Clothing wholesaler and businessman Naveen Alahan was introduced by his cousin, Dev to Mike Baldwin and a large order for five thousand pairs of knickers was reached which, with the factory girls working flat out, the delivery date was successfully reached and Naveen's cheque was handed over. Two days later, the bank informed Mike that it had bounced. Despite the fact that this put the entire future of Underworld in jeopardy, he took the news calmly, asking Dev to help sort out what the issue was. Mike's deputy, Joe Carter took the news far more personally, already being in conflict with Dev over his relationship with Geena Gregory or disliking the way in which both Dev and the arrogant Naveen excluded him from the discussions over the original deal.