Emma grieves for the short time she had with her husband on the Mary B, but she'd thought the tragedy of his death was the worst of it. Until she finds his shady activities now threaten ruin for her nearest and dearest.

Can she fix it? If she acts quickly and discreetly there's a chance her family need never know the deep pit her marriage has brought them to the edge of. Nella doesn't agree and challenges her decision to go it alone, but Emma can't face her family with the threat of losing Wirramilla.

As her search for answers leads her up and down the river lies and suppositions are rife, and with Sam no longer able to tell his side of the story Emma fears Major Barnaby is playing a double game. Who can she trust? As the Major's deadline looms, she begins to fear Nella may be right.

With pressure mounting from every direction an unexpected twist gives her one last chance to right the wrong. Emma grabs it with both hands, but she needs Daniel's help. Can she convince her angry brother-in-law to risk his own future before all is lost?