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After a night out, three Aboriginal girls fail to hail down a cab and are forced to walk home. Robyn Davis (Rarriwuy Hick) takes a shortcut and is sexually assaulted. Her father, Aaron (Wayne Blair) sees her distress, and after swearing him to secrecy, she tells him what happened. Even though he's a cop, he agrees, but his decision will have consequences down the track.

Two burglaries in the same street seem to be targeting homes without dogs, so Derek, father of two young children, purchases a German Shepherd. Across the street, a heavily pregnant Evonne has her father Ernie, a retired army sergeant, to stay, and he installs new security. But Ernie's terrible nightmares and screaming cause Derek's dog Toby to bark. This wakes Ernie's neighbours, Jimmy and Susie, and their new baby.

Nic Shields spends her lunch hour in a daily ritual at her local club: a little lunch, a couple of games of Keno and then play the pokies. But what started out as a bit of fun has slowly become a problem. Her bank balance is evaporating, and to hide the true extent of her gambling from her husband Eddie, she has re-directed her credit card statements to her cousin Grace's house. This places a strain on their relationship, but Nic assures Grace she will sort it out soon.