William returns to Lynx River and Brian suspects him of dealing. Sarah sets up a tent next to Joe's camp. Brian and Rosemary want to adopt a three-year-old boy, but will his fetal alcohol syndrome create more problems than they can handle?
Michelle wants to know what is happening with the treatment center, but Andrew warns her not to ask about it. Charlie has nightmares after seeing someone in the bushes.
Albert stops helping Sarah raise her baby and files a complaint against her with social services. Elsie plans a birthday party for her daughter and suffers difficulties with her memory. Ellen returns for the party and talks to Peter about their relationship.
Sylvie LeBret returns and revives ghosts of the past. Charlie starts using Michelle's hunting training to keep people from building a road on disputed land. Teevee and Gerry's sawmill arrives, and now Teevee must make the job work.
Peter offers Sylvie a job as Lynx River's schoolteacher, expecting the approval of the band council to be a simple formality. Brian visits Sarah at her camp and expresses his lust for her, which she does not reciprocate.
Teevee needs to work with Albert Golo while making a big order for the sawmill, but Elsie suspects that Teevee might be in danger. Rosie spends time with Gerry while Leon is away. Lois wants to be a minister, but she runs into obstacles.
Brian, egged on by Albert, tries to sabotage Andrew's fly-in fishing business. Gerry and Teevee apply for a bank loan, and the surly loan officer discovers Gerry's excessive telephone charges for a rather embarrassing service.
Michelle tries to find out why Brian is acting strangely. Bertha and Teevee get into an argument related to mill business. Elsie tries to stop Sylvie from becoming a schoolteacher in town.
Leonard Sahke, a drug addict, comes to town, so Brian and Michelle are forced to ask William MacNeil for help. Michelle tries to find out both who stole her notebook and why Brian is behaving strangely.
Michelle continues her search for Brian with help from the RCMP rescue team. Betty Moses returns to re-open the treatment center and offer Sarah a job. Lois gives Harris news that upset him.
Michelle goes to Vancouver to search for both Brenda Shore and the answer to Brian's apparent suicide. Sarah's housewarming party reminds Albert of his and Sarah's troubled relationship.
Michelle and the RCMP are puzzled when Albert's house burns down and Albert disappears. Inspector Cormier informs Michelle about a possible upgrade, with strings attached.