Danny has a crisis of confidence when he hurts his back helping to build a new school in the township. A hotshot young vet at Mara makes a play for Alice, but his modern ideas are put to the test. Meanwhile, Caroline asks Dup to organise their honeymoon, and all that glitters turns out not to be golden.

Danny confides in Dup about his intention to ask for Alice's hand in marriage, but the unexpected and turbulent arrival of his deeply troubled teenage stepdaughter Olivia threatens to derail his plans.