Who is Rafe Stocker and why has Stacey Oliver's stepfather Max Wade decided to retire and hand over the reins of the family business to a stranger? Stacey is determined to find out but her efforts are thwarted by her stepbrother Ben who decides to take himself off to France to paint. Max goes on a cruise and Rafe forces Stacey into a brutal fitness regime in order to get match fit for a charity marathon.