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The newly opened Pearl Bay Bridge is once more partly closed after the violent storms, but Dan and Laura are too busy kissing to notice that most of the town is in chaos.

Laura and Dan's relationship would be perfect-if it wasn't for everything else in her life. As Rupert tries to reunite his parents, Dan tempts Laura with talk of travel.

Max Connors returns to Pearl Bay after an absence of many years, bringing his wife, Elena, with him. Max wants to settle down, but he’s soon drawn into family problems.

With Katrina having absconded with the savings of the entire town, the town’s fortunes take a turn for the better, and then the worse, and then the better again.

Pearl Bay is grieving, but since Max won't let anyone attend Elena’s funeral, the town's sadness manifests in their reactions to the drowning of Bucket's dog.

Unsure of how to fulfill the request in Elena's letter, Laura delivers food to Max. Jack's keen for Laura to rethink their relationship, but she’s haunted by his affair.

The shock of Trudi's pregnancy has left Laura determined to remove Jack from her life. The annual Pearl Bay Pork Festival is imminent, but it’s not running smoothly.

Kevin has a recurring nightmare in which a hooded figure accuses him of having failed the truth. Meanwhile, voracious insects devour wooden structures all over town.

The fireworks intended for the centenary celebrations blow up the church hall they were stored in, but Miranda is drawn to the explosives expert like a moth to a flame.

After Craig fails a math exam, Bob jumps at the opportunity to convince his son to leave school and follow his path into a glorious real estate career.

Laura is horrified to learn that a very pregnant Trudi is now living with Jack and insists that Jack can only visit the kids at her house, on her terms.

Laura sets the town abuzz when a crowd witnesses Max climbing out of her bedroom window the morning after the antihistamines-and-alcohol incident.

With the Pearl Bay court likely to close, Laura plans to return to the city, but the town embarks on a civil disobedience campaign that devolves into a hostage situation.