Sarah Adams, a woman with a mysterious past, returns to Australia after 20 years abroad. Working her passage home aboard an ocean liner, Sarah becomes involved in the lives of the Blighs, a wealthy Australian family.

While Olivia is unwell and disconcerted by James's continued distance, Elizabeth is irritated by the fact that Sarah continues to be the talk of the dinner table.

Sarah's annoyance at the invasion of her privacy turns to anger when she is 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 on her first day at work. Olivia searches for any memento James may have kept of the woman he loved in Europe.

With a religious occasion approaching, Sarah performs a spiritual cleansing in the local creek.

Anna and Gino's romance continues to blossom as they sneak off to spend time together, even though it's clear that something about their secret trysts is playing on Gino's mind. At Ash Park, Olivia and James's relationship is at breaking point.