Rosey O'Flanagan discovers something about her own past that changes everything she thought she knew, a stranger comes to the village with a claim on the O'Flanagan land, and Dean faces the hardest journey of all: not a road outward, but one that turns toward home. Rory makes Dean and equal partner in the business on the understanding he marries first. A parcel of land near the greed fields has planning permission for a new cottage earmarked for Dean. Connelly and Rory smell a rat in these affairs and so start and investigation into Herrin and Colley with a trip to Cork.Subplot: Sally is getting restless, knowing that Shiona will leave one day to be with Dean, that her mother needs her more than ever after their father's suicide. She sees her dreams of studying theatre and song in Dublin becoming something will never be fulfilled. She also discovers her own feelings for Shamus that she had never thought about until he was gone. She also realises that with Shamus in Dublin who will deal with Herrin & Colley's mischievous plots if she doesn't. She decides to take her mother for a weekend break to the waters of Lough Leane and talk out all her desires. In the small hotel mother and daughter bond in life.
