle lines - can they ever be friends, let alone anything more? Lance tries to work out where Henry's gone, and enlists Cleo's help, but only Cliff is devious enough to work out the truth - and when Henry's workplace becomes a battleground, the stakes are raised higher than ever.

Henry stumbles into a dangerous trap when Freddie meets his old school teacher, Gregory, and sets out for revenge. Lance takes action and cuts Henry off completely, while at work, Daniel's attempts to help seem to hint at something more. Is Lance imagining things, or is Daniel not as straight as he seems?.

Henry goes out on a date with a complete stranger, while Lance's night sees him ending up in an unexpected bed. Cleo meets a former flame whilst Freddie hooks up with Anna.

Henry's secrets and lies catch up with him, while Lance's wildest dreams are in danger of coming true, as Daniel makes an extraordinary move.

Lance attempts to work out the truth about Daniel and Henry takes a final, desperate chance to win his old boyfriend back. Lance spellbound by his new man, is it could be too late for any of them to change paths.

When a manhunt goes wrong, Henry, Freddie and Dean end up trapped together, and some long-buried truths rise to the surface. With Marie arriving in town to take charge, and events at the flatshare reaching a peak, Henry finds he's running out of options.

Everyone gets caught up in Henry's grand scheme, and life appears to be perfect, but only Freddie realises the truth. As events of the past catch up with them all, Henry reaches out to family, friends and lovers in an attempt to survive, and yet he still has to face the greatest challenge of all.