After some compulsory daily arguing, Harold starts preparing some food he has brought home. It's not the usual fish and chips and Albert is suspicious. Harold gives his Dad a bag of crisps and tells him to shut up, or he'll force some smelly cheese upon him. Soon Albert gains the upper hand and finds out that Harold has friends coming round... for a game of poker!

Albert takes immediate exception to it - he shows Harold an unopened pack of cards that his mother - god rest her soul - gave him thrity years ago and he's never played poker since... Happy Families is alright though, he'll allow them to play that!

Later that night the men arrive, on of who is played by the fantastic Dudley Foster, who also appears in "My Old Man's A Tory", "Robbery With Violence" and plays an uncredited non-speaking role as the car salesman in "The Colour Problem". His character soon gets nicknamed "Old Oily" by Albert. "Smooth as an 'orses ear-'ole he is!"

The stakes are raised and Harold is on a losing streak. He does win one game, but only gets his own initial stake back. Once Harold has lost all his money, the night is over... but suddenly Albert takes a liking to his guests and sends Harold down to the pub to bring home a jug of bitter. When Harold has gone, Albert suggests he has a game with the men, who are reluctant, until Albert reveals his secret stack of cash. And since he hasn't played cards in thirty years, they don't mind him using his unopened deck... Albert gets his glasses, takes his seat and asks "So how do you play this game then?"...

When Harold returns, the guests are leaving, having to walk home, and Albert is sat at the table counting a large pile of money. Not only has Albert got Harold's money back, but he's got all of theirs aswell...

But as he genuinely didn't know how to play, how on earth did he manage that? What secret had Albert been hiding all along? Albert reveals his secret to his son as the men stand outside thumbing a ride home...