London, England, 1953, and the horrors of the Second World War are raw and alive, as graceful yet enigmatic nurse Sarah Adams learns of the death of her half-brother and decides to return to Australia to care for her estranged mother.

A new morning finds Sarah moving into Doris Collins’ boarding house, having left the cottage at Ash Park to escape the rising tension between her and Elizabeth.

Sarah's annoyance at the invasion of her privacy turns to anger when she's questioned by Jack about what was discovered in her room: that Sarah is not her real name.

The horrors of the war cast a long, unwelcome shadow over Inverness as Jack heads out around town with Sarah to show her the rounds.

Yom Kippur is approaching and Sarah performs a mikveh in the local creek- a spiritual, cleansing ritual that's unfortunately witnessed by Doris Collins.

Anna and Gino's romance continues to blossom as they sneak off to make love at the water hole- even though it's clear that something about their secret trysts is playing on Gino's mind.