Dave Sparks was a salesman who got too close for comfort to a married Audrey Roberts in 1989. Dave and Audrey met at OWD Betts, a wine bar in the countryside where Dave and his friend Terry Conway had gone on a lunch date. Smouldering after being dumped by Mike Baldwin for a younger woman, Alma Sedgewick had gone out with Audrey to take her mind off Mike. Audrey had just reminded Alma of the old adage that there were plenty of fish in the sea when Terry and Dave introduced themselves and sat with the ladies. Dave was the quieter of the two, but was reeled into the conversation when Audrey asked about his job.