Brad Whittaker, the new Stock and Station agent, makes a good first impression on the women of Drovers Run, but things quickly go downhill from there. Harry hopes he can convince Nick and Alex to move back to Killarney but the boys are not interested. Worried that her relationship with Harry will be threatened if Alex and Nick move back to Killarney, Sandra devises a plan that also impacts on their neighbour Tess. Just when it seems relationships are fracturing, a crisis changes the scope of the situation and it is Sandra who has a surprising solution when Alex and Nick are faced a difficult decision. Stevie is distracted by thoughts of attending her daughter's birthday party but her excitement at the prospect of seeing her daughter again is shattered by a phone call. Terry begins his new job but Meg and Jodi suspect all may not be as it seems.