joe successfully woos geena with his charm and they start going out much to dev's indignation. in revenge, joe is infuriated when the factory girls discover that he has been in prison, thanks to dev making it public knowledge, attempting to split him and geena up. however, geena gives joe a second chance but joe has another enemy, karen mcdonald (suranne jones), who wanted the management position herself. he infuriates her further when he sacks her.