MikeandAlisonwelcomethefirstgueststotheirnewbijouxB&B,determinedtogetaglowingreview,whateverthecost.Maryrevealsshehasneverhadaholiday,soPatteachesherthejoysandpitfallsofaweekontheCostaDelSol.ThePlaguershavetakentoidolisingThomas,sincespottingAlison’sfetchingportraitofhiminthebasement.Thomasnaturallyassumestheirobsessionstemsfromaloveofhispoetry-muchtotheannoyanceoftheCaptain,whochallengesthemtoendurearecital