After his wife's death, Martin Field and his children return to Simon's Town, where he comes across his first love; Tristan runs into conflict with the local teenagers.

When Martin sets up a Marine Conservation Trust, he faces a hostile backlash from the fishing community; as Tristan deals with the consequences of his fight, he finds chemistry with Yolande.

Martin steps up for his children after their first day at school doesn't go well; Gavin plans to take his relationship with Rebecca to the next level.

Martin's proposal for no-take zones in False Bay angers the local fishermen; Tristan is initiated into a surf gang; Rebecca and Gavin make up, though her feelings for Martin begin to resurface.

As Martin tries to unite the community with a beach clean-up, Rebecca faces having to sell the restaurant; Gavin deals with his break-up and Lucy grows attached to the penguins.

When Tristan finds his mother's old camera, a reluctant Martin warns his son about the dangers of revisiting the past; deciding to edit the footage anyway, Tristan uncovers buried secrets and reopens wounds that they both tried to forget.