Kate's new friends Janet and Murray Webb are attempting to make a new life for themselves in the trackless wilderness north of Ritter's Cove. However, the approaching birth of their first child brings a focus to Murray's problem in adjusting to the challenge of the bush.

Leaving Franz to look after business, Kate takes Hooter Larsen and the Ritter boys into Vancouver to pick up Tim at the rehabilitation hospital. While Kate and the boys visit the Vancouver Aquarium, Robert's wallet, carrying money for a special fishing reel for Tim, disappears.