Pam, a new female plumber in town, stirs up trouble with Mt Thomas' resident plumber Charlie Clarke. Charlie mysteriously turns up at every job Pam is called to and tries to undercut her price. She accuses him of stalking her and he accuses her of stealing his livelihood. Coincidentally, when Chris Riley reports a foul smell at The Imperial just days before a big Rotary function, both plumbers turn up to fix the problem and a turf war erupts.