A return to the cafe of Kate, a woman with strong views that she loves to share with Koji and her nephew, Medium. Kate is to be awarded a star prize.

Kate lets asylum-seeker Koji run the cafe, which he does all too well. Meanwhile, Medium wants feedback on the novel he's written.

Despite his disastrous record, Koji decides to take a chance on romance and Kate decides she's going to help him. What could possibly go wrong?

When her lifelong enemy suddenly decides to make amends, Kate thinks she smells a rat. Meanwhile, Koji develops a curious symptom.

Kate ignores her friends' advice and stands against Councillor Bone as the local police and crime commissioner. Medium is set to leave for a job abroad, while Koji's appeal is going badly and it looks as if Kate may be left alone.