In an attempt to buy Leighton off with the baubles of power, the Fe'ausians want to make him the first ever non-Fe'ausian Aratika (high chief). But not everything goes as planned.
Leighton arrives at the consulate to find it in the throes of preparing for several weddings, most of which are for members of a polygamous quasi-religious sect - and Leilani is included.
In the wake of Leilani's canceled marriage to Prince To'omai, Fe'ausi has declared war on Fa'akofa. Leighton does his best to stop the escalation of hostilities between the two proud nations.
The arrival of this week's diplomatic pouch in the hands of Niu, Fe'ausi's surfing legend, brings with it not just the usual contraband but something much more unpleasant.
For once, it's Leighton who must try to save the Fe'ausians from their own greed: they plan to sink all the money they have made from the phosphate mining into an extremely dodgy musical.
An anti-whaling protester chains herself to the consulate gates while, at the same time, in Mick's hiding shed, there are cans of corned whale waiting to be exported to Japan.
