Just as her finances collapse, Dimity has an epiphany inspired by her dying friend Caroline, and glimpses her future destiny. Thinking fast, she strikes a deal with Bonnie and Jase, which saves her home but binds them into a devilish contract.

Meanwhile, Amber's affair with a journalist explodes when he publishes her family's secrets, alienating Amber from her mum Sharon. Constance pursues a secret life as an investigator which brings her in contact with the dangerous Horse. And Arthur makes a terrible bargain to keep his family together.