Trapped within the embattled steel mill, Anne struggles to fulfill all the conflicting demands her newfound fame in the newspapers has suddenly foisted upon her. Meanwhile, outside of the mill, Slaide starts leveraging the strikers' attacks for his own personal gain, despite it reacquainting him with the sordid lifestyle that so badly jeopardized his marriage in the past. And when Leonhard tires of being made the scapegoat for one too many personal and professional misfortunes, he hatches a plan that sets them all on a collision course.