A synopsis of David Johns MERGER'. When Thomas Cork a devout Catholic dies, his advertising agency is inherited by his grandson Sean a 28 year old graduate from University who puts sport and business before girls. Following the demise of his grandfather Sean enters into a merger with Jewish entrepreneur George Wilcox the father of his platonic girlfriend Sadie who he has been in a friendship with him for three years. Despite trying not to be involved with females he finds himself propositioned by three girls in the space of a few days. First it is by the long legged black beauty Mandy Price, an artist. The following day it is by physiotherapist Terri Mason. Two days later he is caught in the web of his best pal's girlfriend, Debbie Greenwood. Whilst playing in a cup Final Sean is knocked out, but later recovers. In the bar, his drink of orange squash is doctored and he loses consciousness. Sadie drives him home and removes his clothes before putting him to bed. Not realizing he is in the bathroom she walks in and sees him naked for the first time. Stephen Talbot ends his relationship with Debbie Greenwood when he meets stunning hitchhiker Karen Steele. He persuades his father to employ her. Kevin, Stephen's younger brother starts a relationship with Sean's sister Iris. Early in their relationship she goes with him on a business assignment to a country club. Neither of them are aware, it is a nudist retreat. Sean introduces Debbie to his older brother Neil, a family doctor. She asks him to take her to a Charity fashion show where she is a model. The vicar has a nasty accident. A man in the audience offers a 1,000 to any model who would take off their bikini on stage. The following day Neil drives Debbie over to her parents house on Sunday after spending most of the night talking. Within a week Sean and Debbie have indicated their feelings for each other and share another night of passion. Neil is under the impression he is still going out with Debbie. Sean is a member of the Edgewarebury joggers club and helps to organise a camping trip. Neil is called out to an emergency when a young couple get stuck together whilst making love. Sean's and Stephen give chase when a car is stolen. They catch the thief who turns out to be a schoolboy and his young girlfriend. Sadie hopes that the forthcoming assignment overseas with Sean will take their relationship beyond the platonic stage. Zelda Whitways, is accused of murdering her former boyfriend solicitor Aubrey Cruxton. She is subjected to a harrowing experience at the police station. The charges are eventually dropped partly due to the intervention of her new boyfriend, Mark Morton. Sean's mother invites Iris, Kevin, Sean, Sadie, Neil and Debbie to come to Bournemouth to meet her new boyfriend, Rupert, an American author. Illness prevents Sadie from going, and a medical emergency delays Neil. Sadie's brother, Andrew a journalist returns from Israel and moves into a flat owned by Mandy. She ends her relationship with her boyfriend when she finds out he is gay, and moves back to her flat. Sadie is almost raped by a friend of her cousin. Her brother and Sean take this rapist out to a nearby country park and give him a good hiding. Later he is struck by a car and killed. His body is thrown into the lake. Suspicion falls on Sean and Andrew. However a cheating wife and her lover are charged with the offence. A bomb is planted on Mark's yacht. Fortunately Zelda and himself have just left the yacht in a dingy heading for a small deserted island, when the explosive device goes off and wrecks the yacht. They are reported missing, believed dead. The day after the explosion, a married couple in a small boat see their smoke signal coming from the island, and rescue them. An American couple who were filming in the yacht marina, obtained a video of the terrorists who planted the bomb. Karen Steele goes to see her friend in a house where she used to liv
