The visiting investigator gets increasingly aggressive in his methods and P.J. is still angry at Ben, as who started the fires is still be looked into. Jonesy gets lost in the middle of another fire and is not heard from.
When Jonesy and Jo go missing in the bushfires, Tess and PJ are forced to admit to one another their true feelings for each of their missing colleagues, but concern grows when only one of them returns safely. Finally coming to terms with his alcohol addiction, and it's role in causing the fire that burned PJ's house to the ground, Ben promises Tom and PJ he has stopped drinking.