A lowlife on the run from his gambling debts cons a small town into believing he is their new pastor.

Buddy's attempt to outfox the detectives backfires; Dora, Alexa and Russell suspect something ominous is going on with their new pastor; Schmidt learns the truth about Ashlee.

The church must convince an eccentric elderly woman to donate her estate; Dora goes on a date with Detective Lovello; Schmidt makes a troubling confession.

Buddy falls into a deadly criminal's trap; the church council unites to stop an arson attempt on Ladner Trinity; Dora reconnects with her high school crush.

Madison's instincts are gaining strength as she slowly starts to make sense of Marcus' memories. Jack learns that Gary hasn't been entirely truthful and forces a terrifying confession. Richard finally comes face-to-face with Marcus.

Buddy must choose to save Dora or Alexa when both are in danger; Russell and Dora have a falling out; Schmidt is robbed.

In Rome to lead a covert meeting on abnormals, Dr Magnus meets old college friend Nikola Tesla, who warns her that the Cabal is seeking revenge. Tesla's reappearance also dredges up secrets from Magnus's past.

Dr Helen Magnus carries on her father's work to provide sanctuary for the strange and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world and recruits a team to study them. While desperately searching for Magnus's daughter Ashley, who remains in the hands of the Cabal, the Sanctuary team encounter smooth-talking con artist Kate Freelander.

While Ashley and Henry are held prisoner at the Cabal's weapons facility, Magnus leads the Five in an attempt to find the secret labyrinth in the overgrown wasteland that was once the beautiful city of Bhalasaam.

Still reeling from their violent encounter with the transformed Ashley, Dr Helen Magnus vows to discover more about the Cabal's plans for her daughter. The Sanctuary team is forced into defensive tactics when the Cabal unleashes a series of attacks by Ashley and a squad of fully transformed Super Abnormals with devastating powers. Then Magnus is given an unthinkable ultimatum.

Magnus and Will investigate a number of unexplained disappearances of teenagers and trace them to an unusual rehab clinic in Mexico - run by none other than Nikola Tesla, one of the original Five. Tesla accidentally reveals the treatment will turn his unsuspecting victims into vampires over a 30-year period - but one of the patients discovers the formula to speed up the process.