After dancing with Jake at the fashion show the night before, Stephanie reassures Dan that their relationship is strickly professional. Stephanie narrowly escapes the snapping jaws of the crocodile in the pool before Dan, responding to her screams, shoots it. However, the traumatic experience gives Stephanie flashbacks to her previous attack.

Cassie tells Jake they've spent their last night together. In her view she's become expendable given his growing relationship with Stephanie. Jilly has no alibi for the most recent attack on Stephanie but despite her protestations, the police like her for the crime.

Dennis holds a press conference to address his temporary advancement into his mother's job. His actions don't sit well with Harper Mining General Manger Bill McMaster who vows to oppose him. Tom's eagerness to see Stephanie back at work doesn't sit well with Dennis yet he still suggests they work together to strengthen the company. Angelo is taken aback when his manager tells him to take a dive in his first professional fight and he's not given the option to refuse.

Dan brings a psychiatrist to see Stephanie at the house. Stephanie is convinced she is disfigured and confuses recent events with those of the attack at the hands of her former husband, Greg Marsden. Angelo's father opposes his son's boxing career, warning him no one is looking out for his well-being. They are interrupted by Tony Taylor and his goons who threaten the pair. Stephanie gathers the courage to face her demons pool-side but Jilly's arrival causes a relapse.

At Harper Mining, Dennis tries to fire Tom but Tom informs him his employment is based on a personal contract with his mother, not the company, and he's not leaving unless she tells him to. Jake arrives for a meeting with Dennis and boldly asks for the minutes from the last board meeting, informing Dennis he will have a seat on the board soon enough. Dennis has him thrown out of the building but their encounter leaves Dennis pensive.

Not content to rely on Angelo throwning the match, Tony tries to rig the fight by drugging his opponent. The arrival of Angelo's father spurs him on to victory despite a slow start. Unfortunately, his opponent in rushed to hospital with a severe brain injury which turns out to be fatal. Tom and Sarah's relationship continues to take shape and Stephanie continues to be haunted by visions of her disfigured face.

Dan storms out of Harper Mining as Jake enjoys having put Stephanie in a difficult situation. The following morning, Sarah finds Dan on the beach in a contemplative mood watching the sun rise and reflecting on his relationship with Stephanie. After the funeral for boxer Eddie King, Angelo speaks with the priest seeking advice on how to deal with Tony Taylor.

Stephanie heads up a meeting to discuss the direction of Harper Mining in light of Jake's stock manipulations and stresses the importance of a united front regardless of how they procede. In advance of their wedding, Philip gives Jilly half his shares in Harper Mining. Dan interupts Stephanie's meeting to discuss her kiss with Jake the previous night. Despite her protestations on innocence, Dan isn't convinced and a poorly-timed phone call from Jake only reinforces his doubts.

Cassie is frightened by a series of threatening phone calls. Inspector Jennings informs Dan that Eddie King was drugged before the fight and he was not responsible for the man's death. However, Stephanie's well-meaning words of support aren't well received by Dan. With the support of his friends, Angelo stands up to Tony Taylor and beats him up. Jilly and Philip are married at Eden and she promply runs into Jake's arms to deliver him her new Harper Mining shares. Outside, Tony's goons cut the break lines on Cassie's car. When she and Dennis leave the wedding her car careens out of control and only narrowly misses going into the water.

Dan tries to get Stephanie to go away with him but she is reluctant to leave the company in a time of crisis. It is a choice that could spell the end of their marriage. Tony's goons catch up with Antonio on the docks and force him to call Dennis. Dennis arrives and tries to negotiate for his friend only to join him inside a freezer. After giving the order to have the pair killed, Taylor turns to leave just as Inspector Jennings arrives and charges Tony with manslaughter for his role in Eddie King's death.

Cassie visits Jake to thank him for his behind-the-scenes role in stopping Tony. In return, he asks that she help him conceal the source of his new shares. Back at Harper Mining, Stephanie whisks into the office hoping to quickly deal with Jake before joining Dan at the airport. Her delay is the last straw for Dan who won't even accept a phone call from her before he departs alone. Jake arrives triumphantly at Harper Mining with a symbolic gift of 21 roses for Stephanie ⁸ one for each percent of her company he now owns.