Colin (Luke Newton) makes his triumphant return from his travels overseas, and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) couldn't be happier. Her best friend, though, still just sees her as a pal. But when he visits former flame Marina (Ruby Barker), she tells him that he has someone there waiting to love him if he could only see it. While he and Penelope are still trying to figure things out, he also takes on the task of helping to expose the new Lord Featherington (Rupert Young) for his jewel scams, which he does successfully. He also tells his friends in the final ball scene that he'd never court Penelope, which she, unfortunately, overhears.