Mary explores her options as an independent midwife. Meanwhile, funeral preparations for a notorious criminal put everyone in danger.
Mary needs to take a break from her pesky private clients and the chaos at the new house. But William fears they're headed for financial ruin.
Mary is furious that she's been kept in the dark about her son Terence's feud with a local gang. When William suggests the boy leave town for his safety, she begins to freeze him out.
Between Terence's leaving and Molly's cancer battle, Mary remains frosty towards William and tempted by a new acquaintance. But when Molly takes a turn for the worse, Mary realizes what she has with William.
