Alfie is also 26 and is Lena and McOdimba’s son. He is a recovering alcoholic and lives under enormous pressure to live up his father’s high standards. He falls in love with Sheila (Annabel’s daughter) but must keep the relationship a secret to avoid conflict with his mother Lena who believes that relationships are what triggers Alfie into alcoholism. He is also gravely ill and needs a rare blood-transfusion; however, his healing comes with the cost of opening up secrets that are deeply buried in the past.