Outrageous Fortune

Career criminal Wolfgang West goes away for four years. His wife Cheryl decides it is time for her family to go straight. The Wests try to change the habits of a lifetime.

Van finds himself the object of Mrs. Hong's affection. Pascalle suffers through the indignity of working. Cheryl sticks up for her fellow checkout chicks and learns that being on the right side of the law doesn't necessarily mean being honest.

Cheryl receives some unwanted attention from two of Wolf's best mates. Jethro's supposed Maori heritage comes under fire when a colleague starts to question the West family whakapapa genealogy. Pascalle has a new line of work.

Eric's son Billy dies in unusual incident, which gets Wolf released from prison to attend the burial; the wake is held at the West house.

The West offspring do their best to help their mum in their own way.

Grandpa finds love in the wrong places; Pascalle gets a secret admirer.

Grandpa announces that he and Margaret are moving away together but not before one last job; When blackmail fails, Loretta faces the horror of going to school.

Cheryl's job may or may not be honest; Grandpa mends his broken heart with poker; Pascalle finds the ugly side of modeling.

Van's job issues cause bad blood between his family and the Doslics; Jethro tries to apologize for impersonating Van.

When she gets a modeling job, Pascalle meets a celebrity who could give her her big break; Hoochie Mama's finances cause issues between Cheryl and a client.

Van succumbs to temptation and returns to his wicked ways; the finger is pointed at Cheryl; Pascalle learns a lesson in love.

In the fallout from the Tongan job, Van is having problems with the woman in his life.; Cheryl's having problems with the men in her life; Wolf is presented with a Get Out of Jail card.

Van and Draska are kicked out of the Doslic family home, Cheryl has bottomed out, and Wolf and Jethro's plans to free Wolf are not going as fast as they should.