Season 5, Episode 41: "Oversexed, overpaid and over here" (original air date: August 1, 2003)

The citizens of Bassett prepare to welcome America! Or rather the team of American engineers in charge of the prison site.

Dana is more worried about car trouble, but a cowboy comes to her aid - as foretold by Janice van der Velter, who is claiming psychic powers ever since being electrocuted. The cowboy turns out to be Chad, a structural engineer on the site.

Todd resents the Americans, and the fact that the iwi seem to be only hiring Maori on the site. Sworn enemy Ken is more favourably inclined to Americans, until he sees Dana might be interested in one of them. In a remarkable turnaround, he and Todd form an unholy alliance to expel the invaders. Except Ken cannot be seen to break the law...

A civic welcome proves to be an excellent venue for everyone's grievances as Todd unleashes a jealous Chook on the Americans. A brawl ensues, apparently leaving one of the Americans perilously ill as a result.

Closer inspection reveals it to be a genuine case of the Bubonic plague. William (Jeffrey Thomas) couldn't be more delighted, and Ken sees he has fresh ammunition to expel the interlopers.

Meanwhile, Alistair engages in a fruitless pursuit of his long-lost builder, Bob, who was supposed to build his garage and enable him to move out of home.

Nicky has reached the end of her own personal romance novel. She is happy and in love. Except, she's perplexed with what the books don't tell - what happens after happily ever after?

For her, it means being torn between Kieran and his teenage daughter Sascha, when Sascha lies about having a boyfriend.

Nicky also forced to confront Janice van der Velter, who seems to be dispensing dodgy medical advice from the library. Janice foresees problems for Nicky - secrets will ruin her happiness. Nicky thinks this is silly, until she sees that Sascha's lies will be found out.

But it seems that Sascha and her boyfriend was not the secret Janice was talking about. And to Nicky's disquiet, she refuses to divulge any more information...