As the family prepare for hogmanay, Paul discovers a strange link to his past, and Duncan helps out a pair of amateur ghost hunters.

A stranger from Lexie's past turns up at the house. Molly and Golly are offered a completely different future together and Paul discovers a secret about Amanda. 

Lexie's plans to hold a successful clan gathering are thwarted when Charles MacDonald discovers that she and Paul are trying to accommodate a special request from Amanda. Duncan and Jessica have a romantic evening together.

Lexie discovers that Dorothy has annexed the island in the middle of the loch for a Tai Chi retreat. The island was a lucrative source of income for Glenbogle as it has the best fishing on the estate.Convinced that Dorothy waited for Archie to leave before trying such a stunt, Lexie decides to put up a fight. She and Golly concoct a plan to sabotage the retreat and win back the island. They succeed in scaring Dorothy's Tai Chi participants away, but when the ladies take the Glenbogle boat as well as the one they came in, Lexie and Golly find themselves marooned with a furious Dorothy.

With Archie gone, a power struggle develops between Lexie and Paul, involving the local distillery. Heartbroken Golly discovers a dark secret in Andrew's past.

The return of Archie's sister forces him into a big decision. Meanwhile, has Golly left it too late to admit his feelings?

Archie and Paul clash when Dorothy announces her plans to build a tourist attraction, while Duncan discovers that Hermione hasn't been telling him the truth.

Archie debates whether he should share more responsibilities with Paul? He allows him to coach Glenbogle's youth football team. Golly's daughter, Jess, visits.

Paul incurs the wrath of the villagers when he refuses to take the blame for wrecking the community minibus. Molly starts Glenbogle's first dating agency.

Archie begins to mistrust Paul after discovering a secret in his past. Molly's relationship with Andrew blossoms.

Archie may be happily married, but he is contemplating leaving the estate to go to New York to take charge of a restaurant.