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When corporate lawyer Laura Gibson's life is decimated, she accepts a job as magistrate of a small coastal town and relocates to Pearl Bay with her two kids.

As the kids struggle to survive with no television and Laura's cooking, a lunch invitation to the Jelly house is a welcome distraction, but Bob's motive is soon evident.

Carmen, Meredith's free-spirited niece, breezes into town and reveals that she is both pregnant and on the run from the law. Laura asks Dan for a few cooking lessons.

Sergeant Grey is suspicious of local “saint” Matthew Reily, who founded and mysteriously funds a youth training farm for the longtime unemployed.

A group of local men have a longstanding agreement to share custody of an Armani suit, but when Laura’s sister, Trudi, arrives in town, the arrangement goes awry.

A big night out on the town results in a car flying off Pearl Bay's condemned bridge. Several of the locals are under suspicion until Grey points the finger at Reg.

Just as Laura decides it’s time to move things forward with Diver Dan, his ex-wife pounces into town. Dorothy is sassy, sexy, and suing Bob Jelly.

Laura invites Dan to the annual magistrate's dinner dance, but her ego is battered when he chooses a jail sentence over a date with her.

Laura presides over her first coronial inquest when a teenage boy dies. Dan takes the boy’s friend under his wing to teach him how to be a man.

When an old crony of Bob's proposes a housing development at a local “parking” spot for couples, a protest ensues. By pure coincidence, Craig emerges as hero activist.

This year's Pearl Bay Thespians production is a play penned by Harold, with Meredith at the helm. After years in the wings, Heather is cast as the leading lady.

Jack's fraud trial is finally being heard, and the kids convince Laura to support him in person. Back in the city, unexpected sparks fly between the exes.

The locals brace themselves to be reconnected with the outside world as Bob proudly awaits the opening of the repaired bridge. Laura and Dan decide to take the next step.