The discovery of Aroha's body continues to place a pall over the town. That discovery not only brings DSS Pilau into town much to Jack's chagrin, but also places another possible perspective on the case of the presumed dead Tom. Zoe tries to leave town as quietly as possible to escape her primary problem, which may not be as easy as she would like. With neither Stuart or herself having the money for the environmental report, Maggie has to find a way to push the necessary buttons with Skelton for it, placing her directly at odds with Esther, whose sole mission is to see that the fishery does not proceed in the process of protecting the Cabbott money. And Tom is discovered by a man in the bush, Tom needing to decide what to tell the stranger and if he can trust him in whatever assistance Tom may need in his precarious health position.
—Huggo