 Mr. Brittas has the staff play an intricate board game which paints a grim vision on life, seemingly designed to show hard work pays, but as Tim finds out only demonstrates life is not fair. Councilor Jack Drugget, the new man in charge of sports, announces the council simply is no longer prepared to foot the bill for the leisure center s enormous deficit, and offers Brittas a generous pension with a bonus if he leaves the county, but he won t hear of it. Receptionist Carol asks Laura to help convince Gordon her son Ben needs a larger cupboard. Helen brings in a dog which only knows nasty tricks, such as biting the tops off swimsuits, so telling him is out of the question. Druggett finds a note that  H.  took all the petty cash; he realizes Helen used it to buy the dog, she grumbles he takes away the first thing ever she really wanted, and goes missing. The councilor insists to press charges- except if he takes the blame, as pretext to sack him. The dog proves a lovely pet, but stays out of his dog house- Helen was hiding there! Gordon packs his things, but on the way out finds Carole also sacked and therefore homeless, joining his guillotine nightmares.