News of the Harchester coach disaster quickly spreads and it is speculated that it was bomb that caused the explosion. That same day, former owner Lynda Block is paroled on early release from prison after just over two years for Prashant Dettani's murder in 2001 and heads to Cardiff upon hearing what has happened. The day's events are also explained by footballers Casper Rose, Eugene Rose and Liam Mackay - Casper is attending a house party and falls for a mysterious blonde girl, Eugene botches a robbery attempt and later turns up unannounced to a meeting between Liam, his agent and fiancée Chloe Tyler and QPR manager Ian Holloway over a potential transfer move for the following season. That night, Lynda arrives at the hospital to discover no one has survived the explosion and that only Danny Sullivan, Darren Tyson and Ryan Naysmith - all of whom weren't on the coach at the time - are still alive.

Two months later, Lynda is introduced to new manager Felix Hahn after being invited to discuss the role of being reappointed as chief executive of the club. Felix begins rebuilding the club by purchasing Casper before Chelsea are able to make their move - though he insists on new club physio Ashleigh King delivering the contract in person. Eugene also signs with Liam being used as stopgap to allow Eugene's transfer to go through. All three new signings take their places at the memorial service to remember the victims of the coach disaster, but when Eugene finds Casper there, tempers immediantely flare and Eugene heads over to confront his estranged brother, smashing a picture of the late Curtis Alexander in the process.