Sara Wiseman

When social worker Emma Keneally is shot on Bonfire Night, and Aboriginal teen Winston Cummings is caught holding a smoking gun, it seems an open and shut case. But when Blake investigates further he’ll find that not only does Winston seem innocent, but that Emma may not even have been the murderer’s target. To discover more he and the police will need to dig deeper into Ballarat’s notorious Aboriginal orphanage, and into the racism buried at the heart of the community.

After learning that her mother is dying, Sarah hastens to Sydney to be at her bedside. George and Anna also head to the city to visit his sister, Carolyn, from whom Anna secretly wants help obtaining birth control. Back at Ash Park, Mrs. Bligh takes James and Olivia into her confidence.

George organizes a reception for visiting Japanese businessmen, awakening Jack’s anger over atrocities he experienced in the war. Anna anxiously awaits her test results, and Sarah deals with Regina’s hostility towards her.

Mrs. Bligh returns home to Ash Park, but not everyone is happy about it. Olivia pleads with James for a change of scenery, Regina connives to extend her visit, and George receives an ultimatum. Meanwhile, Anna faces a life-altering decision.

The Blighs cope with many changes, not all for the better. As Anna starts her trial period at the Polettis, she also grapples with the implications of her true parentage. Sarah begins life at Ash Park while hiding a terrible secret from George. And James and Olivia suffer through his treatments at the clinic each in their own way.