initially paul is unaware of the fact that precious is angel's wife, and so when she makes her amorous intentions towards him clear, he has no qualms whatsoever about having sex with her. when she finally tells him the truth, he is horrified, and petrified of what angel will do should he discover what had occurred between them. precious reassures him that their marriage is a sham and promises not to divulge the affair. however, later that night, whilst paul goes to get a take-away for them, precious packs her bags and leaves. paul is frantic, particularly when angel shows up looking for her. paul feeds angel a story and he along with his brother, anthony (nicholas bailey), goes in search of precious, leaving angel home alone with their father, patrick (rudolph walker). paul eventually finds precious at her mother's hair salon, and desperately tries to persuade her to return, but she refuses and flees in a taxi. paul returns home to discover his father bound and gagged by angel, who is also holding anthony's girlfriend, zoe (michelle ryan), hostage. angel attacks paul, just as precious walks in the door. she has changed her mind about returning because she loves paul.