After her second husband’s death, Chris Guthrie moves to Duncairn and buys a half-share in a guest house. Ewan is drawn to socialism and is increasingly radicalised.
A familiar face arrives from Segget and takes a room at the guest house. Ewan and Ellen’s political ambitions ramp up, and Ma Cleghorn’s health threatens Chris’s future.
Chris accepts a proposal in order to save the guesthouse. A death at the foundry sees Ewan framed and violently arrested.
