The Bounder - Season 2 (1983)

Following her burglary Laura buys an Alsatian dog called Sabre but he growls at Howard every time he goes near Laura. Howard decides to train Sabre but,to Trvor's amusement,fails miserably so he gives the dog to a man he meets in the pub,lying to Laura that he has returned him to his original,blind,owner. When Sabre leads the man back to Laura's house she and Trevor are amazed at how able he is for an alleged blind man and when Howard comes in he has a lot of explaining to do.

When Trevor learns that Mary has been seen with the younger,better-looking insurance salesman Reggie Thorne,he suspects they are having an affair so Laura goes out with Reggie and discovers the connection was quite innocent. Howeverit is now Howard who gets jealous as Laura begins to date Reggie and he poses as a gangster to frighten him away - very successfully in the event.

Howard feels sorry for former prison friend,alcoholic forger Softly Simpson when he sees him trying to sell his copies of paintings so he persuades Trevor that Softly is a famous artist and Trevor has Softly paint his portrait,with which he is thrilled - though everybody else sees it is actually a portrait of the Duke of Wellington. Laura sets a trap to expose the fraud which eventually ends up with Howard literally being framed.

Learning that Mary wants a divorce and that Laura is escorting Trevor to important functions Howard sets out to sabotage the relationship by persuading Trevor's secretary Gloria that her boss is in love with her. As a result Trevor takes Gloria to the firm 's dinner but falls foul of her jealous boyfriend who is acting as a waiter there. The resultant scandal gets in the papers but also sees Mary possibly returning to Trevor and Laura actually kissing Howard.